David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

of venture capital deals. Those companies have garnered only about 2% of all capital invested. ” In venture capital, the industry- or sector-focused funds specifically disavow diversification: Andreessen Horowitz, which is a generalist as a whole, has launched dedicated funds across Crypto , Bio , and Fintech. .

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

But apparently the B2C model meant that many publishers didn’t want OnLive to carry their full inventory. We also spent a fair bit of time talking about the changing nature of venture capital and in particular the hand-on practitioner role of early-stage VC led by accelerators such as YC, 500Startups, Betaworks and the like.

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Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2011

B2C vs. B2B is not a meaningful segmentation of Internet startups anymore because the Internet has changed the rules of business. Filed under: Customer Development , Teaching , Venture Capital. Startups that haven’t raised money over-estimate their market size by 100x and often misinterpret their market as new.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 8, 2023

In 2023, personalization will remain a critical aspect of e-commerce trends, whether you are B2B or B2C. In my experience, I follow different resources, for instance, the Andreessen Horowitz blog , one of the top venture capital funds reporting trends in their newsletters, and INC.5000

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Venture Capital is driver by power laws, meaning that a small percentage of companies drive the majority of the returns. A recent report by Sapphire Ventures took a data-driven approach to answer that question. In other words, VCs are looking for the needle in the haystack vs. the average company to drive economic returns.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The global rise in venture capital didn’t skip Israel, which has been breaking new records the amount of venture capital raised by companies in 2021. Israel was historically known for semiconductors and cybersecurity but it’s now punching above its weight in consumer (B2C), gaming and commerce.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . The majority of funds are using the popular B2C websites and services for basic due diligence, e.g., Linkedin, Twitter, HackerNews. TruthFinder and Intelius provide basic background vetting.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 22, 2021

Hila spent 12 years as the VP Marketing for Israeli venture capital fund Viola before embarking on an independent CMO career for startups. Although this has been known for years for B2C companies, it is interesting to see B2B companies realizing the importance of marketing early on, as well. . Hila Shitrit Nissim.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Not all businesses are a fit, or require venture capital. But for fast scaling tech startups, to attract venture capital, they will need more than greeat tech and a strong founding team. Venture Capital investors look for ‘Big markets’, ideally multi billion Dollars in size and growing.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

For those unfamiliar, there’s a very specific model for investable ventures and, while we had one, the kind of capital we needed?—?swing swing for the fences category-building B2C software capital?—?wasn’t We have the consumer market, but not investor market for what I’m selling : B2C software.)

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 29, 2023

According to Jungle Ventures, Southeast Asia’s technology startups had a combined valuation of $340 billion in 2020. Venture capital (VC) investment is the primary funding source for regional startups. The startups in Southeast Asia were traditionally focused on offering services to individuals and followed a B2C scheme.

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Austin Startup

MAY 29, 2019

In investing in B2C, we also look for network effects but usually those are created rather than natural. B2C startups we’ve invested in like ROIKOI and Thread are tapping into network effects?—?and Reed’s law on networks is a good resource to really nail this home. and they are both natural, like Facebook’s or LinkedIn’s.

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David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

In the venture capital/private equity business, investors are B2B microinfluencers. PEVCTech.com , a community for investors and technologists responsible for investing in private companies, primarily at private equity and venture capital funds. This is why I do speak regularly at various conferences.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 15, 2017

Heck, there was no venture capital in Dixie in that era. But, it is likely the major differentiator between a win and a loss whether you are selling B2B or B2C. I’m aware of a sophisticated venture investor asking an entrepreneur about his CAC, and he had no answer. There was no thought of enterprise value.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 27, 2022

Over the past few weeks, we’ve witnessed the launch of ginormous new venture funds focusing on the space. Venture capital firms poured more than $32 billion into digital-asset startups last year and there’s plenty more dry powder out there: Haun Ventures – $1.5

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Would you modify any of this if you had a B2B product instead of a B2C product, where every potential customer is also a potential competitor? In fact, just trying to put three Lessons Learned slides together showing tangible progress will make most startups realize how hard really doing Customer Development is. Progress is the same.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

For example, take into account these ‘scorecards’ for series B startups in both consumer (B2C) and Enterprise Saas (B2B). . "Accelerate and grow" in current environment is gambling away the company — Tito Costa (@tito) November 3, 2022. Keep in mind that to raise up rounds these days, the bar has gone up.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 26, 2016

While a B2B company can find success with LinkedIn ads, a B2C company’s promotions would be better suited for CPC or CPM ads on Facebook, Twitter and Google. Making your business plan concise not only will help you stay organized, but it will also attract more venture capital investors. How do they interact with social media?

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Version One Ventures

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

There has been a lot of focus on B2C marketplaces, but there are still tremendous opportunities left in the B2B space. Now to get back to looking for unicorns… The post How we can improve the odds of finding unicorns appeared first on Version One Ventures. We are interested in platforms that power this space. Mobile marketplaces.

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David Teten

APRIL 16, 2012

ff Venture Capital is creating a new, spin-off business from an existing company, and we need a team to take the reins. Head of Engineering: Strong experience with B2C businesses. About ff Venture Capital ( http:/ffvc.com ) : We are one of the most active early-stage investors in New York.

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Jeff Hilimire

AUGUST 30, 2013

While Atlanta has B2C “operational talent” — evident by the city’s cluster of major media and marketing companies — it lacks B2C “entrepreneurial talent,” Cummings said. “We We just need more successful B2C companies to take advantage of the talent,” he said.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 6, 2012

This B2C web service aims to makes it fun to discover and plan vacations with groups of friends, thereby increasing the frequency and size of group travel bookings online. Not a new startup, Fetch Plus was first unveiled officially at Echelon 2011. This is a document sharing service that connects your printer to the cloud.

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Version One Ventures

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Here are some of the more interesting details to share about our activity in 2012: Version One invested more than $2.5M and Canada… with startups in the Bay area, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Montreal, New York, Portland, Seattle, Toronto, and Vancouver.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

Going B2C was daunting and not in our core DNA,” Kaufer remarked. The company agreed to be acquired by Expedia/IAC in 2004 for $210 million in cash, a huge win for all, particularly given their amazing capital efficiency: they had only raised $4 million in venture capital.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Richard: Taxfyle is successfully addressing deep pain points experienced every year by both American taxpayers and accounting firms nationally, and overseas, around tax season.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

I’m not going to cover in this post the obvious post-show marketing tasks such as following up on all those business cards you grabbed, communicating with all those people who registered at your site and leveraging your new found fame to score venture capital. I’ll talk about all that in a future post.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

No-brainer for B2B companies but also for B2C companies (making special advertising deals for example) Reply steveblank , on June 8, 2011 at 9:05 am said: Martin, Any suggestions? I think actually actively selling your stuff is very important for a startup these days.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

It doesn’t mean you won’t be able to help other companies, and we are in many B2C startups, for example. Likewise, we invested in Multicoin Capital because we personally don’t specialize in cryptocurrency and blockchain. And we invested in Forerunner Ventures because they understand B2C and serve a different geography, and others.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

As a private company, you have a VERY high cost of capital (well above 10%), whether you raise venture capital, angel money, friends and family investments, bank financing, or all of the above. This is a clear example where business-to-business (B2B) marketers need to learn from their business-to-consumer (B2C) counterparts.

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Eric Friedman

JANUARY 25, 2017

This lesson comes into play because whether you are a B2C company or a B2B enterprise company. Nobody knows what will happen — despite the loudest pontificators. Launching also quiets the naysayers — nothing speaks louder than actions. Nothing gives you better feedback and usage patterns like a live production environment with real customers.

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www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

A quick look around all the B2C startups shows that, although viral growth is often hoped for, in reality it is extremely rare. VC Venture capital Viral growth Plugin by wpburn.com wordpress themes Copyright © David Skok 2009, 2010. All rights reserved.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 21, 2015

It's not a B2C company. This way, Homer doesn't have to raise hundreds of millions of venture capital dollars to change consumer ordering behavior. These small businesses needed a single delivery solution in order to focus on what they do best--whether it's making food or curating products to sell in a store.

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