Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MARCH 11, 2010

Your job is to wear the marketer’s hat, do the research, find demand then put the pieces together to serve that demand, then rinse and repeat. Why I Chose To Go Vertical. In my case, I prefer the vertical path because I’m more creative writer than I am scientific number cruncher. The Best Of Both Worlds.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 18, 2020

The essential requirements for food brands and restaurants have changed along with customer eating habits and the rising demand for delivery services. To stay competitive, they have had to build a robust online presence; that’s why we have witnessed the decreasing demand for website development.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 26, 2023

While web search requires huge resources, I believe that smaller LLMs and open source technology will play a big role in creating specialised vertical search engines for topics like health, legal tech, travel, education, etc and there lies the opportunity for startups.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 9, 2009

To do that we will create end-user demand and drive it into the sales channel, educate the channel and customers about why our products are superior, and help Engineering understand customer needs and desires. We will accomplish this through demand-creation activities (advertising, PR, tradeshows, seminars, web sites, etc.),

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 28, 2020

Whether you are a confident professional or an experienced beginner, you should make sure that all your website elements are easy on the eyes and create low cognitive demand by being properly aligned, columns vertically segment contents, and content blocks are aligned correctly and positioned for most effective user navigation.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 17, 2021

Our research showed that LTV was much higher compared to other verticals we have worked in the past which made the decision to change our approach a no-brainer. For Fullfunnel.io, there were three key activities that brought the highest ROI for us: LinkedIn demand generation, publishing new detailed case studies, and webinars.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2023

Regarding extended reality, gaming is a key sector for popular jobs that do not demand advanced degrees but do require a desire for online gaming. As a result, securing and properly storing our data has become an in-demand specialization in our economy. Thanks to Max Whiteside, Breaking Muscle ! #3-

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VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

Digital Wallets – Digital wallets could grow select vertical software platforms’ revenues to $27-$50bn in 2030. Verticalized Video Understanding – machine interpreted video. I also recommend Erik Torenberg’s podcast ‘ Requests for Startups ‘ for in-depth deep dives on various verticals.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 25, 2024

Rooftop gardens and vertical farming operations offer a sustainable solution to the growing demand for fresh, locally sourced produce in urban areas, and startups focusing on modular farming are positioned to address this demand. Green Roof Startups Green roofs are growing in popularity in the U.S.,

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

To put it another way, this implies that you won’t be tethered to an IT service provider that can’t keep up with your company’s evolving demands. You can increase or decrease resources, use vertical or horizontal scaling – as you wish. Automation. Flexibility.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 10, 2024

Not so long ago, we were all posting AI profile pictures on social media, but very quickly we’re now seeing an emergence of generative AI tools and LLM applications to assist almost every role in the organisation, across industries and verticals. Likewise, venture dollars will still funnel into startups in the space.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Our habits have changed thanks to the disruptive companies that questioned our habits themselves; rules had to adapt to face the overwhelming demand that has been created. Consumers’ demand is too strong to be ignored by the regulators, and the impact of certain technologies and products is now too deep to be eradicated.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

This was the big consumer behavior story of 2018, behind the rapid rise of digitally-native vertical brands (like the breakout , Hims), and the rise of prosumer-level data applications (like breakout Airtable). The shift in consumer behavior and the intensity of the Scooter demand was undeniable. 2/ The Scooter Phenomenon.

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View from Seed

JUNE 23, 2022

Long-term: Influencers across the world with 10K+ followers and across all major verticals (e.g. Influencers today are leveraging social commerce to sell various print-on-demand products like apparel, mugs, and small accessories. DC: Short-term: Do-it-yourself (DIY) social media influencers in the United States with 100K+ followers.

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sixrevisions.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Vertical Bar/Sidebar Navigation. Vertical bar/sidebar navigation is when navigation items are arranged in a single column, one on top of another. The vertical bar/sidebar navigation design pattern is seen all over the place, on virtually every kind of website. Common Characteristics of Vertical Bar/Sidebar Navigation.

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

You must also organically aggregate demand. Aggregating demand is much harder and more critical. Another repeated mistake is attacking verticals where a satisfactory supplier “match” end’s the customer’s need to re-enter the market in search of an alternative. Size of the Market Opportunity.

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David Cohen

AUGUST 29, 2013

Several entrepreneurs wrote me, but this story really stands out as a warning to do your diligence and demand full transparency. It’s not our first rodeo, as we’d graduated from [name of an unrelated accelerator] but we wanted and needed some support around our vertical. Not all accelerators are created equal.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Install horizontal and vertical grab bars near the toilet, tub, or shower for maximum safety. A raised toilet seat promotes independence in the bathroom by easing physical demands. Complement of bathroom, kitchen. Heavily mounted bars securely fastened into wall studs hold substantial weight to break a fall.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 28, 2022

Enventys Partners was born when my company Command Partners, a digital marketing firm, vertically merged with Enventys, a product development firm. 11- By identifying customers demand. I came up with my business name by identifying what our customers fundamentally and uniquely demanded from our Agency at a core value level.

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The Next Web

JULY 19, 2013

It’s through this partnership with Qinec that Price hopes Zesty will be able to expand through “all the other verticals” and, as importantly, outside of London. It’s clear to him that demand is far outstripping supply. This is all in the cloud. It’s Web-based.”. We want to show what’s on the receptionist’s screen.

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Cloud Software Review Vertical Email 121

Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2022

Instead of investing in massive amounts of computers needed for training companies can use the enormous on-demand, off-premises hardware in the cloud (e.g. AI is exploding not only in research and infrastructure (which go wide) but also in the application of AI to vertical problems (which go deep and depend more than ever on expertise).

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Every year, LinkedIn recognises the most in demand companies in each of the major startup hubs, but this year they failed to include Israel. After several comments, the editor said that they will add Israel and a couple of other countries next week. Daniel Roth now said that Israel will be added next week. (h/t

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

Were they vertically integrated ? Where do the new entrants like YouTube, Pandora, iTunes, Huffington Post, Boxee, Netflix, Demand Media and other disruptive offerings fit into that equation and how is it changing? Underpinning it all I wrote: sales, asset management, analytics & talent management. If so, why?

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2016

There are elements of vertical integration and franchising , classic business strategies for achieving operational efficiency and scale. To stay competitive, businesses have to learn to leverage the power of platforms. That starts with platform thinking. What is platform thinking? The underlying strategies are not new.

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Japan Global Asia API 100

ReadWriteStart

JULY 4, 2023

The vehicle produced by Alef Automotive and rightly given the name “Model A” combines the capabilities of vertical takeoff and landing with the ability to drive on highways and park in the same manner as a conventional car.

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Technical Review Mobile Vertical California 150

VC Cafe

APRIL 29, 2020

According to the Covid-19 impact report by research firm Beauhurst: 5,070 UK companies are at a ‘severe’ or ‘critical’ risk 615K startup and scaleup jobs are at risk Later stage startups are at the most risk Across the board, tech sectors and verticals are the most likely to experience a positive or low impact.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In many cases, a deeper focus on a particular category or vertical allows these marketplaces to distinguish themselves from broader marketplaces like eBay. Often, investors miss out on vertically focused companies like RigUp as they find themselves overly anxious about TAM (total available market). based teachers.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 19, 2009

I wanted to know if marketing was getting any bang-for-the-buck in spending its demand creation dollars. Which ones? Had they seen any our ads? Did they understand them? Had they read any stories about us? I wanted to understand how customers bought our products. I knew we were selling through a multi-level indirect sales channel.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

It partners with sales to close more revenue, informs product teams to deliver better products, and in some cases, co-owns demand generation activities with marketing teams. Post-launch, product marketers focus on improving sales enablement and work to drive demand and adoption of the product. Slack’s experience isn’t a phenomenon.

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Steve Blank

JULY 30, 2009

Unfortunately most startups learn this by going through the “Fire the first Sales VP&# drill: You start your company with a list of potential customers reading like a “who’s who&# of whatever vertical market you’re in (or the Fortune 1000 list.) Your board nods sagely at your target customer list.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 3, 2013

In examining mature software companies in vertical markets, one of my first questions is to ask for the percentage of total revenues coming from recurring sources – leased software, maintenance agreements, or monthly retainers. Email readers, continue here.] Think of the portion of fixed overhead covered by recurring revenues.

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Revenue Software Review Vertical Valuation 79

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The goal was simple: validate demand or move on. For example, after looking at the broader market, we saw that a service that helps marketers scale their video content was in demand. Choose to expand vertically or horizontally. And so, the concept for a digital PR service was born. The former is simple.

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 24, 2016

Observing a handful of companies, such as Uber, Airbnb, Warby Parker, founders were taking those models and trying to apply them to other verticals. A ton of private label vertical commerce. On-demand and excess capacity apps. On-demand and excess capacity apps. Labor marketplaces for a variety of professions.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

14- Demand for new products Photo Credit: Beth Rivera With technology, almost everyone has access to an abundance of information and options. Any entrepreneur who can provide a service that is in demand has a fighting chance. Thanks to Aaron Green, Essential Home & Garden ! #14- Thanks to Mark Aselstine, Wine Club Review ! #27-

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2009

In the last three posts, we drew the relationship of market risk and invention risk with vertical markets and pointed out verticals where customer development would be useful. would look in each of the verticals. Marketing – How do you create end user demand? Others you need to know when you execute the plan.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 18, 2016

Instead, it demands taking a critical inventory of the qualities and tendencies that are truly flaws – and working against their own interests. However, sometimes business owners, company founders and independent operators have to take a tough look in the mirror.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 7, 2021

Larger TAM & Small ACV < $10,000 : This range relies on primary inbound and Demand generation GTM because the market is big enough & there’s likely existing solutions & demand that you can use to deploy SEO, social, and content.

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