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. Bitcoin Allocation – Growing the role of bitcoin in investment portfolios.

Artificial Inteligence 176

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Software Review Generative AI 176

Steve Blank

MAY 28, 2009

Steve,&# he said, “you’re missing the most interesting part of vertical markets. Our firm has a portfolio of companies across a broad range of markets and the way we look at it is pretty simple – the deals fall into two types: those with customer/market risk and those with invention risk.” The real risk in markets like Web 2.0

Vertical 144

Vertical Silicon Valley Marketing Customer 144

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

The strategy of GigaOm and where they differentiate in the market. We also talked about how brands are increasing driving much of their traffic to Facebook and away from their own web pages. Network of vertical focused sites: BeachMint, BeachMint, WineMint, etc.; first vertical to launch by 2010 Holiday Season.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Non-Compete Vertical Europe 225

The Equity Kicker

AUGUST 28, 2012

In the case of social software all the evidence suggests that the investment theme is strong and there will be more winners in this space, but the next generation will work hard to differentiate themselves from their forbears by specialising in different process areas or distinct verticals.

Vertical 94

Vertical Acquisition eCommerce Flash 94

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Attaining that level of attribution—the key to improving outcome measurement—breaks down in a couple of spots: Web analytics. The amount of data you pass from your web analytics tool(s) to your CRM is a major fault line. Tom Tunguz offers a framework that uses a scale from 1 to 10 to assess demand generation portfolios: 1.

Demand 132

Demand Vertical Campaign Channel 132

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2011

I always try hard to make this blog a place where you can learn lessons rather than an advertisement for portfolio companies. I am on record as saying that my opinion is that Web 2.0 “And importantly Web 2.0 “And importantly Web 2.0 But less considered is the fact that the success of the Web 2.0

Term Sheet 303

Term Sheet Mobile Cofounder Early Stage 303

alexpoole.info

AUGUST 14, 2012

Back in 1998 when Times New Roman was still widely used on the web, my then boss made sure we always designed our web sites with Arial, as she hated the look of serif fonts on the web. Ascenders and are the vertical strokes which rise above the body of a character or x-height. Sans serif are better on the web.

Technical Review 85

Technical Review Software Review Design Web 85