Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Of course you now book when you want and even choose your restaurant based on availability at the time / day you want and you can book on your mobile phone at 2am or 8pm. and there was certainly less competition from everybody pitching local merchant solutions. As long as they didn’t lose the book or make a mistake.

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Development Team Review Course Mobile Writing 324

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2020

The information exchange from day-to-day interactions of engineers and marketers will drive you enhance your own processes to be more competitive. Let market response dictate a later split, merger, or acquisition. Longer term, when ready, it may be time for merger or acquisition. Expand core competency and solidify strengths.

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Startup Outsource Competition Acquisition 126

Berkonomics

APRIL 4, 2019

And most of us investors are frustrated by the lack of regular communication – unless of course – the company needs more money. Shareholders may vote on other issues during the year by written consent, including acquisitions, stock issuance, changes to the articles of incorporation and bylaws, and more. But don’t worry.

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Class Course Report Competition 120

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2021

Of course, you can find these elements embodied in many of the business plan templates and tools out there, such as the Business Model Canvas. Investors know that operational and employee expenses are always higher than anticipated, not to mention customer acquisition costs, capital expenses, and ongoing competitive initiatives.

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Funding Template Resource Competition 132

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Of course, this path involves some risk, but you never get anywhere unless you take a chance. In many cases, the products from competitive companies are complementary, or many customers are natural candidates for both. Good strategic partnerships often lead to strategic investments, or great acquisition relationships.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

You course correct. If you hire truly talented people you end up definitionally with a lot of competitive peers who will inevitably jockey for resources and control. Extremely talented people are ultra competitive. Marketing of course often feels the opposite. You set direction. You hire great people.

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Entrepreneur CTO Hire Startup Sales 385

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Of course, if the campaign does not meet or exceed the funding objective, you get nothing. Many successful crowdfunding campaigns, just like many startups funded by angels and VCs, fail miserably due to normal business challenges, including inventory buildup, marketing, competition, and customer support. Startup revenues come later.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2010

One of the toughest and yet most important questions you will be asked by savvy potential investors is “What is your sustainable competitive advantage?” Yet many entrepreneurs, maybe in their passion for their new product, gloss over this one, or even announce that they have no competition. Proven team with inside relationships.

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Competition Tips Patents Startup 49

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 13, 2016

So when do we know which course to take? Well, even though that acquisition is still playing itself out on the field of battle, it appears quite clear that the new parent has directed its new subsidiary to abandon the lower end of the market and focus upon the larger sales, corporate customers, and major brands. Refuse to engage?

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Resource Competition Examples Customer 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2020

Of course, it’s smart not to stray too far from your core competency for credibility and risk reduction. Use outside investment and acquisition to expand your scope. What worked for you yesterday probably won’t keep you alive and competitive tomorrow. For example, Uber recently made the move into food delivery with UberEATS.

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Customer Custom Examples IBM 143

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

What You Can Learn From Public Markets It doesn’t really take a genius to realize that what happens in the public markets will filter back to the private markets because the ultimate exit of these companies is either an IPO or an acquisition (often by a public company whose valuation is fixed daily by the market). discipline & focus.

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Venture Capital Marketing Technical Review Seed Funding 416

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2022

This can be customer acquisition cost, revenue growth, profit, or whatever other parameters are key to your success. Of course, with social media marketing, trial and error is not the only way to fail. Pick the ones that fit your desired outcome. Iteratively execute and measure results. Marty Zwilling.

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Social Media Framework Media Metrics 135

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Of course you want your customer to come back, but the best ones also become your evangelists in bringing their friends to you, and broadcasting their positive experiences to the world through social media. This is a key moment where your customer acquisition costs go way down, and your profits go way up.

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Customer Custom Startup Course 124

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

In short, the VC industry is very sharp-elbowed amongst some very competitive people who are used to winning and most deals don’t have enough space to share investment rounds so people were naturally pretty quick to judge A16Z. Do they win competitive deals? to “Jeez — they sure are hiring a ton of staff. Can that really work?”

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Venture Capital Invest Funding Competition 264

Berkonomics

MARCH 31, 2016

For larger or later stage companies, it could be to increase market share through acquisitions with the attendant elimination of competition or increase in a company’s reach. Yes, if you are a bad leader of people, you will lose human resources and frustrate your attempt to reach to goal.

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Resource Satisfaction Metrics Course 120

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2020

Of course, if the campaign does not meet or exceed the funding objective, you get nothing. Many successful crowdfunding campaigns, just like many startups funded by angels and VCs, fail miserably due to normal business challenges, including inventory buildup, marketing, competition, and customer support. Startup revenues come later.

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Startup Equity Funding Demand 151

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Many of us learned about substitute products in undergrad economics courses. Of course branding is many things and this post doesn’t attempt a master class. We of course all instinctively know when we see a brand that is well established what it stands for?—?Warby Here are some ideas of what I believe matters.

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Product Course Customer Custom 296

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2022

Of course, such actions are equally applicable to businesses at any stage. Look for a merger or acquisition that will bring multiplier resources to your business, such as related successful products, a positive brand image, or a proven distribution network. In some cases, the best mentor is one of your best customers.

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Marketing Social Media Mentor Conference 119

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2021

Especially for entrepreneurs who have not built and sold companies before, and need this startup to be an attractive acquisition or IPO target in a few years, I can’t think of a better way to enlist outside experts and keep them motivated to help you meet the challenges of a startup. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Entrepreneur Mentor Writing 145

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

Over the course of the first few months I saw a few people out on the street taking Birds and then a steady uptick in riders. Capital of course drives scale advantages and when you have “winner take most” markets it also has a way of scaring away some investors from investing in the 3–5th “me too” competitors. Are the scooters safe?

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Santa Monica Funding Startup Course 256

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2022

Of course, there are always exceptions, but how much added risk do you need for your startup? Exposure instills the fear and urgency you need to deliver the right competitive solution. Wessel measures a 39% acquisition advantage to being in-state. You need to move to right location and get connected before you ask for help.

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Technical Review Oracle Software Review Ideas 123

Berkonomics

APRIL 14, 2012

Shareholders may vote on other issues during the year by written consent, including acquisitions, stock issuances, changes to the articles of incorporation and bylaws, and more. Of course, a public company is not entitled to pare its information to reduce exposure to competitors.

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Class Report Competition .Net 202

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

The information exchange from day-to-day interactions of engineers and marketers will drive you enhance your own processes to be more competitive. Let market response dictate a later split, merger, or acquisition. Longer term, when ready, it may be time for merger or acquisition. Expand core competency and solidify strengths.

Startup 59

Startup Outsource Competition Acquisition 59

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

If you want to be a YouTube MCN producer the problem is compounded by the fact that of course the talent needs to make money as well. Of course it’s a competitive market so MCNs competing for top talent not only compete on rev share to talent but also to services that they provide talent. Except for 2 things: 1.

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Networking Media Content Customer 366

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

Last year at this time I spoke at VidCon and gave this presentation in which I said YouTube was “the Walmart of Online Video” but I also commented that I felt YouTube was vulnerable to competition because their rev share to MCNs wasn’t high enough to allow MCNs to build a profitable business inside of YouTube.

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Invest Content Media Networking 291

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2016

But in my experience as a startup advisor, too many entrepreneurs get stuck there, and always find excuses for not really exploring mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and alliance alternatives. Of course, they all prefer cash, but some may work for future revenue or startup equity. Investigate strategic alliance alternatives.

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Startup Outsource Development Organization Outsource 56

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2019

This can be customer acquisition cost, revenue growth, profit, or whatever other parameters are key to your success. Of course, with social media marketing, trial and error is not the only way to fail. Pick the ones that fit your desired outcome. Iteratively execute and measure results. Marty Zwilling.

Social Media 96

Social Media Media Marketing Metrics 96

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Yesterday I wrote a post about The Silent Benefits of PR in which I pointed out that most young companies I encounter don’t fully grasp the benefits of PR because they are less measurable than product milestones or customer acquisition analyses (like CAC/LTV).

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Press Startup Writing Training 319

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2014

The information exchange from day-to-day interactions of engineers and marketers will drive you enhance your own processes to be more competitive. Let market response dictate a later split, merger, or acquisition. Longer term, when ready, it may be time for merger or acquisition. Expand core competency and solidify strengths.

Startup 97

Startup Entrepreneur Outsource Competition 97

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2013

But the press (and I suspect many of the senior execs of these companies) don’t really explore the corrosive downside of these acquisition. If I don’t commit to millions of dollars of acquisitions I will … die? Get yourself in a big demo day competition. So I thought I would. I’ll tell you what is says.

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Press Startup Yahoo Venture Capital 357

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 24, 2014

Maybe a major company with deep pockets has embarked on a product line extension and is set to launch a product in direct competition with yours, or maybe, as with online gaming a few years back, the government decided to ban or sharply restrict your industry’s activities. In any case, it’s time to retool.

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Startup Competition Examples Customer 98

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2011

Pull Quote: “If you are smart, competitive, hard working and passionate about what you do you will have the best experience of your life. Hmmm, I actually don’t read other entrepreneurial books or blogs – except infoChachkie of course [Editor’s Note: Kevin is clearly full of it here!]. How do you stand out?”. from the Wharton School.

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Entrepreneur Competition Software Review Course 232

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2016

The information exchange from day-to-day interactions of engineers and marketers will drive you enhance your own processes to be more competitive. Let market response dictate a later split, merger, or acquisition. Longer term, when ready, it may be time for merger or acquisition. Expand core competency and solidify strengths.

Startup 55

Startup Outsource Competition Entrepreneur 55

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2015

Of course you want your customer to come back, but the best ones also become your evangelists in bringing their friends to you, and broadcasting their positive experiences to the world through social media. This is a key moment where your customer acquisition costs go way down, and your profits go way up.

Customer 101

Customer Custom Startup Course 101

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

In the same year they won Business Insider’s Startup competition. RedBeacon went on to sell to HomeDepot in what was considered a very successful acquisition on all sides. But Ethan had left by the time of the acquisition. In industry this is known as “yield management” and of course it needs to exist.

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CTO Coach Google CTO Hire Yammer 359

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

Learning experience includes: on-demand online video tutorial courses, live video-conference workshops, as well as individual online consultations, live workshops, and group programs. Mike’s work in sales, marketing, distribution, and business development is essential to customer acquisition, growth, and scalability. How does it work?

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Web USC Course Guide 93

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Of course, there are always exceptions, but how much added risk do you need for your startup? Exposure instills the fear and urgency you need to deliver the right competitive solution. Wessel measures a 39% acquisition advantage to being in-state. You need to move to right location and get connected before you ask for help.

Startup 97

Startup Technical Review Oracle Software Review 97