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Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 17, 2023
Most entrepreneurs spend far too much time thinking negatively about competitors, and can’t resist making derogatory statements to their own team, to investors, and even to customers. As an investor, I always listen carefully to what an entrepreneur says, and does not say, about competition.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 18, 2022
Don’t bash the competition. Every investor knows how vulnerable a new startup is to competitors, so investors always ask about your sustainable competitive advantage in the marketplace. That says you are competitive today, have a real barrier to entry, and the potential to remain ahead of the competition for a long time.
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Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Young entrepreneurs and startups, in particular, often remain naively unfocused, despite their passion, of what it takes to provide the high-quality service expected. It’s a tough job, and inexperienced entrepreneurs just don’t know where to start, and how to do it. Yet the average perception of customer experience has not improved.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 25, 2014
Last week’s obsession was about obsession itself. He wants to compete to be the lead drummer in the competitive ensemble and study under Terence, an obsessive instructor who is hell bent on winning competitions for the school. But the film has my brain buzzing all week about obsessive and competitive people.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Every entrepreneur believes that their product or service is memorable, and that every customer will quickly see the advantage over competitors. Differentiation is still a key requirement for a successful startup rollout, and but it must be sustainable to keep ahead of new competition. Trying to be all things to all people never works.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 4, 2022
As the entrepreneur, business owner, or leader, your message must never be “if it’s not broken, don’t fix it.” He lived the philosophy that companies must be paranoid in order to survive, and continually disrupt their own markets to prevent overrun by competition. Every good entrepreneur I know has a “ proactive mindset.”
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 15, 2020
Most entrepreneurs spend far too much time thinking negatively about competitors, and can’t resist making derogatory statements to their own team, to investors, and even to customers. As an investor, I always listen carefully to what an entrepreneur says, and does not say, about competition.
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