Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Your business has a high viral co-efficient (or perhaps even a network effect) that lets you amass users cheaply without worrying too much about the monetization per user or spending money on paid acquisition. Even more interesting are businesses that create network effects like marketplaces or social networks.

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 26, 2016

These vertically-focused platforms cater to the specific needs of their users, offering a close networking community around shared interests. However, the real threat for LinkedIn is that these hundreds of vertical platforms are becoming more and more relevant for their users on a daily basis than LinkedIn ever was.

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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.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 25, 2017

This begs the question: how much time do users spend in Snapchat today compared to other social networks, and how will that number change over time? The smartphone is for everyone, we don’t have to think the iPhone is about a certain demographic, or country or vertical market: it’s for everyone.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 14, 2011

This rapid contraction will leave the space run by just a couple of “big guys,” some finely positioned vertical players and a long tail of “local guys,” finding ways to thrive by serving a few small regions or cities. Social media isn’t just for early adopters anymore. Small businesses move to the cloud.

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Version One Ventures

APRIL 19, 2016

We welcomed two new companies to our portfolio in Q1; both will be announced at a later date but fall into the themes we have been exciting about: AI/ML/bots and vertical social networks. Our new investments and refined investment thesis.

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Version One Ventures

JULY 12, 2016

However, we don’t believe that opportunity in social networking is dead. Riding out the old wave: new or under-represented verticals. Over the years, verticalization has been a big trend in the social space, with niche sites catering toward interests, locales, professions. Creating a new wave: the future.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 14, 2012

Even if you’re not sure you’re business is ready to spend significant time engaging in a specific social network, you should make the time to claim and build strong profiles and place and optimize content and brand assets in these outposts. Start sharing your blog posts on social networks.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

There are also tons of tools for creating your own microsites, Facebook apps, social networks, blogs and more. Here, developers and dev shops are organized by vertical so you can find a shop that has expertise in the kind of app you want to build. Do a web search to find platform-specific tools.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 28, 2013

We’ve noted previously in this survey that although some 59% of small businesses are on the social network, only 25% of those actually found it useful.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2019

Attend events to scout for any opportunities of vertical and horizontal mergers and tie-ups. As they themselves are the most active consumers of social media, they can be safely relied upon to work through the SEO needs while posting three to four stories per week (food images, new updates, customer snaps) on popular social networking sites.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2009

I recently wrote a post about how to get access to people at conferences and how to connect with people on social networks. I got to thinking more broadly about social networks and the real-time web. Facebook has much more value to me as a networking tool. It is already organized around vertical niches and topics.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

But even if that’s the right strategy for their business – and we’re not saying it is – many of these business owners may not be exactly be sure how to approach the social network. e-Commerce And Mobile Commerce Has Changed The Game.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 14, 2020

Topics are an important feature for social networks, just as genres are for music or categories for ecommerce sites. If you can’t invite people into your office and squeeze a new feature out of them, you have two options: Use social networks or a user-testing platform. Quora did just that.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 4, 2015

Social networks have gained genuine power as a marketing tool for businesses looking to increase their reach, traffic and leads. But there’s no guarantee that the places where most social networking happens now will be the same places hosting it in the future. By Vanessa Richardson. Who’s Doing It Right.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 19, 2012

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. I had a call yesterday with another entrepreneur running a company that we passed on the seed round.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 27, 2012

Socialware, the leader in social media compliance and relationship software, brings unmatched expertise in the financial services vertical as part of the Facebook® Preferred Marketing Developer (PMD) program. Continue reading →

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Babbling VC

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Yes, I am there because of photography and not social networking primarily, but I am there. I too feel (and see) all these vertical brands moving into my Instagram stream. I see a lot of people whom I used to regularly see on Facebook having moved to Instagram.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 30, 2015

In addition to the old-school general purpose crowdfunding sites, new platforms are emerging to serve specific verticals or sets of verticals. Social networking is key to creating momentum, but don’t forget you can raise awareness about your campaign through face to face encounters at work, social and community gatherings.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 22, 2013

These changes are driven, in part, by the growth of social networks and media platforms. For example, in a recent report from BIA/Kelsey , 63% of SMBs said they use social media as a marketing tool for their business. of respondents said that they started their search on social networks when looking for a lawyer.

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Small Business Marketing Social Network Vertical 98

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Jolly (Austin, TX) Shelby Stephens, CEO Jolly is a professional social network for the gig economy, where freelancers and businesses connect to grow their networks, work together freely and build their reputations. Techstars funds all types of startups, working across all verticals, applying all types of business models.

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VC Cafe

JULY 25, 2017

“Take a moment think who would actually miss you if you deactivate all your social networking accounts, whatsapp, BBM etc”?—? Now bigger than social media, messaging apps are on practically every phone, and only growing in engagement. messaging apps are the new social networks, they are valuable, important and sticky.

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Social Network Russia Mobile Japan 74

The Equity Kicker

AUGUST 28, 2012

In the case of social software all the evidence suggests that the investment theme is strong and there will be more winners in this space, but the next generation will work hard to differentiate themselves from their forbears by specialising in different process areas or distinct verticals.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Think Linkedin – social networking concept adapted to the business industry. Every business vertical has issues that will range from areas in marketing, customer acquisition, customer service, sales, operations and others. Germany’s Samwer Brothers built a fortune doing this. Apply existing solutions to your industry.

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Babbling VC

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Yes, I am there because of photography and not social networking primarily, but I am there. I too feel (and see) all these vertical brands moving into my Instagram stream. I see a lot of people whom I used to regularly see on Facebook having moved to Instagram.

Vertical 40

Vertical Social Network Channel Mobile 40

Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

Luckily, we had our team spread across the world and were able to get these (real) shots without spending a fortune: We selected a few reporters that wrote about our space (had expertise in it) and started shooting pictures through their social networks. With a nice “Can I email you about Slidebean? this drops by $0.30-$0.50

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 31, 2010

Entrepreneur, investor and blogger Gabriel Weinberg has an excellent list of "traction verticals" that he curated earlier this year based on the dozens of interviews with fellow startup founders. Other examples include creating events, speaking at conferences, social networking, search engine optimization and publicity stunts.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 15, 2011

Many of the students had heard phrases that fall under Customer Relationships before; “customer acquisition, SEO/SEM, public relations, Social Network, Advertising, Loyalty programs, cross-sell and up-sell” etc., but now they were actually trying to implement it. (If If you can’t see the slides above, click here. Agora Cloud Services.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Relationship Science makes it easier to understand and map social networks into potential limited partners. The VC Software Stack — the Untouched Vertical. Cobalt helps GPs to optimize their fundraising strategy. Harvard Business School Current Research Sources for Private Equity. Private Equity Software and Services Directory.

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Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

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.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Entrepreneurial social networking. Using social media is one of the most basic marketing tactics across verticals – but it is also something that is typically overlooked by entrepreneurs and startup founders.

Technology 60

Technology eCommerce Social Media Social Network 60

Babbling VC

MAY 20, 2010

If you're launching a vertical social network and you tell me Facebook is not competition, I'm going to think you're delusional. I personally only have so much time per day to invest in reading and updating social networks. No other social network of any sort will get any significant time from me anymore.

Social Network 60

Social Network Vertical Early Stage Networking 60

Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 30, 2015

HW: In 2006 you created Wallstrip, an online video company focused on the finance vertical. Most founder and startup advice is available for free on the web and at your fingertips on your social networks. We never left. No fancy story, just a fun adventure and now we call Coronado, San Diego our home. Most of it is mental.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

The PR agency helps the company understand and influence key bloggers, social networks, industry analysts, luminaries, and references. Doesn’t it depend on vertical market.? All this leads up to a flurry of press events and interviews, all geared to the product/web site launch date. Thanks for sharing.

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Version One Ventures

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Since we’re typically investing at the seed stage, and companies usually don’t have network effects this early, we’re taking a higher risk that our investment may not work out the way we imagine. But, we’re happy to take this risk in exchange for a greater upside potential.

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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 ). Given Facebook’s position as the leading global social network with high barriers to entry, there was no need to maximize revenue on day one.

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cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

But it’s probably wise to be more secretive in some vertical markets: [link]. I’ve designed a pattern to extract a user’s preference from posts in my social networking site, then I shall share this to others. A frequent question entrepreneurs have when they are just starting their company is: how [.].

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