Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

The functions of an early-stage board are pretty obvious and well understood: Providing introductions to customers, biz dev partners, recruits, the press, other investors, etc. Offering a sparring-partner function on strategic decisions. how much energy to put into channel partners vs. direct sales. Mentorship. Experience.

Technical Review 325

Technical Review Early Stage Software Review Los Angeles 325

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Business processes span industries, both vertical and horizontal, and can include any type of business operation. Finance – an invoicing process, a billing process, a risk management process. Some examples may include: Automotive – managing parts and/or suppliers.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Cofounder Software Review Technical Review 100

abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In many cases, a deeper focus on a particular category or vertical allows these marketplaces to distinguish themselves from broader marketplaces like eBay. Swing is now at over 1,200 school partners and has filled over 115,000 teacher absence days. RigUp was founded by Xuan Yong and Mike Witte in Austin, Texas in March of 2014.

Internet 88

Internet Matching Vertical Hosting 88

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Security will shift from defensive to predictive AI-powered security (Norwest Venture Partners). Since AI and ML startups cut across verticals (analytics, fintech, health, adtech, security, etc), it’s easier to group them under the “machine intelligence” umbrella, coined by Shivon Zillis , a partner at Bloomberg Beta.

Artificial Inteligence 122

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Startup 122

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

If you’re worried Tinder is only for people desperately looking to “hook up”, 2/6 couples found perfect, romantic partners. However, Cadre is awfully vague for a startup in the finance / commerce space. — Luke Wroblewski (@lukew) February 6, 2014. So, to summarize… What is this site about?

Conversion 48

Conversion Search Design Vertical 48

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

Thanks to Dr. Victor Allis, CEO and founding partner, Quintiq ! #4) So we opened the goFlow platform from surfing-only to 10 new verticals: Paddle-boarding, Diving, Fishing, Skateboarding, Cycling, Golfing, Snow sports, Boating, Kitesurfing and more to come. 2014, Believing in me, I took a leap starting my own company.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Australia Technical Review Community 48

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

As an informal observation, it’s not uncommon to see different companies in the same vertical adopt a “me-too” approach in their design aesthetic. Do you purposefully try to communicate that through typography , images , and design as quickly as possible when a visitor lands on your website?

Conversion 112

Conversion Design Caching eCommerce 112