Differentiation Distribution Internet Vertical 
VC Cafe
MARCH 1, 2024
Companionship Differentiated value prop vs. generalist chat products – AI companion products hat specialise in content that mainstream models aren’t good at (or don’t allow), like fictional role plays or erotica. Verticalized Video Understanding – machine interpreted video. It’s time to build!
abovethecrowd.com
FEBRUARY 27, 2019
Unfortunately, either information asymmetry or physical distances and the resulting distribution costs can both cut against the economic advantages that would otherwise arise for all. Any discussion of Internet marketplaces begins with the first quintessential marketplace, ebay (*). Exchange of Goods Marketplaces.
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Version One Ventures
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
I’ve been noodling on this post for a few months now, trying to find the best way to explain why a decentralized Internet is important and how we might get from here to there. It certainly seems that the use case and demand for a decentralized Internet has never been stronger. More inclusive models of stakeholder capitalism.
Version One Ventures
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
A great product is always the foundation but a clear distribution strategy becomes essential to cut through the noise. Startup Purgatory: No Man’s Land Unfortunately, many consumer internet startups find themselves stuck in the middle of these two strategies: they have a low monetization per user and limited viral effects.
abovethecrowd.com
APRIL 17, 2013
Many Internet marketplaces also have a rake or vig. Before discussing the merits of low rakes versus high rakes, let us first take a look at current examples of different rakes across the Internet. All of which leads us to two very interesting rake examples that are front and center in today’s Internet – Facebook and Apple.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 23, 2011
In the late 90’s he saw the internet boom and helped start IronPlanet.com, a construction equipment marketplace that is nearing an IPO. Yes an online video startup in ‘99 that helped large media companies encode and distribute their videos through portals. The in invest in IT (Software + Internet + Healthcare). 6:00 – 7:30).
View from Seed
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
Voice-powered products and services will exist and succeed or fail via as yet unknown but fundamentally different looking distribution and discovery mechanisms. Because voice activation may require users to know both what they want and who provides it, today’s leading brands in any given vertical will have a huge advantage.
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