Some purchases have near-instant value (TTV), like renting or buying an umbrella during a stormy day.
TTV can be a challenge for cybersecurity startups, since enterprise customers may require multiple sales calls or a dedicated setup process.
VC Ross Haleliuk outlines four steps PLG cybersecurity firms can take to increase adoption and decrease disruption. He also shares multiple tactics that will assist teams in getting started.
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Halliock points to the fact that many potential customers are skeptical about cybersecurity startups’ value due to fear-based marketing tactics and serious selling techniques.
He wrote: “One of our best ways to break down this pessimism, is to show users that they can get something done within five minutes instead of it taking a few weeks.”
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While Edtech’s honeymoon may be over now, we can expect another boom in the future.
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After the pandemic pushed students at every level into distance learning, education technology has seen record levels of investment — until public markets began to cool off several months ago.
“However, it is important to remember that publicly traded value represents a fraction of the overall education technology sector,” writes Dealroom analyst Carla Napolau, and Rhys Spence, head of research at Brighteye Ventures.
The duo examined both the private and public markets in detail, looking at trends in sub-sectors like K-12, corporate learning, and merger and acquisition activity.
Edtech has deep and untapped opportunities. The markets may have slowed, but it won’t be long for the momentum to return.”
Show, don’t tell: Tips for Bot Startups to Increase the B Series in a Downturn
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Although hardware companies have had difficulty ramping up their B Series rounds in the past, Jason Schwettler (co-founder and managing partner at Calibrate Ventures) says that despite the economic downturn, he is still optimistic about the segment.
Robotics startups can burn millions of dollars before becoming profitable. However, investors will be more interested in teams that are able to show recurring revenue growth and ROI to clients than those that have failed to make a profit.
“You need to demonstrate that customers are getting real value from your bots — saving time, money, or both,” says Schwettler, who outlines the specific metrics bot investors look for.
500 Global addresses the rising competition among startup accelerators
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Clayton Bryan, partner and chief of the 500 Global Accelerator Fund says demo days are still vital for investors and founders, even though they are virtual.
TechCrunch was told by he that the company helps to create a stock market for buyers and sellers. They can see if their stock is being priced correctly.
3 FinOps Guidelines that Will Help You Explain the Cloud Costs to Your Board
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Cloud financial management or simply “FinOps” is a cross-functional teamwork that brings together finance, engineering and product teams in order to make organizations more efficient with their resources.
“Knowing your cloud unit economics is key to building a transparent and interpretable model of your cloud costs,” wrote Liran Grinberg, co-founder of Team8.
“Development teams need to take on the music and start taking financial responsibility for the infrastructure and services they use. Meanwhile, CFOs and CEOs need to prepare to answer some tough questions in board meetings.”
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