View from Seed

MARCH 24, 2021

So, we decided to aggregate NextView’s “greatest hits.” Advice on How to Make Your First Analytics Hire “Analytics is about designing, reporting, and leveraging operating metrics to aid strategic and functional decision-making. Why Do Consumer IPOs and B2B IPOs Get Treated Differently? Hiring Your Team.

Seed Stage 177

Seed Stage Hiring IPO Analytics 177

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 12, 2013

" In this case it was a B2B client, long conversion cycle that lasted around 65 days, ignoring the outliers, so I picked 75. Not every day, but at least do an operational review every two weeks and a strategic review (with recommendation for changes) every month. Just to be conservative. Be less wrong over time. You do too. #3.

Channel 162

Channel Analytics Campaign Conversion 162

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Certain experts have described the situation as a Keynesian supply shock, a negative event that triggers aggregate supply shortages with bigger impacts than the prior reduction in labor supply. One area of supply chain operations that have undergone only a little change is deal management. Yet, they get more complicated.

B2B 153

B2B Cost Management Forecast 153

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

In venture capital in particular, early-stage companies are often operating in frontier industries, where the rules are unpredictable and conventional analytic frameworks may be misleading. Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. 1) Market fund. 9) Time, market, and exit investment.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations. Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. We are also seeing technology evaluation as an increasingly important part of LP operational due diligence. 1) Manage the firm .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2020

I’ve been in the B2B link-building game for almost five years, and the true value of link building isn’t quick fixes. B2B copywriting almost always requires more skill and time compared to B2C. Another great example of linkable assets are pages that aggregate industry stats, like this one. But they’re wasting their time. .

B2B 142

B2B Social Media Email Campaign 142

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

There’s different flavors or derivations of these… e-tailers and marketplaces are both e-commerce businesses but differ in operational model, growth patterns, and profit margins. One other way to put Twitter’s IPO, and other consumer & B2B IPOs recently, in context is the broader macroeconomy and investing environment.

IPO 194

IPO Aggregator B2B Internet 194

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 28, 2013

There is a lot any business — B2C, B2B, A2Z — can learn from Songza. by creating a great experience, reassuring me with clear pricing, and they won't even have to pay a bounty to their aggregators! ADT believes that its operators are best equipped to oversell me. I love the social nature of sharing playlists.

Web 165

Web Design Marketing Security 165

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. Two of the three have gross margins <50% (AMZN is 40%, AAPL 38%, MSFT 67%) and one has operating profit margins <5% (AMZN 4%, AAPL 22%, MSFT 34%).

IPO 202

IPO Early Stage Cofounder B2C 202

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

b2b CRM – A Web-based CRM that manages contacts, activities, and your sales pipeline, and integrates with Outlook and Word. Database, File Storage & Information Management Pixily – An online service that lets you aggregate, organize, find and share your documents. concerts, records, and more, all online.

Software Review 78

Software Review Social Media Social Network Software 78

VC Cafe

APRIL 21, 2022

The first version of Nazare is designed to work independently from a mobile phone with the assistance of a wireless, phone-shaped device that offloads parts of the computing required for the glasses to operate. trillion times in aggregate ( source ). million lenses, which have been viewed over 3.5 Snap Spectacles. Magic Leap.

Mobile 198

Mobile Global Aggregator Bootstrapping 198

VC Cafe

JUNE 22, 2010

ForNova provides a B2B turnkey solution to enable building aggregation solutions for classifieds eCommerce, travel and many other specific content verticals. Funtactix builds and operates a top notch, white-label, virtual world of multi-player web based games, in a few months. com, LIVEPERSON, Conduit and others.

Media 145

Media Israel Social Network Flash 145

Up and Running

JUNE 22, 2021

But for the average business that doesn’t operate on the scale of those industry titans, opportunities to increase efficiency aren’t always obvious. In smaller operations, managers often work to ferret out underperforming employees or reimagine wasteful procedures. Stabilize accounts receivable and invoicing.

B2B 102

B2B Campaign Analytics Operations 102

Venture Chronicles

APRIL 20, 2014

A successful organization that fed impressive growth, reaching growth and revenue records year over year, the marketing organization relied on a proven B2B outbound marketing model that precisely measured lead capture rates. Marketing Uncategorized B2B inbound marketing Ping Identity'

B2B 45

B2B Marketing SEM Bandwidth 45

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

i-nigma was successfully deployed by hundreds of enterprises, among them operators, advertisers, integrators and solution providers. Established location-based services to enable the CSP offer B2B and B2C services based on mobile positioning, tracking & locating, turn-by-turn navigation and mobile local search. Craze Productions.

Mobile 103

Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

This is a clear example where business-to-business (B2B) marketers need to learn from their business-to-consumer (B2C) counterparts. Yet many B2B companies don’t have a clue. 3) Analyze the aggregated data to determine best practices and benchmarks across your customers.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

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. Two of the three have gross margins <50% (AMZN is 40%, AAPL 38%, MSFT 67%) and one has operating profit margins <5% (AMZN 4%, AAPL 22%, MSFT 34%).

IPO 100

IPO Early Stage Cofounder B2C 100

Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

Right now, the only company who’s really innovating is Dwolla, which is starting from the payment layer by aggregating funding sources and will eventually try to position itself as a platform (starting by offering real time cash transfers for free to banks). Canadian operator Rogers filed to become a bank last year. Enough said.

Mobile 250

Mobile Disintermediation SMS Government 250

Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

The secondary wave of VC-backed IPOs has also come to fruition… both consumer facing (Yelp, Demand Media, Pandora, Carbonite, HomeAway, Angie’s List, et al) and B2B (Jive Software, Brightcove, Imperva, Responsys, etc). The pipeline of companies in registration has continued to grow. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized.

IPO 100

IPO Silicon Valley Revenue Seed Stage 100

Ben's Blog

JUNE 3, 2024

This is one of the reasons why many of the first B2B GenAI use cases were for marketing!) Turning into the Automated Marketing Team The final stage and holy grail for marketing’s AI evolution is for the AI agents to fully take on the duties of a CMO and operate as its own autonomous marketing team. sales leads vs. products sold).

Software 84

Software Sales Marketing Vertical 84

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Many B2B companies run into the same problem, particularly those that are: Complex, with products that require deep expertise to understand and use. It’s been the industry’s go-to resource for 15 years, covering every imaginable nuance of call-center operations in a staggering level of detail.

B2B 133

B2B Marketing SEO Search 133

View from Seed

JUNE 22, 2016

The most prolific type of drone company right now are these consultancy-type businesses that range all the way from two guys who are ex-fighter pilots who love to fly drones and get commissioned to do various things with them up to a large-scale aggregation of drone service providers. I don’t think consumers will get far beyond hobbyist.

Technical Review 159

Technical Review Startup Software Review B2B 159

ConversionXL

JUNE 24, 2014

77% of Users Believe Social Login Is A Good Registration Solution… … and should be offered by any website, according to the same aggregated research published by WebHostingBuzz. MailChimp, the B2B subscriber email management service, recorded a 66% drop in failed logins after introducing social login.

Social Network 130

Social Network Viral Social Media B2C 130

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

77% of users believe social login is a good registration solution… …and should be offered by any website, according to the aggregated research published by WebHostingBuzz. Mailchimp, a B2B email marketing platform, recorded a 66% drop in failed logins after introducing social login. Impressive, but since only 3.4%

Social Network 73

Social Network Viral Social Media B2C 73

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Startups for startups – the top B2B tools used by Startups – Includes the list of top 50 startup vendors in 2012 by Vendorstack , a reviews and Q&A platform on enterprise vendors for startups and mid-market companies. aggregation. Updated* Startups for Startups, Google Startup Tools and HackerNews Vendor List.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Israel Startup 53

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

So, I’ve had about 4 years on the “inside” of a fast-growing, venture-backed B2B SaaS startup. He is focused on delivering real business value by educating clients about the latest proven technologies, strategies that deliver improved profits and operational efficiencies, and using technology to improve life. Customer Care Today.

Software Review 217

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Technical Review 217