YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

However, it is important to check the portfolio of the program and see how many companies from your industry have participated. On the other hand, if the program’s portfolio demonstrates that they worked with quite a few companies in your field, you are good to go. Contact accelerator staff. It was all hypothetical.

Programming 124

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Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

I’m not the first person to describe this trend, and my prior background has been primarily as a consumer web guy more than in B2B companies. 3) UI/UX Matters in B2B - For decades, B2B application developers could skimp on innovating in the presentation layer. RentJuice is doing much the same in real estate software.

Software 100

Software B2B Silicon Valley Acquisition 100

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

VCs tout themselves as frontier technology investors, but most are using the same infrastructure tools they have used for the past 20+ years: Excel and recent college grads searching Google. PEVCTech is partnering with Blue Future Partners to run the first large-scale survey of VCs’ technology stack. Greylock Partners.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Studies show that only 5% of B2B buyers are ready to buy. It helps them audit existing content portfolios (blog posts, landing pages, etc.) What: Wynter helps marketers to improve their copy with a panel of engaged B2B professionals. There’s only so much you can say about B2B panels in a way that nobody else has.

Marketing 109

Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109

View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2018

For several months now, my partners and I have spent a lot of time talking about why we’re investing in the Everyday Economy. We think there are two main categories of Everyday Economy B2B startups: enabling layers and pervasive tools. Types of B2B Everyday Economy Companies. Let me explain. 1) Enabling Layers.

B2B 120

B2B B2C Vertical Portfolio 120

Eric Friedman

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Inspired by this tweet, and the rabbit hole of conversations surrounding it, I was motivated to share some thoughts on the similar look and feel of B2B startups. . B2B is finally investing in brand, but missing the mark on differentiation. Building out a consumer facing part of a B2B site can be resource intensive.

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B2B Design Differentiation Portfolio 60

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

We realized that there were certain open positions in our portfolio we wanted to call extra attention to. Monetate Mobile adds mobile-native navigation, search, GPS store location, cart access and more, to any site, overnight. A week or so ago, we launched the Key Hire Wire at First Round.

Part-Time VPE 92

Part-Time VPE CTO Hire Engineer Sales 92

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

But in business, you want a lot of partners. However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. 1) Manage the firm .

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 14, 2022

Bob is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Acceleration Partners, a global partner marketing agency. In this episode, I talk with the Founder and Chairman of Acceleration Partners, Bob Glazer, about why diversifying your marketing strategy with other channels — like partnerships — is the way of the future.

Marketing 90

Marketing Affiliate Channel Software Review 90

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

My partners and I wanted to peel back the curtain slightly for those of you who’ve been following our progress, and also acknowledge the help and support numerous folks have provided as we got this new VC firm off the ground. Just under half our portfolio is B2B in nature, slightly more than half is consumer-facing in some way.

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LP Seed Stage Silicon Valley Limited Partner 100

Agile VC

MAY 16, 2012

IMO Bessemer is perhaps the most emblematic firm of thematic investing… all the investment professionals in the firm from senior partners to more junior staff team up in small groups to construct “ roadmaps ” of the themes in which they intend to pursue investments, which are then articulated more broadly within the firm.

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Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Syndicate 124

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 26, 2018

1) Make it Flexible and Extendable: A good business name should be flexible and extendable: able to accommodate a growing portfolio of additional products, services or territories. A Google search for your business name may place you in page 3 with alternative or similar suggestions in pages 1 and 2. He’s available for hire.

Naming 70

Naming eCommerce Startup Database 70

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 28, 2008

Eloqua is bringing this revolution to the B2B marketers by providing on-demand applications and best-practice expertise for B2B marketers to execute, automate and measure effective marketing programs that drive revenue. " Become.com is a search engine designed to help consumers searching for products on the web.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Los Angeles Europe 48

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

While there’s nothing wrong with trying to guest post on larger sites, if you don’t have a large portfolio of quality content, it can be a struggle to break through the noise. Check in within your current circles (partners, SMM followers, etc.). Run a quick competitor analysis to find partners’ (and rivals’) guest posts.

Social Media 116

Social Media SEO Email Campaign 116

View from Seed

JULY 28, 2015

Early-stage growth and marketing is increasingly about being able to break down a go-to-market strategy to its core components and then rapidly craft experiments, test them efficiently, scale what works, and keep on searching. Of course, every company talks about being analytical. These companies are also very public. How Does This Evolve?

Boston 120

Boston Marketing Early Stage Startup 120

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

But whether by sheer luck or intense preparation, only a handful of teams pass the tests, argue their case for investment successfully and ultimately are chosen to join the portfolio. Suppose you’re selling a B2B SaaS product for law firms that saves them time. And especially when it comes to first time founders, I don’t blame them.

Guinea 62

Guinea Founder Venture Capital Reputation 62

View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2023

We wholeheartedly believe in the potential of each company we select; the smaller batch size allows the NextView partners, who possess deep operating and founding experiences at companies like LinkedIn, PayPal, eBay, and Blue Apron, the space to spend meaningful one-on-one time with each founder every single week.

Programming 156

Programming Sacramento San Francisco Founder 156

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

Sablotsky continued her professional career as Vice-President of Portfolio Development for Jacobs Investments, LLC. Her responsibilities included: strategic counseling, business modeling and deal negotiation for the various for medical startups in the portfolio and is a limited partner at NGT3 Medical Accelerator in Israel.

Founder 91

Founder Miami Cofounder 91

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 24, 2022

A look at the overall exits for both enterprise (B2B) and consumer (B2C) companies from 1995-2022 shows that both categories can produce power law returns, but they vary substantially: The top five enterprise companies with the largest exits account for $188B in value creation, or 12% of the $1,609B generated in the enterprise category since 1995.

B2C 103

B2C IPO B2B 103

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

What you deem as success creates an incentive for an individual employee, the group/division, your company’s partners, to behave in a certain way. Smarter Search, Display. The qualitative surveys measuring unhappiness went down even more than before. Likelihood to repurchase , took a painful hit. ACT goals were set imprecisely.

Metrics 60

Metrics Analytics Acquisition Naming 60

Agile VC

AUGUST 12, 2011

At NextView, we spend a substantial portion of our time trying to help our portfolio companies prepare for growth as “venture scale” businesses. 5) Plausible monetization – If you’re an e-commerce or B2B SaaS company, it’s harder to raise a Series A as a pre-revenue company. Previous Entries.

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Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Acquisition 113

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

View All Search Results » Subscribe. He also combed the portfolios of VC firms and talked to people at start-ups, he says. The company raised $45 million in venture capital from firms including DCM, Emergence Capital Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners, and built partnerships with AOL Inc., Advanced Search.

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Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Google buzz Advertise Network Blippr iPhone App Mashable France MashDeck Twitter App Mobile Site Social Media Events Twitter Guide Book Facebook Guide Book Partners App Development WordPress Expert Rackspace Hosting MaxCDN Content Delivery Dynect Managed DNS ConVerdge Communities About Us Submit a Tip!

Software Review 78

Software Review Social Media Social Network Software 78

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Each account manager should have a portfolio of existing customers, and you should model the expected CMRR from this group net of up-sells and churn. SaaS products don’t pull through large stacks of hardware boxes and software licenses so they’re not very attractive to traditional independent software vendor (ISV) partners either.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Mashable Mashable reached out to angels, seed stage investors and VC firm partners and asked them to share their wisdom with the rest of us. Here’s an overview: Mitch Kapor: Kapor is founding partner of Kapor Capital , a firm that invests in seed and early stage startups. Kapor Capital’s expansive portfolio includes Bit.ly

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

Established location-based services to enable the CSP offer B2B and B2C services based on mobile positioning, tracking & locating, turn-by-turn navigation and mobile local search. RADWIN 2000 is a portfolio of carrier-class products providing high-capacity, long-range connectivity at highly competitive prices.

Mobile 103

Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Whether you’re wondering what site search you should use or what is the best email marketing tool, knowledge is power. Â Search for apps tools. Google Custom Search Engine. Search Engine Optimization Tools. Outlook plugin to search. Hundreds of startups featured since 2005, will yours be next? Ad Promotion.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 14, 2018

That’s I think the big thing that we focus on, is doing account management, and doing all of the process steps to connect you with a good designer to actually deliver both a good initial project, and then really be more your design partner over a period of time. Brad Bouse: Right.

Small Business 66

Small Business Design Stock Conversion 66

Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 13, 2021

The Greylock general partner and the host of The 20 Minute VC pick back up from a December 2020 episode of the popular podcast , during which Hoffman discusses his wide-ranging career and key lessons learned. If you’re a regular listener, you’ll know that Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman joined me on my show in November.

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Incubator IPO Networking Cofounder 36