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Don’t Sleep on Consumer Tech: AI is Changing Everything

VC Cafe

B2C founders are surely no strangers to the adage ‘Consumer is hard’ – it’s not just the scarcity of funding that is challenging: consumer taste is fickle and competition includes most of the tech giants. But change seems to be brewing in the B2C space, powered by the fast advancements in AI and generative AI.

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B2B Marketplaces Revisited

Version One Ventures

Yet today, the world of B2B marketplaces still lags far behind its B2C counterpart. An online marketplace can help buying agents evaluate potential partners by adding company profiles, operational performance data as well as customer ratings and reviews. Alibaba is an exception.

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Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out – The Startup Genome Project

Steve Blank

Investors who provide hands-on help have little or no effect on the company’s operational performance. B2C vs. B2B is not a meaningful segmentation of Internet startups anymore because the Internet has changed the rules of business. But the right mentors significantly influence a company’s performance and ability to raise money.

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14 Interesting Findings From The Startup Genome Project

YoungUpstarts

Investors who provide hands-on help have little or no effect on the company’s operational performance. B2C vs. B2B is not a meaningful segmentation of Internet startups anymore because the Internet has changed the rules of business. But the right mentors significantly influence a company’s performance and ability to raise money.

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[Interview] Kevin Hobbs Of Vancouver’s Vanbex Group

YoungUpstarts

His colleagues look to him as a leader with extensive knowledge in B2B and B2C. From grassroots marketing, application development, communications, strategy, public relations and operations consulting, we can assist at any stage of growth. We work with everyone from technology startups to insurance companies and charities.

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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. The entrepreneurs can reduce their operational costs significantly – by utilizing advanced technologies like autonomous vehicles, drones, and robots for courier delivery. Recognizing the business goals and operational scope of the client firm.

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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.

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