YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2016

By Kurt Bilafer, Global Vice President Sales & Success at WePay. There are elements of vertical integration and franchising , classic business strategies for achieving operational efficiency and scale. What’s the hottest trend in business right now? Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter? That starts with platform thinking.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 2, 2017

These are actual results a startup Ringadoc got from their partner program. Chris Samila , Partnerships Manager at Optimizely shares: “We saw building and supporting a partner ecosystem as a massive opportunity. So we started building out the partner program.”. presence in new markets and verticals. Selecting Partners.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 2, 2017

These are actual results a startup Ringadoc got from their partner program. Chris Samila , Partnerships Manager at Optimizely shares: “We saw building and supporting a partner ecosystem as a massive opportunity. So we started building out the partner program.”. presence in new markets and verticals. Selecting Partners.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 23, 2011

I asked Harshil to focus his entire product and go-to-market strategy on the college-bound age 18 market and develop his assessment module, vertical search engine for colleges and trust network to address the needs of that market and that market alone. partners to help bring his product to market.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Technology is, like water, flowing and seeping into nearly every sector and eventually into most of the global economy. 4/ Global Trade Wars Are For Real. And, with that warning, I offer to you, the big stories in the startup and investing ecosystem of 2018, written in ascending order of importance and magnitude….

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 14, 2022

Bob is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Acceleration Partners, a global partner marketing agency. In this episode, I talk with the Founder and Chairman of Acceleration Partners, Bob Glazer, about why diversifying your marketing strategy with other channels — like partnerships — is the way of the future.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 7, 2017

We’ll be bringing other entrepreneurs, mentors, investors and corporate partners with us. Partnerships with innovative global companies in major industry verticals provide unique opportunities for customer validation, pilot programs and strategic investment. These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 16, 2015

There are two common ways to scale a system – horizontally or vertically. Scale Vertically (or “scale up”): Add resources to a single node in a system, typically involving the addition of CPUs or memory to a single computer. You can scale vertically and horizontally at the same time.

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deal architect

MARCH 30, 2023

This time it is Frank Ruland, Global Head of Industry Ecosystem at SAP. As we have moved to virtual briefings, I have increasingly been excerpting short video segments (with permission) as part of my Analyst Cam series. As we know,

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 27, 2011

However, the mistake Said has made is to go "spray and pray" and build numerous different verticals without really fleshing out the business strategy for any of them. Today, instead of going niche and focused, he and his partners are going broader, even, and planning to burn even more money. PTA Portals.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2009

And one would become my mentor and partner in later companies.) Thank you, global meltdown! The other thing it helps clarify is that even at work, it’s the relationships that matter most (collegues, customers, partners, etc). Two of my role models for my career were in this company. (And

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

Evangelos has spent the last 15 years as a Venture Capitalist, first at Apax Partners and later at Trident Capital. For example, US Steel had integrated vertically and was involved in the mining of the iron ore all the way to the production of various steel products, e.g., nails.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 17, 2013

eBay recently launched an aggressive campaign attacking Amazon’s rate table on a vertical-by-vertical basis ( those percentages can be found here ). Given Facebook’s position as the leading global social network with high barriers to entry, there was no need to maximize revenue on day one. But that is only half the problem.

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techcrunch.com

AUGUST 12, 2012

The two Data Collective managing partners, who are currently raising fund number two, tell me that the timing is right for a fund committed exclusively to Big Data companies, as the barriers to entry in launching these sorts of startups are only getting lower. The partners are currently in the middle of successfully raising their second fund.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 10, 2022

JetBlue has had to recreate established models and vertically integrate where the adjacent experiences for the customer and courageous brand to reinvent an entire ecosystem in this way. For example, Twelve has partnered with Daimler and can recreate ingredients needed to make car parts. Thanks to Paul Krasinski, Epicenter Experience !

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 19, 2018

The final word, media, helped to define the vertical we were to operate in. Lowground Records was the easiest business I have ever named and I knew the name fit the second my business partner said it. Thanks to Graciela Tiscareno-Sato, Gracefully Global Group LLC ! #16- Thanks to Shaun Savage, GoShare ! #14-

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

” And the best three VC vintages in the last 25 years came in the three years after the global financial crists – 80% of those returns came from emerging managers. For founders, emerging managers can be ideal partners who truly understand the challenges of building something from scratch.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 16, 2014

Back in October 2013 Simon-Kucher & Partners , a global marketing & sales consultancy, published a survey that found 33% of shoppers did not name prices as the primary driver for online shopping. Shipping Costs. They found that the most important things – on average – for online shoppers were: image source.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Media and Entertainment (includes Martech and Adtech) by Luma Partners LUMA Partners released their Q3 2024 Market Report for the Digital Media & Marketing sector. The report estimates there are 30 to 60 million monthly active crypto users worldwide, representing 5-10% of global crypto owners.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Today’s ultracompetitive global environment demands that you make alliances early. They sell into multiple verticals, or pursue multiple revenue streams, such that they can’t develop a repeatable, scalable sales process, and don’t do anything well. A startup must form partnerships and alliances within its ecosystem.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

As you may know we co-lead the first round of financing of Maker Studios, the largest overall producer for online video content, along with Greycroft Partners. I have been saying privately for years now that I believe online video will evolve into fragmented distribution (my next online video post) and vertical production.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 14, 2018

I am working to develop deeper relationships with LitLife’s school and district partners to ensure that our literacy consulting work is as effective as possible. By highlighting work that is going well with partners, we can also cast a light on the amazing work happening in each of our sites! 7- New ideas and partners.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 30, 2023

Goldman Sachs forecasts that AI investments AI investment will approach $200 billion globally by 2025. Clever founding teams can do much more with limited resources and automate workflows for both consumers and enterprises across verticals. But not all is rosy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2013

Today’s ultracompetitive global environment demands that you make alliances early. They sell into multiple verticals, or pursue multiple revenue streams, such that they can’t develop a repeatable, scalable sales process, and don’t do anything well. A startup must form partnerships and alliances within its ecosystem.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The other option is to partner with a PR agency. If you’re new to programmatic marketing, start by partnering with a reputable agency. Before committing to a publication or influencer, find out about their reach. What size audience can they offer you? This is likely to be more beneficial if you want to appear in large publications.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

But in business, you want a lot of partners. In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. Cobalt for General Partners helps GPs to optimize their fundraising strategy. 1) Manage the firm

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Pam is an author, community builder, consultant, and former corporate director of training and development at Barclays Global Investors. She's an author community builder consultant, former corporate director of training and development at Barclays global investors. This is John Jantsch. My guest today is Pam Slim.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. The founders, LPs, and venture partners have a long history in local startup ecosystems in the Southeast including LaunchTN , The Company Lab , CoStarters , and several other regional funds and resources. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2012

Today’s ultracompetitive global environment demands that you make alliances early. They sell into multiple verticals, or pursue multiple revenue streams, such that they can’t develop a repeatable, scalable sales process, and don’t do anything well. A startup must form partnerships and alliances within its ecosystem.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2020

But don’t lose sight of the fact that we’re already in the midst of a deadly global epidemic. Complete our product pilot with our new partners, Grupo Bimbo, in designing a sweetener of the future for the baked goods industry. At least 2.8 million people will die this year as a result of being overweight or obese.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 2, 2006

The time they spend with customers is usually limited to transactional core products sales, generating lower margins – The resource allocation is not always matching the opportunity (geography, customer segment, vertical.) – The rules of engagement for technical resources (solution or product specialists) are not clear.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

PEVCTech is partnering with Blue Future Partners to run the first large-scale survey of VCs’ technology stack. Johann Kratzer of Blue Future Partners , a fund of funds, observed, “The majority of the hundreds of funds we’ve diligenced rely predominantly on their relationships to source deals. Greylock Partners.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 6, 2011

Drawing on traditions in the Latin American community, Julie and her partner are bringing to market a very specific product to address a very specific pain, and I believe she can build a very successful e-commerce business based on this idea.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2019

Today’s ultracompetitive global environment demands that you make alliances early. They sell into multiple verticals, or pursue multiple revenue streams, such that they can’t develop a repeatable, scalable sales process, and don’t do anything well. A startup must form partnerships and alliances within its ecosystem.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

While the majority of TikTok’s global audience are younger users, it’s a platform that’s aging up. For example, to drive awareness and increase engagement around its sustainability efforts, HP partnered with creators to run a branded hashtag challenge where users were invited to create and share content. billion views. Make TikToks.”.

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deal architect

MAY 7, 2024

For the 119th episode of Burning Platform, we host Matt Brandt, Senior Vice President, Global Partners at Workday. He is a very articulate West Point graduate with a long tenure in various roles at Workday. I wrote recently about Workday’s.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

ElevenLabs partnered with Spotify to launch AI voice audiobooks, competing with Audible. The valuation of Safe Superintelligence Inc. founded by Ilya Sutskever (with offices in CA and Tel Aviv) jumped to $30 billion in just 6 months. OpenAI ChatGPT now has 400 million monthly active users.

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