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SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

But while that particular model has seen success, it certainly won’t be the only way that companies will be able to create greater personalization and serendipitous discovery for their customers. Reinventing Retail.

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JULY 19, 2019

JDCC stands for “Jaw-Dropping customer value through a Competition-Crushing business model.”. Customers who experience this kind of product can’t help but talk to other people about it, whether it’s friends & family in the consumer segment -or- other business partners & peers in the B2B space.

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JUNE 24, 2020

And they have an old-school, highly aligned business model – consumers can pay to use the premium version of their service. In addition to an amazing team and a worthy, timely problem, Jumbo fits in seamlessly with our theme around “Peace of Mind” businesses.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The second exciting thing is that Carefull exhibits the characteristics of a “peace of mind” business model that I think is highly attractive and generally under-invested among VC’s. These are tough businesses because they are built on trust and credibility which is difficult to establish.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

One thing I’ve really come to appreciate in recent years is how much one’s business model drives everything else about a company. For a VC fund, ownership strategy is probably one of the main drivers of our business model.

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AUGUST 17, 2021

I remember when I first started NextView and I was giving a talk to an audience in Boston about innovative new consumer businesses and internet business models. But then again, this is what skeptics have been predicting for 10+ years. What I was purporting was just “the greater fool theory”.

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AUGUST 17, 2021

I remember when I first started NextView and I was giving a talk to an audience in Boston about innovative new consumer businesses and internet business models. But then again, this is what skeptics have been predicting for 10+ years. What I was purporting was just “the greater fool theory”.

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JUNE 21, 2022

It’s giving us time on the ground in the US, connections to experts in the pre-loved fashion space, and a fresh look at how to scale our business model. . RH: Close your eyes and imagine where your business will be in five years. AB: We’re using the NextView accelerator and support to get ready to launch Nuw in the US this fall.

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OCTOBER 28, 2019

The milestones and the funding rounds to accomplish everything before that are much more specific and idiosyncratic to the specific startup based on the business model, sector, team composition, etc. We at NextView Ventures believe that the seed stage is a spectrum. A continuum.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Have a jaw dropping customer value proposition with a competition crushing business model. In other words, something that is 10X better, faster, or more convenient , and a business with accumulating returns to scale. We’ve actually written several blog posts on this concept, so I’ll gloss over it.

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AUGUST 17, 2021

I remember when I first started NextView and I was giving a talk to an audience in Boston about innovative new consumer businesses and internet business models. But then again, this is what skeptics have been predicting for 10+ years. What I was purporting was just “the greater fool theory”.

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APRIL 30, 2019

All three have different business models… SaaS, media/ad, and consumer transactional. All three are impressive and valuable businesses in their own right. In just the last month or so we’ve seen Lyft go public ( my analysis of the company’s S-1 here ) and more recently, Zoom and Pinterest.

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JANUARY 26, 2022

With new games come new in-game mechanics and business models. Players understand that their digital items will exist outside of the game’s universe and can be traded and sold on secondary platforms, even if a game shuts down. This prevents a demise similar to that of FarmVille 1.0.

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JANUARY 11, 2018

Impact First, Business Models Second. In the history of NextView, we’ve invested in approximately 60% consumer and 40% business oriented startups. Parsec ), or startups aimed at small business owners who are effectively consumers (e.g. Alignable ).

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

I mention this in more detail in this post about Competition Crushing business Models. The best companies become more and more dominant as they grow, driven by things like network effects, data advantages, brand, culture, or other increasing returns to scale.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Think more about business models. I’ve seen many companies with great products die because a great product is not necessarily a great business. A great business model covers a lot of other flaws, but it isn’t “cool” to think about business models.

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JANUARY 5, 2021

At some level nearly all tech entrepreneurs are evangelizing something… a new technology, a new business model, a new brand. It also speaks to the sort of founder who would start a company like Quibi after already having tremendous success with eBay and HP. The Missionary.

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JANUARY 6, 2021

But he’s also the one who is most likely to get quite detailed and fixated on a startup’s true business model and unit economics. He doesn’t have much patience for hand-waving, and loves businesses with a superior economic model.

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APRIL 24, 2019

Along those lines, there was a set of personal concierge models which launched a few years back like Magic , Operator , and 26 other alternatives (including my own personal favorite Delegate , as I’m a happy customer).

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APRIL 30, 2015

Business model? The fact that the process can be much smoother and quicker can actually be a benefit. NVV: What do debt providers look for in a company’s track record? Traction and revenue? Previous capital raised? GM: We look at things very much like a VC investor.

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MARCH 15, 2018

The business model may be either consumer-facing or business-facing , but if the audacious venture succeeds, the end result is that some aspect of people’s lives will be different than before. . We look for large markets in which there are opportunities to drive meaningful change.

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MARCH 3, 2015

It’s so important to line up the type of marketer and leadership that fits the business model, the product, or even the founder’s philosophy or early attempts at marketing. I know that inbound lead-gen is my specialty, so I looked for a startup that wanted to play to those strengths.

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JUNE 11, 2019

In terms of skillset, it’s nice to have some investors that may be great at product, some that are great at helping in GTM, some that are great at thinking through business models, some that are great at personnel issues, etc. This tends to correlate with whatever geographic diversity is relevant as well.

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MARCH 29, 2018

We are excited about software entrepreneurs who are diving into this emerging wealth of data to develop new applications and business models that this market may never have encountered before. Many of these founders are creating businesses that are an ambitious blend of data, software, and services.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

For consumer companies with transactional business models like marketplaces, brands, or e-commerce companies there usually isn’t a large window of time where you’ll be post-product but pre-revenue.

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MAY 16, 2019

But Office Commercial is a $24B a year revenue business on its own, and while a much older and more mature franchise than the others it’s still growing 25%+ annually. Also similar to Adobe, both Office 365 and Adobe’s Creative Cloud have pretty successfully transitioned from their legacy client software business models to SaaS.

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JUNE 7, 2019

Does the company’s business model allow it to capture the value that its products are creating? Does a company’s product/service create value? Is the value jaw dropping ? Are customer so excited about it that they are telling other people about it and getting them hooked as well? This is not a given.

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AUGUST 10, 2017

Not only do we see that that technology can provide leverage in scaling a business model, but that it can also help empower entrepreneurs to create companies without significant startup costs. But its business model innovation has resulted in over two million lunches across the globe since its initial launch.

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JUNE 23, 2022

DC: Leveraging the accelerator to refine Influencer Direct’s value proposition, business model, and positioning. RH: Close your eyes and imagine where your business will be in five years. RH: What are you hoping to learn/get out of your time in the NextView Everyday Economy Accelerator? . What’s the same and what’s different?

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JANUARY 24, 2018

For this reason, we’ve partnered with Guild members who have experience across different kinds of customers, business models, and distribution channels. Some of our portfolio companies will rely on great design to create loyal usage like Sunrise Calendar.

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MARCH 15, 2017

Business Model & Strategy: Outlining the approach a company is taking to address a problem and/or break into a market as well as what the current or future revenue and growth drivers are or may be.

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JANUARY 11, 2023

For this particular track, applicants need not apply with a fully baked business model. Consumer and SaaS B2B companies located anywhere, but should be focused on redesigning the Everyday Economy within the U.S. Who We Are. LinkedIn, PayPal, eBay, Blue Apron).

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

They could look quite different based on whether you’re pre- or post-PMF: Pre-PMF: Key hypotheses of the business you want to prove/disprove?—?they they can range from customer acquisition, product engagement/stickiness, or business model. Post-PMF: Key milestones the business needs to hit (e.g.

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AUGUST 2, 2017

Others take bets on certain verticals or business models, such as marketplaces, SaaS, or enterprise technology. It’s a question every VC asks themselves and the entrepreneurs they invest in. Some conclude that certain sectors or technologies — like AI, blockchain, VR — will define the next decade.

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MARCH 20, 2020

Businesses will be forced to adapt to changing circumstances and seek opportunities to innovate. New, emerging business models will gain tailwinds that propel them forward to new horizons. But amidst this chaos and uncertainty, I do believe there are silver linings.

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

There’s a wide range of intermediaries for venture capital and private equity investment, each with its own structure and business model. What Are These Intermediaries? The main ones include: Fund of Funds (FoFs).

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Talk me through the inception of Janji and the basis for your business model. Really, at the heart of this brand is the belief that it really isn’t so hard to make the world a better place, and that’s something I think we can all get behind. This interview has been edited for length and clarity*.

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