View from Seed

JUNE 22, 2016

I think where we are looking as a firm is more in a technology-enabled marketplace like that or a company that builds a product, rather than one that primarily operates with a services model. Regulations aren’t there yet for autonomy to be ubiquitous, but the technology is already there. And then there’s the potential for autonomy.

Technical Review 159

Technical Review Startup Software Review B2B 159

VC Cafe

MARCH 22, 2021

Although this has been known for years for B2C companies, it is interesting to see B2B companies realizing the importance of marketing early on, as well. . There’s a rise in community led startups. What best practices have you seen in Israel when it comes to community building? Is there a marketing talent crunch?

B2C 145

B2C Marketing Stealth 145

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 2, 2024

And that looks different for a B2C journey versus a B2B journey. So on the B2C side, that could be TikTok, Amazon, YouTube, and on B2B side, that could be maybe they're searching in LinkedIn or YouTube again, or software SaaS searching like Capterra or something like that.

SEO 68

SEO Search Generative AI Engineer 68

The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2012

Much ink has been spilled about why technology makes it easier than ever to start a business. But connecting with consumers and brand advocates directly, in active online communities, is the real secret sauce, especially for B2C startups with an online presence. What makes them special and effective? Pencils of Promise. .

Community 141

Community B2C Social Media B2B 141

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 10, 2020

The Onset of Online Merchandising Store: With the technology growing leaps and bounds in every sector, visual merchandising isn’t limited to just retail stores. However, smaller brands can also deliver such an exquisite experience directly to customers, B2B, B2C, and even to non-fashion brands.

Startup 78

Startup eCommerce B2C Metrics 78

Austin Startup

MAY 29, 2019

I think any SaaS startup would be wise to identify if their B2B market has a natural network effect to tap into. In investing in B2C, we also look for network effects but usually those are created rather than natural. B2C startups we’ve invested in like ROIKOI and Thread are tapping into network effects?—?and

Networking 48

Networking Fractional CTO CTO Hire B2C 48

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Jeff Bezos’s private space technology company Blue Origin was founded back in 2000. Studies show that only 5% of B2B buyers are ready to buy. What: Wynter helps marketers to improve their copy with a panel of engaged B2B professionals. There’s only so much you can say about B2B panels in a way that nobody else has.

Marketing 109

Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Why Community Is The Last Great Marketing Strategy written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Mark Schaefer In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Mark Schaefer. Key Takeaway: Mark Schaefer argues that brand communities are the future of marketing strategy.

Community 81

Community Marketing Audience Networking 81

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 11, 2017

I’m a huge fan of technology. However, over-reliance on it can be a trap that puts you out of touch with your customers and can prevent you from building relationships that will help you get better at what you do and help you build a strong network and community. Systems to manage technology and chaos.

Technical Review 42

Technical Review B2C B2B Agile 42

Austin Startup

APRIL 17, 2017

Candidates will learn our culture and how to go through steps of sales cycle with Lead Generation, B2B and B2C sales and account management. This cutting edge technology reads thousands of manuscripts in minutes and analyzes hundreds of key attributes. The Clubhouse is Now On-Demand | Partake.

Semantic 48

Semantic Social Media Database Artificial Inteligence 48

VC Cafe

JUNE 3, 2013

Brands spend a fortune on marketing- more than 9% (b2c) and 7% (b2b) of total revenue. Unfortunately, a growing body of evidence suggests that garnering LIKES on a Facebook page does nothing to foster community or increase engagement. Within marketing budgets, the fastest growing portion (+40%) is social media.

Michigan 152

Michigan B2C B2B Social Media 152

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 18, 2019

9- Changing our community. 2020 is going to be the year of making a difference in our local community. We plan on putting more effort into working with nonprofits and being active participants in changing our community for the better. 14- Shift to a B2B offering. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community.

SMS 88

SMS Entrepreneur Social Media Campaign 88

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Sadly, many people in our society come from communities where they were never, or rarely, touched by their parents, family members, or friends or only experience touch through sex. The differences between B2C and B2B within the same brands were staggering! There’s a better way. Thanks to Matt Schmidt, Diabetes Life Solutions !

Entrepreneur 113

Entrepreneur Czech Republic Retention B2C 113

David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

But for B2B sales, meeting people in person is often mandatory. In the venture capital/private equity business, investors are B2B microinfluencers. PEVCTech.com , a community for investors and technologists responsible for investing in private companies, primarily at private equity and venture capital funds.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Media Private Equity 60

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 28, 2021

“Students of the Innovator’s Dilemma know that a new technology starts out being just “good enough.” The consumerisation of enterprise was a big investment trend in 2011-2012. “Toys” are new startups attacking a narrow or unattractive segment of the market. .

B2B 167

B2B Sales Cycle Software Mobile 167

Austin Startup

JULY 12, 2010

He is focused on delivering real business value by educating clients about the latest proven technologies, strategies that deliver improved profits and operational efficiencies, and using technology to improve life. Andy Meadows is the founder and CEO of Bearhug , an Austin-based customer engagement platform launching today.

Customer 80

Customer Harvest B2C Technical Review 80

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

VCs tout themselves as frontier technology investors, but most are using the same infrastructure tools they have used for the past 20+ years: Excel and recent college grads searching Google. According to Knowledge.VC , under 5% of US VCs have a full-time team member focused on technology. . But we’re doing it slowly.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 16, 2011

That’s also how Anand Singh and Harveen Narulla felt, and that is why they founded GreenBills Pte Ltd, the technology start-up behind e-bill aggregation solution GreenPost. “That being said, it is challenging to start innovative technology businesses in Singapore. Not to mention, it’s a massive waste of paper.

Green 248

Green Singapore B2C Aggregator 248

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 9, 2017

Not to mention all of the resources that will have to be invested in marketing and growing a community around it. Some of the most common include: B2B: Business to Business – Selling a product or service to other businesses. B2C: Business to Consumer – Selling a product or service directly to the daily consumer.

Burn Rate 100

Burn Rate B2C Finance Later Stage 100

David Teten

JANUARY 3, 2013

The Shirt was named Oprah’s “Must Have Fashion Item” of 2011, and is distributed through Bloomingdale’s, boutiques, and www.the-shirt.com. - Smallknot is a TechStars NYC 2012 community crowdfunding platform for small businesses.

Angel Investor 114

Angel Investor SMS B2C New York 114

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Inbound.org  — Antony Dey gets the majority of his digital marketing reading via Inbound.org , an online community for digital marketers powered by Hubspot. Antony is a serial entrepreneur, seasoned startup and SaaS executive, and globally recognized expert on marketing technologies.

Artificial Inteligence 48

Artificial Inteligence B2C B2B eCommerce 48

The Startup Toolkit

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Vision for B2B, sales-driven technology. Vision for B2C, virality-driven community. . $250k now, plus 2 tranches for another $1mm based on performance goals. 40% dilution for full round (roughly $2mm pre-money). Highly experienced, top-tier angels. Requires team relocation. Conveniently local.

Term Sheet 31

Term Sheet Dilution Participating Preferred B2C 31

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. Business Services (B2B). Consumer Services (B2C). Journal Community. Journal Community. A community of WSJ readers interested in franchising news, trends and issues. Whats on your technology toolbelt?

Venture Capital 107

Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

VC Cafe

MARCH 27, 2022

There more than 35,000 engineers working on building it, and a strong level of passion/engagement in the communities being built around this ‘New Internet’ But with that, there are also challenges, which are less discussed. Metaverse – it has both B2B and B2C applications. This is still all very early.

Cofounder 179

Cofounder Venture Capital Equity 179

The Startup Toolkit

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Vision for B2B, sales-driven technology. Vision for B2C, virality-driven community. . $250k now, plus 2 tranches for another $1mm based on performance goals. 40% dilution for full round (roughly $2mm pre-money). Highly experienced, top-tier angels. Requires team relocation. Conveniently local.

Term Sheet 20

Term Sheet Dilution Participating Preferred B2C 20

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 17, 2022

As technology and algorithms are constantly changing, the world of SEO as we know it continuously evolves along with it. Would you say that we just need to remember those principles and apply them to today’s technology? [18:04] Like you really do need to be building a community around your brand and, and content.

SEO 86

SEO Technical Review Metadata Social Media 86

Designmantic Blog

MARCH 6, 2018

Tamara’s name is synonymous with technology and marketing. She is the founder and CEO of the brand amplification company called Thulium that specializes in B2B social media account-based marketing. Gina Romero is a heralded visionary who has an abundant expertise in entrepreneurship, community and technology.

Entrepreneur 76

Entrepreneur Social Media B2B Cofounder 76

Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 30, 2022

As technology and algorithms are constantly changing, the world of SEO as we know it continuously evolves along with it. Would you say that we just need to remember those principles and apply them to today’s technology? [18:04] Like you really do need to be building a community around your brand and content.

Technical Review 85

Technical Review SEO Metadata Algorithm 85

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

I know that in B2B world you are dead in the water without CRM tool… We are using our own stuff – [link] Reply Josh , on February 28, 2011 at 12:12 am said: Thank you for all the great links, how can i get an invite to quora? I’d like to add [link] as a community for founders. Very easy to use and share.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

He penned a great piece on the LA tech community here in Forbes. But my take: Gaikai had superior technology & a superior business strategy. They were mostly a B2B platform enabling game publishers to deliver via Internet streaming their traditional games built for game consoles. Not bad, hey?

Southern California 279

Southern California Detroit Los Angeles California 279

Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

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.” Which communities, which dialogue, which kind of thing, which set of a role in people’s lives or work as they might be?”.

Cofounder 69

Cofounder Differentiation Search Advertising 69

Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

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.” Which communities, which dialogue, which kind of thing, which set of a role in people’s lives or work as they might be?”.

Cofounder 69

Cofounder Differentiation Search Advertising 69

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Channel relationships are very hard for any small company to establish even when interests are directly aligned, but this challenge is proving even more difficult for most SaaS companies given the restricted value proposition to the SI and ISV community. Yet many B2B companies don’t have a clue. Anonymous said. Post a Comment.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

VC Cafe

MARCH 15, 2016

As you could have guessed, technology comes to the rescue. It works both in a B2B and B2C context, as some studies show that 44% of online consumers say that having questions answered by a live person while in the middle of an online purchase is one of the most important features a Web site can offer. Online chat.

Sales 60

Sales Marketing Sales Cycle B2C 60

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

The Mobile World Congress , possibly the largest International technology conference and definitely the most important mobile conference of the year is taking place in Barcelona this February 14-17. Allot Communications. BoomeRing Communication. Ceedo Technologies. Amos Spacecom. Established back in 2003, Comarcom Ltd.

Mobile 103

Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 28, 2013

There is a lot any business — B2C, B2B, A2Z — can learn from Songza. Songza demonstrates great use of technology, but not in an in your face look at how smart we are way. Or maybe information about how Ragu farmers support local communities. I love the social nature of sharing playlists. They deliver delight.

Web 164

Web Design Marketing Security 164

ConversionXL

APRIL 22, 2015

Let’s say you run a B2B site, and drive your visitors toward a quote request page. people writing the content are doing it for the sake of ranking better (get conversion optimization keyword traffic, backlinks), and not to actually add value to the community. B2B and B2C. SaaS, ecommerce, lead gen, affiliate models.

Analytics 48

Analytics Technical Review Conversion Framework 48