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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. Lean Case provides standard business models & metrics, so you can apply a standard approach to business planning, modeling, and profitability tracking.

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Denouement

View from Seed

Aggregate VC investment in 2009 hits a low of roughly $20B, a figure last seen in 2003 in the wake of the bursting of the dotcom and telecom bubble and 2001 recession. But there is also opportunity in lean times. VC funding for startups is drying up quickly. Survival is the order of the day. 2017-2018: Rediscovery of Unit Economics.

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Denouement

Agile VC

Aggregate VC investment in 2009 hits a low of roughly $20B, a figure last seen in 2003 in the wake of the bursting of the dotcom and telecom bubble and 2001 recession. But there is also opportunity in lean times. VC funding for startups is drying up quickly. Survival is the order of the day. 2017-2018: Rediscovery of Unit Economics.

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7 Incredible Web Design, Branding, Digital Marketing Experiences

Occam's Razor

There is a lot any business — B2C, B2B, A2Z — can learn from Songza. It is ok that when I'm shopping for a $368 dress they show "Ads by Google" to Lean Cuisine (PS: I'm not fat), NextTag, UGG, and Nordstrom. I love the social nature of sharing playlists. The suggestions engine they have.

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Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010

SoCal CTO

So, I’ve had about 4 years on the “inside” of a fast-growing, venture-backed B2B SaaS startup. should have leaned on them a lot more, but I didn't, or at least not in the right ways. Each of those domains would get one point in the aggregated list. These are the top linked domains from Facebook pages.

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Startup Resources

www.vccafe.com

Startups for startups – the top B2B tools used by Startups – Includes the list of top 50 startup vendors in 2012 by Vendorstack , a reviews and Q&A platform on enterprise vendors for startups and mid-market companies. Lean Methodology Sources. Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Part 3- Lean Cust.