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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. A few themes which have emerged from our 13 most recent investments: CONSUMER (B2C). Network Effect B2B. Physical-World Ecommerce. BUSINESS-FOCUSED (B2B).

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B2B Marketplaces Revisited

Version One Ventures

Yet today, the world of B2B marketplaces still lags far behind its B2C counterpart. There’s an enormous opportunity to streamline the procurement process via automation, rather than having a purchasing manager call around asking suppliers to fax or email quotes. Alibaba is an exception. Increase trust and social proof.

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Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller

SoCal CTO

Visible networking is turning into a really great opportunity to get to know people better, get to meet new people, and have some interesting conversations. He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. Like many product managers, my background is fairly eclectic.

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The Strategy Behind Building A Thriving Online Community For Your Brand

Duct Tape Marketing

3:59] Who needs to be thinking about community — B2B brands or B2C brands? [5:58] Are B2B communities B2C? I think they're starting to go by disciple now, mighty networks, circle dot, so and tribe. And then of course you're managing a team and that still takes time. In fact, that's predominantly my clients right now.

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Building A Strong Social Media Strategy For Business Growth

Duct Tape Marketing

He is the Head of Marketing at Loomly, a leading social media management platform. He's the head of marketing at Loomly, a leading social media management platform. You can't expect to grow and manage, like you mentioned, there's so many updates across all the algorithms, all the different channels that you're expected to be on.

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Elevating Your Business Profile: The Strategic Value of a PR Company

The Startup Magazine

This article explores the multifaceted benefits and approaches to working with these experts in communication and brand management. Through their extensive networks and relationships with media outlets, they can ensure your story reaches a wider, yet targeted, audience. At its core, public relations is about storytelling.

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How To Scale Your B2B Marketing Strategy

Duct Tape Marketing

09:24] What are the significant like channel differences even, or approaches to a B2B marketer as opposed to a B2C marketer? [12:44] It's brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network. But first of all, the first edition was B2B and B2C, and this edition is exclusively B2B. And I, that's really my expertise. Right, right.

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