Hunter Walker

MARCH 18, 2025

I Thinking Through the Future for LLM Companies… and What This Means for B2B AI Startups [Sarah Tavel/Benchmark] – Sarah basically assumes the LLM platforms are going to evolve into competition for most of the B2B businesses built on top of them so she gives her best guess as to how to manage this as a challenger.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 7, 2022

More About The Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network: Learn more here. John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the duct tape marketing podcast is brought to you by the salesman podcast, hosted by will Barron and brought to you by the HubSpot podcast network. More About The Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network: * Learn more here.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 20, 2022

It's brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network, the audio destination for business professionals. TikTok is very much vertical, short form, you know, 50 to 15 to kind of 62nd videos. I actually love Instagram for b2b. I teach Instagram for B2B all the time cuz I, I think it's a very untapped potential. powered by.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 2, 2017

In today’s environment, if B2B organizations are going to make it, they need to grow. presence in new markets and verticals. 3 Factors That Affect B2B Partnerships. In a nutshell, there are 3 forces that influence B2B partnerships today: 1. In a nutshell, there are 3 forces that influence B2B partnerships today: 1.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 2, 2017

In today’s environment, if B2B organizations are going to make it, they need to grow. presence in new markets and verticals. 3 Factors That Affect B2B Partnerships. In a nutshell, there are 3 forces that influence B2B partnerships today: 1. In a nutshell, there are 3 forces that influence B2B partnerships today: 1.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Developed in 1998, this vertical B2B and entertainment industry portal has grown to become the world’s largest and most active production community search site and as well as a fast growing freelance network of film, television, video, digital media and live event professionals. The site sees over 3.5

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View from Seed

AUGUST 2, 2017

Others take bets on certain verticals or business models, such as marketplaces, SaaS, or enterprise technology. Managed marketplaces , robotics , and on -demand delivery networks are changing how we experience the simple pleasure of eating a meal. It’s a question every VC asks themselves and the entrepreneurs they invest in.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. The historic capital-raising process is driven by face-to-face networking and salesmanship. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. The VC Software Stack — the Untouched Vertical.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2013

By the end, 99 percent of the B2B marketplaces had cratered and only B2C eBay was left standing and thriving. The prevailing consensus at the time was that B2B marketplaces were too hard (e.g. The prevailing consensus at the time was that B2B marketplaces were too hard (e.g. Build “localized” network value.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Investment Criteria: B2B SaaS or tech-enabled services with proven, recurring contracts. Most programs culminate with a Pitch Day and Investor Networking Event where the companies present their newly defined and expanded growth playbook. . We’re also regularly following-on for existing portfolio companies.”. ARR of $500K+.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2018

We dove deep into how this investment thesis extends to major verticals of consumer spending like entertainment , clothing , and home. We think there are two main categories of Everyday Economy B2B startups: enabling layers and pervasive tools. Types of B2B Everyday Economy Companies. Let me explain. 1) Enabling Layers.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 22, 2010

Footbo - a football-centric social network that enables fans to follow leagues & competitions from around the world while easily connecting with fans from all locations. ForNova provides a B2B turnkey solution to enable building aggregation solutions for classifieds eCommerce, travel and many other specific content verticals.

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Mucker Lab

MAY 1, 2013

From the outside, they are vertically integrated challengers to decades if not hundred-years old incumbents. In fact they tend to be B2B rather than B2C companies – while the popular bet these days in B2B for many is in “enterprise software” – maybe the better bet is in betting on these software native challengers.

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A Crowded Space

OCTOBER 2, 2018

I’ve been exclusively focused on marketplace and network effect business opportunities for the past several years. 3) Niche Managed Marketplaces – Within many verticals, there are opportunities to significantly improve customer experience.

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Rob Go

JULY 11, 2013

Here are a couple examples from our portfolio: Vertical Communities: One of the exciting attributes of GrabCAD in the early days was its rapidly growing, engaged community of mechanical engineers. As a vertical community, the business of GrabCAD was never going to look like that of a social network or social media company.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

How GumGum uses personalized content to close enterprise B2B companies. After this initial pilot, Auth0’s account-based marketing strategy was rolled out to the global SDR and MDR networks, as well as the company’s demand generation marketing team. How Workfront leveraged ZoomInfo’s B2B database to grow sales pipeline 90% YoY.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

If leads-based B2B marketing is fishing with a net, ABM is using a harpoon. How iRidium used audience targeting, networking, and activation to land 34 new sales opportunities. Snowflake decides which channels to use according to industry verticals and where their buyers are likely to be. Conclusion.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 8, 2023

You could also accomplish this by poking around on Twitter for posts where people have asked “Who are the top B2B SaaS pre-seed founds?” Grab a free trial and start sourcing names by doing searches of similarly staged companies in the same basic verticals that have recently raised. and a bunch of people have already responded.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

This post is written with B2B startups in mind, but should be generally applicable. This is useful for a number of reasons, the most obvious of which is to help you navigate the right channels in your vertical and open doors to potential customers. Never discount the power of a warm intro.

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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. Localized, where the entire buying process happens within a small—sometimes offline—network. It created powerful network effects.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In 1999, Jack Ma created Alibaba , a Chinese-based B2B marketplace for connecting small and medium enterprise with potential export opportunities. In many cases, a deeper focus on a particular category or vertical allows these marketplaces to distinguish themselves from broader marketplaces like eBay.

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marketingland.com

JULY 11, 2012

PlayStation Network. Blocks 5-8 have been designed to read easily in a horizontal or vertical format, so the reading order transitions as naturally as the layout. Our SMX events deliver the most comprehensive educational and networking experiences for internet marketers, whether youre a seasoned expert or just starting out.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

You work mostly with B2B business owners. I still need to network at this event. It could be a networking event, it could be Facebook, it could be LinkedIn, it could be Instagram. Bill Cates: I’m consulting with a CPA firm in the Washington DC area, and they have six vertical markets. Relevance is all about context.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 5, 2019

He is the founder and CEO of Vertical Measures. Actually, one of the things that we’ve worked on here at Vertical Measures the last couple of years is we’ve created something that if you see it, it looks almost too simple if I told you it took us hundreds of hours to do it. It could be B2B, it could be whatever.

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aweissman.com

JUNE 14, 2016

Take just one example: UnitedHealthcare recently decided to make equipment by Medtronic its preferred in-network device for insulin pumps. Unbundling refers to the phenomenon whereby a market or industry that is tightly coupled, or otherwise concentrated or vertically integrated, is then later transformed when it splits into component parts.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 14, 2020

John Jantsch: And ultimately I think makes you more valuable to whatever network you’re in. I was never part of a vertical group within an industry except for a short amount of time in my career. I was working on B2C and B2B. That’s good.” ” That makes me happy. Rohit Bhargava: Yeah.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Generally speaking, a name is more valuable to a B2C (marketing-driven) company than a B2B (sales-driven) counterpart, so allocate your efforts accordingly. Our startup creates custom vertical search and decision making engines for people or businesses with structured data. Cartoon Network Favorites Star in Strange Video.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

John Jantsch (00:01): This episode of the duct tape marketing podcast is brought to you by the HubSpot podcast network. Hey, I want to give a shout out to another member of the HubSpot network, the success story podcast, hosted by Scott D Clary. And I think, I personally think that's true in B2B. And I'm not doing that.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

I know that in B2B world you are dead in the water without CRM tool… We are using our own stuff – [link] Reply Josh , on February 28, 2011 at 12:12 am said: Thank you for all the great links, how can i get an invite to quora? Reply Jarek , on February 27, 2011 at 11:51 pm said: What about CRM?

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