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

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

Ben's Blog

JUNE 3, 2024

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. There is also likely to be a split between B2B- and B2C-focused platforms, given the different functions to optimize (i.e.,

Software 84

Software Sales Marketing Vertical 84

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. So in that case, you’re not actually buying the drone.

Technical Review 159

Technical Review Startup Software Review B2B 159

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

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. It really does add a lot of overhead cost and operational complexity that is hard to absorb unless the business is at scale…meaning typically $2M++ of CMRR.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2020

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. The second most common reason why your pitch might be rejected is the quality of your copy. Have you built a relationship with the editor?

B2B 142

B2B Social Media Email Campaign 142

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. On the other hand, Easytobook , a B2C company, had 1.5 The number of visitors directly correlates to revenue – whatever business you are in.

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. On the other hand, Easytobook , a B2C company, had 1.5 The number of visitors directly correlates to revenue—whatever business you are in.

Social Network 73

Social Network Viral Social Media B2C 73