ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 29, 2023

When it comes to launching a startup, most founders think they should reside in the United States, Silicon Valley, in particular, to have a successful business. But there are other regions in the world that might not be as fancy as Silicon Valley but have a remarkable potential for growth.

Asia 171

Asia Indonesia Silicon Valley Malaysia 171

View from Seed

JULY 24, 2015

We have companies in Chicago, San Francisco (and elsewhere in Silicon Valley), Omaha, and New York. Some say it’s a marketing and story-telling problem. Here’s Mike’s comment: Boston’s B2C problem is one of values. This is a recap of the more insightful tweets and comments from the event.

Boston 120

Boston Cofounder B2C PR 120

David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

The modal VC thesis is: “We invest in great teams addressing large markets with disruptive solutions” Who invests in lousy teams addressing tiny markets with outdated solutions? B2B vs B2C) within the business model preference. . Investment thesis are marketing assets towards LPs and startups.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital Deal Flow 78

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

My first job out of school was at one of the early bioinformatics companies in Silicon Valley, working as the head of technical services. I was in charge of all product management and marketing for the first year-and-a-half, that was a great learning experience with a very talented team of folks. It sounds interesting.

Management 150

Management Product Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 150

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 15, 2017

Even with his excellent health at age 85, has he aged out of relevance to the mass market and therefore high value ad serving? A good example is the marketing technology sector. But, it is likely the major differentiator between a win and a loss whether you are selling B2B or B2C. He has over 1.2M What would you do in his shoes?

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Software Review Nevada Silicon Valley 48

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 26, 2019

Middle-class families and low-income earners are among those who are more likely to leave, given the difficulties in the housing market in California. Danny Haber is the founder of oWOW, a B2B and B2C concern which is directly involved in building modular units for resale to property developers, and as new housing for consumers.

San Francisco 113

San Francisco Oakland Developer California 113

YoungUpstarts

MAY 24, 2017

by Olga Mykhoparkina, Chief Marketing Officer at Chanty. Free with ads model is popular within products targeted to B2C markets. Steve Blank promotes this framework and it has been used by a lot of startups in the Silicon Valley. What is the market size you are entering? They went with a freemium.

Startup 173

Startup Viral Silicon Valley B2C 173

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Home Books for Startups Guide Secret History-Bibliography Steve Blank Startup Tools Steve Blank Entries RSS | Comments RSS Email Subscription Get Steve Blank via your RSS Feed RSS - Posts RSS - Comments Categories Air Force (12) Ardent (10) Audubon (1) Big Companies versus Startups: Durant versus Sloan (39) Business Model versus Business Plan (..)

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

YoungUpstarts

JULY 29, 2013

During the course of the bootcamp you will be expect not just to build the product, but launch it, and keep iterating it in response to market feedback, in whatever direction maximizes growth. Because we’ve learned the hard way that $100,000, which is six months of runway in Silicon Valley, is a retirement jackpot in half of Southeast Asia.

Asia 207

Asia Singapore Cofounder Incubator 207

Mucker Lab

MAY 1, 2013

In fact they tend to be B2B rather than B2C companies – while the popular bet these days in B2B for many is in “enterprise software” – maybe the better bet is in betting on these software native challengers. Ironically, they are most likely not the Ivy League or Stanford grads that Silicon Valley VC’s love to back.

Software 107

Software Silicon Valley Los Angeles Columbus 107

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

Take a look: This full-day Master Class focuses on how to build a startup from the ground up to focus on customers, markets, and speed of iteration. We attempted to use Waterfall and market ourselves as B2C. A few years later we had 80% market share and had revolutionized the space. It was a disaster.

Lean 60

Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment Software Review 60

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

4 Steps to Leveraging Your Network to Build Your Business written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. It’s guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing and today’s guest post is from Jonathan Greechan – Enjoy! Email 1: Create Value. Follow him on Twitter at @jonnystartup.

Networking 67

Networking Silicon Valley B2C Dividend 67

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 22, 2010

Look at some of the uber-successful icons of Silicon Valley / Technology: Larry Ellison, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Larry/Sergey, Eric Schmidt, Andy Groves, John Doerr. But in a competitive job market you’re less likely to get the chance to tell me your sob story. Not job hoppers. You’re on the borderline.

Hiring 392

Hiring Employee Vesting Silicon Valley 392

Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

Is it market understanding, is it experience, is it a particular set of personality traits? Now, if that’s the case – unless there’s some specific thing – it’s usually still a matter of, “Hey, look if there’s a good go-to-market strategy, if there’s a good something, then that works.”. And also think about it in terms of go-to market.

Cofounder 69

Cofounder Differentiation Search Advertising 69

Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

Is it market understanding, is it experience, is it a particular set of personality traits? Now, if that’s the case – unless there’s some specific thing – it’s usually still a matter of, “Hey, look if there’s a good go-to-market strategy, if there’s a good something, then that works.”. And also think about it in terms of go-to market.

Cofounder 69

Cofounder Differentiation Search Advertising 69

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

JULY 26, 2010

People whom I met: Director at Silicon Valley Bank. Marketing person at a stealth B2C/B2B payment company. If the location is cool, then yes otherwise I’ll pass next time. Founder of Appfeeds. Founder of a medical management software system. Director at Woodside Capital. Founder of a digital media company.

Silicon Valley 49

Silicon Valley Stealth B2C Social Network 49

Venture Chronicles

JANUARY 5, 2014

An open question that in unanswerable right now is the degree to which the infrastructure, service providers, and various data intermediaries serving b2b and b2c markets treat the government as a hostile actor. 3) Big data takes a breather. 3) Big data takes a breather.

Silicon Valley 62

Silicon Valley Cloud B2C Mobile 62