B to B

5 statements across 5 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Aug 18, 2017 by Wade Foster · across every show →

Everything said about B to B, oldest first

Aug 18, 2017
Insight
True winner-take-all markets are rare in B2B software
“Whereas in B to B, like it's pretty rare to have like true winner take all markets. You know, if you're making yet another CRM company you know, there's dozens of CRM companies that are very good CRM companies that compete with each other head to head and are …”
Wade Foster Aug 18, 2017 ▶ 19:29 The CEO Who Pays Employees to De-Locate From the Bay · Y Combinator
Sep 8, 2017 neutral
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Bernstam: B2C long-term traction is much harder to gauge than B2B
“Cause I think in B to C it's much harder to gauge whether you have a long term traction or not, or if you're a chat roulette or something.”
Tikhon Bernstam Sep 8, 2017 ▶ 9:35 The Challenges a Repeat Founder Faces - Tikhon Bernstam · Y Combinator
Oct 1, 2024 positive
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Dill: B2B software should embrace fun design because users want joy
“Absolutely, you can be fun in a B to B world or, you know, solving these kinds of problems. Like, Why not? We're designing for humans, and humans want to have you know, a little joy in their day.”
Katie Dill Oct 1, 2024 ▶ 17:55 Stripe Head of Design Katie Dill Reviews Startup Websites · Y Combinator
Jan 10, 2025 negative
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Conrad: Consumer startup success is random, driving founders toward B2B
“I think a lot of consumer businesses end up being kind of random that, you know, whether things sort of work or not feels like very much outside the control of the company. It's one of the reasons I, Hate consumer businesses, and I think a lot of entrepreneurs…”
Parker Conrad Jan 10, 2025 ▶ 5:27 How To Build The Future: Parker Conrad · Y Combinator
Nov 28, 2025
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Garry Tan: Platform consolidation and closed distribution spurred startup shift to B2B
“The explosion in consumer in, you know, sort of the 2008 to 2012, 2014 period, that was an opening up of platforms. And then as the consolidation happened, you know, distribution closed down, which sort of spurred, you know, this move over to B to B.”
Garry Tan Nov 28, 2025 ▶ 3:02 The Best Consumer Startup Ideas Were Impossible Until Now · Y Combinator
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