View from Seed

JULY 24, 2015

Half our portfolio is consumer. Here’s Mike’s comment: Boston’s B2C problem is one of values. To become a truly special consumer tech community, Boston needs more pillar B2C companies. Some say it’s a marketing and story-telling problem. Regardless of the reason, we were just plain fed up.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2013

“Emotional connections are much more “intense” for business-to-business clients compared with B2C. “Emotional connections are much more “intense” for business-to-business clients compared with B2C. 50 Beautifully Simple Portfolio Websites For Your Inspiration – crowdspring.co/18GaqJP.

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David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

Investment theses are just hypotheses; the portfolio shows how accurate the hypothesis was. B2B vs B2C) within the business model preference. . Investment theses are just hypotheses; the portfolio shows how accurate the hypothesis was. VC theses are often so vague that they’re meaningless. 3) Geography-defined funds.

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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.

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Brandanew

OCTOBER 22, 2015

You need to be good with one thing- creating and managing your product portfolio. One of the reasons I wanted to start my own company, in Brandanew was to work with different industries and diversify my portfolio of work. From B2B to B2C, from a small business to a social organization, the needs of audiences and your consumers vary.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 27, 2019

Recently one of the startups in our portfolio, eRelevance, failed, as the Austin American-Statesman documented. As I wrote about in my post on Seven critical lessons learned in angel investing , this is painful and you must have a diversified portfolio to practice angel investing and actually make money. It is just four-years old?—?for

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 23, 2022

I was recently in a board meeting for one of my portfolio companies, and we had a discussion that must happen in almost every board meeting. There are of course exceptions, mainly in the B2C world, like Waze, which sold to Google for $1.4 The CEO shared the revenue target for the year at X, and the revenue target for next year at 3X.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

So I took a short poll of some of our portfolio CEOs at Remagine Ventur es and got some insightful quotes I’d like to share with you: Everything we build is a hypothesis until the users are using the feature (hands-on) and we have a tangible way to measure its impact. Get in the habit of testing, and always keep a control group.

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OnlyOnce

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Look for VC portfolios that have a lot of “like” companies (B2B, B2C, media, tech, etc.). The better your business and the more exciting the space you’re trying to tackle…the more investors you’ll find circling around you. Here are a few tips for ending up with the best long-term partner as an investor.

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Austin Startup

MAY 29, 2019

When we consider investing in SaaS startups at Hurt Family Investments (34 SaaS startups and counting in our portfolio ), we always look for natural network effects. In investing in B2C, we also look for network effects but usually those are created rather than natural. and they are both natural, like Facebook’s or LinkedIn’s.

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OnlyOnce

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Promoting the profiles of your former employees on job boards, portfolio lists, etc., In a B2C organization, you’re likely either going to do something public like a short, empathetic blog post, or nothing at all. One meaningful thing you can do is help people find their next step. Severance is also key.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2018

And in the entertainment category, our portfolio company TripleLift provides monetization for online publishers through native ad technology. In our portfolio, Code Climate is a perfect example of this, as its software becomes embedded within an engineering team’s daily workflow. BookBub ), hybrid B2C/B2B2C models (e.g.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

I’ve primarily seen quantitative analytic techniques used in origination , filtering , and in portfolio company recruiting , but technology can be used throughout the nine steps of the private company investing process: The 9 Steps of the Private Company Investing Process. 8) Accelerate portfolio company value. 9% (1 / 12).

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View from Seed

JUNE 5, 2018

Last week, we hosted our very first portfolio-only Hiring Bootcamp in NYC, led by NextView’s talent advisor Kristen Caldwell. B2C companies usually have a strong grasp of their marketing funnel (and B2B companies with their sales funnel), and the best ones are relentless on constant fine-tuning and optimization.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Charles Mburugu is a HubSpot-certified content writer/marketer for B2B, B2C and SaaS companies. Check out his portfolio and connect on LinkedIn. For example, you can use a tool such as Fintenza to check metrics such as new visitors, page views, traffic quality, sessions, session duration and bounce rate.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2020

B2C Companies We talked about how some companies saw an immediate decline in purchasing (for example if you’re in travel or hospitality). Biggest Advice I Give to Portfolio Founders? But when a fund writes checks into a portfolio company it typically “reserves” money to invest in future rounds.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 2, 2017

While our lens on the Everyday Economy is focused on our actions as individuals, it’s not constrained to B2C companies. For example, Upserve , a NextView portfolio company, is an all-in-one tech platform (POS, payments, CRM/loyalty, BI) to help restaurants better serve their customers. We’re Excited for What’s Next.

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Version One Ventures

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

And as we’ve been investing in more B2C companies recently, we’re reminded just how popular this strategy to monetization continues to be. It makes sense why B2C startups would want to adopt the subscription model: it offers repeatable and predictable income. The consumer subscription business model is certainly not a new concept.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2015

This is a stunning video done for our portfolio company Osmo that has been watched > 200,000 times. We often recommend Sandwhich to startups since they’ve done great work with several of our portfolio companies. I don’t think it’s just a B2C marketing tool. You can bet Osmo is happy with it.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 28, 2021

Creators are also increasingly becoming angel investors in B2C startups, similar to celebrity investments which are also on the rise, leveraging their profile to help their portfolio stand out. It’s described as “a groundbreaking way for creators to support each other and invest in their peers’ businesses.”.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 29, 2012

The VC typically owns 25% of the value of its portfolio, so he needs to exceed $1.2 The junction is all about creating a pay it forward model. We don’t care about short term revenue. We ask nothing from the companies, we just want them to help each other. Bridgette: Jon, you run several accelerator programs.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 17, 2017

Candidates will learn our culture and how to go through steps of sales cycle with Lead Generation, B2B and B2C sales and account management. Internship Title: B2C Marketing Intern Compensation: Unpaid Description: The B2C Marketing Intern will help the team with managing the website, blogging, social media, and writer communication.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

One of our portfolio investments, a B2B SaaS company, was a pre-product startup at the time of the seed round. If in the long run your B2C business is likely to have an ad-based revenue model, the ability to acquire a large number of users at zero or extraordinarily low cost is critical. Once you cross the chasm of launching v1.0,

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Like most B2C product categories these days, your product may compete in a very crowded environment. Probably too many to count; beverage giant Coca Cola has a portfolio of more than 3,500 beverages: diet, regular, sparkling, still, fruit juice, fruit drinks, waters, sports and energy drinks, soy-based beverages, etc.

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Version One Ventures

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

When we talk about marketplaces, we’re usually referring to B2C companies – eBay, Uber, Etsy, etc. But as anyone who is involved in B2C marketplaces knows, the dynamics governing B2C and B2B marketplaces are poles apart. The key factors in a B2C marketplace are typically availability and price.

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View from Seed

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

On paper, VC portfolios perform well. Roughly 18-24 months ago, people started to revisit the question of unit economics… what is the underlying profitability of a B2C transaction or a B2B SaaS contract once all the appropriate costs are factored in. 2017-2018: Rediscovery of Unit Economics. 2017-2018: Rediscovery of Unit Economics.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 26, 2019

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. Who is Danny Haber and What is oWOW Doing to solve the housing crisis in the Bay Area? This luxury-style product is delivered to market at an affordable price.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

It helps them audit existing content portfolios (blog posts, landing pages, etc.) Here’s another great B2C example from consumer goods brand YETI. For established companies, a rebranding effort could involve discovering elements like the values your customers live by and what your leadership team believes in. Twitter followers.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Or defined around demographics (the people over 45 market), technologies (the brain sensor market), customer activities (the fitness market), and product portfolios (the heavy equipment market). The Market Definition Canvas works for both B2C and B2B applications.

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David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

High-potential prospective employees of portfolio companies. Executives of large companies which may acquire or become clients of our portfolio companies. I also use these tools, which are specifically for investors and others who work in the tech ecosystem: AngelList , where I post my public portfolio. . Tech stack.

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Version One Ventures

JULY 14, 2014

Considering a large proportion of Version One’s portfolio is located outside Silicon Valley, I absolutely believe that major tech companies can emerge outside of the Silicon Valley bubble. Is Silicon Valley a physical place or a state of mind ? But there are some considerations…. The other consideration is the type of business.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Some highlights of the evening included: Slava Rubin ( Indiegogo – a V1 portfolio company) talking about how to expand LTV/marketplace size over time; Mikhail Ledvich ( Shippo – also part of the V1 family) discussing how to grow B2B marketplaces (it’s very different than B2C marketplaces); and Anthony Marino ( ThredUp ) talking about moving (..)

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Seeing Both Sides

JULY 11, 2013

Across our portfolio and in my own entrepreneurial experience, I have seen three main sales models work successfully in scaling B2B sales: 1) Enterprise; 2) Telephone; and 3) Developer-driven. How do I build a repeatable, scalable sales process that is like an industrial machine - not a crafts project? 3) Developer Driven Sales.

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Agile VC

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

On paper, VC portfolios perform well. Roughly 18-24 months ago, people started to revisit the question of unit economics… what is the underlying profitability of a B2C transaction or a B2B SaaS contract once all the appropriate costs are factored in. 2017-2018: Rediscovery of Unit Economics. 2017-2018: Rediscovery of Unit Economics.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

We are in 62 startups and 19 VC funds now ( our portfolio ), and I have some good data at this point on how profitable our endeavors have been, so I feel pretty qualified to share these lessons with you. It doesn’t mean you won’t be able to help other companies, and we are in many B2C startups, for example.

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David Teten

APRIL 16, 2012

alongside our team and a few other portfolio companies, but will move out as the company grows. Head of Engineering: Strong experience with B2C businesses. If the answer is yes to any of these, you should keep reading. Initially you will likely be working out of our co-working space on West 36th St.,

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Occam's Razor

JUNE 11, 2014

From B2C to B2B. B2C sites like Travelocity and Fry's have not cornered the market on this. Because this is solving for the whole family of Unilever products, they can nicely showcase the entire portfolio of products that were used to deliver the hair look-feel-awesomeness. We will look at many different examples.

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