View from Seed

JULY 31, 2014

The internet continues the disintermediation of content creation. We of course try to look ahead at what’s next in the marketplace, but the founders we work with do a better job than we do at that. Our goal at NextView is to help founders give their companies the best possible start. Empowering Content Creators.

Seed Stage 272

Seed Stage B2C Technical Review Disintermediation 272

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 3, 2015

by Eliot Burdett, co-founder and CEO of Peak Sales Recruiting. Marketing Disintermediation. A new report from Forrester Research called “Death of a B2B Salesman,” predicts that one million U.S. B2B salespeople will lose their jobs to self-service e-commerce by 2020.

B2B 100

B2B Technology Cofounder Technical Cofounder 100

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Important insight – Harsh Realities From 500 Startups Founders – [link]. The great RockMelt social disintermediation – [link]. Mike Samson, Co-Founder of @crowdSPRING on Community Building & NO!SPEC Understanding How The Innovator’s Dilemma Affects You – [link]. SPEC Campaign [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Costa Rica Small Business Design 92

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

Previously she was Co-Founder and CEO of SNAZZ, a cloud-based event management platform. What are some of the unique benefits and constraints from the point of view of a founder? . However, founders shouldn’t take money from corporate VCs because of an exit expectation. Can the founders communicate well?

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Balance Sheet Technical Review Portfolio 60

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Everybody thought the real substance was going to come from B2B eCommerce players that would deliver “real value&# by disintermediating supply chains … blah, blah, blah. I sat next to Irwin Jacobs (founder of Qualcomm) on a bus ride. So journalists were looking for a new story to tell.

South Africa 310

South Africa Europe Disintermediation Poland 310

Rob Go

JANUARY 21, 2016

The challenge is that a lot of founders think that they are doing a judo move and offering a product or service that is disruptively better, but they don’t quite hit the mark. For Founders. Why Convenience is Better.

Disintermediation 28

Disintermediation Distribution Demand Flash 28

A Crowded Space

APRIL 11, 2016

Weak marketplaces suffer from disintermediation, pricing pressure, and destructive competition. At oDesk, we started with a 50%+ take rate but quickly lowered that to 30% and then 10% as we became more self-service and also wanted to lock up the market and prevent any disintermediation. So, what’s the point of all this?

Disintermediation 60

Disintermediation Matching Vertical Reputation 60