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Visions of Web 3

Version One Ventures

Then, Silicon Valley collectively deplatformed Trump (a scary precedent even if you vehemently dislike the guy). But how close are we to offering credible Web 3 solutions for average users? And how might such a Web 3 world look? Let’s explore the status and implications of each vertical. . Communication.

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Vertical Markets 2: Customer/Market Risk versus Invention Risk.

Steve Blank

Steve,&# he said, “you’re missing the most interesting part of vertical markets. The real risk in markets like Web 2.0 I’ve heard investors ask about sustainable technical differentiation for companies that you put on the customer/market risk end of the scale. are much more differentiating than technology.

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The Customer Development Manifesto: The Startup Death Spiral (part.

Steve Blank

To support sales, Marketing tries to “make up a better story,” and the web site and/or product presentation slides start changing (sometimes weekly or even daily). Reply Pros and cons of Push and Pull product positioning and differentiation « Yet Another (ex-)VC Blog , on February 21, 2010 at 11:14 am Said: [.] Order Here.

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Soundbites from the Future – 2013

Start Up Blog

The entire country of Uruguay is connected to the web. Web access is seen by the government as an ‘economic development investment’, not a political football. A bit like Silicon Valley. A Move back to vertical living – Years ago we used to live above the store, or behind the craftsman’s workshop.

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Why Did I Invest in the Company Pose?

Both Sides of the Table

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 companies versus the Web 1.0 might have been a lot less differentiated. I laid out my vision for image capture & sharing.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Personalization Remains An Open Problem

ReadWriteStart

With this week's One Million by One Million roundtable, we have moved from the DimDim web conferencing platform to the ViVu video conferencing platform. I like the business idea a lot, and in 1M/1M, we know a lot about building Web 3.0 However, I'd like to see a more focused, vertical specific go-to-market strategy in Udemy.

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Customer Development Manifesto: Market Type (part 4) « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

With that implicit assumption, startups hire a VP of Sales with a great rolodex and call on established mainstream companies while marketing creates a brand and buzz to create demand and drive it into the sales channel (web, direct salesforce, etc.) Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. End result? Order Here.