Business Model Seed Stage Vertical 
Hunter Walker
DECEMBER 24, 2016
When we started Homebrew in 2013 our industry was, in retrospect, probably midway through a cycle where innovations were in business model rather than underlying technology. Observing a handful of companies, such as Uber, Airbnb, Warby Parker, founders were taking those models and trying to apply them to other verticals.
Hunter Walker
AUGUST 31, 2023
The idea of working at a company whose entire business model revolves around catering to buyers in the HR space felt like such a breath of fresh air. HW: I’m always surprised when someone considering ‘joining a startup’ has put a lot of thought into industry/vertical but not into stage of company.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Agile VC
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
This is especially true for those with a media / ad based business model (e.g. Potential customers’ willingness to pay will help you segment your target market (by customer size, vertical, geography, etc) more effectively than simply “researching” your market in abstract.
Hunter Walker
MAY 4, 2014
Second, we did an investment where we actually decided to own more than 10% because of the nature of the business model. New VCs are vulnerable to fashionable verticals. For a seed stage fund like Homebrew, chasing hot markets seemed like madness. Chasing Hot Markets. What are some motivations to chase the market?
View from Seed
AUGUST 2, 2017
Others take bets on certain verticals or business models, such as marketplaces, SaaS, or enterprise technology. That said, we realize that the starting point for companies at the seed stage may be much narrower than a company’s ultimate ambitions. Early-stage investing is still the only thing we do.
www.informationarbitrage.com
FEBRUARY 24, 2010
Too often, however, I have found CTO / Founders paired with business people who not only don't add value, but frequently detract from the value of the business. And from my perspective as an engaged seed stage venture investor, this makes them unfundable.
Hippoland
OCTOBER 16, 2016
Does the team know exactly what they need to do to go into business? These are some of the most important criteria to investing in seed-stage teams. Obviously within this category there are a LOT of verticals that are looked at very different — everything from e-commerce to B2B SaaS to marketplaces.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
48 
Let's personalize your content