B2C Business Model Startup Vertical 
View from Seed
JANUARY 11, 2018
We dove deep into how this investment thesis extends to major verticals of consumer spending like entertainment , clothing , and home. Through all of those posts, we’ve received one common question from founders: Are all Everyday Economy startups consumer-facing? The answer is no. Let me explain. 1) Enabling Layers.
Version One Ventures
NOVEMBER 6, 2013
It was my first day at Version One when I realized that finding “ VC-fundable ” startups would not be easy. With nearly 30,000 startups on AngelList , there’s a lot to sort through. This makes it laboriously difficult to identify rising stars and make comparisons within a specific vertical. Vertical SaaS.
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Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
Modern entrepreneurship began at the turn of the 21 st century with the observation that startups aren’t smaller versions of large companies – large companies at their core execute known business models, while startups search for scalable business models. Here’s their description of why and how.
Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
Unfortunately in early stage startups the drive for financing hijacks the corporate DNA and becomes the raison d’etre of the company. Chasing funding versus chasing customers and a repeatable and scalable business model, is one reason startups fail. The goal of their startup in this stage becomes “getting funded.”
Seeing Both Sides
AUGUST 16, 2012
TripAdvisor may be one of the most fascinating companies I know and so I was excited to dig into their business model as part of my series on scaling. TripAdvisor is more of a classic consumer Internet success story, but with even more powerful network effects and an amazing business model. Really hard. Magical, really.
David Teten
DECEMBER 3, 2019
See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. Data companies focused on early-stage startups include Aingel , fundsUP , Preseries , PredictLeads , and Sploda. For more on gathering data and using it to assess companies, see How to Assess Startups Using Machine Learning. 2) Market .
The Next Web
DECEMBER 8, 2013
This is in part because these businesses are unencumbered by legacy constraints that had previously been hardwired into the companies and industries these startups are trying to disrupt. One such business model is the “online marketplace,” an entirely new business category not possible (at scale) before the Internet.
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