A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

This is often B2C because the value is in quantity of customers, and there’s 100x more consumers than businesses. $1/mo Also this is almost exclusively B2B unless it’s something “luxury.” simple enough to be self-service). . 10,000/mo means larger companies only. ZenDesk, Box) or performance-based (e.g.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Jeff Bezos’s private space technology company Blue Origin was founded back in 2000. Studies show that only 5% of B2B buyers are ready to buy. What: Wynter helps marketers to improve their copy with a panel of engaged B2B professionals. There’s only so much you can say about B2B panels in a way that nobody else has.

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OnlyOnce

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Fred Wilson has been a venture investor and director in Return Path since 2000, first with Flatiron Partners and then with Union Square Ventures. Here are a few tips for ending up with the best long-term partner as an investor. Look for VC portfolios that have a lot of “like” companies (B2B, B2C, media, tech, etc.).

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Seeing Both Sides

JULY 11, 2013

Across our portfolio and in my own entrepreneurial experience, I have seen three main sales models work successfully in scaling B2B sales: 1) Enterprise; 2) Telephone; and 3) Developer-driven. I''ll discuss each one below. 1) Enterprise Sales. To achieve friction-free revenue (and who doesn''t want friction-free revenue?),

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2013

William Hsu is the co-founder and managing partner of MuckerLab. By the end, 99 percent of the B2B marketplaces had cratered and only B2C eBay was left standing and thriving. The prevailing consensus at the time was that B2B marketplaces were too hard (e.g. Many investors love “disruptive” businesses.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

The results were similar when he examined data for companies funded from 2000 to 2010, he says. The company raised $45 million in venture capital from firms including DCM, Emergence Capital Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners, and built partnerships with AOL Inc., Business Services (B2B). Consumer Services (B2C).

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2017

I have been working with my Partners since November 2000. We were witnessing, firsthand, the dramatic shifts in B2C e-commerce, and the resulting incredible experiences and benefits brands were delivering their retail consumers. The differences between B2C and B2B within the same brands were staggering!

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