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Which Fundraising Round Should You Skip?

View from Seed

Experienced founders: B2B. For an experienced founder building in B2B, the round to skip is the pre-seed. The reason is that b2b fundraising is largely driven by data and metrics, and pre-seed dollars usually don’t get you to many meaningful data points.

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A new field guide for entrepreneurs of all stripes

Startup Lessons Learned

TLDR: Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits , authors of The Entrepreneur's Guide to Customer Development are back with a new book called The Lean Entrepreneur. Since then, Brant and Patrick have been tireless advocates for the whole Lean Startup movement. Illustrations by FAKEGRIMLOCK. You can pre-order it starting today.

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Ecommerce Trendwatching: How To Find, Follow, and Set Trends

ReadWriteStart

million people and generate monthly revenue. In 2023, personalization will remain a critical aspect of e-commerce trends, whether you are B2B or B2C. You can find the latest news in the form of newsletters in Lean Luxe , 2 PM , Chips + Dips , Retail Brew , The Hustle , and Vogue Business.

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Is the Lean Startup concept of MVP dead?

VC Cafe

.” Steve Blank, “Is the lean startup dead?” ” The Lean Startup movement started out of necessity. In a capital scarce environment following the Dot Com crash, startups needed to do more with less and survive long enough to generate revenue. Single users can test enterprise software using a credit card.

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How to Radically Stand Out with Brand Marketing

ConversionXL

And yet, revenue went up by 45% YoY. Studies show that only 5% of B2B buyers are ready to buy. Lean into your strengths, and don’t try to appeal to everyone. What: Wynter helps marketers to improve their copy with a panel of engaged B2B professionals. Brand is your strongest asset.

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The 5 Sales Tools Every Company Will Use in 2019

ReadWriteStart

The successful sales teams of the future will lean on these to win more deals: Personalized mobile apps. AI has incredible potential in sales,” says Greg McBeth, head of revenue at Node. Not all sales tools are created equal, though. By the time they reach out to a salesperson, they are almost ready to close.

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6 ways to monetize a user-based business model

The Next Web

Diversifying revenue streams at Wave. Wave is monetizing in a few different ways, but our core value proposition has always been based on a 100 percent free accounting application for small businesses with an offer-based revenue model. We sell online advertising services, so where we would derive revenue was always clear.