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boldstart 2018 recap and what’s hot in enterprise 2019

BeyondVC

We are purpose-built to not only invest pre-product but also to help accelerate your path to product-market fit with our decades of entrepreneurial and investing experience along with our active CXO advisory board. First check leads in 5 founding teams, all in stealth. Smallstep , Clay , Dark , and Windmill emerged out of stealth.

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Neuromarketing Ethics: How Far Is Too Far?

ConversionXL

As the marketing industry developed, researchers dove deeper into buying behavior and buyers’ minds. His “Torches of Freedom” campaign in the 1920s promoted smoking among women as a symbol of liberation, opening a new market to cigarette companies. How far can subliminal marketing go? That’s a major limitation.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Major Accomplishments In 2021

Hearpreneur

6- Increased marketing spend. Taking a risk by increasing marketing spend (strategically), has paid off substantially, seeing our annual sales grow by over 30%. A market saved me from wasting a lot of time and money on it. We have been able to break through the noise with our marketing. Photo Credit: Tracey Munn.

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Five case studies you'll see at the Lean Startup Conference 2015

Startup Lessons Learned

Telepathic, a new technology startup, is bringing A/B testing to the world of mass-market fiction and storytelling. Entrepreneur Prerna Gupta believes that there’s a billion-dollar opportunity in bringing “Lean” principles to the development and distribution of mass-market fiction, and in presenting stories as a mobile-first experience.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Disruptors

Hearpreneur

In a market where Airbnb has practically stood alone, VRBO has been a welcome sight for many renters and property owners who make money off of their investments. Moreover, this platform disrupted the market twice – first with its DVD mailing service and then with its streaming service. Thanks to Teo Vanyo, Stealth Agents ! #21-

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Technology, Innovation and Modern War – Class 6 – Will Roper

Steve Blank

The SCO imagines new, often unexpected and game-changing uses of existing government and commercial systems.). Commercial technologies are being driven faster than any government can keep up with, though many governments are trying to steer it to their own advantage. It’s a sizable market. Technology is what it is.

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Q2 2020 Quarterly Update

Version One Ventures

The Seattle-based company provides an online marketplace for business-to-government commerce, connecting local and national suppliers with government procurement officers. Cape Privacy emerged from stealth and announced a $5 million seed round , which we co-led with Boldstart Ventures. You can read more about our thoughts here.