Cracking the Code

JANUARY 25, 2021

The first time I met Matan, the founder of Melio, he told me that his mission was simple: he wanted to “help small businesses stay in business” by making B2B payments fast, simple and flexible. More than 40% of B2B transactions in the US, which is roughly a $25 trillion market , are still made with paper checks compared to 5-7% for consumers.

Israel 62

Israel B2B Cloud Europe 62

ConversionXL

JULY 10, 2019

That simplifies content creation and link building compared to, say, trying to promote niche B2B software. Over time, statistics become less relevant; the links you earn in 2019 could go to another, more recent study in 2020. Update it for 2019. Some content marketers have it “easy,” working in highly visual industries (e.g.

Marketing 125

Marketing Acquisition Software Review Aggregator 125

ConversionXL

APRIL 1, 2019

Growth Strategist & Speaker (@MarianaNNorton) March 14, 2019. For marketers in B2B sales, the challenge increases. The choreography of a B2B sale—in which the average buying decision involves more than five people —may require copy or collateral that serves multiple audiences. “I

Technical Review 133

Technical Review Marketing Software Review Audience 133

View from Seed

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Aggregate VC investment in 2009 hits a low of roughly $20B, a figure last seen in 2003 in the wake of the bursting of the dotcom and telecom bubble and 2001 recession. 2019: Profitability Rears Its Ugly Head. We’re only a few months past Sequoia’s famous “R.I.P. Good Times” presentation (Oct 2008).

IPO 202

IPO Early Stage Cofounder B2C 202

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Aggregate VC investment in 2009 hits a low of roughly $20B, a figure last seen in 2003 in the wake of the bursting of the dotcom and telecom bubble and 2001 recession. 2019: Profitability Rears Its Ugly Head. We’re only a few months past Sequoia’s famous “R.I.P. Good Times” presentation (Oct 2008).

IPO 100

IPO Early Stage Cofounder B2C 100

abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

Also, take a look at this critically important data point , also aggregated by Professor Jay Ritter. This data set looks at 8,610 IPOS over 39 years from 1980-2019. The others are all B2B companies. I want you to focus on the average first day return (over 39 years!) of VC-backed companies vs Buyout-backed companies.

IPO 82

IPO Customer Matching Silicon Valley 82