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The Consumerization of Business Software ? AGILEVC

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I’m not the first person to describe this trend, and my prior background has been primarily as a consumer web guy more than in B2B companies. 3) UI/UX Matters in B2B - For decades, B2B application developers could skimp on innovating in the presentation layer. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC.

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Farmeron ? Why SaaS for Cows is Incredibly Exciting ? AGILEVC

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As the number of systems and sensors connected to the internet continues to proliferate, we strongly believe this will create opportunities for both B2B and consumer-facing startups to help build this infrastructure, enable applications on top of it, and derive insight from the data they generate. link] aweissman. this is a smart investment.

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The $100M+ Club: A New Universe of Buyers ? AGILEVC

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On the B2B SaaS side or enabling services (e.g. Included are some of the large companies above like Google and Microsoft but also active on the B2B/enabling side have been acquirers like Salesforce.com (Radian6, Heroku notably) and Apple (Quattro Wireless, Siri). Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC.

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Is ?Data? a Business Model? ? AGILEVC

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There are countless B2B companies pursuing big data opportunities as well, and at NextView we think this is an incredibly exciting area of innovation. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. But “data” isn’t fundamentally a new business model, especially for consumer web companies.

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Opportunistic & Thematic Investing ? AGILEVC

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Back in 2010 we were observing more and more new B2B startups emulating the product and customer acquisition strategies of existing consumer web companies which my partners & I have long been familiar with. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. Read More ».

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What Milestones Are Needed to Raise a Series A? ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

But unfortunately there’s no magic formula… not getting X million users if you’re a consumer facing startup, or Y customers if you’re B2B SaaS startup, or Z revenue, or whatever. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. Read More ».

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Final Close: The Story Behind NextView's Own Fundraise ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Just under half our portfolio is B2B in nature, slightly more than half is consumer-facing in some way. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. In launching NextView and raising capital for this first fund, we had the privilege of meeting a lot of potential limited partners. Best of luck. PMarchetti.

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