VC Cafe

JULY 26, 2020

In 2018, Quibi (back then called NewTV), raised $750 million in seed capital pre-launch (the service went on to raise an additional $1 billion ahead of the product launch in March 2020). Single users can test enterprise software using a credit card. Cash (alone) isn’t king. Capital resources alone don’t do the trick.

Lean 214

Lean Seed Capital Startup Burn Rate 214

VC Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2023

While Israeli startups successes are well known in the B2B space (cybersecurity, enterprise tech, devops…), B2C startups are unsung heroes… The landscape of B2C tech in Israel is blossoming, despite several challenges. Israeli B2C – Let’s start with the high level picture. Much has changed since then.

B2C 148

B2C Generative AI Artificial Inteligence 148

Steve Blank

JUNE 23, 2021

We just finished the 11th annual Lean LaunchPad class at Stanford — our first version focused on deep science and technology. Going forward we’ll continue to offer the class in two sections with the second class focused on science and technology. Ended in Week 10 as a Platform technology as a right heart failure device.

Lean 330

Lean Technology Artificial Inteligence Intellectual Property 330

Up and Running

AUGUST 7, 2019

Instead of providing products, no matter if you’re B2B or B2C ecommerce, you’ve got to provide a value. Cyber Monday 2018 was the largest online sales day in U.S. That same review of 2018 holiday season sales looking specifically at your market shows that mobile accounted for 41.7 Be mobile-friendly. billion , of those sales.

eCommerce 77

eCommerce Software Review Technical Review Audience 77

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

19:38] Talk a little bit about the technology aspect of a community from a practical standpoint – how does community management play into this? [22:43] We didn't have the right technology. You know, I was writing, it was like 2018, I was writing Marketing Rebellion. Could you expand on that idea? [19:38]

Community 82

Community Marketing Audience Networking 82

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 24, 2022

When it comes to the total value of exits, consumer startups cumulatively exceeded enterprise exit value in the period of 2018-2022. In terms of number of exits, there’s a higher number of Enterprise companies getting acquired or going public.

B2C 103

B2C IPO B2B 103

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

On the other hand, Easytobook , a B2C company, had 1.5 It seems that B2C companies might benefit far more from social login than B2B, but even that seems to depend on a company’s expectations. For more social media marketing don’ts, check out the biggest social media fails from 2018. The next generation of social engagement.

Social Network 73

Social Network Viral Social Media B2C 73

Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

says Ramaswamy, who joined Greylock in 2018 following 15 years at Google, where he ran the company’s massive advertising business. Now, that’s sometimes a little facile, because like in the innovators’ dilemma, it’s the, “Well, I actually have a new technology for doing hard drives, and it’s a totally different kind of thing.”

Cofounder 69

Cofounder Differentiation Search Advertising 69

Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

says Ramaswamy, who joined Greylock in 2018 following 15 years at Google, where he ran the company’s massive advertising business. Now, that’s sometimes a little facile, because like in the innovators’ dilemma, it’s the, “Well, I actually have a new technology for doing hard drives, and it’s a totally different kind of thing.”

Cofounder 69

Cofounder Differentiation Search Advertising 69

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 10, 2019

Two B2Bs and one B2C. No, two B2Cs and one B2B. Sam Ashdown: Something else that came out of it, just an accidental spark was we did a competition for AshdownJones on Facebook, just before Christmas 2018 to boost our likes a little. That is really how we built it. A whole little referral engine. Who am I going to approach?

SEO 76

SEO Networking Engineer Marketing 76