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

View from Seed

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. More interesting, however, is reflecting on what “rhymes” across multiple investments within our portfolio. The internet continues the disintermediation of content creation.

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Requests for Startups in 2024

VC Cafe

Smart Contracts – Powering the internet-native financial system, smart contract networks could generate fees of $450bn in 2030. Bitcoin Allocation – Growing the role of bitcoin in investment portfolios. Reusable Rockets – Satellite connectivity revenues could exceed $130bn per year in 2030.

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Observations from my trip to India

Version One Ventures

And the timing is right for domestic opportunities, as the population is rapidly connecting to the Internet and increasing its purchasing power. E-commerce (DTC and infrastructure), fin tech (lending, payments), healthcare and B2B marketplaces are some of the verticals that have seen tremendous growth.

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5 Tips To Build A First Website That Will Grow Your Business

YoungUpstarts

Think of your first B2B web site as one step beyond your elevator pitch. Invest an hour a week looking at competitors’ web sites or viewing web designers’ portfolios. No matter the stage of business, industry, or marketing strategy every startup must have a presence on the internet; it’s the first place a prospect will go.

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First Mover Fallacy

Agile VC

While our portfolio at NextView is roughly equally weighted to consumer facing and B2B companies, it seems that for consumer companies in particular being first mover confers little benefit and the drawbacks probably outweigh whatever weak advantage might exist.

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Q3 2017 Round-Up: Portfolio News and Activities

Version One Ventures

We continue to invest in blockchain companies and funds such as Coinbase and Metastable Capital , which join our existing crypto portfolio ( Blockstack , Citizen Hex and Polychain Capital ). We welcomed Gencove , a B2B sequencing company, to our portfolio. Select activities from around the portfolio.

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How to Radically Stand Out with Brand Marketing

ConversionXL

Studies show that only 5% of B2B buyers are ready to buy. It helps them audit existing content portfolios (blog posts, landing pages, etc.) But what if your true mission is to “reduce the amount of boring content on the internet”? What: Wynter helps marketers to improve their copy with a panel of engaged B2B professionals.

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