Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

I’ve done this by surrounding myself with great friends and co-investors at other funds – a handful of them have become my best daily sparring partners (outside of Boris and Leah at V1). Even when founders don’t get the desired response, they still appreciate our quick turnaround and even forward along referrals. Pay it forward.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 24, 2018

Eighteen months later, I’m keynoting at conferences and serving clients in London, Sydney, Singapore, Los Angeles, Lisbon, Vancouver, and 50 other cities,” says Logan Young, the co-founder of BlitzMetrics, a Facebook dashboard and advertising company. Learn, Do, Teach: Build Your Expertise First.

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 3, 2019

We loved the founders, but didn’t have much conviction around the scalability of a browser plug-in and the fact that this was a bridge round. Ryan and his co-founders proved us wrong big time and built one of the largest social media management companies. And yeah, $12M felt kind of high :-). Eight years and $49.9B

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Wonderist Agency is a full-service dental marketing agency specializing in growing dental practices with WordPress websites, SEO, PPC, social media, and local marketing strategy. Co-founders, Laura Maly and Michael Anderson, struck a deal with Galvez that led to the acquisition of Merger Labs , effective January 1, 2018.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

It partners with sales to close more revenue, informs product teams to deliver better products, and in some cases, co-owns demand generation activities with marketing teams. Bellroy has built a consistent identity across social media that evokes feelings of adventure, durability, and uniqueness. Image source.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

The colors, visual styles, and fonts on your website should look like your business cards , which should look like your social media accounts, which should look like your business logo, which should look like your… you get the idea. For example, Charles Revson, founder of Revlon, always used to say he sold hope, not makeup.

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

Many VCs focus on specific verticals, usually based on the sector in which a VC initially made her reputation. That said, one limitation in early-stage investing particularly is that 2022’s growth sectors probably don’t fit neatly into a vertical we can define today. What VCs most typically talk about are: – Industry expertise.

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

Many VCs focus on specific verticals, usually based on the sector in which a VC initially made her reputation. That said, one limitation in early-stage investing particularly is that 2022’s growth sectors probably don’t fit neatly into a vertical we can define today. What VCs most typically talk about are: – Industry expertise.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Jobs Events Try Our New Social News App Welcome to Mashable! He currently runs marketing at tech incubator QLabs and previously co-founded travel site Wanderfly. Browse companies on AngelList , Made in NYC , Startup Genome and your local co-working spaces and create a short list of the ones you like. Create a Google spreadsheet.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Since AI and ML startups cut across verticals (analytics, fintech, health, adtech, security, etc), it’s easier to group them under the “machine intelligence” umbrella, coined by Shivon Zillis , a partner at Bloomberg Beta. Co-founders Ami Daniel and Matan Peled both served as naval officers.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 14, 2022

Bob is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Acceleration Partners, a global partner marketing agency. He is also the Co-founder and Chairman of BrandCycle. He's the founder and chairman of the board of global partner marketing agency, acceleration partners. He's also the co-founder and chairman of brand cycle.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

To learn more about this space, I suggest join an online community I co-founded, PEVCTech. . We’re using … TinyLetter for our “Content Newsletter” … and Buffer to schedule social media posts. Point Nine Capital uses Mention for media monitoring. The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies. 1) Manage the firm .

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mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

Jobs Events Try Our New Social News App Welcome to Mashable! Originally founded by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin Slide.com was known as the largest third-party developer of Facebook applications until Google purchased it to “make Google services socially aware.”. Latest Social Media News. Latest Media News.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 22, 2020

Eight years ago, I founded STERLINGS Mobile Salon & Barber Co, a mobile full-service salon for busy professional men and women that parks right at their places of business. We have already pivoted to manufacturing trailers for other verticals. Thanks to Kush Kapila, STERLINGS Mobile Salon & Barber Co. ! #6- 20- Two ways.

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Haystack

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

At the beginning of 2018, we almost invested in a startup with two strong founders. To make a long and private story short, on the morning I was about to call the founders to let them know I was in, they decided to amicably part ways. A few months passed, and we ended up investing in the company with one of the original founders.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

JANUARY 6, 2011

Lisa Marino of RockYou , a leading developer of social games and advertising solutions for social media, is focused on building a great team with more gaming DNA to improve the quality of the games it publishes: Make RockYou the place talent wants to be. Improve the product. Internalize culture and values.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

a live stream with an influencer on social media). One of Qless’s core verticals is the retail industry. With traditional marketing, you set a goal, such as improving brand awareness , and then put a chunk of your budget into one or two avenues (e.g., If your campaign works and your brand awareness metrics improve, you win.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

the Connectors, Angels, Venture Capitalists, Founders, Professors, Hackers, Press… and the Legends. Find the Connectors , the Angels , the Venture Capitalists , the Founders , the Professors , the Hackers , and the Legends you need to meet and get some hints about the best ways to meet them. Here is your COVID-friendly cheat sheet.

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 29, 2013

The Co-Commerce Revolution – Well it isn’t really a revolution, more of a devolution. The co-commerce era is here and defined by the 3 C’s – Collaboration, Conversations and Creativity. So I thought I might pull all these thoughts together in a new edition of Soundbites from the Future – The 2013 edition.

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Version One Ventures

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Aileen Lee, founder of Cowboy Ventures, posted a brilliant analysis on why VCs have to look for billion dollar companies (“unicorns”) to deliver acceptable returns, and how rare it is to invest in one: “The odds are somewhere between catching a foul ball at an MLB game and being struck by lightning in one’s lifetime.”. Vertical SaaS.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Ed Yu , CEO and co-founder of StrongSalt The Forrest Four-Cast: February 3, 2020 Is it possible for companies to protect their customers with data privacy that complies with regulations and is easy for developers to use? StrongSalt Co-Founder and CEO Ed Yu says yes it is. “Encryption sucks and we fix that.”?—?

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 24, 2022

We talked about how moving the ball side to side was good for control, but to achieve that yearning score, we needed to move the ball vertically down the field. So, the word vertical is what I have been looking for. He searched through social media extensively to find more details about her. Photo Credit: Kristin Waite.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

Chatting with CEO and cofounder Kaufer this week, I was reminded of the fact that the company started with a very different business model in mind. In founding TripAdvisor, Kaufer wanted to take his hard core engineering skills and apply them to vertical search in travel. Big Data meets travel…in 2000.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

We make a point of keeping our records updated in the major data-trackers tracking the VC industry, e.g., CB Insights , Crunchbase , Dow Jones , Mattermark , Palico , Preqin , Pitchbook , and ThomsonReuters , since they are a source of data to LPs and to potential co-investors interested in us. . Pitchbot.vc 3) Originate investments.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 26, 2016

I am the founder and Program Director of a very unique and dynamic community-based outpatient behavioral health treatment facility based in Brooklyn, New York called One World Counseling. Thanks to Michella Chiu, Sterlings Mobile Salon & Barber Co. #5 Thanks to Linda Passante, The Halo Group. #3 Photo Credit: Dmitri Oster.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 30, 2015

by Bill Clerico, CEO and co-founder of WePay. In addition to the old-school general purpose crowdfunding sites, new platforms are emerging to serve specific verticals or sets of verticals. Bill Clerico is CEO and co-founder of WePay , where he drives the company’s vision, strategy and growth.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 30, 2009

New Century, New Channels For many of you reading this, boxes sitting on a retail shelf may seem hopelessly outdated, but the same marketing lessons hold for “award winning&# web sites or social media. Hopefully you and your co-founders are experts in one or two parts (agile development, SEO/SEM, etc.)

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

When the tables are turned, and it comes time for business owners to build their own Facebook campaign, the world of social media advertising can suddenly become a baffling process. There are overwhelming benefits to pushing through and learning the basics to create your own social media strategies. Author Bio.

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cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

But it’s probably wise to be more secretive in some vertical markets: [link]. Finding cofounders is a biggy, and because 99.9% But it’s ultimately users who will determine if the market is ready for social media driven two way search and advertising. Dividing equity between founders » Home.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2009

The founders coming out of the DEC ( Digital Equipment Corporation ) and Intel culture of the 1960’s and ‘70’s. If I did go to social events, all I would talk about was my new company. Not enough people understand the emotional cost of being a start-up founder. My company became the most important thing in my life.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2013

William Hsu is the co-founder and managing partner of MuckerLab. Today, Airbnb, oDesk and multiple second-hand fashion marketplace startups show that there are tons of untapped verticals where horizontal product platform cannot serve properly or where consumer simply prefer a more tailored brand.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

Mass blasts of information are ineffective, because the broadcast channels are suffering from information overload (even in social media). I totally agree and I'd like to add Gary Vaynerchuk's relevant talk about building personal brands in the social media landscape. August 24, 2009 2:17 PM Norbert Mocsnik said.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Home Books for Startups Guide Secret History-Bibliography Steve Blank Startup Tools Steve Blank Entries RSS | Comments RSS Email Subscription Get Steve Blank via your RSS Feed RSS - Posts RSS - Comments Categories Air Force (12) Ardent (10) Audubon (1) Big Companies versus Startups: Durant versus Sloan (39) Business Model versus Business Plan (..)

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

When a co-founder walks out of a company — as was the case for me — you’ve already been dealt a heavy blow. So, the best way of dealing with this issue is to take a long, long vesting period for all major sweat equity founders. Furthermore, founders become highly emotional about their companies. Company : BricaBox.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 17, 2010

We had a chance to talk with David Mathews, CEO and Co-Founder of Spreadsy, and ask about his thoughts on the market, competitors, and the company. Furthermore, Spreadsy is looking into many other vendor verticals for future innovation instead of featuring solely deals from local businesses. Spreadsy has a unique twist though.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

Despite the ongoing recession, I took to my kitchen table in 2013 to launch Digital Air Strike — an award-winning automotive social media and digital engagement company. Tapping into my knowledge of and experience in automotive marketing, I identified a need to monetize social networks for businesses. 5) Market Downturn.

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Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Disclosure:] I am the co-Founder of Market Motive Inc and the Analytics Evangelist for Google. You are also in control of study participants and you can invite them via social media or a pop up on your site. get insights into specific verticals or brands I care about or am currently analyzing.

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