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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

In venture capital in particular, early-stage companies are often operating in frontier industries, where the rules are unpredictable and conventional analytic frameworks may be misleading. Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. 1) Market fund. 6) Negotiate deal.

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Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition | For Entrepreneurs

www.forentrepreneurs.com

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. So far we have been very effective using blogs, social networks, etc.

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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. A more efficient approach to fundraising than haphazard networking is to mine the data exhaust from the limited partner universe to identify those LPs most likely to find your fund attractive, and focus all your energy on them.

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Why Your Startup's Name Matters

mashable.com

Naming can be one of the most difficult challenges in the early stages of a startup. Generally speaking, a name is more valuable to a B2C (marketing-driven) company than a B2B (sales-driven) counterpart, so allocate your efforts accordingly. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media.

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10 challenges investors face in Metaverse and Web3

VC Cafe

Metaverse – it has both B2B and B2C applications. As an investor, it’s not always easy to assess the team at the very early stage, especially if they didn’t come from working in the space before. Regulation is coming. A DAO is a Decentralised Autonomous Organisation.

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