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Is the Lean Startup concept of MVP dead?

VC Cafe

Well capitalised, Quibi could afford to hire the best talent, outspend the competition and launch a ‘Maximum Viable Product’ worthy of having the potential to beat Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and a number of other streaming wars competitors (NBC’s Peacock, Hulu, HBO Max, Disney+ and Youtube).

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B2B Ecommerce Sites: What Works for B2B Buyers?

ConversionXL

But if your B2B ecommerce site differs on any of those elements—high prices, large quantities, or a need to serve B2C and B2B buyers—things change. What works with the average B2C consumer won’t always work with B2B ecommerce buyers. That makes some B2C marketing tactics less useful. So what changes? And what works best?

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The Booming Voice AI Landscape: A VC Perspective

VC Cafe

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. Google paid $2.6

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Starting Up In Singapore (Part I) – Product/Market Fit

YoungUpstarts

Consumer Facing B2C. Yes, most startups’ directions change but prior to spending your first dollar or make your first hire you do need to know where you are now and what path you are going to take. Once you are relatively certain, you need to formulate a team to help get your company there.

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Twitter Link Roundup #198 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

Hire People Who Make Things Happen – crowdspring.co/1fMczta. “Emotional connections are much more “intense” for business-to-business clients compared with B2C. Hire People Who Make Things Happen – crowdspring.co/1fMczta. Small Business and Startups: What Would Mom (and Pop) Do? – crowdspring.co/169pEqs.

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Never Hire Job Hoppers. Never. They Make Terrible Employees

Both Sides of the Table

I never hire job hoppers. You have tough choices to make about whom you hire on your team. Now is the time that you need “all hands on deck.&# That awesome gal you hired in engineering has job options and she knows it. It’s still important advice for startup founders and something that I’m passionate about.

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10 Rosh Hashanah Resolutions for Startup Founders

VC Cafe

So in terms of hiring, get people that can help you build the product faster… anything that minimizes the time between observing a need or a problem, and the execution or the fix for it.” Early hires are super important: check for skills, motivation and cultural fit. Remember that speed is the secret weapon of startups.

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