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Investors Know A Product Doesn’t Make a Business

Startup Professionals Musings

For software, websites, and high-tech products, this is the “meat” of what you intend to build. Market research. Competition analysis. Here is where you pick a few of these, characterize what they do, and position your own product to show your competitive advantage. Market research and competition.

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Five Startup Tips From Bill Gates

InfoChachkie

"The best way to prepare [to be a programmer] is to write programs, and to study great programs that other people have written. Microsoft was one of the first successful high-tech companies to not distribute its profits to shareholders. One Of The Most Important Startup Skills. "The " [Tweet this quote].

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Entrepreneurs Confuse Product and Business Plans

Startup Professionals Musings

For software, websites, and high-tech products, this is the “meat” of what you intend to build. Market research. Competition analysis. Here is where you pick a few of these, characterize what they do, and position your own product to show your competitive advantage. Market research and competition.

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Don’t Assume Product Plans are Better Business Plans

Startup Professionals Musings

For software, websites, and high-tech products, this is the “meat” of what you intend to build. Market research. Competition analysis. Here is where you pick a few of these, characterize what they do, and position your own product to show your competitive advantage. Market research and competition.

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Top 57 Online Startups Meets Technology Meets Product Posts for November 2010

SoCal CTO

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. But I didn’t write it for you; I wrote it for myself. Research in Motion (RIM). How to Take Down Facebook -- Hint: It Ain't Twitter.