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A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Our Recent Seed-Stage VC Investments

View from Seed

We’ve been remarkably consistent on this dimension as well: five of the recent 13 investments were B2C, five were B2B, and three you could categorize as B2B2C. A few themes which have emerged from our 13 most recent investments: CONSUMER (B2C). Physical-World Ecommerce. The “Internet of Things”.

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Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller

SoCal CTO

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. Like many product managers, my background is fairly eclectic. That's where I learned I enjoyed interacting with customers and working with development teams to build and launch products. Tell me a bit about your background. How did it help you?

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Is the Lean Startup concept of MVP dead?

VC Cafe

Ditch the business plan and when assumptions are proven wrong, pivot Customer Development: Build a product your customers want (vs. what you think they might need) by talking to customers and testing every aspect of the product features, pricing, etc. Maximum Viable Product. The MVP needs to be more viable than minimal.

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Rustic Canyon Speaks out on GaiKai Exit, Changing Nature of VC, LA Tech & More

Both Sides of the Table

But apparently the B2C model meant that many publishers didn’t want OnLive to carry their full inventory. Or of course you could watch it live – we take questions for the audience. 23:00 Question from the audience: Do VCs have a preference for startups that choose to work with incubators? or video podcast.

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How to Build a Product Launch Strategy

ConversionXL

An effective product launch strategy helps you generate awareness, build intrigue, and validate your product positioning. The best product launches take into account the product lifecycle—understanding where it fits into the bigger picture, and how to transition through each phase. But it’s not a linear journey.

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Ecommerce Trendwatching: How To Find, Follow, and Set Trends

ReadWriteStart

In contrast, it left several e-trends: augmented reality, zero coding, the marketplace boom, and product subscriptions are just a few of them. With the help of voice assistants, such as Siri and Alexa, you can purchase the product just by saying it while running errands. We will deliver product x every three months with free shipping.”

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How to Successfully Expand Your Business Outside of Your Core Industry

Up and Running

Eventually, your first set of products will reach a sales peak, which means you may start to notice a plateau in profits and customer engagement. When you decide to create a product, it’s easier to frame a solution if you have a firm understanding of the problem. Your audience is not one-dimensional.

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