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. In many cases, a deeper focus on a particular category or vertical allows these marketplaces to distinguish themselves from broader marketplaces like eBay.

Internet 88

Internet Matching Vertical Hosting 88

VC Cafe

APRIL 29, 2020

The $349 billion aid package issued by the US Government and distributed in the form of SBA loans was quickly gobbled up by a large number of applications, many of which were from venture-backed or PE-backed startups. Source: NVCA , “Startup Ecosystem Faces Capital Crunch over Coming Months” USA – SBA Loans and PPP.

SBA 124

SBA Technical Review Startup 124

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Building a cache of user data in a CRM that’s strong enough to inform demand gen campaigns—what content to produce, where to distribute it—can take years, according to Brandt Bogdanovich of MST Solutions. Create and distribute content to those segments. How many campaigns, how many creatives, how many partners, how many referrers?

Demand 132

Demand Vertical Campaign Channel 132

The Equity Kicker

MAY 11, 2016

Andy Dunn, the founder of Bonobos and one of the most thoughtful writers I know on ecommerce, penned a good piece yesterday entitled Digitally Native Vertical Brands. It’s a brand, and that brand is vertical. Personalisation is a common way for vertically integrated ecommerce companies to differentiate their physical product (e.g.

Vertical 60

Vertical eCommerce Differentiation Distribution 60

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Identify key characteristics that delineate one audience segment from another, then create and distribute appropriate content. the product pages a given customer has been browsing) to segment and distribute content accordingly. Take this post from Airbnb , which shouts out one of their accommodation partners.

eCommerce 129

eCommerce Marketing Social Media Retention 129

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

As you may know we co-lead the first round of financing of Maker Studios, the largest overall producer for online video content, along with Greycroft Partners. I have been saying privately for years now that I believe online video will evolve into fragmented distribution (my next online video post) and vertical production.

South America 291

South America Colombia Mexico Vertical 291

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Content, including articles, guides, and case studies, can still generate prospects and customers consistently—you just need to approach distribution from a different angle. Partner with industry publications to reach hundreds of decision-makers. Create movement-first content to build credibility.

B2B 133

B2B Marketing SEO Search 133

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

Evangelos has spent the last 15 years as a Venture Capitalist, first at Apax Partners and later at Trident Capital. and concentrated on a single part of the supply chain – importing, distribution, wholesale, retail. He’s now helping companies get the most out of their relationships with Silicon Valley.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Venture Capital United States Technical Review 120

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 17, 2013

eBay recently launched an aggressive campaign attacking Amazon’s rate table on a vertical-by-vertical basis ( those percentages can be found here ). The distribution power of their pervasive platform proved a remarkable vehicle for many companies; particularly games companies. Let’s start with Facebook.

Europe 101

Europe Social Network Technical Review IPO 101

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 25, 2023

Um, he and his partner took Red Hat to an IPO early days, and Bob found himself with a lot of time and a lot of money, and a lot of people wanted to hear his story. And again, for a lot of people, that's what they were concerned with was distribution. Most of your listeners probably know what it is. And so he wanted to publish a book.

Audience 88

Audience Revenue Distribution Differentiation 88

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Seth Rosenberg, Greylock Christoph Janz , co-founder and managing partner of Point Nine Ventures, pointed to t he potential of Generative AI to accelerate the adoption of vertical SaaS. Index Ventures also pointed out the potential of generative AI to disrupt vertical SaaS.

Generative AI 78

Generative AI ChatGPT Artificial Inteligence Cofounder 78

Steve Blank

MARCH 19, 2009

Yet two smart VC firms, Sigma and Matrix Partners, realized that somewhere in this mess there was value. They had an existing distribution channel and their dealers and customers thought they knew who the company was and what it stood for. And with all of that they had gone broke, out of business and into Chapter 11.

Silicon Valley 146

Silicon Valley Software Review Technical Review RSS 146

VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

This theme – distribution – involves companies leveraging the inherent scalability of the Internet and it’s key platforms in targeted, but extremely large markets. Foundry Partners 2-4: “Absolutely. We should definitely do that!&#. For a little while that was the extent of it. Expect us to add to this list.

Distribution 74

Distribution Vertical Partner Internet 74

VC Cafe

MAY 23, 2023

More and more, established companies are leaning into generative AI by either adding generative AI features to their existing suite of tools or partnering with AI companies (mostly OpenAI or the open source HuggingFace) to launch entirely new products. There’s an interesting thing happening in the generative AI world.

Generative AI 165

Generative AI Artificial Inteligence ChatGPT API 165

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 31, 2014

Creating a vertically oriented regional ecosystem is a pretty amazing accomplishment for any country or industry. But other critical hypotheses such as activities, resources, partners, channels needed testing offshore. Identify activities/resources/partners locally and then globally. while building their products in China.

Global 335

Global Australia Silicon Valley China 335

Ben's Blog

AUGUST 31, 2020

Anish Acharya , a16z fintech general partner In defense of the IPO, and how to improve it There’s a popular narrative that evil investment bankers are intentionally underpricing traditional IPOs to steal from companies, lining banker pockets and those of their fatcat Wall Street clients. But most of all, it will benefit us as consumers.

IPO 36

IPO Stock Software Review API 36

Austin Startup

AUGUST 7, 2017

Some businesses can service all four cities with a single distribution hub in one of the cities, making it a unique market for launching new businesses. We’ll be bringing other entrepreneurs, mentors, investors and corporate partners with us. These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups.

Texas 97

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 97

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

New media platforms are enabling a new creator type: Digitally Native Vertical Creators , Eric Feng. New media platforms are enabling a new creator type: Digitally Native Vertical Creator s, Eric Feng. Copyright, or the lack thereof – it’s hard for creators to prevent illegal distribution of their IP.

Aggregator 207

Aggregator Vertical Audience Seed Stage 207

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 28, 2020

While our previous logo was a vertically-angled rocket ship, the new one – which features a box instead of a rocket – shows that we’ve reached a steady trajectory after take-off and demonstrates clearer how we help our customers. And it’s the team who at the end of the day interacts with your customers, vendors, and partners.

Social Media 191

Social Media Channel Vertical Partner 191

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

But in business, you want a lot of partners. In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. Cobalt for General Partners helps GPs to optimize their fundraising strategy. 1) Manage the firm

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

This theme – distribution – involves companies leveraging the inherent scalability of the Internet and it’s key platforms in targeted, but extremely large markets. The journey to our distribution theme has been an interesting one, but one that’s typical of how we work at Foundry. We should definitely do that!”

Distribution 48

Distribution Vertical Partner Internet 48

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 5, 2023

I’ll also continue to work within the NYC tech community—now thriving at a level I could hardly have imagined when I first got the pitch deck for USV’s first fund as a Limited Partner at the GM pension fund. To think, I almost didn’t take that 2004 meeting because it was a NYC-based fund. Consider this.

Later Stage 218

Later Stage Venture Capital Term Sheet Limited Partner 218

Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

A former partner in two leading Los Angeles media law firms, Lee holds a J.D. In 1999, Lee joined the Silicon Valley new media content contingent as an Internet-company CEO, and has since founded two innovative Los Angeles media companies. in History from UCLA.

Los Angeles 85

Los Angeles Silicon Valley Technical Review Distribution 85

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

Yes an online video startup in ‘99 that helped large media companies encode and distribute their videos through portals. Richard De Silva is based in Menlo Park with three other partners, there and 5 partners in Boston. He is starting to see this occur in sites that are verticalizing content. Startup after Iron Planet?

Vertical 265

Vertical Curation Boston Burn Rate 265

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Influencer Marketing defines it as: “…creating content that will be promoted through paid distribution channels like sponsored placements, advertisements, and pay-per-click campaigns. The other option is to partner with a PR agency. If you’re new to programmatic marketing, start by partnering with a reputable agency.

Advertising 131

Advertising Cost Customer PR 131

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2019

Today, retail is dominated by international giants with powerful supply chains and increasingly digitized distribution systems. Even the World Economic Forum is now working with global partners for the development of construction. It simply would not work on a global scale.

Global 189

Global Vertical Agile Engineer 189

Occam's Razor

JULY 24, 2018

They represent the result of a lot of hard work by the company employees, and external analytics partners. Slice the matrix vertically along the time-to-useful dimension…. Our last vertical slice includes metrics that measure performance across customer segments, divisions and channels, among other elements. What do you see?

Analytics 93

Analytics Framework Metrics Algorithm 93

Growthink Blog

JUNE 19, 2010

A former partner in two leading Los Angeles media law firms, Lee holds a J.D. In 1999, Lee joined the Silicon Valley new media content contingent as an Internet-company CEO, and has since founded two innovative Los Angeles media companies. in History from UCLA.

Los Angeles 76

Los Angeles Silicon Valley Technical Review IP 76

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

janryan (@janryan) | Twitter Kerry Rupp Kerry is a Capital Factory Mentor and founding partner of True Wealth Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in women-led companies in the sustainable consumer and consumer health verticals. Jennifer Aldoretta (@JAldoretta) | Twitter Joseph Beard Partner Perot Jain, L.P.

Technical Cofounder 48

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Fractional CTO CTO 48

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2012

Often, this means specializing in a single vertical market or industry. Leadership is distributed. Instead, they develop programs to partner with their customers in the process of continuous problem solving. Stop being a vendor. Tuned in leaders don’t push solutions at their customers and walk away.

Vertical 223

Vertical Distribution Leadership Programming 223

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Union Square Ventures The next morning I got to spend time with Brad Burnham , partner at Union Square Ventures talking about their investment strategy and insights about web-based businesses. Bill and his partner Fred Wilson have invested in ~30 or so companies with 27 still active. ““What’s the “Market Type” of your startup?&#

Customer Development 219

Customer Development Web Developer Customer 219

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Often, this means specializing in a single vertical market or industry. Leadership is distributed. Instead, they develop programs to partner with their customers in the process of continuous problem solving. Stop being a vendor. Tuned in leaders don’t push solutions at their customers and walk away.

Startup 233

Startup Leadership Vertical Distribution 233

Reid Hoffman

MAY 23, 2022

Unlike much of its competition, Gopuff is a first-party vertically-integrated company. Under Gopuff’s approach, the efficiencies of vertical integration ripple outward, benefiting all participants in the Gopuff ecosystem. Centralized fulfillment means Delivery Partners can deliver more orders in less time.

Vertical 68

Vertical Social Media Operations Stock 68

Genuine VC

AUGUST 3, 2012

CEO Anne Raimondi and my partner Rob were colleagues together at eBay in the early 2000’s before she went on the lead product and/or marketing at many household internet names like Zazzle, InsiderPages, and SurveyMonkey. Many of the inputs going into this investment were known to us at NextView.

Seed Stage 199

Seed Stage Cofounder Portfolio Curation 199

Mike Michalowicz

JUNE 6, 2016

Website: www.eisengineering.com If you need help “industrializing” your machine or help with our vertical garden (specifically in the areas of hydroponics, engineering, and restaurant sales) please contact us through our website. Corporate Partners.

Harvest 60

Harvest Vertical Distribution Engineer 60

Steve Blank

JULY 16, 2009

Meanwhile my partner was in heaven working with his newly hired group of game designers directing and producing our first games. No, not really, but my partner owns the studio and tells me it’s spectacular and everyone will love it. Go spend some time outside the building talking to potential distribution partners.

Silicon Valley 207

Silicon Valley RSS Video San Diego 207

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

What a pleasure that I got to spend an hour talking with both Om Malik (whom I’ve always respected his views) and Paul Jozefak , a venture capital partner at Neuhaus Partners in Germany (and formerly the head of Europe for SAP Ventures). His view: sometimes entrepreneurs expect too much value from the partner.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Non-Compete Vertical Europe 225