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MenuBoris Wertz founder & general partner at version one ventures
Entrepreneur turned investor. Co-founder AbeBooks (sold to Amazon), early-stage investor through @versiononevc (60+ investments, including Abstract, Ada Support, Coinbase, Outreach, Shippo, Top Hat). Husband and dad of 4.

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BW$5/min per minute(135)FundraisingBoris Wertz • Vancouver, British ColumbiaCreated 13 years ago in Funding / Venture CapitalI have successfully raised money as a startup founder and I see hundreds of startups fundraising every year as a VC. Happy to share best practices.Boris Wertz Vancouver, British Columbia(135)
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BW$5/min per minute(135)Product StrategyBoris Wertz • Vancouver, British ColumbiaCreated 13 years ago in Product & Design / OtherI am a product guy at heart. I like thinking through product strategy and how to create the most amount of value for a customer.Boris Wertz Vancouver, British Columbia(135)
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BW$5/min per minute(135)SaaSBoris Wertz • Vancouver, British ColumbiaCreated 12 years ago in Industries / SaaSOne of my investment areas is Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and I have made half a dozen of investments in that space (Abstract, Ada Support, Clio, Jobber, Unbounce, Zenput). Happy to share sales & marketing strategies and discuss business models.Boris Wertz Vancouver, British Columbia(135)
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BW$5/min per minute(135)MarketplacesBoris Wertz • Vancouver, British ColumbiaCreated 12 years ago in Industries / MarketplacesI co-founded a marketplace business (JustBooks / ABeBooks - sold to Amazon in 2008) and have invested in half a dozen B2B and B2C marketplaces since (e.g. Indiegogo, tindie, GroupTalent, Clarity). Happy to share my experiences as entrepreneurs and investor in this space.Boris Wertz Vancouver, British Columbia(135)
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BW$5/min per minute(135)E-CommerceBoris Wertz • Vancouver, British ColumbiaCreated 12 years ago in Business / Getting StartedBesides SaaS and marketplaces / platforms I focus on e-commerce as an investment area. I have made investments in different areas from vertically integrated commerce (Indochino, Frank & Oak, Julep) to MLM models (Chloe & Isabel) to commerce marketplaces (tindie).Boris Wertz Vancouver, British Columbia(135)
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BW$5/min per minute(135)Business StrategyBoris Wertz • Vancouver, British ColumbiaCreated 12 years ago in Business / Getting StartedI like to help entrepreneurs think through their business strategy - how to scale a company, hire the right people to take it to the next level or what kind of investors to get on board.Boris Wertz Vancouver, British Columbia(135)
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Great advice, super clear, thank you.
Source: Clarity Luis Corrêa d'Almeida Jun 11, 2024Very informative discussion. Very insightful and validated all my thoughts and assumptions. Definitely recommend him.
Source: Clarity JR Cahatol Mar 14, 2024Boris was super helpful, i now have a better direction on what to focus, and how i can potentially reach our goal.
Source: Clarity Carlos Domingues Sep 2, 2023Boris' deep insights on Amazon have been very helpful to us. Would highly recommend.
Source: Clarity Mohammad Aqueeb Oct 14, 2022Great insight, loved our chat.
Source: Clarity Yogesh Shetty May 19, 2022


2nd call with Boris. Very trustworthy individual!
Source: Clarity Peter Antonov May 11, 2021

Phenomenal call. Outsized ROI for my time and money. Boris is an extremely smart and down to earth guy. Highly recommend!
Source: Clarity Peter Antonov Oct 2, 2020Build a great product and get some early traction. Assemble a top-notch term of co-founders. Understand your space like nobody else. Be good at telling a great story and communicating your vision.
Heard good things about GoodsCloud (www.goodscloud.com)
You usually only recognize the commissions as revenues and use the term "Gross Merchandise Value" (GMV) to describe the size of the marketplace (value of all transactions going through the site)
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