View from Seed

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

You will spend the rest of your time working alongside the partners throughout the investment process – analyzing investment opportunities, assisting in market research and diligence, and post-investment portfolio support.

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View from Seed

APRIL 27, 2020

We can stay busy by expending time and effort supporting the existing portfolio, which is the right thing to do and a good use of time. Like most VC’s, we’ve been engrossed in helping our portfolio company founders navigate these challenging times while thinking through how we will approach this market going forward.

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View from Seed

MAY 24, 2021

You will spend the rest of your time working alongside the partners throughout the investment process – analyzing investment opportunities, assisting in market research and diligence, and post-investment portfolio support. You will be based in the NYC office. We have a high-conviction, hands-on approach to seed investing.

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Technical Review Software Review Seed Stage Cofounder 120

View from Seed

JULY 31, 2014

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. BUSINESS-FOCUSED (B2B). Network Effect B2B.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

Technological Convergence – The global equity market value associated with disruptive innovation could increase to 60% by 2030. Bitcoin Allocation – Growing the role of bitcoin in investment portfolios. During the last seven years, bitcoin’s annualized return has averaged around 44%.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Software Review Generative AI 176

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Learn how to identify what your customers want from your brand, how to build momentum with content, and then explore some brands that excel at brand marketing. For most of 2021, CXL didn’t have a marketing team. Studies show that only 5% of B2B buyers are ready to buy. Brand is your strongest asset.

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Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109

Version One Ventures

JUNE 30, 2022

The thing about mission-driven founders, though, is they continue to build even during market uncertainty. Shellworks , one of our newest portfolio companies, raised $6.2 Inflection , a B2B marketing automation solution, raised $5M in seed funding to dethrone Marketo. . and Renewable Energy Group joining the round.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2021

AI startups in the Alexa Fund portfolio. AWS is a market leader in Cloud technology, and as such the company has a range of Go To Market programs to help startups scale. AWS Marketplace Startup Program – the ‘app store’ for B2B startups who are interested to sell their product to AWS customers.

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Technical Review Startup Venture Capital Incubator 174

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2022

This is largely due to several major stock market crashes and global economic uncertainties. This is not meant to be a negative post, but rather a temperature check of today’s market environment and the levers founders can pull on to survive this period. It’s an investors market. billion in 538 deals.

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Version One Ventures

MAY 17, 2022

Inflection is the only marketing automation solution purpose built for B2B product-led companies. In years past, the B2B customer experience and buying process were owned by sales. Some of today’s most successful B2B companies are product-led. If you wanted to buy new software, you talked with a salesperson.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Sorry for the humbrag, but I’m proud to see Minute Media , our Remagine Ventures portfolio company (and our only later stage investment) on this prestigious list. I’m excited for the talent that will spin out of those companies to create the next generation of B2C stars coming out of Israel.

Software Review 109

Software Review B2C Open Source 109

David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

Investment theses are just hypotheses; the portfolio shows how accurate the hypothesis was. “Tech” means B2B Saas/Fintech or Consumer apps. For example, Point Nine Capital focuses on B2B SaaS and marketplaces at the seed stage, across many industries. B2B vs B2C) within the business model preference. .

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Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital Deal Flow 78

Version One Ventures

MAY 3, 2023

billion people, India itself represents a massive market. E-commerce (DTC and infrastructure), fin tech (lending, payments), healthcare and B2B marketplaces are some of the verticals that have seen tremendous growth. Two distinct opportunities: “India for India” and “India for the world” With 1.4

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Brandanew

OCTOBER 22, 2015

This optimism is often offset by the fact that there’s so many small businesses and Startups in competitive markets. And this is where as a business owner, you should consider hiring a marketing communications agency. But I will explain more… RELATED: 9 reasons why small businesses should care about content marketing.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

You’ve validated your market and designed a minimally viable prototype. Think of your first B2B web site as one step beyond your elevator pitch. Your website provides feedback on your messaging and market positioning. Invest an hour a week looking at competitors’ web sites or viewing web designers’ portfolios.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Inflection launched “ Inflection for startups ,” free B2B marketing automation. And as always, to keep up to date with our portfolio companies, you can follow us on Twitter. Defined introduced its NFT Realtime activity view. Now even the earliest startups can use Inflection, for FREE. You can read about the deal here.

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Portfolio Phoenix Portland Europe 60

Where to Play

AUGUST 18, 2020

The post Finding new Market Opportunities in Food Business: A Case Study of GOPA Pakistan appeared first on Where to Play. Here is the case of a local catering business from Pakistan, applying the Market Opportunity Navigator to find new market opportunities in light of a changing environment. Step 1: Market Opportunity Set.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

However, it is important to check the portfolio of the program and see how many companies from your industry have participated. On the other hand, if the program’s portfolio demonstrates that they worked with quite a few companies in your field, you are good to go. The market strategy made complete sense to me and my team members.

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Programming Chile B2B B2C 124

Agile VC

MAY 13, 2013

. ”We’re the first company to do X in an rapidly growing market” or similar. Don’t Have to Evangelize - Perhaps the key downside of being first mover with a consumer product is having to evangelize a market and build it from a niche to broad adoption. This usually takes a lot of time, money, and energy.

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Cloud B2B Software Review Technical Review 205

Haystack

DECEMBER 18, 2019

In addition to this trend, in 2019 I’ve noticed another one — a growing interest among VCs in B2B marketplaces. Let me state upfront that the idea of B2B marketplaces is not new. This has led to some very competitive financing rounds, which from afar is a signal various groups see the market potential of these models.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

In liquid markets, most of the calories expended on technology and analytics are focused on trade selection, or “ origination ”. I use another live Google doc to maintain my database of companies I’m marketing to other VCs. 2) Market . Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors.

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 18, 2012

In today’s web landscape, word of mouth drives adoption and can lead to “winner takes all” (or almost all) in both B2C and B2B markets. This trend is particularly true in markets that are highly susceptible to network effects, such as online auctions and social networks. Let’s take my own portfolio as an example.

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IP Technical Review B2C Social Network 163

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2020

Harry was gracious enough to invite me back so this past week we recorded an episode discussing the current market environment. Topics we covered: B2B Companies You haven’t seen the full extent to how the correction is going to affect you. Biggest Advice I Give to Portfolio Founders? This is not a 2-month v-shaped correction.

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Version One Ventures

JUNE 16, 2020

trillion is spent in the local government procurement market, but billions are wasted due to scarce competition and outdated processes. DemandStar opens up this market to a modern process. It should come as no surprise that government procurement is riddled with inefficiency.

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Government Seattle Software Review Aggregator 125

The Startup Magazine

JULY 2, 2019

Instead, they usually turn to B2B businesses that can help them keep their operations running. So, if you’ve been thinking about entering the corporate arena, starting your own B2B business makes a lot of sense. But what B2B business ideas are worth considering in 2019? Marketing agency. Bookkeeping services.

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B2B Social Media Design Operations 81

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

But B2B startups need to take a different tack. We invest in internet enabled companies at NextView and our portfolio is roughly equally split between consumer and B2B businesses. Arguably revenue is the best signal of product-market fit for B2B startups.

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Revenue Product B2B Marketing 234

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Lean Methodology consists of three tools designed for entrepreneurs building new ventures: The Business Model Canvas – to write down all the hypotheses about a new business; Customer Development – a process for testing those hypotheses outside the building; Agile Engineering – to rapidly build minimal viable products to test product/market fit.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

They provide a hands-on transformation and revenue growth partner for B2B technology companies. Founded in 2021, the company focuses on transforming the go-to-market strategy and execution for businesses that are underperforming, in distress or seeking exponential growth. billion in market capital. Giving back to the community.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 1, 2020

If you’re a CEO who can’t quickly bias yourself for action and if you wait around for someone to tell you what to do, then your investors, or more likely the market, will make those decisions for you. Health of Your Current Target Market(s). Emergence of New Market(s). Marketing programs spending. External Assessment.

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South Korea Salary Business Model China 333

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 20, 2020

Unfortunately, however, our love affair with startups is unfounded, especially as it relates to those who may be looking to provide, market to or target their product/service to the startup segment. Many startups like to enter markets already dominated by some of the world’s largest brands. Why We Are In Love With Startups? Conclusion.

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Sweat Equity Non-Compete Startup Azure 107

Version One Ventures

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

But as anyone who is involved in B2C marketplaces knows, the dynamics governing B2C and B2B marketplaces are poles apart. But with B2B, the stakes are much higher: a bad transaction can hurt the business and reflect poorly on the purchaser. Shippo (a portfolio company) powers shipping for businesses. Standardize transactions.

B2B 60

B2B B2C Portfolio Government 60

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

2) Marketing. See How Private Equity and VC Investors Are Using Social Media. 9) Accelerate portfolio company value. 10) Time, market, and exit investment. See my overview of sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. See my overview of sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. 3) Raise capital.

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Technical Review Private Equity Management Cap Table 60

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

2) Marketing. See How Private Equity and VC Investors Are Using Social Media. 9) Accelerate portfolio company value. 10) Time, market, and exit investment. See my overview of sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. See my overview of sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. 3) Raise capital.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Private Equity Management Cap Table 60

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 19, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Find More Customers for Your B2B SaaS Product with These 5 Distribution Hacks – [link]. America’s Best Marketing Universities: Outbound And Outdated? – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It remains to be seen what the outcomes will be in 2022 as the exit markets are less active and the IPO window is closed, but assuming the merger gets approved, we’ve already seen Activision’s $70 billion acquisition by Microsoft and Twitter’s potential $40 billion takeover by Elon Musk. Sapphire Ventures.

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B2C IPO B2B 103

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 20, 2020

Unfortunately, however, our love affair with startups is unfounded, especially as it relates to those who may be looking to provide, market to or target their product/service to the startup segment. Startups Can’t Compete With Big Brands Many startups like to enter markets already dominated by some of the world’s largest brands.

Sweat Equity 78

Sweat Equity Non-Compete Startup Azure 78

View from Seed

JULY 17, 2019

There may be many fewer series A investors in your home market than elsewhere. The quality, network, or experience of your local investors is likely fairly different from those in other markets. The risk tolerance or expected pricing of investors in your home market may be markedly different from investors in other markets.

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San Francisco Cofounder B2B Seed Stage 243