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Startup Benchmarks

VC Cafe

When you start with an honest and diligent effort to determine the truth of your situation, the right decisions often become self-evident.ā€ ā€” Jim Collins , author of Good to Great. In this post I’ll focus on benchmarking resources for seed and series A in the following three categories: SaaS B2C / Consumer apps Deep tech.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. Iā€™d argue that the same type of technologies that have revolutionized dating can revolutionize our industry. . I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations.

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Conversion, retention and churn benchmarks

VC Cafe

It’s not just the competition against the incumbents and the large tech platforms that founders has to worry about, but most importantly is the company’s performance and product market fit. Some studies suggest that the best consumer subscription companies are able to retain 65% of their revenue after one year.

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Guide to Create an Uber for Courier App

ReadWriteStart

Business to Consumer (B2C) – It is the most common type of business model. The entrepreneurs can reduce their operational costs significantly – by utilizing advanced technologies like autonomous vehicles, drones, and robots for courier delivery. What is the tech stack for Uber for courier app development?

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

ReadWriteStart

It becomes even more interesting in the world of emerging technologies and the IoT. In fact, the small brand is likely to become a rising industry star due to the established trust, convenient delivery times, and various payment options available in the marketplace. These new technologies will become an integral part of most e-shops.

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Does Your VC have an Investment Thesis, or a Hypothesis?

David Teten

A typical VC thesis: “we invest in tech startups in Europe at an early stage” However, our experience shows that in many cases: . “Tech” means B2B Saas/Fintech or Consumer apps. Technicalā€ Companies (i.e. any mention of a focus on tech companies). Technical founders . Occurrences.

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How These Brothers Went from Hip-Hop Duo to Transforming the World of B2B Sales

ReadWriteStart

Starting a VC-backed tech company was the next logical step for them, right? The legal reviews, security reviews, consensus building, budget negotiations. 2021 sales technology landscape (from smart selling tools ). Ryan believes that thereā€™s about to be an explosion of technology to support this new relationship.

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