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Requests for Startups in 2024

VC Cafe

New enterprise resource planning software (ERPs) – new startups that build software that helps businesses run. Developer tools inspired by existing internal tools – tools or frameworks that were built by programmers at their previous company to help solve their own particularly painful or repetitive problems.

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Launching a Portfolio Acceleration Platform at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund

David Teten

I propose here a framework for prioritizing your platform buildout. This typically includes: Relationships with relevant service providers in your vertical, often with pre-negotiated discounts: coaches, lawyers, accountants, common software vendors, consultants. Organize events in your vertical. AskAnything.VC

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Business models for ecommerce 2.0

The Equity Kicker

Proprietary merchandise – e.g. vertically integrated retailers like Bonobos and WarbyParker. This is a good framework to think about whether a startup will be able to compete with Amazon. Proprietary experience - e.g. companies that offer amazing discovery experiences like RenttheRunway , Shoedazzle and Birchbox.

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Times Square Strategy Session – Web Startups and Customer Development

Steve Blank

Eric Ries in Times Square For any model to be useful it has to predict what happens in the real world – including the web. I realized the Customer Development model needs to be clearer in what exactly a startup is supposed to do, regardless of the business model. “What is the “Business Model” of your startup?&#

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A visual guide to pitching

Version One Ventures

Below, I’ve drawn how I map a typical checklist into a framework to help you better understand what we are listening for in a pitch. We want to see traction – specifically, how quickly you can capture the initial market or vertical** that you are targeting, and how engaged these early users are. Paid or organic via network effects?

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A visual guide to pitching

Version One Ventures

Below, I’ve drawn how I map a typical checklist into a framework to help you better understand what we are listening for in a pitch. We want to see traction – specifically, how quickly you can capture the initial market or vertical** that you are targeting, and how engaged these early users are. Paid or organic via network effects?

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The Customer Development Manifesto: Reasons for the Revolution.

Steve Blank

Startups don’t fail because they lack a product; they fail because they lack customers and a profitable business model. Look at the Product Development model and you might wonder, “Where are the customers?” business model. before you ship. customers aren’t buying it, the cost of distribution is too high, etc.)