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Announcing our investment in DemandStar, a marketplace for government procurement  

Version One Ventures

The Seattle-based company provides an online marketplace for business-to-government commerce – it connects local and national suppliers with government procurement officers. . trillion is spent in the local government procurement market, but billions are wasted due to scarce competition and outdated processes.

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Remote First: Why Isn’t Every Company Boundaryless

ReadWriteStart

We’ll discuss the critical questions a CEO needs to answer to effectively capitalize on the remote labor market while avoiding the pitfalls most commonly encountered when people attempt to hire developers that are far from their company’s headquarters. The Big Question: Why isn’t every company distributed today?

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Recapping Q4 2019

Version One Ventures

Booster Fuels expanded its app-enabled, on-demand fueling services to fleets in Seattle , its first market in the Northwest. Guesser launched multi-outcome markets! Our portfolio companies are always hiring! Gencove met its new low-pass sequencing imputation and analysis SaaS which is now enterprise-ready.

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10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs (2018)

crowdSPRING Blog

William Hurley, the co-founder of Honest Dollar, an Austin-based provider of retirement plans to small businesses, says creative talent is abundant : It’s got the music, the university scene, the hippies and the rule-breakers… It’s very easy to hire people who want to push the limits. Seattle, WA.

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We’re hiring an analyst!

Version One Ventures

So it is time to get some help to manage the fund and I am excited to announce that Version One is hiring an analyst. Performing market research and due diligence for potential investments (interviewing customers/users, testing products and services, and/or financial modeling). The post We’re hiring an analyst!

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29 Entrepreneurs Reveal the Pivots They’re Making in Their Business as a Result of Pandemic

Hearpreneur

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners about the pivot they are making as a result of the pandemic and here are the responses: #1- Social media marketing. When open houses in Seattle Real Estate shut down at the beginning of the pandemic my Photography business knew that Virtual Tours were going to be very important.

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29 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being an Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

#7- Sharing my deepest passion with the world Photo Credit: Anna Stella The most rewarding thing about being a small business owner is the chance to share my deepest passion for marketing with many other talented small business owners and marketing experts. Entrepreneurship allows me to be part of something I deeply believe in.