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A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Our Recent Seed-Stage VC Investments

View from Seed

As my partner Rob Go has written , our goal is to invest half in consumer web and mobile and half in business-focused ventures. We’ve been remarkably consistent on this dimension as well: five of the recent 13 investments were B2C, five were B2B, and three you could categorize as B2B2C. BUSINESS-FOCUSED (B2B).

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Requests for Startups in 2024

VC Cafe

there is a wealth of opportunity in home security, public safety, workplace safety, health/fitness, contextual advertising, automated video editing, customer education/support, retail (checkout and loss) and parking/traffic management.

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Ecommerce Trendwatching: How To Find, Follow, and Set Trends

ReadWriteStart

M-Commerce Together with Voice Commerce Speaking of easing consumers’ lives, mobile commerce, also known as “m-commerce,” was a hit. In 2023, mobile commerce will remain in demand and grow even further. of purchases were made via mobile devices in the United States, as Statista reported. Only in 2021, 72.9%

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Smartphone Location Tracking Apps Next Wave Is B2B

Startup Professionals Musings

Entrepreneurs need to look more broadly into the business-to-business (B2B) space for more lucrative opportunities. Beyond mobile phones, the same concepts can be applied to embedded systems, portable navigation devices, and laptops. Broadcast sponsorships and advertising. Channel incentives or rewards. Marty Zwilling.

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Location-Based Services in B2B Offer Better Return

Startup Professionals Musings

These days, I’m hearing more and more that Location-Based Services (LBS) are entering the mainstream for mobile users, but I’m not sure why. So far, it’s been just another mobile phone app that tells people where their friends are ( Foursquare and Facebook Glancee ). Sponsorships and advertising. Incentives or rewards.

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What Data From 62,000 Payment Forms Says About Boosting Online Sales

YoungUpstarts

of mobile users convert. These metrics don’t mean you should advertise on desktop rather than mobile. For the sake of argument, let’s pretend you get 1,000 mobile shoppers per day versus 200 on desktop. Your desktop visitors convert at 11% compared to 5% on mobile. Which Device and Why. By comparison, only 6.6%

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Six Ways Retailers Can Perform Spring Cleaning

YoungUpstarts

Once product offerings are updated, craft advertisements and promotions to make these items more attractive to customers. Ensure the mobile site is updated. While changes are being made to the main website, businesses shouldn’t overlook their mobile presence. Use your cleaning efforts as a springboard for seasonal advertising.