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A Startup’s Guide to Running a Successful Win/Loss Analysis: Insights and Strategies
Conducting a win/loss analysis is a powerful tool for startups aiming to understand their market position and improve their sales strategies. A well-executed win/loss analysis
Nearshoring in the US Constuction Industry
Triggered by the trade wars between China and the US in 2018 and supported by the USMCA—which eliminates trade tariffs on most goods between the
Startup Shutdowns, Valuation Resets, and the VC-Startup Cycle
Despite sensational headlines, where we are in the VC-startup cycle seems like a reasonable and rational outcome from ’20 and ’21 Sensational death-of-startups headlines (CNN, Globest, SF
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Nine Four Portfolio Company Highlight: Latii’s U.S. Expansion
Last month, Nine Four MBA Intern JP Villafuerte tagged along with portfolio company Latii on a trip to one of their initial US markets, Texas.
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The SFR Market: Where We’ve Been, Where We Are Now, and Where We Are Going
Single-family rentals have historically been considered a “niche” asset class dominated by smaller mom-and-pop owners and managers. This, however, is changing as institutional investors are
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The ESG Market: Where We’ve Been, Where We Are Now, and Where We Are Going
In recent years, climate tech has been top of mind for almost all industry players across the real estate ecosystem. That attention combined with an
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Strategies to Protect PropTechs During Downturns
Market performance in 2023 was a reminder of how correlated real estate is to monetary and fiscal policy. Although interest rates have recently plateaued, rates
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Why We Invested: Mia Share
We’re thrilled to announce our newest investment in Mia Share’s $6.5M Seed round led by our friends at TTV Capital. Nine Four Ventures is excited to partner with
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Nine Four Portfolio Company Highlight: Latii Mexico Visit
In December, Nine Four Ventures General Partner Kurt Ramirez tagged along on an organized trip by Nine Four portfolio company Latii for US dealers/buyers of high-end