View from Seed

MARCH 3, 2015

We started with a general webinar about how to turn your website into a marketing machine, then we went on to SEO, then blogging, then social media. We hit a challenge once we got to social media, because it was becoming much more crowded in our space with more businesses educating and creating more content. How did you address that?

Marketing 120

Marketing Sales Cycle Startup CTO Hire 120

Up and Running

AUGUST 7, 2019

Incorporate Amazon sales into a subscription box business model. Media darling Dollar Shave Club built a major business through smart advertising and getting in on the subscription box craze ahead of the game. However, they adapted part of their business model and the partners they use in order to seize the new channel.

eCommerce 77

eCommerce Software Review Technical Review Audience 77

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

TripAdvisor may be one of the most fascinating companies I know and so I was excited to dig into their business model as part of my series on scaling. TripAdvisor is more of a classic consumer Internet success story, but with even more powerful network effects and an amazing business model. Henry Harteveldt, Forrester.

Part-Time VPE 54

Part-Time VPE Software Review Costa Rica Technical Review 54

Kodorra

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Don’t forget to choose a sound business model. Whether it is advertisement model, B2C (Business to Consumer) ecommerce, affiliate or subscription, picking the right choice could determine the rise or fall of your business. Step 2: Name your business.

Software Review 45

Software Review Hosting Intellectual Property Naming 45

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Getting businesses to visit your website is very different from encouraging the general public to visit web pages. B2B marketing has some crossover with B2C marketing, but when it comes to traffic generation, the tactics for those companies that target other businesses are significantly different. Ignore SEO.

B2B 138

B2B B2C Social Media SEO 138

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 16, 2020

The success of a startup or any business is directly proportional to the market opportunity for their products or services. In today’s date, we can see a lot of startups providing identical services and competing with each other, especially in the B2C domain. Making your startup thrive is all about how efficient your business model is.

Entrepreneur 148

Entrepreneur Startup Non-Compete B2C 148

The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2013

This is in part because these businesses are unencumbered by legacy constraints that had previously been hardwired into the companies and industries these startups are trying to disrupt. One such business model is the “online marketplace,” an entirely new business category not possible (at scale) before the Internet.

B2C 136

B2C B2B Demand Vertical 136

David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

I have a tiny audience compared with the B2C influencers, but my audience are overwhelming businesspeople in tech and finance. But I’m looking for the reverse business model: someone who will help me better grow and monetize my audience, comparable to traditional celebrity talent agents. This is hosted by NFX.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Media Private Equity 60

ConversionXL

APRIL 22, 2015

Conversion optimization is being SEO-fied more and more: rubbish content is starting to be more widespread than high quality content – and people looking get into CRO can’t tell the difference. It’s proven to work across industries and business models. B2B and B2C.

Analytics 48

Analytics Technical Review Conversion Framework 48

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Business Model I would like to propose that in addition to team, product, and market, there is actually a fourth, equally important, core element of startups, which is the need for a viable business model. Gross Margin should take into consideration any support, installation, and servicing costs.

Acquisition 103

Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2017

It was becoming a business model destined to fail. We were witnessing, firsthand, the dramatic shifts in B2C e-commerce, and the resulting incredible experiences and benefits brands were delivering their retail consumers. The differences between B2C and B2B within the same brands were staggering!

Entrepreneur 115

Entrepreneur Czech Republic Retention B2C 115

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

You validated our business model and added huge value to our efforts. However, as we know from the cable industry, subscription businesses can be very profitable over time. For a direct, enterprise sales business model, these thresholds are likely to be around $80,000-100,000 CMRR (approx. $1-1.2M Michael Kassing.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

– Mike [link] Reply Jeff Skinner , on May 24, 2010 at 9:28 am said: Steve, you don’t know me though I use your ‘Customer Development process’ video in my classes (Entrepreneurship at London Business School). Jeff skinner Faculty, London Business School. Can we touch base on this.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110