Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2017

Improve reporting structure support (vertical alignment). Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 05/09/2017. Failed strategies erode your competitive position. You must provide your team with constant training and support on what good execution looks like, and a follow-up process.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In many cases, a deeper focus on a particular category or vertical allows these marketplaces to distinguish themselves from broader marketplaces like eBay. In 2017, the company reported sales of over $500 million. Benchmark is an investor in Rover through a merger with DogVacay in 2017). based teachers.

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ConversionXL

JULY 3, 2020

By early 2017, some publishers had had enough. Google ended FCF in October 2017, shifting the responsibility of metering and experimentation back to publishers. Flexible Sampling (2017). The March 2017 Fred update unintentionally demoted some legitimate paywalled sites as Google cracked down on cloaking.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

and launched in April 2017. This track brings together founders and funders and showcases exciting new companies, products, services, and business models across different verticals and industries. If you are an entrepreneur, check out the SXSW 2020 Startups Track , which runs March 13–17.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

This is particularly true for complex verticals such as B2B SaaS products, where product marketing’s ability to pinpoint users with the most need and educate them on product features and benefits proves useful. In 2017, the brand invested again in a redesign to distance themselves from incoming competitors.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

This post details our process, the results, and the takeaways for businesses in this and similar verticals. Credit Card#: 1111 2222 3333 4444 CVV: 111 Expiration Date: 06/01/2017. Our analyses measure overall user experience of each site as a composite of 5 separate UX dimensions. Go to your cart and complete the purchase.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

In segmented scenarios and vertical markets, Ling may have greater advantages than Baidu, Alibaba,and Tencent (BAT). At CES 2017, we exhibited five products. The company is striving to build brand awareness internationally and increase sales. Any advice you would give to entrepreneurs and business owners?

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

So, four years later, DPI is still trying to catch up with TVPI from 2017. One thing that jumps out quickly is that TVPI between 2004-2010 (avg 2.6x) has underperformed 2011-2017 (avg 3.0x). The chart below illustrates this, with the black vertical line representing the average VC return. The answer is likely a mix of both.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

So, four years later, DPI is still trying to catch up with TVPI from 2017. One thing that jumps out quickly is that TVPI between 2004-2010 (avg 2.6x) has underperformed 2011-2017 (avg 3.0x). The chart below illustrates this, with the black vertical line representing the average VC return. The answer is likely a mix of both.

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Findings were presented at Cloud Europe, an Accel and Salesforce event gathering the top 100 SaaS companies in Europe, in conjunction with SaaStock 2017. Since then, momentum has only accelerated, and we’ve published a fresh edition of the top 100 European SaaS companies in conjunction with SaaStock 2017. in the US, $2.6B

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View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2017

If a man from 1987 stepped into a time machine and emerged in 2017, he would find the modern world fantastically different in many ways. Mobile computing means that he has the world’s information and entertainment at his literal fingertips. Source: Google Finance).

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 19, 2016

billion, and by 2017, nearly half of global mobile users are likely to own a smartphone. For example, according to Mona Elesseily , “conversions in the health vertical have the best ROI during work hours and into the evening on tablet devices.”. According to Dazeinfo research , there were about 1.13 billion smartphone users in 2012.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Since 2017 we’ve managed $3 million in revenue-based financing, which helps cash-strapped technology companies grow. United Capital Source was selected in the 2015 & 2017 Inc. Alternative Capital. “ You qualify if you have $5k+ MRR. We have a special program if you are pre-seed and need product development.

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VC Cafe

JULY 25, 2017

This post is just my own learning process about this subject and doesn’t cover the rapidly growing bot ecosystem or the vertical messaging apps (startups like Crew ). billion people in 2017, an increase of 15.5% WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) March 7, 2017. Brenden Mulligan (@mulligan) 9 March 2017. year over year.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

New domains would include attracting business customers as well as individuals, taking your online business into retail, and diving into verticals. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02/01/2017. Expand the market to new domains. It also forces you into new innovative thinking. Plan to disrupt your own business regularly.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 25, 2017

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. As Amazon built its logistical and server infrastructure, it systematically moved into one new vertical at a time: shoes, kitchen appliances, etc. I think AR is that big, it’s huge.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Right now, we are working a “Magic Mirror” demo for the show that allow people to walk up to a huge, 100-foot vertically placed TV and see themselves beamed into cyberspace. We began previewing the technology last year, starting at NVIDIA’s GTC last May 2017. The interest from the audience blew us away. There was an incredible energy.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

According to a recent interview with Founding Partner Andrew Oved, Reformation invests in SaaS (vertical and application software) and consumer product businesses that have achieved $1M-$5M in annualized revenue, while operating capital efficiently. As of summer 2017, about one third of their investments were with the Indie.VC

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

As of the beginning of 2017, ffVC spun out Totem into a separate business. The VC Software Stack — the Untouched Vertical. ffVC Partners kept going into meetings and showing other VCs the app on their phone, and hearing, “I could really use that—that’s like having an Analyst in your pocket.” A (Micro) VC’s Tech Stack. *

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 25, 2017

So for a handshake, always make sure you are keeping it very vertical. John Jantsch: [00:24:44] So I’m speaking with Vanessa Van Edwards, she is the author of ‘Captivate’ which is available in April of 2017. So that’s actually my favorite one for learning real human behavior tricks. One last question.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Most significant indicator of this growth is the fact that many of the startups on the list have raised next round of funding with the total funds closed above $50 Million just in 2017. Enterprise Platform or Vertical Business Focused. Most of the startups can be classified into two general categories. SparkCognition raised $32.5

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2024

2023 was a rough year for Venture Capitalists and startups alike Plummeting deal volume (US down 40%, UK %50, Israel 60%) back to 2017 volumes. The rise of generative AI is expected to affect every vertical: health, education, fintech, gaming – creating opportunities for startups.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

As of the beginning of 2017, ffVC spun out Totem into a separate business. the Untouched Vertical. When I was a ffVC Partner, I would go into meetings and show other VCs the app on their phone, and hear, “I could really use that—that’s like having an Analyst in your pocket.” VisibleVC helps companies to provide data-driven updates.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 9, 2018

In 2017, Project Kairos helped 77 startups meet top investors and enhance their business prospects as part of the Internet of Things World event. Selected startups pitch on the Startup stage as part of their Startup Pack, judged by a panel of investors & leaders for each vertical. Every Technology is Demonstrated.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

So, four years later, DPI is still trying to catch up with TVPI from 2017. One thing that jumps out quickly is that TVPI between 2004-2010 (avg 2.6x) has underperformed 2011-2017 (avg 3.0x). The chart below illustrates this, with the black vertical line representing the average VC return. The answer is likely a mix of both.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

janryan (@janryan) | Twitter Kerry Rupp Kerry is a Capital Factory Mentor and founding partner of True Wealth Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in women-led companies in the sustainable consumer and consumer health verticals. Carolyn was recognized by Inc.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

In 2017, Atlassian paid $425 million to acquire Trello, even though Trello only made about $3.5 This edge may come from deep knowledge of a vertical, discovering a loophole in the marketplace, or from possessing insights into the market that nobody else is privy to. million in revenue at the time.

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Version One Ventures

MAY 7, 2020

The huge ICO run-up in 2017 brought a lot of attention to the vertical. If you spend a lot of time in crypto (like we do here at V1), it can be easy to lose sight of how non-crypto investors and entrepreneurs think about the space. Since then, many have stopped following the progress or have become downright negative about the space.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 20, 2017

And, my book Give First, coming out at the end of 2017, will cover mentorship in depth. As Techstars continues to selectively expand into new geographies and industry verticals, our mentors are important as ever. Our first two pilot funds will be the 2017 city programs in Austin and Boston, launching on January 23rd.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 6, 2018

About 80–90% of smartphone use occurs in portrait orientation, which makes width a precious commodity: There’s more vertical space, and vertical scrolling is more intuitive. That gap in time-to-completion is almost certainly greater on mobile devices, which prioritize vertical scrolling. Aspect ratio. Multi-step forms.

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ConversionXL

MAY 3, 2017

A customer survey conducted by BigCommerce revealed that 51% of SMBs expect social advertising channels (specifically Facebook Ads) will play a major role in accelerating revenue throughout 2017 and beyond. In April of 2017, Facebook announced that there were more than 5 million active advertisers using their ad platform.

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Version One Ventures

JUNE 18, 2024

Genomics & Proteomics: Gencove (2017), a platform for low-pass sequencing; and a startup (2023, not yet announced) that is building Illumina for proteins. Diagnostics/Biology : Qvin (2017) which analyzes women’s health via menstrual blood; and Scanwell (2018) which before its acquisition enabled smartphone-powered at-home medical tests.

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thebarefootvc

MARCH 5, 2017

In 2017, as a VC, I’m still fascinated by the topic of melding human interactions and feedback mechanisms with the latest advances in technology. Bradford Cross, a partner at Data Collective, just published a great blog post on this, along with other machine learning predictions for 2017.

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Ben's Blog

AUGUST 31, 2020

Banks often charge more than 20 percent interest rates on credit cards, and the fees associated with late or overdraft fees is a huge market (worth more than $34 billion in 2017). Most glaringly, more than half of Americans have credit card debt, resulting in over $1 trillion in consumer credit card debt in the U.S.

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Haystack

JANUARY 2, 2020

On top of this, technology is no longer a vertical sector — it is entirely horizontal and spreading outward into global markets and new industries. I only learned about this as a concept maybe in 2017. When I started Haystack, I had no idea about any of this. So, I spent years trying to learn from other VCs. 3 years).

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 13, 2021

says Dr. Li, who also served as director of Stanford’s AI Lab and previously worked as VP at Google and chief scientist of AI/ML at Google Cloud during her Stanford sabbatical in 2017 through 2018. She was a VP at Google and chief scientist of AI/ML at Google Cloud during her Stanford sabbatical in 2017 through 2018.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 13, 2021

says Dr. Li, who also served as director of Stanford’s AI Lab and previously worked as VP at Google and chief scientist of AI/ML at Google Cloud during her Stanford sabbatical in 2017 through 2018. She was a VP at Google and chief scientist of AI/ML at Google Cloud during her Stanford sabbatical in 2017 through 2018.

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