article thumbnail

Is the Lean Startup concept of MVP dead?

VC Cafe

“After the crash, venture capital was scarce to non-existent. With the risk of sounding too conservative, what matters for startups now, as venture capital becomes less available and consumer spending tightens, is adaptation and survival. In fact, they were screaming at them to dramatically reduce their burn rates.

Lean 214
article thumbnail

Impressions from Pocket Gamer Connects in London

VC Cafe

Video games will move to the center of the entertainment and pop-culture universe next year” Axios, Future of media: Gaming Over the past two days, I had a chance to attend the Pocket Gamer Connects (PGC) London and meet and greet game developers, execs, studios, investors and service providers to the gaming industry.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The State of Consumer Tech in Israel in 2023

VC Cafe

As previously highlighted on VC Cafe (based on research by Sapphire Ventures) , while many funds avoid B2C investments, consumer startups can create extremely lucrative power-law returns for venture capital investors. B2C Venture Capital Investments in Israel To the most part, Israeli VCs shy away from B2C startup investments.

B2C 148
article thumbnail

Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. In the last full year where we have data LA attracted $1.5 Success begets success. and are guiding LA 2.0.

article thumbnail

How To Keep Your Company Alive – Observe, Orient, Decide and Act

Steve Blank

Personalized Video Entertainment – VOD, AVOD, Short Form Social Sites, Twitch, etc. How can you shift focus to customer retention versus acquisition? Remote Workforce automation – past the obvious conferencing tools, how do you maintain cohesion and coordination? … Next, plot out the changes to your operating plan.

article thumbnail

Twitter Link Roundup #156 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Want Venture Capital Funding?

article thumbnail

Sold at the Peak: Congrats to Founders of Honey, Mirror, Frame.io and Others. You Timed It Perfectly.

Hunter Walker

But after a decade in venture capital, alongside my immense respect for the founders who just keep building, I’ve also come to appreciate that knowing when to get out matters as much. by Adobe : Natural landing spot for a fast-growing SaaS video creation company at reportedly $1.275B in cash. No one is snickering now.

Founder 80