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Understanding Market Demographics.
From Mathijs de Wit – Newion Investments (@mathijsdewit) When assessing early stage investment opportunities, market size and market growth are among the most important topics to research. Determining this is extremely important for a general understanding of a certain market. Next up is the market deep dive and one the most interesting ways to...
Why we invested in AImotive (and why there has never been a more exciting time for autonomous vehicles
From Nick Kalliagkopoulos – Prime Ventures (@kalliagk) Last week we announced our investment in AImotive, a leading provider of Camera-first Autonomous driving technology. The total size of the round was $38 million, led by Prime Ventures and B Capital Group, with participation form Cisco Investments, Samsung Catalyst fund and Series A and B...
The Wolfpack: Why Following Your Tribe is so Important
From Olivier Verhage – Kennet Partners (@olivierverhage) Following on to my last blog on hiring I thought it would be fun to talk about tribes – the “wolfpack” – and why bringing in your former team is crucial to the success of your new venture. Investors often talk about backing serial entrepreneurs, however if you’ve started 5...
Forecasting: Why you need to hire ahead of the curve and plan on doubling your sales hiring?
From Olivier Verhage - Kennet Partners (@olivierverhage) It’s been a while since my last blog, but now 2018 is approaching quickly and companies are prepping their budgets I thought it would be helpful to talk about forecasting or more importantly: sales hiring. When putting the budget together for next year, CEOs often underestimate sales ramp...
Revenue Run-Rates: Get it Right.
From Pieter Welten - Prime Ventures (@pieterwelten) We all know that recurring revenue business models are (much) better than non-recurring business models for obvious reasons. Recurring revenues are special. They are important to potential acquirers, investors, (potential) customers, but also for budgeting purposes, risk / reward analysis,...