VC Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2023

While Israeli startups successes are well known in the B2B space (cybersecurity, enterprise tech, devops…), B2C startups are unsung heroes… The landscape of B2C tech in Israel is blossoming, despite several challenges. Israeli B2C – Let’s start with the high level picture. Much has changed since then.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 18, 2019

We are also focusing a great deal on cyber-security as we have seen an all-time high in risks associated with doing business online in 2019. In 2019 we focused on adding new content to the site. During 2019, we found that writing useful articles really helped to increase our monthly visitors. Photo Credit: Murat Bicak.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 27, 2019

Who says Austin can’t do B2C now ? And Josh Kopelman and First Round Capital were among the seed investors in Uber, the blockbuster IPO-to-be of 2019. Fifth, after the incredible success of HomeAway and RetailMeNot, which were B2C roll-ups (i.e., As of today, RetailMeNot is worth $1.33 It is just four-years old?—?for

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View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2019

2019 is off to an exciting start for IPOs of VC-backed startups. Zoom is a B2B company Pinterest and Lyft are obviously B2C companies. That not only bodes well for strong companies seeking to go public, regardless of whether they’re B2B or B2C. All three have different business models… SaaS, media/ad, and consumer transactional.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 31, 2021

For example, in 2019, Buffer partnered with social media agency The Social Chain to produce a “ State of Social ” report. The discussion also allowed us to see the most upvoted comments from members giving advice advocated by the broader community.

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View from Seed

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Roughly 18-24 months ago, people started to revisit the question of unit economics… what is the underlying profitability of a B2C transaction or a B2B SaaS contract once all the appropriate costs are factored in. 2019: Profitability Rears Its Ugly Head. 2017-2018: Rediscovery of Unit Economics.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 24, 2024

Less than half of the amount invested in consumer in 2019 (14.3%). A recent report by Forerunner ventures comparing outcomes in consumer (B2C and B2B2C) startups vs. enterprise startups now shed some interesting light on the differences in performance between the two. So much so, that in fact, that only 7.1%

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Most advertisers continue to increase their digital marketing spend in 2019 as billions of consumers are using online social media as a jumping off point into purchase decisions. She helps B2C companies, start-ups, and turn-arounds create and execute strategies to improve product positioning, brand recognition and revenue.

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Agile VC

APRIL 30, 2019

2019 is off to an exciting start for IPOs of VC-backed startups. Zoom is a B2B company Pinterest and Lyft are obviously B2C companies. That not only bodes well for strong companies seeking to go public, regardless of whether they’re B2B or B2C. This post also appears on NextView’s blog.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 29, 2023

The startups in Southeast Asia were traditionally focused on offering services to individuals and followed a B2C scheme. The 2019 report by the World Economic Forum insisted on the ASEAN’s youth’s strong preference for entrepreneurial settings. However, the prospect of new startups is more focused on emerging technologies.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Aaron Levie put it nicely in 2019: 10 years ago, the combined public market caps of bottom-up, user-led enterprise software companies was $0. — Aaron Levie (@levie) June 20, 2019. Today, it’s $100B+. Amazing how much this industry has changed in under a decade.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2021

5000 list , which lists private American companies based on three-year revenue growth between 2016 and 2019. Richard: Taxfyle is successfully addressing deep pain points experienced every year by both American taxpayers and accounting firms nationally, and overseas, around tax season. Last year, Taxfyle ranked No. Magazine’ Inc.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 7, 2019

Yet, according to another study , only 11% of B2B companies have ongoing influencer marketing programs, compared to 48% of B2C brands. Here are a few examples to inspire you: 100+ Awesome Women Marketers You Should Follow ; 140 Top SEO Experts You Should Be Following in 2019 ; The Top 50 Social Media Marketing Influencers in 2019.

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Agile VC

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Roughly 18-24 months ago, people started to revisit the question of unit economics… what is the underlying profitability of a B2C transaction or a B2B SaaS contract once all the appropriate costs are factored in. 2019: Profitability Rears Its Ugly Head. 2017-2018: Rediscovery of Unit Economics.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 6, 2024

The first time I wrote about startup benchmarks was in 2019 and it became one of the most popular posts on VC Cafe. I also recommend checking out my post on conversion, retention and churn benchmarks for various business models (B2C subscription, marketplaces, etc). The post 2023-2024 B2B SaaS Benchmarks appeared first on VC Cafe.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Whether you’re offering B2C or B2B SaaS, you need to make sure you’re employing the right sales strategies to drive revenue and get your offering into the hands of people and organizations who need it. . Marketing is a vital ingredient for the success of any business, but it’s particularly critical for B2C and B2B SaaS.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Around 97% of B2B and B2C companies use Facebook, which offers four main ways to conduct qualitative research: Polls Contests Call-to-action posts Brand mentions. The State of Social report , not surprisingly, suggests that most brands use Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: ( Image Source ). How to use Facebook for market research.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 27, 2019

By 2019, according to the CMO Survey , the trend toward data-driven decision-making had shifted. A B2C ecommerce company may have just a few clearly defined phases; a B2B SaaS company selling to the Fortune 100 may have more. Just 6% say they have excellent knowledge of the customer. How to build a customer journey map in 5 steps.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 30, 2020

As the ramp up continued, we realized that a B2C to B2B pivot would require an overhaul of our current operating practices, how we talked about ourselves, and and a completely new set of customers. We officially shed our old business model at the end of December 2019 and went full force with our B2B pivot January 1st, 2020.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

JuiceBox Hero team members Ada Ryland, Laurie Felker Jones, Andrea Troncoso, Youssef Chaker & Laurie’s son Dean, an inspiration for the venture (not pictured: Breck Baig, Caroline Garry) After two wonderful years, JuiceBox Hero is discontinuing service as of June 28, 2019. swing for the fences category-building B2C software capital?—?wasn’t

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 22, 2019

John Jantsch: We’re in the middle of 2019 when we’re recording this show and you have a new course, or you’ve relaunched your course on SEO training. So for example, a B2B national company that sells say like software as opposed to a B2C local company that does I don’t know, basement waterproofing.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 23, 2021

Ended in Week 10 as a B2C platform for scheduling on-demand at-home senior care. 2019 Instructors : Jeff Epstein, Steve Weinstein, Mar Hershenson, George John, Tom Bedecarre. If you can’t see the Celsius video, click here. If you can’t see the Celsius slides, click here. Team TakeCare. Team CareMatch.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 9, 2019

In February 2019, President Donald Trump issued an executive order , outlined in five major directives, meant to solidify America’s position as the global leader in AI technology. As true as that may be, the country’s focus on B2C applications and less-than-fastidious data collection practices could be its Achilles’ heel.

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David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

B2B vs B2C) within the business model preference. . In 2019, according to the CVCA , Real Ventures invested in 42 rounds, with the total value of those rounds equal to that of the next three most active private VC firms combined. These firms also sometimes target startups that serve a specific kind of customer (e.g.

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