Content Marketing and Value-Add Services Are the Best VC Differentiators
Jay Acunzo · 20 VC 035: The Ultimate Marketing Guide for Startups with Jay Acunzo, VP of Platform @ NextView Ventures · May 11, 2015 · at 4:43
Jay Acunzo, VP of Platform at NextView Ventures, discusses how venture capital firms can stand out to founders as capital becomes commoditized.
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“The best way to differentiate, I think if you look across at software industry is content marketing or value add opportunities and projects and things like that.”
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