Author : Roger Lee
Consumer
The Magic Under the Hood: Niantic, Harry Potter and the…
There is plenty of magic in the much-anticipated Harry Potter: Wizards Unite augmented reality (AR)…
Consumer
You Can’t Live Without Marketplaces—So We’re Introducing the Battery Marketplace…
Can you imagine life today without online, consumer marketplaces? For most people, at least those…
Consumer
Gaming is Eating Media… and Pokemon is Just the Start
“We do not stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop…
Application Software
Getting from Seed to Series A: Insider Tips from Tech’s…
What are the secrets to raising a Series A round, if you’re a seed-stage company,…
Consumer
EmBARKing on a new journey: Dog Walking and the Power…
A little less than a year ago, we published the Battery Network Effects Index, a…
Leadership
Honesty is the Best Policy: Radical Transparency as a Management…
During times of difficulty, company founders may be inclined to downplay drama and gloss over…
Leadership
Together in the Trenches: Managing Challenges in a Founder/VC Partnership
For even the strongest tech CEOs, challenges and difficulties are unavoidable when scaling a business.…
Leadership
Board Dynamics 101: Perspectives from A VC and Founder Duo
For founders navigating the stormy waters of entrepreneurship, the effectiveness and engagement of the board…
Sales & Marketing
Why Customer Success Is Critical for Every Business
Battery Ventures General Partner Roger Lee recently joined Allison Pickens, chief customer officer at Gainsight,…
Consumer
Uber and Airbnb: Not All Marketplaces are Created Equal
So far, 2017 has been a non-stop PR headache for Uber, and that’s putting it…
Consumer
Network Effects – The Keys to Ascending the Consumer-Internet Throne
“Category kings”, defined as market-share leaders in particular business sectors, often wind up creating the…
Consumer
Battery Ventures Network Effect Index
The Battery Ventures Network Effect Index—which includes 36 current or previously publicly traded companies, each…