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The False Dichotomy of B2C and B2B

Venture Chronicles

Ray Wang wrote a summary of CRM Evolution that I found particularly interesting, and one point in particular resonated with me because it aligns to something I have been talking about at Get Satisfaction for a while now… B2B and B2C distinctions are dead. B2C and B2B is dead. It doesn’t make sense.

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“One Thing You Wish People Better Understood About Venture Capital” – Part V, featuring Ethan Kurzweil, Lily Lyman, Ashley Mayer, and Leshika Samarasinghe.

Hunter Walker

As a side note, another thing I wish people (especially women and other underrepresented talent) understood is that while venture is a money-management and investment business, it doesn’t require a deep finance background to do it (at early stages). Your portfolio is your brand. New managers should actively seek them out.

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9 nonprofits and social enterprises creating incredible communities online

The Next Web

But connecting with consumers and brand advocates directly, in active online communities, is the real secret sauce, especially for B2C startups with an online presence. DonorsChoose.org has done a great job of creating an online community around transparency and sharing. Andrew Schrage , Money Crashers Personal Finance.

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Starting A Business: A Financial Checklist

YoungUpstarts

by Tina Hay, founder and CEO of Napkin Finance. One of the most important factors in becoming a successful entrepreneur is managing finances. Not to mention all of the resources that will have to be invested in marketing and growing a community around it. To prepare for a successful startup, it is best to plan ahead.

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Never Mind the Valley: Here's Paris

ReadWriteStart

Through them, entrepreneurs can hook up with R&D resources in universities and companies, and get access to a robust support network that provides opportunities for visibility, growth and financing. Having JEI status is pretty much a golden ticket to financing, and JEI startups also get tax breaks and other benefits. The Startups.

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The Consumerisation of Enterprise IT is now the Standard

VC Cafe

Readers of this blog are aware of my research in this space, which centres on the ability of creators (experts, hobbyists, influencers, etc) who create various formats of content (courses, videos, streams, newsletters, etc) and build an engaged community around their areas of passion and monetise them.

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An Investor’s Personal Social Media Tech Stack: In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 followers

David Teten

PEVCTech.com , a community for investors and technologists responsible for investing in private companies, primarily at private equity and venture capital funds. I have a tiny audience compared with the B2C influencers, but my audience are overwhelming businesspeople in tech and finance. I host on Hostforweb **.