Early Stage, Social Network and Vertical

Digital Revenue Expert – Vince Thompson

SoCal CTO

MARCH 18, 2010

Our current focus is Actors and Actresses and we are moving into other verticals. Vince: On the consulting side we are working with a unique social network, a new television network and some original video content businesses. What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to?

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Revenue Southern California Social Network

The only 2 ways to build a $100 million business

Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

So most early-stage VCs have started to evaluate investment opportunities with an imaginary benchmark in mind: can this company become a $100 million opportunity? Even more interesting are businesses that create network effects like marketplaces or social networks.

Churn Rate

Churn Rate Viral Acquisition Cofounder

How Lemming VCs Cause Venture Recessions

Mucker Lab

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Out of hundreds of social networks launched, only one changed the world. Vertical integration of different funding risks. I also believe that the ebb and flow of the venture investment cycle has been exacerbated by the recent vertical integration of early, growth, and even late stage venture funds.

Harvest

Harvest Vertical IPO Early Stage

How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

In venture capital in particular, early-stage companies are often operating in frontier industries, where the rules are unpredictable and conventional analytic frameworks may be misleading. Relationship Science makes it easier to understand and map social networks into potential limited partners. are using AngelMob.co

Private Equity

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How to Use Growth Hacking to Increase Revenue 20x in Just 12 Months

Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

Especially in the early stages, keeping a relationship with your customers can be paid off exponentially, not only in overall engagement but with extremely valuable word of mouth marketing. Get used to monitoring Twitter conversations around your vertical and try to engage with as many as you can. Masterful onboarding (cheap).

Revenue

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Why you shouldn’t keep your startup idea secret

cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

But it’s probably wise to be more secretive in some vertical markets: [link]. Great points, though your bio does read “Personal investor in early-stage technology companies, including … a handful of other startups that are still in stealth mode!” link] Nivi. People copy success, not ideas. ” chris.

Stealth

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“It takes a very special founder to build a media business long term. I have not met many.” Five Questions With Howard Lindzon

Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 30, 2015

HW: In 2006 you created Wallstrip, an online video company focused on the finance vertical. HW: Social Leverage is your early stage VC fund and even prior to SL, you were an angel investor. Most founder and startup advice is available for free on the web and at your fingertips on your social networks.

San Diego

San Diego Arizona Media Founder

How to Recognize Competition

Babbling VC

MAY 20, 2010

All too often though I am surprised to see how often early-stage companies poorly analyze their market, especially when doing a competitive analysis. If you're launching a vertical social network and you tell me Facebook is not competition, I'm going to think you're delusional. If you're BMW, there's Mercedes.

Social Network

Social Network Vertical Early Stage Networking

The One-Week Social Selling Action Plan

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

While big ticket products might carry longer and more complex sales cycles, high-end buyers are just as lazy as the rest of us, so they use the same methods: Google, social media, and yes, their inboxes. Which of your client verticals are your champions? The strategy in a nutshell. Write and send email sequences to your list.

Curation

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Boardex and Relationship Science make it easier to understand and map social networks into potential limited partners. Data companies focused on early-stage startups include Aingel , fundsUP , Preseries , PredictLeads , and Sploda. The Pocket Negotiator is very early-stage attempt to aid in the negotiating process itself.

Technical Review

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The Startup Pivot

Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

For example, if you’re an early-stage SaaS provider that is shifting from a horizontal solution to a vertical focus, your mission, culture, and competencies can stay the same and the pivot transition will probably go smoothly. It’s easier (but still hard) when you’re running a small, early-stage organization.

Startup

Startup Silicon Valley Business Model Mobile

Why Did I Invest in the Company Pose?

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2011

Our firm invested at a very early stage in retail brands including CostCo, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Ulta, Starbucks and many more. I said as much in my post about The Future of Social Networking. And I’m a big believer in vertical use cases (in additional to more generalized platforms for sharing content).

Term Sheet

Term Sheet Mobile Cofounder Early Stage

10 Essential PR Tips for Startups

mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Not to mention, early-stage startups usually only employ a few people focused on product and development. Then research which journalists at that publication cover the vertical in which your startup or its news would fall. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking.

PR

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Distribution Advantage

Rob Go

JULY 11, 2013

I was asked recently how NextView evaluates such early stage companies for investment. 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.

Distribution

Distribution Vertical Viral B2B

Episode 3: Smart Bear Live!

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Michael: Well, I’m very in the early stage, and my question reflects that. If you can’t get people to take it for free, even if it is early stage, then I think that’s a bad indication that you still don’t have enough differentiators from those other three. Jason: Nice. Jason: Alright. Jason: Great.

Cofounder

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Israel Innovation Roadtrip – 15 Startups Pitching for Funding

VC Cafe

JULY 11, 2011

It’s hard to be an early stage startup. CallApp – is an end to end call management platform and a mobile application that reinvents the way people communicate over the phone by making the call experience more social, productive, and fun. And even if you get some ‘traction’ it expires pretty quickly.

Artificial Inteligence

Artificial Inteligence Turkey Boston

Ramping Your Brand For Exponential Growth

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

He is the founder of Premium Growth Solutions, a strategic planning consultancy for early-stage consumer packaged goods brands. He's the founder of premium growth solutions, a strategic planning consultancy for early stage consumer packaged goods brands. This is John Jansen. My guest today is Dr. James Richardson.

Networking

Networking Early Stage Distribution Hosting

Think Your Start-up Is Venture Worthy? Think Again.

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Been there Done that This is very depressing for all future founders, or even currently early stage founders. link] Matt Merriam It’s been clear for sometime that the venture model, particularly early stage venture, is not the best approach for funding tech startups, but the hangover from the Internet days still lingers.

Venture Capital

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Why Your Startup's Name Matters