In a past post, I’ve referenced the 13 B2C internet models using Steven Carpenter’s Tech Crunch article, which provides benchmark data for Internet B2C Companies, specifically the benchmark assumptions to get to $10M in revenue for the top 13 consumer internet models. entrepreneurship Startup Business B2B. MORE >>

The most major reason was that our users were not totally comfortable with the new type of social interaction our model was predicated on: staying at someone else’s house (and thereby undermining the $120M+ lodging market). Social dynamics often lag the models themselves ( think Mercata ). Now they wouldn’t think twice about it. MORE >>

Launching Tech Ventures This blog collects student, guest, and instructor posts from Launching Technology Ventures, a Harvard Business School MBA elective course that examines lean startup management practices. The success stories for this model are typically B2C startups like IMVU and Dropbox. So, how can B2B startups be lean? MORE >>

The order (and truly, the metrics themselves) are dependent upon your business model. For B2C Free, Say RRAAR. For B2C or B2B Freemium, Cheer RRRAA! R – Retention – In enterprise B2B, you often don’t have a subscription model, but may be charging annually for maintenance and support. MORE >>

The goal of a startup is to find a sustainable, repeatable and scalable business model. This is true whether you’re B2B or B2C (but more relevant for B2B companies.) If the beta period is a complete flop (no one uses the product, feedback is poor, etc.) I’d bet that most beta periods end up somewhere in the middle. MORE >>