Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 18, 2012

“Traction is the new IP ” sums up perfectly how the technology space has evolved over the past decade due to the nature of the web. In today’s web landscape, word of mouth drives adoption and can lead to “winner takes all” (or almost all) in both B2C and B2B markets. The same logic holds true for most acquiring companies.

IP 163

IP Technical Review B2C Social Network 163

YoungUpstarts

MAY 29, 2011

Founders overestimate the value of IP before product market fit by 255%. B2C vs. B2B is not a meaningful segmentation of Internet startups anymore because the Internet has changed the rules of business. Balanced teams with one technical founder and one business founder raise 30% more money , have 2.9x

Silicon Valley 230

Silicon Valley Cofounder Technical Cofounder Startup 230

Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2011

Founders overestimate the value of IP before product market fit by 255%. . B2C vs. B2B is not a meaningful segmentation of Internet startups anymore because the Internet has changed the rules of business. Balanced teams with one technical founder and one business founder raise 30% more money, have 2.9x

Technical Cofounder 333

Technical Cofounder Early Stage Startup Silicon Valley 333

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

In this post I’ll focus on benchmarking resources for seed and series A in the following three categories: SaaS B2C / Consumer apps Deep tech. The main B2C benchmarks have to do with traction: growth in user acquisition, user retention/churn, monetisation, as well as the effectiveness of consumer marketing + virality.

B2C 141

B2C Technical Review Startup Retention 141

Austin Startup

AUGUST 29, 2017

That goes for any industry, location or product; from enterprise SaaS in my home town of Austin, to live music ticket sales in Virginia, to B2C services in Seattle. Instead, you’re likely spending your time thinking about new customer acquisition (increase in volume) or you are thinking about optimizing salary or production costs.

Differentiation 54

Differentiation Virginia .Net B2C 54

View from Seed

AUGUST 2, 2017

The physical office hasn’t been rendered obsolete by any means, but IP video conferencing has fundamentally changed how and with whom many people work on a daily basis. While our lens on the Everyday Economy is focused on our actions as individuals, it’s not constrained to B2C companies.

Seed Stage 273

Seed Stage Portfolio Cofounder B2B 273

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

Allot is a leading provider of intelligent IP service optimization and revenuegeneration solutions based on Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) technology, Allot Service Gateway solutions for mobile broadband are compliant with 3G.4G/LTE Our solutions provide peace of mind, improve quality of life and save costs to users and service providers.

Mobile 103

Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103