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A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Our Recent Seed-Stage VC Investments

View from Seed

We’ve been remarkably consistent on this dimension as well: five of the recent 13 investments were B2C, five were B2B, and three you could categorize as B2B2C. A few themes which have emerged from our 13 most recent investments: CONSUMER (B2C). Physical-World Ecommerce.

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Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller

SoCal CTO

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. Like many product managers, my background is fairly eclectic. I was in charge of all product management and marketing for the first year-and-a-half, that was a great learning experience with a very talented team of folks.

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B2B Marketplaces Revisited

Version One Ventures

Yet today, the world of B2B marketplaces still lags far behind its B2C counterpart. There’s an enormous opportunity to streamline the procurement process via automation, rather than having a purchasing manager call around asking suppliers to fax or email quotes. Alibaba is an exception. Increase trust and social proof.

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Rustic Canyon Speaks out on GaiKai Exit, Changing Nature of VC, LA Tech & More

Both Sides of the Table

Nate Redmond is the managing partner of Rustic Canyon Partners – he’s probably one of the youngest managing partners of a major fund you’ll meet. But apparently the B2C model meant that many publishers didn’t want OnLive to carry their full inventory. And so they never got consumer adoption.

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[Interview] Kevin Hobbs Of Vancouver’s Vanbex Group

YoungUpstarts

With over a decade of management experience, Kevin is a strategic thinker with a proactive, creative and collaborative approach. His colleagues look to him as a leader with extensive knowledge in B2B and B2C. Kevin Hobbs answered our questions about himself, the company, and what we can expect for the future of blockchain.

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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.

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Guide to Create an Uber for Courier App

ReadWriteStart

Business to Consumer (B2C) – It is the most common type of business model. Real-time supply chain management – and live monitoring of inventory and fleet will help entrepreneurs track parcels 24×7. Consequently, it provides entrepreneurs with merits such as flexibility in supply chain management and lower investments.