View from Seed

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Telemedicine is game-changing as it opens up the possibility of addressing a national market, so long as you have a network of providers licensed to practice in specific states. In many cases, telehealth has the potential to dramatically enhance, if not completely reinvent, the care delivery model and patient experience.

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Vertical Software Review Portfolio Demand 156

This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 17, 2024

Perhaps the most unfair of all of these is when the founder is known to the investor—a former co-worker at the fund or a portfolio company, or someone they previously backed. If I’m known to invest in mobility startups, I review a ton of different business models.

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Technical Review Cofounder Startup Equity 142

ReadWriteStart

JULY 26, 2022

Obtaining a competitive advantage while improving consistency and quality ensures that the supply chain will soon embrace flexible business models and become more efficient. Each of these conditions then helps these companies find new and better clients while filling each business’s unique needs.

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Germany San Jose Technical Review India 175

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 15, 2020

– there have also been some major breakthroughs on Bitcoin’s native layer 2 scaling solution, the Lightning Network. Lightning is a network of bi-directional payment channels that allows for instant settlement between parties and routing of payments over a TOR-like p2p network settled in units of bitcoin.

Networking 168

Networking Global OTC Security 168

Hunter Walker

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Qualification #1: You know how to do something specific that is valuable and needed often in pursuing a deal or servicing the portfolio. Whatever it is, it helps diligence opportunities, win deals or service the portfolio in ways that make the founders and GPs feel good. Highlighted Homebrew Portfolio Jobs. Synthetic bio.

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North Carolina Hiring Angel Investor Technical Review 92

VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

Eliminating middlemen in healthcare – from using AI to automate repetitive human jobs to exploring new and better business models for providing care. Smart Contracts – Powering the internet-native financial system, smart contract networks could generate fees of $450bn in 2030.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Software Review Generative AI 176

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2012

This doesn’t work well with “nice to have” offerings, like social networks, but does work for new drugs that solve critical health problems. Portfolio pricing. This model is relevant only if you have multiple products and services, each with a different cost and utility.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

However, it is important to check the portfolio of the program and see how many companies from your industry have participated. If there are none, that should raise some doubts, as they may not have the correct resources or relevant contacts for your business. Don’t describe a 100% theoretical business model.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

In very few specific cases, depending on the nature of the business, the business model might demand a considerable gestation period or extensive research and development. For these businesses, it is imperative to get funding from the start without which the company cannot be set up. Government programs.

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Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

David Teten

AUGUST 20, 2019

In addition, their portfolios look far more diverse than VC industry norms. I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. Feenix Partners reports that “35% of our portfolio companies have either a female or minority (non-Caucasian) CEO or Owner.” .

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 30, 2015

In the past, CPC was utilized as a measure of Google’s success in driving traffic to its network: higher CPC typically indicated Google’s search placement and results algorithms were providing high value to advertisers aiming to get their services or products in front of an eager customer base. Professionalisms'

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 28, 2014

Social networking is so last year. The best place to start is to figure out a big real world problem. On the other hand, businesses have challenges they face on a regular basis due to changing industry needs and other regulations. Good examples include: Ycombinator, Techstars, Startup health and Rock health. Kickstarter.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 15, 2018

Your Lean Plan should include an overview of your strategy and tactics (problem-solving and possible solutions), your business model (including your target market and competition), and a schedule of what you’re doing and when. Start networking. Showcase your work. This approach makes it much easier to find new clients.

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Web Design Software Review Elevator Pitch 86

Version One Ventures

JULY 18, 2024

While for software companies, starting up is easy but defensibility is hard (unless there are true network effects). For example, Pickle Robot (a V1 portfolio company) uses the Kuka robot arm and built specific hardware / IP around gripping and the chassis that moves the robot in, out of and within the truck to unload packages.

Vertical 77

Vertical Business Model IP Portfolio 77

The Startup Magazine

MAY 26, 2024

Her fund, Day One Ventures , has built an exceptionally successful business model, achieving a cumulative portfolio of companies surpassing $35 billion in just a few years. Stepping Up to the Plate The portfolio companies of Day One Ventures are largely helmed by minority or women founders.

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Los Angeles Global Founder Venture Capital 78

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

The Yin and Yang of Product and Engineering - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 22, 2010 For a tech company, product and engineering are the heart and soul of the business. " In fact, 3 of the 10 selected companies from the past two years has followed this business model. marketplace is born.

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Fractional CTO Startup Venture Capital Cofounder 248

Version One Ventures

JULY 21, 2020

By 2016, we had begun to specialize into a thesis-driven firm , focusing on businesses with potentially large network effects built around people and/or data. . We still think that network effects are incredibly valuable. Amazing, mission-driven founders are found throughout our portfolio. Fast forward to today.

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Austin Startup

MAY 11, 2017

We make a majority of our investments in those sectors and prioritize proven business models. Aligned Partners offers our portfolio companies world-class venture capital expertise while enabling founders to start lean and stay lean all the way through their growth. We have a passion for product and out-of-the-box thinking.

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Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Seed Stage 48

ReadWriteStart

MAY 5, 2011

First up, Satya Choppadhandi from Bangalore, India, presented Evolutech Networks, a company that manufactures wireless energy monitoring devices for the smart home. We can derive GeoInvenio's business model and pricing model based on that.

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Costa Rica Incubator Silicon Valley India 115

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 1, 2020

As we do at the end of every quarter, we’ve summarized some of the key highlights and activities across our portfolio. . Patch helps businesses of all sizes automate their sustainability goals with just a few lines of code. Announcements. Patch , a platform for negative emissions, officially launched. Version One updates.

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Portfolio Software Review Cofounder Canada 94

Mucker Lab

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Out of hundreds of daily-deal companies funded, one or two became long-term businesses. Out of hundreds of social networks launched, only one changed the world. As a result, any public market downturn will immediately impact unrealized returns of the fund they are managing due to the late and growth stage companies in their portfolio.

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Harvest Vertical IPO Early Stage 60

Version One Ventures

MAY 28, 2020

Here are two examples from e-commerce use cases – both are V1 portfolio companies: Shippo : developers can use this API to connect businesses to shipping carriers. Patch : developers can use this API to connect businesses to carbon offset providers. And just like a regular API, th e business model is simple.

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API Aggregator B2B Demand 207

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 17, 2018

It’s an exciting time to be launching a new fund as our focus on network effects and broad geography are driving opportunities in both existing and emerging markets. We invest in companies and platforms that leverage network effects. and Canada, offering portfolio companies strong networks and resources on both sides of the border.

Silicon Valley 126

Silicon Valley North America San Francisco LP 126

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. We’re also regularly following-on for existing portfolio companies.”. Feenix Venture Partners : Feenix Venture Partners has a unique investment model that couples investment capital with payment processing services.

Revenue 60

Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2014

This doesn’t work well with “nice to have” offerings, like social networks, but does work for new drugs and medical devices that solve critical health problems. Subscription model. This is a very popular model today for Internet services, calling for monthly or yearly low payments, in lieu of one value or cost-based price.

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Revenue Startup Business Model Retention 287

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2013

This doesn’t work well with “nice to have” offerings, like social networks, but does work for new drugs and medical devices that solve critical health problems. Subscription model. This is a very popular model today for Internet services, calling for monthly or yearly low payments, in lieu of one value or cost-based price.

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Product Revenue Business Model Retention 290

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2010

If I’m interested I get to spend more time with them, if I’m not I don’t have to – A few companies per month come in that have fascinating business ideas that warrant my spending more time trying to understand their people, company, technology and market. I get paid to network – I love meeting people.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Spain Warrant 312

View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2018

And in the entertainment category, our portfolio company TripleLift provides monetization for online publishers through native ad technology. Startups also can become extremely habitual for a smaller subset of business end-users. Impact First, Business Models Second. BookBub ), hybrid B2C/B2B2C models (e.g.

B2B 120

B2B B2C Vertical Portfolio 120

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 was a target market pivot.

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B2C Austin Cofounder IPO 51

Lightspeed Venture Partners

JANUARY 28, 2016

At Lightspeed Venture Partners, I have the privilege to coach our portfolio startups on their go-to-market strategies and connect them with CXOs from Fortune 1000 enterprises. So let’s get started: You’ve worked your network, leveraged Google and LinkedIn, and attended industry conferences to turn those cold leads into warm ones.

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Customer Startup Kentucky Early Stage 60

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 30, 2014

It was also found that “Engaged” customers received 3-4 (or more) reviews of their portfolios and were taking part of on-going conversations where their advisor was soliciting feedback and asking for actual input. Read the full case study here.). That’s the key to figuring out a good incentive, really.

Programming 107

Programming Marketing Analytics Portfolio 107

Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 6, 2018

They can help direct our proactive networking – ie maybe there’s a university campus where Homebrew isn’t well-known so we try to figure out how to solve that problem. . When you make an investment, you can put a placeholder slot on your portfolio page which generally describes the company.

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Founder Stealth Portfolio Early Stage 93

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

Seed-stage compatible: Like traditional equity VC investors, Flexible VCs accomodate early-stage investment risk within their portfolios better than a traditional RBI funder. Eligible for favorable treatment under Qualified Small Business Stock exemption, if structured as equity. Typical business stage. Typical business model.

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Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

Austin Startup

JULY 19, 2021

I had the privilege of sitting down with one of the leaders driving edtech innovation in Austin’s vibrant tech community, Ruben Arias, CEO & Co-Founder of Beereaders, to discuss their business model and traction as well as why the city’s startup ecosystem was a perfect fit for their needs.

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Ben's Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

The people of IT—CIOs, network engineers, system administrators, IT developers and their brethren—get captured and held hostage by the technological dictators. Keep hand-rolled, brittle server, storage and network infrastructures working reliably. In fact, many new companies employ no IT people at all. So what will become of IT?

Romania 61

Romania Software Review Cloud Mobile 61

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

It skips the whole vetting process for me--so I wind up giving time to a bunch of companies whose business model I might find problematic from the get go. In 5 minutes, I could call my nana, answer some e-mail or help a portfolio company with some intros. I just don''t think those are good for anyone.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Venture Capital Finance Chicago 120

View from Seed

APRIL 24, 2019

Our NextView portfolio company, Attentive Mobile , provides a tech platform for these retailers to employ these text campaigns.). Considered an “old” technology & channel in the context of the rise of social networking, 2009 was seminal for the email marketing space.

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