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Is Seed the new Series A? (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Since 2010 we’ve seen more startups, funds, and capital than ever before, but with this drastic increase, investors are seeing unexpected new trends reshaping the future of the industry. The panel that we are in is called Is Seed the New Series A, and this is a question that I’ve been asking informally yesterday and today.

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Taking a $4B Company from Consumer to B2B with Pluralsight (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

We all know and could name several successful B2C and B2B companies. What sets apart some of the most successful, high-growth companies we see today—Slack, Dropbox, Atlassian—has been their ability to tap into and master a new GTM strategy: B2C2B. We saw the momentum increase, and we were nailing that B2C customer.

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GitLab’s Hila Qu on What B2B Companies Can Learn About Growth from B2C

OpenView Labs

Even just comparing the differences between how growth works for B2C versus B2B at a very high level, it’s easy to see that there are differences at each stage of the customer journey. . Despite these differences, there’s a lot B2B and B2C can learn from each other when it comes to growth. . Defining Growth . Acquisition.

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Brand Loyalty: A Practical Guide for Long-Term Growth

Neil Patel

I’ve seen countless businesses transform their growth by attracting loyal buyers instead of constantly chasing new shoppers. Take the X post by Cloudflare CTO Dane Knecht below for example. Why Brand Loyalty Matters for Your Business For B2C and B2B companies alike, brand loyalty isn’t just a nice-to-have.

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Forgot the SaaS Gloom and Doom on Social. ‘Just Build’ with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin

SaaStr

Growth is still good for them, but they had no net new customers last quarter. An early thing Jason wrote on SaaStr is that B2B lags B2C by about two years. If B2C rebounded back in 2023, that means 2025 might be a little easier for a lot of folks in classic B2B. Every VC wants to invest. UiPath saw a huge drop of 30%.

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2021 in conversation: Learnings from the podcast

Intercom, Inc.

With that in mind, before we welcome the new year and all the good things to come, we’ve gathered our favorite insights and nuggets of wisdom from 2021 in a special wrap-up episode. Will Larson , CTO of Calm. Des Traynor , Co-founder and CTO of Intercom. Zanade Mann , founder of Black Women’s Business Collective.

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The B2B Marketplace Funding Napkin 2021

Point Nine Land

Having invested in 9 B2B marketplaces and gathered data from 20+ different investors, here are our findings on what it takes to raise money in 2021 for B2B marketplaces. A technical co-founder or CTO is always a great-to-have at this stage and becomes a must-have as the business scales beyond seed. Team ???????????