Steve Blank

JULY 25, 2023

The end result was a truly ambitious, unique, and international set of curated Wicked problems. Startups vs. Large Companies vs. Governments Innovation at Speed for Horizon 1, 2 and 3 (Managing the Portfolio across Horizons) What is Systems Thinking? How to map stakeholders and systems’ dynamics?

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Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Filebase introduced custom domain support for dedicated IPFS gateways. SuperRare officially launched the Rare Protocol on Ethereum Mainnet, introducing a set of groundbreaking smart contracts that could define the future of curation in the evolving Web3 ecosystem. Read all about it here , and you can see how much $RARE is staked.

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David Teten

JULY 12, 2012

To begin with, the best PR you can build is through satisfied customers with high Net Promoter scores. I particularly urge you to review SpeakerNetNews ; it contains a tremendous amount of curated wisdom from professional speakers: how to be a more powerful speaker, deal with distracting audiences, etc. Photo credit: Zitona.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 11, 2011

What a great way for a guy like me stuck in the 90′s on music to get curated music while I do other stuff. I called a bunch of portfolio companies and asked them to check it out. I talked to one company who had build really differentiated IP and had great customer traction. Have respect for your competitors.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Sometimes that’s venture capital generally (like last year’s conversation with Reid Hoffman ) and sometimes it’s in a space where I’ve invested (like mobility and city innovation with Bird’s Travis VanderZanden , one of our portfolio founders.) monthly subscription (or $8 ad free) for Quibi?

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

by Annie Tsai, author of ” The Small Business Online Marketing Handbook: Converting Online Conversations to Offline Sales “ Are your customers “connected consumers”? What’s more, they assume all technology users are comprised of the younger generation and NOT their customer base. Many small business owners don’t think so.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 24, 2015

We were fortunate to host very talented speakers from our portfolio (Ilya Sukhar from FB/Parse, Steve Marx from Dropbox, Bill Ready from Braintree, Ali Rayl from Slack, Eric Wittman from Atlassian, Sam Mac Donnell from HotelTonight.) gathered at the event. It is not very polished but was designed for a fast read.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 15, 2012

Mid- to large-size companies can also benefit from the lean methodology and one way to do so is by actively leveraging crowds of workers: designers , software engineers , testers , writers , customer support people , customers, market researchers , and dozens of other groups via the Internet. This 10-year project invites consumers.

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SVPG

JUNE 16, 2012

Our job is to invent on behalf of our users" - I attribute this to Amazon, as it emphasizes the all-important point that our customers and users can't tell us what to build (they don't know what's possible, and they don't know what they want until after they see it), so it is our job to invent great solutions on their behalf.

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Board Effect

JULY 28, 2023

This is your once-a-year opportunity to elevate your governance and learn about Diligent’s growing portfolio and how it can benefit your organization. We wanted to give you a sneak peek into some of the sessions specially curated for volunteer boards, showcasing the insights and knowledge that awaits participants.

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The Equity Kicker

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Notable examples of companies in this market include our portfolio company Lovefilm (acquired by Amazon for a rumoured £200m ), our portfolio company Graze that sells healthy snacks, shoe subscription businesses ShoeDazzle and StylistPick , and startup coffee subscription business Kopi. Gross margins of 30%+. Manageable churn.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 3, 2019

This will be followed by an Investor Week starting March 9, where Techstars Austin will curate meetings with investors from all over the United States. Techstars provides their accelerator portfolio companies with access to financial, human and intellectual capital to fuel the success of their business.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 6, 2019

The value added is easily noticed and appreciated by the end customer. Ultimately, it’s about individually addressing each link to come up with creative ways to give your clients and customers more than they bargained for. Request Feedback from Existing Clients and Customers. Offer Bonuses for New Clients and Customers.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

it could be your next investor or a big customer or the next president of the U.S. It’s stocked with free food, drinks and wifi but the real reason you want to be there is because we’ve curated all of the top entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators at SXSW and invited them to stop by. or maybe just #GrumpyCat.

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Version One Ventures

APRIL 8, 2014

The product collects, cleans, and curates data from news sites, SEC filings, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, AngelList, CrunchBase, and more. It offers custom reports, real-time updates, specific filtering, and easy organization of start-ups based on stage, vertical, geography, and Mattermark score (a proprietary index that measures momentum).

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

More than 70 percent of the In-Q-Tel portfolio companies have never before done business with the government. We thought this was a great idea as this will greatly accelerate how teams target their customer discovery. When we update the sponsor guide, we will suggest this to all sponsors.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

ESPN, Forbes, AOL were customers. An example is Metacafe, a Highland Capital portfolio company. They aggregate other people’s content and curate it into categories. The curated approach gives advertisers and publishers more comfort in knowing the quality of content they will be amongst. Tell us more about MetaCafe? (37:00-40:30).

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The Equity Kicker

JULY 22, 2016

They make up around one third of our portfolio. More recently marketplaces have started operating more curated models with much less transparency and more control over pricing. Amongst our more recent marketplace investments Lexoo is a good example of a highly curated marketplace.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 17, 2017

To Apply: Please email your resume, a brief introduction about yourself and what interests you about Chiron Health to: marketing-team@chironhealth.com Chiron Health | HIPAA-Compliant Telemedicine Cingo Cingo is a cloud help desk that integrates directly into mobile applications to improve and streamline the customer service experience.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

JUNE 2, 2021

Keep your strategies for things such as marketing and customer service as your priority since it is the backbone of your business. We have curated a list of the best businesses one can start right now. Be sure to keep building your portfolio with different clients so that you keep increasing your worth as a trainer. Food Trucks.

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Hunter Walker

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Today, one of our portfolio companies launched and was met with a strong, unexpected reaction, one I didn’t anticipate. Bodega’s vision is that these flexible devices can do several things at once (and here’s some more in their own words ): Provide better item inventory driven by local preferences, data analysis and curation.

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99u.com

DECEMBER 22, 2012

Why You Should Treat Your Freelance Portfolio Like a Stock Portfolio. Build a Custom. Online Portfolio. Browse Fresh Work Curated by Industry. Never Brainstorm with a "Blank Slate" The Bias Against Creatives as Leaders. What to Do When You Fall Back Into Your Old, Less Productive Ways. Give Lots of Damns.

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Version One Ventures

AUGUST 25, 2015

With help from the Marketplaces Facebook Group , we have curated a list of recommended B2B tools by marketplace founders. You’ll see that most of these tools are relevant and useful to any software startup, and not just marketplace companies.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 25, 2011

There is a lot of careful seeding, and hands-on curation going on. The community is the First Round Capital portfolio and the best Community Manager I've ever seen is Brett Berson. That includes a custom online community as well as a comprehensive series of in-person events.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 15, 2015

Do you offer a clear deliverable , best suited for a particular segment of customers or clients, that aligns with their near term goals ? Curating a newsletter of helpful professional content, occasionally adding your own perspective will help. Maybe it's a lunchtime seminar for the portfolio companies of a VC.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

You can also get great recommendations from your existing network; just be sure to research portfolios, websites and references thoroughly before making a decision to work with a particular developer. Familiarize yourself with the agency’s portfolio and get recommendations from colleagues whenever possible.

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Small Business Technical Review Social Media Software Review 104

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

More than 70 percent of the In-Q-Tel portfolio companies have never before done business with the government. We thought this was a great idea as this will greatly accelerate how teams target their customer discovery. When we update the sponsor guide, we will suggest this to all sponsors.

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Silicon Valley Afghanistan Iraq Community 120

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Trained & experienced guides act as concierges to answer questions and advise customers towards the right product choices on everything from meal replacements, to incontinence necessities, to medical supplies. The motto “ Family is at the heart of everything we do ” is prominently displayed on their website, for good reason.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 11, 2022

Running a business is hard But with a good referral program it doesn't have to be As a small business owner you are probably thinking about helping your current customer or trying to figure out how to increase sales. As a business owner myself, I know you just want your customers to be happy with their purchases.

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Programming Small Business Advisory Board B2B 85

Venture Chronicles

MARCH 2, 2012

This is good news because Pages has largely existed as a stepchild in the Facebook portfolio, which despite over 20 million of them they represent a small percentage of the total content in Facebook. There are also changes to the UGC aspect of a Brand Page, specifically the ability of a company to curate the content that is in their timeline.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 31, 2014

The Greatest Opportunity In Social Media Marketing Today written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing In my forthcoming book Duct Tape Selling (Portfolio May 15th) I make the case that sales professionals must think and act more like marketers.

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Hippoland

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Similar to the discussions I did with Pocket Sun and Ellie Galbut of SoGal, I will invite a curated group of entrepreneurs to join me in a discussion with Pedro. Our portfolio companies have gone on to raise >$1.2B I’m excited to announce the next Ask a New Investor guest Pedro Sorrentino.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

Preliminary details: Social e-commerce site, based around celebrity and influencer-curated recommendations. Customers Include: Reuters, Associated Press, , Dow Jones, Ask.com , healthcare companies, and major investment banks and hedge funds. Current round: $150mm in Series D from Softbank. Total Raised: $366mm. Read More: TechCrunch.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

There are pros and cons to both; ultimately, it comes down to what products you sell, and how much control you want, in terms of customizing your online storefront. Now comes the really fun part: It’s time to dive into image curation. Who is your ideal customer? Need more info before you pick your eCommerce platform?

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2021

AI startups in the Alexa Fund portfolio. AWS Marketplace Startup Program – the ‘app store’ for B2B startups who are interested to sell their product to AWS customers. Some of the past participants in the AWS Builder Space program in Israel (Disclosure: Novos is a Remagine Ventures portfolio company).

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

And that’s the idea of the portfolio career. John Jantsch (08:59): This episode of the duct tape marketing podcast is brought to you by Sendinblue and all in one digital marketing platform, empowering small businesses to build stronger customer relationships through end to end digital marketing campaigns.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

14:43] Getting your best customers who already evangelize your business even more engaged. [16:25] 16:25] Having special, exclusive offers for your best customers. John Jantsch (02:38): I like to talk about, uh, referral offers that you are going to put out there to your attire, customer basis, three types of referrals.

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