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The Consumerization of Business Software ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

3) UI/UX Matters in B2B - For decades, B2B application developers could skimp on innovating in the presentation layer. At present the consumer web is the tail wagging the enterprise dog, in that you see business software companies copying consumer companies’ marketing strategies, product features, etc.

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Will A Different Approach to Search Work?

Feld Thoughts

In an effort to experiment with a different approach, we recently led an AngelList syndicated investment in one potential search challenger, a Kansas City based startup called Leap.it who is taking a different approach based on the belief that machine-based algorithms can only get you so far. When you first visit Leap.it Perspectives.

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Will A Different Approach to Search Work?

Feld Thoughts

In an effort to experiment with a different approach, we recently led an AngelList syndicated investment in one potential search challenger, a Kansas City based startup called Leap.it who is taking a different approach based on the belief that machine-based algorithms can only get you so far. When you first visit Leap.it Perspectives.

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From CRM to CXM: Walking the Customer Journey

Venture Chronicles

Social technologies that are widely available today enable, for the first time, customer experience innovation at large scale. Thanks to the wide array of public data sources and social graph initiatives, we also have the ability to capture more core information about a person and the context by which they present themselves.

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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. Relationship Science makes it easier to understand and map social networks into potential limited partners. Cobalt helps GPs to optimize their fundraising strategy. 9) Time, market, and exit investment.

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e(verywhere)-Commerce

This is going to be BIG.

I’m sure at some point, the best of these deals will be syndicated to Homerun , Groupon, Buywithme, etc., If you get a permit to do business in the city, you should automatically get signed up to take an online marketing course and be presented accounts in all of these local plays. Community is one solution I had in mind.

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ProfessorVC: Touched by an Angel

Professor VC

One of my comments was that we would likely see more institutionalization of angel groups and syndication of deals among groups. One group charges entrepreneurs "an administrative fee" to present to the group. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Back to the panel.