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Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women & underrepresented founders?

David Teten

A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors are emerging who are using creative investing structures with some of the upside of traditional VC, but some of the downside protection of debt. Revenue-Based Investing (“RBI”) is a new form of VC financing, distinct from the preferred equity structure most VCs use.

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How to Improve eCommerce Conversions for Your Business

Up and Running

Making it vital that you fix these issues quickly and if possible, long before you launch your eCommerce shop. To help get your eCommerce platform in order, here are our top tips to help maximize conversions on your website. As the founder of a start-up, you’ve put your heart and soul into starting your company.

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Introducing Trust, and the Importance of Product-Founder Fit

Both Sides of the Table

Digital advertising spend is projected to grow 25% this year to $191 billion, and Google (69%), Facebook (59%), Snapchat (116%) and Twitter (87%) all just reported rapid growth in their year over year advertising revenues. founders, marketers, investors?—?and Founders, marketers and growth leaders?—?join

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Our Investment In Emotive

Mucker Lab

Today, Emotive announces their $50M Series B closed just 7 months after to accelerate growth after a transformative year for eCommerce brands. When meeting with founders, we often find ourselves answering questions about what to expect with our diligence process and timeline between the first conversation and a term sheet.

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Retail Reimagined: 9 Trends for the Future of Physical Retail

ConversionXL

Simmer on this: at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, 10 years of ecommerce growth happened in just 90 days. Retailers have proven amazingly resilient in the past year, as they’ve worked through the mass shift to ecommerce and balancing the demands of lockdowns and shifting consumer behavior. Getting the most from ecommerce.

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The most important 2021 Predictions in entertainment tech and gaming

VC Cafe

Streaming, gaming, ecommerce increased adoption rapidly, advancing 10 years in the space of a few months. billion gamers worldwide will help the global games market generate revenues of $189.3 billion in revenue last year. I also believe that there was a fundamental change in consumer behaviour. Fortnite alone made $1.8

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Small Business Optimism Persists, Despite The Pandemic

YoungUpstarts

Diversifying revenue streams (35%). According to the data, 76% of business owners have pivoted or are in the process of pivoting their business model to maintain revenue, and among those that already pivoted, 73% expect to pivot again in the next year. The survey found the top activities are: Increasing marketing efforts (41%).