VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Entertainment is more than newspapers, more than Hollywood, and more than the sum of specific verticals jousting for consumer eyeballs. Social usage is almost entirely spent on mobile. . Startup landscapes, while not perfect, are useful as they provide a way for us to define a space/category and the players of that vertical.

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Or will the convergence of content, internet, mobile applications, games and social media be the onrushing asteroids that will soon destroy the movie dinosaurs? Nothing is more important to U.S. consumers than their entertainment choices, but are movies and broadcast TV even relevant in the new world of entertainment?

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Popup ads, full-screen mobile ads, and auto-playing and prestitial video ads, for example, all have high disapproval ratings from users, pushing them towards using ad blockers. Mobile analysts say that fewer than one in three users are likely to grant permission, while 96% of U.S. User privacy.

Advertising 131

Advertising Cost Customer PR 131

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2019

Drones, augmented reality, wearable tech, modular construction, cloud and mobile technology: the construction site of tomorrow is certainly going to look different. Today, retail is dominated by international giants with powerful supply chains and increasingly digitized distribution systems. by Ramzi Jreidini , CEO of Handiss.

Global 189

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Occam's Razor

JULY 24, 2018

For every session on your desktop or mobile site, Session Quality provides a score between 1 and 100 as an indication of how close the visitor is to converting. Slice the matrix vertically along the time-to-useful dimension…. Is the distribution optimal? Oh, and don’t get me started on time! What do you see?

Analytics 93

Analytics Framework Metrics Algorithm 93

View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2017

Mobile computing means that he has the world’s information and entertainment at his literal fingertips. CPG brands invest significant effort to design packaging that stands out in these environments and supply chains that support this distribution model. Source: Google Finance).

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Denmark Vertical eCommerce Internet 244

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 31, 2014

Creating a vertically oriented regional ecosystem is a pretty amazing accomplishment for any country or industry. to understand distribution channel landscape, potential partners and rough cost of customer acquisition. Identify activities/resources/partners locally and then globally. Get seed funding in Australia. Trip 2 to the U.S.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

We had a chance to chat with Nicolas Franchet, Facebook ‘s Head of Retail & e-Commerce on its Global Vertical Marketing team, as well as Maz Sharafi, Head of Local Advertising Sales and Partnerships, on how small business owners, especially retailers, build an effective online strategy for Facebook. Mobile Shopping.

Advertising 150

Advertising Japan Mobile Social Network 150

Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 20, 2022

18:34] Could you talk about the need for balance in production value in the case of using really high-quality cameras versus shooting natively with a mobile phone? [20:01] TikTok is very much vertical, short form, you know, 50 to 15 to kind of 62nd videos. 21:33] Where can people connect with you? So you've got more variety of content.

Marketing 96

Marketing Social Media Video Technical Review 96

View from Seed

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Its hard to imagine that the voice ecosystem will look anything like the mobile-app layer, or for that matter the early world of early e-commerce marketplaces. Voice-powered products and services will exist and succeed or fail via as yet unknown but fundamentally different looking distribution and discovery mechanisms.

Vertical 120

Vertical Differentiation Internet SEO 120

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 14, 2014

A couple more tips on benchmarking using your own web analytics data, this time the performance of your content on your site – mobile or desktop, site or app. For my business Direct Visits are very important, a much higher % of people see the home page of the site, as are mobile and tablet combined have a very desirable audience.

Analytics 133

Analytics Vertical Metrics Web 133

The Next Web

OCTOBER 2, 2013

For mobile app developers, the impressive figures are enticing. After all, it’s all about reach for mobile apps. In this aspect, China’s huge market seems ripe for the taking — and which firms are better-placed to do so than homegrown startups, especially app developers looking to conquer the mobile market? billion people.

China 122

China Developer Intellectual Property Mobile 122

Mucker Lab

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Most brilliant “Internet of Things” ideas are quicksand for capital unless you have the branding, vertical integration and customer lock-in that Apple achieved. However, the rise of the Internet equalized if not flipped the ratio as the web (and mobile) created a new product category and distribution platform.

Vertical 60

Vertical Widget Distribution China 60

Feld Thoughts

APRIL 19, 2012

” We invested in Sympoz in our Distribution theme , but it has this special characteristic around its community that felt a little different to us. We all like the entrepreneur a lot, but the company didn’t feel like it fit in any of our themes and was too vertically oriented for us.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The Governor of Colorado was there promoting Colorado as a hub for blockchain and distributed ledger technology. We’re also seeing a lot of innovation in supply chain, mobility, customer retention, where blockchain is helping to solve issues we used to think were unsolvable. ETHDenver , which took place Feb.

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thebarefootvc

JUNE 6, 2013

According to a recent Cisco report, last year’s mobile data traffic was nearly 12x the size of the ENTIRE global Internet in 2000. Mobile devices are now acting as sensors – which means by default most humans (who are carrying these devices almost 24/7) are living, breathing sensors.

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Venture Capital Mobile Vertical Algorithm 88

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

Reportedly, Softbank and Zynga have discussed jointly distributing games through Softbank’s mobile-phone service in Japan and other countries. Network of vertical focused sites: BeachMint, BeachMint, WineMint, etc.; first vertical to launch by 2010 Holiday Season. DST invested $180mm last fall.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 14, 2020

It’s more than just a distribution channel. A big part of that is speed and mobile friendliness. Test new features with Google’s rendering tool in Search Console, PageSpeed Insights, and their Mobile-Friendly Test: Google Search Console. Google Mobile-Friendly Test. Google PageSpeed Insights.

SEO 159

SEO Framework SCRUM Search 159

ConversionXL

JUNE 20, 2019

The average mobile viewing rates are 40 minutes per session.) But DailyMotion’s geographic distribution of users doesn’t mirror YouTube, especially within the United States. Of course, with Wisita, you must create the audience for your videos—there’s no inherent distribution network (unlike YouTube). billion videos per month.

Hosting 127

Hosting Video Technical Review Software Review 127

Gust

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Pre-revenue software, internet, mobile and telecom deals. Others were able to provide additional data for one or more business verticals. The distribution of groups in the survey includes a relatively representative sampling of angel groups across the US and Canada. Pre-revenue life Science, biotech and medical device deals.

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Angel Groups Valuation Pre-Money Valuation North Dakota 169

Steve Blank

AUGUST 31, 2009

customers aren’t buying it, the cost of distribution is too high, etc.) Reply My take on Customer Development and the Lean Startup | Recess Mobile Blog , on January 9, 2010 at 5:28 am Said: [.] Because it isn’t until after first customer ship that a startup discovers that their initial hypotheses were simply wrong (i.e.

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justinmares.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Think of several traction verticals that could potentially work for you, and come up with cheap ways to test them as acquisition channels. For example, if you think PR could be a strong traction vertical for your mobile app, spend a week pitching media outlets and see what kind of user adoption/traffic come about as a result.

Vertical 44

Vertical Lean Channel PR 44

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Building a cache of user data in a CRM that’s strong enough to inform demand gen campaigns—what content to produce, where to distribute it—can take years, according to Brandt Bogdanovich of MST Solutions. Create and distribute content to those segments. Months or years of uncoordinated efforts erode data quality.

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Demand Vertical Campaign Channel 132

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 17, 2013

eBay recently launched an aggressive campaign attacking Amazon’s rate table on a vertical-by-vertical basis ( those percentages can be found here ). The distribution power of their pervasive platform proved a remarkable vehicle for many companies; particularly games companies. Let’s start with Facebook.

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Europe Social Network Technical Review IPO 101

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 8, 2011

In 2012, one of the greatest unaddressed pain points for the mobile and online industries is this overabundance of eyeballs that publishers, software, app and game developers are struggling to find monetization models for. Some vertical ad networks have gone after this opportunity, Glam Media being one of the most successful of the lot.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 14, 2021

For example, you could deploy CSAT surveys at various parts of the buyer’s journey (distributed across leads so as not to bombard a single customer with multiple questions). This partnership would leverage both audiences and the rapidly growing awareness of the vertical. Brand consideration.

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Metrics Marketing Campaign Audience 157

Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2009

After that there’s a discussion of how the product will reach the customer and the potential distribution channel. The distribution discussion leads to some conclusions about competition: who are they and how they differ. The distribution discussion also leads to some assumptions about pricing.

Silicon Valley 260

Silicon Valley Product Startup Product Development 260

abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Unfortunately, either information asymmetry or physical distances and the resulting distribution costs can both cut against the economic advantages that would otherwise arise for all. In many cases, a deeper focus on a particular category or vertical allows these marketplaces to distinguish themselves from broader marketplaces like eBay.

Internet 88

Internet Matching Vertical Hosting 88

Rob Go

JANUARY 21, 2016

The ride experience is better in an UberX than a taxi, uberX is cheaper than a taxi, and on demand mobile booking, payments, etc make it way more convenient. Convenience tends to be an area where incumbents struggle, especially when convenience is tied to new forms of distribution. Some companies have all three. Uber is the trifecta.

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Disintermediation Distribution Demand Flash 28

Rob Go

JULY 11, 2013

We tend to favor companies that have a “distribution advantage”. So what are some examples of distribution advantages? Here are a couple examples from our portfolio: Vertical Communities: One of the exciting attributes of GrabCAD in the early days was its rapidly growing, engaged community of mechanical engineers.

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Distribution Vertical Viral B2B 66

Up and Running

JUNE 28, 2016

Key marketing tactics including pricing, messaging, and distribution, while others are about positioning your business against the background of the other offerings. You’ll also see positioning maps set up with two axes, vertical and horizontal. Competitive positioning. How do you stack up against the others? Using online reviews.

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Business Plan Technical Review Software Review Vertical 109

ConversionXL

JUNE 9, 2019

look at mobile and desktop separately). In 2010, Dr. Anne Aula, a Senior User Experience Researcher at Google, presented some disappointing findings about mouse tracking: Only 6% of people showed some vertical correlation between mouse movement and eye tracking. User viewing time was distributed as follows: Above the fold: 80.3%

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Algorithm Analytics Conversion Stock 111

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Point Nine Capital uses Qwilr to create modern, mobile-native collateral. Some technology vendors are providing options to limit distribution of confidential information from GP reports. the Untouched Vertical. It provides analytics to track shared materials across target senders, and improve the content for future leads.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Growthink Blog

JUNE 19, 2010

Or will the convergence of content, internet, mobile applications, games and social media be the onrushing asteroids that will soon destroy the movie dinosaurs? Learn What Hollywood 4G Will Look Like Nothing is more important to U.S.

Los Angeles 76

Los Angeles Silicon Valley Technical Review IP 76

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

When we put those segments of vertical knowledge into one room, we see powerful forces align, partnerships formed and deals done. Another entrepreneur – someone in his network has another business, one that distributes apps. And we have device companies like Basis, WalkJoy and Cerora. They finance you.

Networking 225

Networking Cleveland Cofounder Angel Investor 225

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

So we opened the goFlow platform from surfing-only to 10 new verticals: Paddle-boarding, Diving, Fishing, Skateboarding, Cycling, Golfing, Snow sports, Boating, Kitesurfing and more to come. We make it easy for renters to quickly find, price and purchase renters insurance online and on their mobile devices. 16) Bring Change.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Australia Technical Review Community 48

ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

They also use multi-channel content distribution to improve brand awareness and meet prospects where they already are. In this case, John Legere , then-CEO of T-Mobile : Legere is an active Twitter user and outspoken Batman-enthusiast, something GumGum could use to their advantage. Cater your message directly to each individual.

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