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SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Maybe they will get there, but I think that the experiential nature of the category — both in terms of the actual products and the brand experience — mean that this will play out very differently from other categories like media or consumer electronics. The old brands and distribution channels are dead or dying.

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JUNE 23, 2022

Influencer Direct puts the tools to create their own eCommerce business directly into the hands of influencers.” However, influencers currently don’t have easy access to purchase high-quality products wholesale from brands nor do they have the time or skills to run their own eCommerce businesses. ” – David Beisel.

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AUGUST 30, 2016

These companies are all over the map: B2B, B2C, SaaS, ecommerce, healthcare, SMB-focused, enterprise-focused, etc. Building a network is not the same as building a SaaS or ecommerce company. The post How One Startup Combines Boston’s B2B Sense with the Valley’s Social Media Style appeared first on NextView Ventures.

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AUGUST 30, 2017

Wayfair and Houzz are changing the way consumers find and shop for furnishings, but ecommerce is underpenetrated in this category, and the promise of VR and AR to create a step-function change here is still a little ways away. But it’s coming. The Purpose of Housing.

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JUNE 16, 2015

Editor’s note: Local tech media company BostInno (a division of the American City Business Journals) hosts an annual Boston State of Innovation conference. For ecommerce: >$500K revenue/month. Leading up to the event, they published an article listing questions VCs never answer , as submitted by the community.

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JANUARY 24, 2018

We are not an AR/VR, blockchain, AI, or ecommerce fund. Prior to Jet, Fatma was Director of Product Management at Rakuten and spearheaded key global initiatives including universal checkout and cross-border ecommerce. She was also CEO and Co-Founder of Curisma, a social application bridging discovery and shopping for emerging brands.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Going to business school and becoming a startup founder are often positioned as conflicting choices by the media and startup bloggers. As you can see, it’s relatively broad, with a notable 30% specializing in ecommerce. Some go as far as stating, flat out, that MBAs don’t make for good founders.

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