View from Seed

JUNE 22, 2016

TIM: I would say in between 4 and 5, but specifically in a B2B software. They may already exist, too, but just need to figure out a way to make their prices come down or get the right distribution. LEE: I agree that the biggest commercial impact of drones will be in B2B applications. LEE: Conviction scale, Rob?

Technical Review 159

Technical Review Startup Software Review B2B 159

Brandanew

AUGUST 13, 2015

They sell software and apps. Most people who download this data are usually already interested in the field and do perhaps require the software/products. The more targeted content relevant to your communities you create on your blog, the easier other distribution platforms will be. Your Blog/ Stays on Google forever.

Small Business 100

Small Business Marketing Software Review B2C 100

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

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. Build systems and processes that enable your team to create and distribute content seamlessly.

Marketing 109

Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109

Austin Startup

APRIL 17, 2017

Thrillbox Thrillbox is an immersive media analytics platform that provides distribution tools for content generators, advertising agencies, vendors, and networks. Candidates will learn our culture and how to go through steps of sales cycle with Lead Generation, B2B and B2C sales and account management.

Semantic 48

Semantic Social Media Database Artificial Inteligence 48

Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

By the by, women donors, I recommend diversifying some of your capital distributions to reap that ROI to keep doing good… (+ this is a whole ‘nother blog post…) Undeterred. swing for the fences category-building B2C software capital?—?wasn’t We boot-strapped some more. We side-hustled. wasn’t readily available in Austin. (We

Silicon Valley 54

Silicon Valley Startup B2C Sweat Equity 54

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 15, 2017

However, that is wishful thinking if your customer decision makers have budgets for percentage payments and software buying is handled by a different group and a different procurement process. But, it is likely the major differentiator between a win and a loss whether you are selling B2B or B2C.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Software Review Nevada Silicon Valley 48

Mucker Lab

MAY 1, 2013

The global trend for software powered innovations to permanently impacting every part of our lives and every part of our work is unstoppable and just at the beginning. Instead of funding or founding enterprise software companies – these new startups are increasingly hybrids. Software is eating industries.

Software 107

Software Silicon Valley Los Angeles Columbus 107

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The Market Definition Canvas works for both B2C and B2B applications. For component manufacturers who sell to OEMs or who are at the top of a long distribution chain, a canvas can be completed for each constituent in the distribution chain, including the end-user, as each constituent has its own unique job to get done.

Customer 420

Customer Marketing Lean Vertical 420

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Once Amazon had a strong foothold on books, it gradually added related categories:CDs, DVDs and software. Distribution – picking a niche helps you narrow down where you may find your audience either by individual targeting or one to many by forming a partnership strategy. This applies of course to both B2B and B2C.

Venture Capital 142

Venture Capital B2C B2B Distribution 142

ConversionXL

MAY 22, 2017

A Brief History of Marketing Technology Software. launched a contact management software. Siebel took off the most important features from the Database Marketing Systems and combined them with contact management solutions software. Is it a B2B or B2C email?” , “What is the company where this contact is working at?”

Customer 92

Customer Marketing Artificial Inteligence Clickthrough 92

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2020

Topics we covered: B2B Companies You haven’t seen the full extent to how the correction is going to affect you. Nobody will be immune because in a bull market executives are paid to “innovate” so they sign software contracts and run projects. if you listen you’ll pick up much more than my quick notes below).

Marketing 263

Marketing Valuation Churn Rate Balance Sheet 263

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

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. The majority of funds are using the popular B2C websites and services for basic due diligence, e.g., Linkedin, Twitter, HackerNews.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 2, 2014

We also know that content performs for your business when you pair it with marketing automation software; you can use content to build up email subscriptions, understand your audience’s interests, and nurture the leads in your sales funnel. A lot of marketers are doing well in terms of authoring and distributing their content.

Marketing 162

Marketing Curation B2C Audience 162

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

Version One Ventures

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

In today’s B2B and B2C web markets, barrier to entry boils down to one thing: demand-side benefits of scale. Lower capital requirements: The cloud lowers the upfront R&D costs for a software start-up. Barriers to entry! Photo credit: phill.d) With the consumerization of IT, we’re living in a more product-centric world.

IP 156

IP B2C Demand Startup 156

The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2013

By the end, 99 percent of the B2B marketplaces had cratered and only B2C eBay was left standing and thriving. The prevailing consensus at the time was that B2B marketplaces were too hard (e.g. During the first dot com era, marketplaces were all the rage – with eBay leading the charge. Leverage influencers for liquidity.

B2C 136

B2C B2B Demand Vertical 136

Seeing Both Sides

JULY 11, 2013

Across our portfolio and in my own entrepreneurial experience, I have seen three main sales models work successfully in scaling B2B sales: 1) Enterprise; 2) Telephone; and 3) Developer-driven. 80-90% software products vs. 40-50% advertising products) and company maturity (e.g., I''ll discuss each one below. 1) Enterprise Sales.

Sales 50

Sales Technical Review Software Review B2B 50

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Computer Software. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. Business Services (B2B).

Venture Capital 107

Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

signup, upgrade, trial pricing Zuora – online subscription management FeeFighters – find the cheapest credit card processors HealPay – Collections made easy Customer Support Tender – support, knowledgebase tool for your site GetSatisfaction - conversations between companies / customers.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 28, 2017

Social posts also have short shelf-lives and stay in view only when they are shared and distributed by your community. IronSource incentivized their content distribution and got staff involved. Over 50% of B2B and B2C content marketers identify creating engaging content as a challenge. The result? Crowd-sourced content.

Social Network 50

Social Network Distribution Curation B2B 50

ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2022

That B2B sales are built on relationships. Each one leads with a benefit that starts with an action word: Generate leads with a free podcast; Monetize your podcast; Distribute your podcasts; Import your existing podcasts into Kajabi. Templates are easy to use with existing software and there’s enough choice to find something suitable.

B2B 129

B2B Email Sales Acquisition 129

ConversionXL

AUGUST 7, 2019

That’s especially true for B2B marketers. Yet, according to another study , only 11% of B2B companies have ongoing influencer marketing programs, compared to 48% of B2C brands. Yet, according to another study , only 11% of B2B companies have ongoing influencer marketing programs, compared to 48% of B2C brands.

B2B 110

B2B Marketing Social Media B2C 110

Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

Whether or not it’s trying to do productivity software with Office, or trying to do e-commerce with Amazon, et cetera. It’s a massive distribution advantage. Marc Benioff, when he first started Salesforce.com was taking out advertisements, and things on the software side and things like that. Hindsight is always 20/20.

Cofounder 69

Cofounder Differentiation Search Advertising 69

Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

Whether or not it’s trying to do productivity software with Office, or trying to do e-commerce with Amazon, et cetera. It’s a massive distribution advantage. Marc Benioff, when he first started Salesforce.com was taking out advertisements, and things on the software side and things like that. Hindsight is always 20/20.

Cofounder 69

Cofounder Differentiation Search Advertising 69

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

A quick look around all the B2C startups shows that, although viral growth is often hoped for, in reality it is extremely rare. Some of the early B2B pioneers in this space were companies like JBoss ( story here ), SolarWinds, ConstantContact, HubSpot, etc. that directly tackled the problem of acquiring customers.

Acquisition 103

Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 23, 2009

This is especially useful in situations, like most B2B businesses, where the total number of customers is likely to be small. In the process, they learned a lot by asking initial prospects to sign a non-binding letter of intent to buy the software. I encourage B2B startups to keep them in their customer development arsenal.

San Francisco 144

San Francisco Customer Wiki Lean 144

VC Cafe

MARCH 15, 2016

Building on my experience of being part of a team that did exactly that for Dropbox in Europe, I will attempt to demystify the process and hopefully give a starting point, from which any founder can start building a distribution engine that creates happy customers. Online chat. Another way connect with customers is online chat.

Sales 60

Sales Marketing Sales Cycle B2C 60

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

. - Spacecom is offering a wide range of Pan African satellite services, including: Cellular backhaul, Rural telephony, Broadband VSAT networks, e-government, e-learning, e- health, Direct To Home (DTH) Multi-channel platforms, DSNG, Video Distribution & Contribution. Ceedo Technologies. Data mining-based Customer analytics.

Mobile 103

Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103

ConversionXL

AUGUST 27, 2019

A MarTech stack includes software, apps, and online tools that marketers leverage to execute amazing marketing. I say “execute” because MarTech can be used to publish, distribute, optimize, or track and measure. A Customer Data Platform (CDP) is software that collects and organizes data across customer touchpoints. B2B or B2C.

Analytics 124

Analytics Naming Metrics Campaign 124

ConversionXL

AUGUST 1, 2017

Martin talk about this in HBR : “A driving reason to choose the leading product in the market, therefore, is simply that it is the easiest thing to do: In whatever distribution channel you shop, it will be the most prominent offering. In larger and more complex purchases (think B2B here), there’s a whole lot more reflection and contemplation.

Customer 114

Customer Retention B2C Programming 114

ConversionXL

AUGUST 1, 2017

Martin talk about this in HBR : “A driving reason to choose the leading product in the market, therefore, is simply that it is the easiest thing to do: In whatever distribution channel you shop, it will be the most prominent offering. In larger and more complex purchases (think B2B here), there’s a whole lot more reflection and contemplation.

Customer 91

Customer Retention B2C Programming 91