iStrategyLabs Announces Consulting Services for Venture Capital Firms
By Peter Corbett on November 27th, 2007
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Interactive Strategy
As of the time of this post, iStrategyLabs is just over 3 months old. During this period of time we’ve had the opportunity to work on a number of interesting projects, sponsor a few events and meet a lot of very interesting people.
One community that is very closely aligned with our iStrategists, both in terms of mentality and market focus, is the venture capital community. We’ve had the fortune of consulting with a few DC area VCs lately regarding the status of their portfolio companies, and with view towards what they’re looking for in terms of new ventures. For the most part, we’re being utilized to help vet new opportunities and to augment the current interactive strategies of existing ones.
It seems only natural then that iStrategyLabs would begin to actively offer a suite of services geared towards our colleagues in the venture capital space. The following services are available to those who may need them:
- Sourcing and Screening: iStrategyLabs works with VCs to attract talent and ideas worth funding in the sectors of interest to their specific firm. We also plug into the screening process, adding an additional filter for vetting new ideas, helping ensure only the most digitally progressive get through.
- Due Diligence Acceleration: We’re adept at looking at a business plan and understanding how a market will shift in the next year, two years and beyond. Because our iStrategists are constantly keeping abreast of the latest and greatest online, they know what threats currently exist, or may exist shortly, that can affect a business that is being considered for funding.
- Portfolio Company Augmentation: Some companies just need a little extra push (some need a lot). The management team can be solid, the strategy may be dead on, but sales/adoption is slow and profits aren’t flowing as quickly as forecast. At this point, iStrategyLabs’ full capabilities can be brought to bear in the form of good old fashion great ideas. We’ll work with your team to develop interactive and experiential marketing strategies that can deliver users, sales and a passionate community for the businesses you’ve spent time and money investing in.
- Event Programming and Production: The core ethos of iStrategyLabs is to share knowledge, so one of our favorite things to do is to program workshops and devcamps that benefit all those in attendance. If you need to reach specific niche audiences (who doesn’t?), we’ll work with you to create events that people will thank you for producing. Your end goal is a lot more than mere branding here. You’ll find the right talent and ideas for the businesses you’re looking to fund. We’ll handle all ideation, logistics and promotion from start to finish.
Lastly, while the following element isn’t a ‘paid’ service we offer, it’s incredibly valuable to our venture capital clients. Simply, we help find the talent you’re looking for. Just ask us who we’d recommend in the form of a web design studio, public relations agency/consultant, PHP Ninja or whatever and we’ll be happy to make a connection for you to a trusted resource. Just give us a call (202-683-9980), or email Peter Corbett here.
