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How to Successfully Brand a DNVB? An interview with the Founders of Colvin! 🌻

The Colvin Co. is a cut-to-order flower delivery company based in Barcelona. The platform was founded by Andrés, Sergi and Marc, recent alums from Barcelona’s prestigious ESADE Business School.
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An Overview of VC Funding in Blockchain Technology

With blockchain technology, and cryptocurrencies in particular, having recently become the subject of major media attention, it seems fit to explore the role of venture capital in the decentralized market.
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The Node Saturation Strategy for Online Marketplaces

When we talk about saturating nodes, we essentially refer to an approach or strategy that enables marketplaces to obtain liquidity in an efficient manner.
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Samaipata Ventures Framework for Marketplaces: Madrid Edition #1yearin1hour

We work 24/7 to stay on top of the fast-moving ecosystem, and it’s through these efforts that we’ve come up with a so-called ‘framework for marketplaces’, which is essentially a synopsis of our humble view on this phenomenal business model.
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disruptive e-commerce
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How to Build a Seed to Series A Business Plan for your Disruptive E-commerce

Today we bring an especially useful one for disruptive e-commerce models (we call them dis-commerce). So if you have a marketplace hold on, we’ll share one for you pretty soon!
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foodtech
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Still a Long Way to Go in FoodTech

A few weeks ago Techcrunch reminded us of something important: there is still a 210 billion dollar opportunity in the food tech market.
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What Does a VC Look for in a Product?

In our desire to get near entrepreneurs, last Thursday we hosted the latest edition of Product Tank Madrid in our offices. The topic: Product and Venture Capital.
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A 5 Minute Cohort Analysis in 3 Steps (Part 1)

If you’ve never heard about cohorts before, or if you have, but you are still unsure of what they mean, this post is for you. If you’ve already used cohorts, but want to deepen your knowledge, jump to Part 2: Run a full stack cohort analysis from scratch.
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A 5 Minute Cohort Analysis in 3 Steps (Part 2)

Run a full stack cohort analysis from scratch in just 5 mins and leave your tech team to focus on the hard stuff.
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leakage
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Leakage in a Marketplace

Leakage is what happens when a buyer and seller agree to circumvent the marketplace and continue transacting outside the platform. The transaction still happens, but the marketplace loses a revenue stream. For example, you’re looking on Airbnb for a place to stay next weekend.
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Retaining Customers in a Marketplace

Everyone talks about retention. To get it right is tough; to do it really well raises you to an elite of truly famous companies — the Snapchats and Tinders of social networks; the GrubHubs and Wallapops of marketplaces.
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Somos un fondo early stage, creado por y para fundadores, que invierte en negocios digitales con efectos de red.

IA y experiencia de usuario: un romance potencialmente infinito

IA y experiencia de usuario: un romance potencialmente infinito

A rebufo de modelos fundacionales como ChatGPT o Midjourney, las startups tienen la oportunidad de diseñar sus propias capas de software sin necesidad de recurrir a grandes cantidades de capital.
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VIVLA: la proptech que revoluciona el concepto de residencias vacacionales

La startup madrileña (28 millones levantados) oferta casas exclusivas a una fracción del precio original bajo la fórmula de la copropiedad y con un potente bastidor tecnológico orientado a la flexibilidad.
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Fuentes de Financiación de Startups

¿Quieres saber cuáles son las principales formas de financiar una startup? El equipo de inversión de Samaipata explica brevemente las principales fuentes de financiación de negocios tecnológicos.
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Carrera en Venture Capital

¿Alguna vez te has preguntado qué es Venture Capital (VC)? ¿Cómo funciona un fondo de Venture Capital? El equipo de inversión de Samaipata te lo cuenta de primera mano.
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¿Qué es Venture Capital?

¿Alguna vez te has preguntado qué es Venture Capital (VC)? ¿Cómo funciona un fondo de Venture Capital? El equipo de inversión de Samaipata te lo cuenta de primera mano.
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