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The Booming Voice AI Landscape: A VC Perspective

VC Cafe

But substantial investments are also being deployed into emerging startups, particularly into vertical applications. On the B2C side, with advancements in real-time conversational AI, businesses can now deliver seamless, interactive voice experiences that feel increasingly natural and personalised. Vertical Applications Taking Off.

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Raising Money Using Customer Development

Steve Blank

This post describes how companies using the Customer Development model can increase their credibility, valuation and probability of getting a first round of funding by presenting their results in a “Lesson Learned&# venture pitch. Reply Curtiss Middlebrooks , on November 11, 2009 at 5:23 am Said: Great stuff Steve.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

The majority of funds are using the popular B2C websites and services for basic due diligence, e.g., Linkedin, Twitter, HackerNews. Close to 80% responded that manual processes, such as tracking down support, preparing reports and pulling data from different sources, are the biggest pain points they face in the valuation process.

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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

The majority of funds are using the popular B2C websites and services for basic due diligence, e.g., Linkedin, Twitter, HackerNews. Close to 80% responded that manual processes, such as tracking down support, preparing reports and pulling data from different sources, are the biggest pain points they face in the valuation process.

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Startup Tools

steveblank.com

No-brainer for B2B companies but also for B2C companies (making special advertising deals for example) Reply steveblank , on June 8, 2011 at 9:05 am said: Martin, Any suggestions? I think actually actively selling your stuff is very important for a startup these days.