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Startup Benchmarks

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Forecasting is sometimes done by dragging the mouse based on many assumptions, because it’s hard to predict the future. While there isn’t a single magic number or set formula, understanding industry benchmarks can be really helpful to keep a finger on the pulse to measure the health of the company and make more informed forecasts.

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

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In 2023, personalization will remain a critical aspect of e-commerce trends, whether you are B2B or B2C. 2 Brainstorming, Forecasting, and Modeling Brainstorming within an expert team can be as effective as monitoring market trends.

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The Booming Voice AI Landscape: A VC Perspective

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It’s particularly interesting to think about voice AI in terms of the tech stack needed to build the voice engines, but note that the application layer (for both B2B and B2C apps) sits on top of the tech stack doesn’t require to build the full infrastructure. Virtual employees for hire.

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7 Trends That Will Define the Future of eCommerce in 2021

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The first thing most eCommerce companies did in February of 2020 was to smash their crystal balls and toss out demand forecasts because the world was shaping up to be like nothing we’ve seen before. That uncertainty still exists, but we can now turn to it to see patterns and set some expectations for 2021.

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LinkedIn Video Ads: Relevance, Specs, and Use Cases

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The growth also outpaced their forecast from the prior year, which suggested that video would reach 17% of digital ad spend by 2021.). Cisco’s VNI forecast estimates that 82% of all Internet traffic will be video in 2022. Compared to the B2C world, B2B attribution faces two challenges: Sales often take place offline.

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10 Rosh Hashanah Resolutions for Startup Founders

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For more about forecasting growth in these uncertain times, check out Sequoia’s “ Adapting to Endure ” presentations published in May 2022. It can mean addressing the UN’s SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) and thinking about the impact of your startup on wider society and the planet as a whole.

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How to Solve the Biggest Shipping and Fulfillment Challenges of 2019

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By 2021, global B2C ecommerce sales are expected to surpass $4.5 Late or missing deliveries drive B2C customers to competitors. Apart from working to understand your sales trends, there are also predictive ordering software solutions that can help small businesses improve their demand forecasting. trillion —almost double the $2.3