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Conversion, retention and churn benchmarks

VC Cafe

In a contracted venture capital environment, where external funding is more difficult to raise, founders know that they need to make due with less, and extend the runway further.

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

David Teten

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund and mutual fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. The majority of funds are using the popular B2C websites and services for basic due diligence, e.g., Linkedin, Twitter, HackerNews. ff Venture Capital portfolio company.

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Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out – The Startup Genome Project

Steve Blank

B2C vs. B2B is not a meaningful segmentation of Internet startups anymore because the Internet has changed the rules of business. Filed under: Customer Development , Teaching , Venture Capital. Startups that haven’t raised money over-estimate their market size by 100x and often misinterpret their market as new.

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Ecommerce Trendwatching: How To Find, Follow, and Set Trends

ReadWriteStart

In 2023, personalization will remain a critical aspect of e-commerce trends, whether you are B2B or B2C. In my experience, I follow different resources, for instance, the Andreessen Horowitz blog , one of the top venture capital funds reporting trends in their newsletters, and INC.5000

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Riches in Niches

VC Cafe

Not all businesses are a fit, or require venture capital. But for fast scaling tech startups, to attract venture capital, they will need more than greeat tech and a strong founding team. Venture Capital investors look for ‘Big markets’, ideally multi billion Dollars in size and growing.

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Southeast Asia Startup Ecosystem Continues to Prosper Post-Pandemic

ReadWriteStart

According to Jungle Ventures, Southeast Asia’s technology startups had a combined valuation of $340 billion in 2020. Venture capital (VC) investment is the primary funding source for regional startups. The startups in Southeast Asia were traditionally focused on offering services to individuals and followed a B2C scheme.

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The Courage to Monetize

Austin Startup

Heck, there was no venture capital in Dixie in that era. But, it is likely the major differentiator between a win and a loss whether you are selling B2B or B2C. I’m aware of a sophisticated venture investor asking an entrepreneur about his CAC, and he had no answer. There was no thought of enterprise value.