The Angel VC

AUGUST 25, 2017

Over the last couple of weeks and months we spent some time putting our investment thesis on paper. The purpose of this exercise was to challenge and discuss our implicit assumptions and to get everyone on our team aligned on what kind of investments we seek. They will continue to transform entire industries.

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FastSpring

JANUARY 23, 2025

How selling an investment business is very different from getting VC funding. Podcast Full Interview: Audio Listen online or find it on more podcast services. So it’s a marketplace, it’s a platform. Jump to video. | Jump to transcript. And they buy those assets much like buyers and investors buy any other asset.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 29, 2022

5 Critical and Company-Altering Learnings from B2B Startups with Y Combinator : Anu Hariharan , Managing Director at Y Combinator, will share key learnings from top B2B startups and how these pivotal lessons help founders build in any sector. Today’s economic headwinds will hasten the arrival of a new era in B2B sales.

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SaaStr

APRIL 14, 2020

In today’s fast-paced B2B marketplace of instant communication and process automation , businesses cannot afford to rely on the classic definition of a deal. Invest in the top tools for your sales team. Surprisingly, our research suggests that sellers over-invest in building “trust” with buyers. Treat deals as dynamic.

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SaaStock

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Meet Our Speakers… Patrick Arippol, Managing Director of Early Stage Investments, DGF Investimentos. He is leading DGF Investimentos’ specialized early-stage investment group – DGF Inova. He dropped out of Stanford Graduate School of Business and then co-founded LeaseExchange, an online marketplace for equipment leasing.

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Point Nine Land

APRIL 9, 2021

What does it take to raise capital, in B2B marketplaces, in 2021? Over the last few years, we’ve published a number of SaaS funding napkins as well as marketplace napkins. This year, we’re shaking things up with our first ever B2B marketplace napkin! What does it take to raise capital, in B2B marketplaces, in 2021?

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OpenView Labs

JANUARY 24, 2022

Just like over the last decade, and even more pointedly in the last two years where we’ve seen most purchases in our consumer lives go online; B2B transactions are undergoing that same transformation. . So, it’s no wonder that it has been a massive year in the Cloud Marketplace business.

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OpenView Labs

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Now—a happy consequence—cloud marketplaces are on a similar trajectory of growth and have opened up a powerful go-to-market channel for sellers that you probably haven’t heard of yet. Not to mention 73% of B2B buyers prefer the convenience of digital buying through ecommerce, web direct or marketplaces (more on that later). .

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SaaStr

JUNE 3, 2020

The SaaS Trust Crisis is making it harder to market and sell software and services than ever before. And today, I’m very excited to be the co-founder and CEO of G2 where we’re building the world’s leading marketplace for SaaS software. The situation is getting worse. Godard Abel | Co-Founder and CEO @ G2.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 16, 2019

“Think of pricing along a continuum with self-service pricing at one end and enterprise at the other” As you scale and evolve your business, there are a few key questions to ask as you determine your pricing strategy: Do you anchor off competitors (if any exist) or substitutes? Entry level application (<$5,000 p.a.).

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Baremetrics

JANUARY 24, 2022

Invoice financing is an attractive funding option for B2B and service-based businesses. They offer an intuitive marketplace that fast-tracks invoice payments and quickly increases cash flow for SaaS companies. Stage #1: Company ABC sells their invoice on a financing marketplace such as Crowdz. Pro Tip: Check out Crowdz !

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Totango

APRIL 14, 2020

The digital transformation of business has finally given enterprises the power to deliver on the potential of B2B customer segmentation. Here are 6 B2B customer segmentation best practices to help make that happen: Stay Goal-Focused. What is B2B Customer Segmentation? The Top B2B Customer Segmentation Best Practices.

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Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

NP Digital is a performance marketing agency built by marketers, and our global offices allow us to deliver our specialized services to clients worldwide. Below, we’ll explain how each of our agencies works, the services they provide, and what to expect from each of them in the future. NP Digital Marketing Services.

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 23, 2022

The process of purchasing software is increasingly complex – the choices for products and services are endless, and customers have a harder time parsing which companies to trust and which product will better cater to their needs. But once they’re happy with a service, they can help build trust with new customers as well.

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Blulogix

DECEMBER 13, 2024

For Managed Service Providers (MSPs) , real-time analytics is a game-changer when it comes to understanding customer behavior, improving service offerings, and driving business growth. Traditional billing systems, which often provide limited insights into customer activity, are no longer sufficient in a highly competitive marketplace.

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How To Buy Saas

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

This Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) approach revolutionized the industry, making powerful CRM tools accessible without on-premise installs. Over the past two decades, Salesforce has evolved from a sales CRM into a comprehensive platform spanning sales, service, marketing, e-commerce, and app development. Open APIs for custom integration.

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SaaStr

JUNE 10, 2021

So the whole world of software as a service and cloud has just exploded and will continue to grow enormously. And if we look at the specifics of the word SaaS, software as a service. And service many times means it’s human beings doing it. So how does this even work with software as a service.

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SaaStr

JULY 11, 2019

I invest across consumer, B2B SaaS companies, and then also dev tools and infrastructure companies as well. It may seem like a simple decision, but there is a lot of complexity in a two-sided marketplace where people are expecting to get paid. The marketplace was doing well. We looked at the numbers. It was healthy.

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Neil Patel

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The good news is that the software is a one-time investment, but you need to make the right decision. Is it through a website or online marketplaces–or a combination of the two? Make a point to choose a company that has a reputation for providing exemplary customer service. Business Type and Requirements.

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Payment Solutions Payment Methods Software Review Payment Services 134

Chaotic Flow

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

As with our partygoers, network effects kick in for your SaaS customers when the value they see in your service increases with the number of other customers using your service. It’s very powerful and very difficult to pull off, because it requires actual work on the part of your customers, community service if you will.

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

95% of the most successful B2B marketers use metrics to measure content performance. Measuring the ROI of Social Media Marketing Consulting Services. When done well, social media marketing produces a high return on investment. Therefore, you need to see if the consultant offers the services you require.

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Neil Patel

APRIL 9, 2021

The industry insights section provides you with data on certain industries, such as healthcare and financial services. Investing in workforce development and onboarding is an expensive process. LinkedIn has always been a powerful B2B platform, but a lot of businesses aren’t using it to its full potential. Conclusion.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 6, 2022

Sales teams often struggle with configuration of price quotes when dealing with complex products or services or large product catalogs. Effective leaders know that investing in the right tools will help them streamline and standardize their sales processes, and make for a happier and productive workforce. 5 benefits of CPQ software.

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FastSpring

APRIL 7, 2022

They also noticed a lack of transparency and efficiency in the services that were being provided at the time and decided to fix that problem. In their case, it meant targeting logistics companies whose messaging and notifications strategy were a great fit for Messente’s service. Expand with your customers.

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Buffer Resources

JANUARY 25, 2024

We found a way to test the market before we dove in Before we purchased a single neon sign, I placed ads on Gumtree and Marketplace to see if there was interest from potential customers, using generic neon sign imagery I found online.   Still, we didn’t want to invest too much upfront.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Essentially, network effects describe how the value of a product or service depends on how many users engage with it – the more users engage, the more appealing it becomes. The marketplace flavor of that is, I think, anchored so heavily on network effects and what you state as, in the title of your book, The Cold Start Problem.

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Buffer Resources

JANUARY 25, 2024

We found a way to test the market before we dove in Before we purchased a single neon sign, I placed ads on Gumtree and Marketplace to see if there was interest from potential customers, using generic neon sign imagery I found online.   Still, we didn’t want to invest too much upfront.

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Sales Hiring Business Scale Social Media 120

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Growth rate depicted from traditional B2B sales teams vs. SaaS Sales teams. To keep growing at the same growth rate requires a significant investment in the acquisition efforts as depicted in figure 2. Previously they may have only spent $1,000 when buying a SaaS service online. SaaS Growth Rate. Calculating Growth Potential.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 17, 2025

He’s now an investor, advisor, and board member to iconic B2B SaaS companies, and one of the most respected voices in GTM for vertical SaaS. GTM Fund is an early stage B2B SaaS venture firm, and GTMnow is its media brand. At Procore, he led all customer-facing functions—Sales, Marketing, CS, RevOps, and BD.

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Baremetrics

AUGUST 6, 2021

Bookkeeping: What not to do When I first started my online B2B business, my “bookkeeping” consisted of keeping all invoices in a pickle jar along with an apology to my accountant every year. Assets can be purchased with your investments and profits (equity) or loans (liabilities), hence Assets = Liabilities + Equity.

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FastSpring

APRIL 13, 2023

But they quickly realized the market was too small and that there was a bigger opportunity elsewhere — in wider B2B and B2C commerce. Dopple has been careful which customers they invest in, making sure that their product roadmap aligns with where they continue to see the “hockey puck” moving. It starts with self service.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 1, 2019

It depends on the industry, but Brex has had huge success by acting bigger than they are – particularly in the B2B space, where people are looking for signals that your product is going to be supported for years in the future. But for B2B marketing, it’s super valuable. In the consumer space, it’s a little bit different.

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FastSpring

JANUARY 8, 2019

Amazon Marketplace. Selling on the Amazon Marketplace can significantly boost volume through your store. Amazon charges fees on every sale through the Marketplace. A marketing concept where a business offers several related products or services and sells them as one package solution, often at a reduced price. Cross-sell.

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Payment Methods Merchant Services Payment Services Outsourcing Services 81

Intercom, Inc.

JULY 21, 2022

Adam Risman , a former host of the podcast, asked Rachel what made that point when Rachel joined Slack in 2016 the right time to invest in growth marketing? This high-consideration, high-intent signup funnel is similar to the problems FinTech companies might face, or a B2B company facing a long, complicated API integration.

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Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Eventbrite was historically a 50% sales and 50% self-service business. So, as we decided to take a bet on building an intuitive, self-service experience instead of masking user experience issues with human support, we really had to confront Belsky’s product lifecycle for the first time. Sounds expensive. Sending emails in Mailchimp.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 1, 2021

Expanding internationally always requires significant investment and research. While that can feel like a B2C trend, your B2B shoppers and targets are doing much the same thing. Keep an eye on the B2C trends that are driving many B2B market shifts. Determining if the time is ripe relies on answers to a few fundamental questions.

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Outsourcing Services Payment Services SaaS Payments Transportation 84

OpenView Labs

JANUARY 13, 2022

One of the most important changes sparked by the subscription economy, and the move to software as a service, has been the shift from customer support to customer success. ie if your product normally helps reduce operating costs, can it also lead to deferred capital investment?). See pricing and inflation – how to respond.

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