socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2014

For today''s Insights and Opinions article, where we regularly share the thoughts and observations of Southern California''s high tech movers and shakers, we have an article from Ivan Nikkhoo of Siemer & Associates. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself." - Milton Friedman.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 19, 2020

The pedigreed studio has in recent times faced more internal competition from its siblings inside Tencent, particularly the Lightspeed Quantum studio, which is behind the successful mobile version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). WeChat launched its long-awaited paywall for articles published on its platform .

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socalTECH

JUNE 12, 2012

Santa Barbara, one of Southern California's technology centers, has a unique problem: how do you scale out your technology staff, despite intense competition from the firm's large number of technology companies, expensive cost-of-living, limited real estate, and a fairly long trek from the rest of the region for commuters? READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

With services, scaling the business often implies cloning yourself, since you are the intellectual property and the competitive advantage. For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. You have no shelf life, so you can’t make money while you sleep.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2021

In these days of rapid change, the pandemic, and worldwide competition, you need to make sure your entire team is customer-focused, innovative, and always looking around the corner for the next big thing. Recent articles report that companies where everyone is focused on the big picture can increase their returns by up to 400 percent.

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2010

Los Angeles-based Demand Media , the user-generated content venture of Richard Rosenblatt, has new competition this afternoon, from Yahoo , after Yahoo announced it would acquire content publishing firm Associated Content. Both firms develop "evergreen" articles about popular topics, which they then sell advertising against.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2020

According to a classic article and poll by Startups.co.uk , having the independence to make your own decisions is considered the key benefit of being an entrepreneur. Beat the competition and discover yourself. Competition drives innovation, and innovation drives competition. If you are here in the U.S.,

Entrepreneur 122

Entrepreneur Startup Satisfaction Competition 122

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2023

Opportunity segmentation and competitive environment. List key competitors and alternatives, highlighting your sustainable competitive advantages, such as patents and trademarks. There are many good books and Internet articles describing each of these sections, so I won’t cover the details here.

Product 112

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Find and sell your unique competitive advantages. If you don’t highlight your competitive advantages , no one else will. According to a classic article and many others, entrepreneurs running their own business still rank themselves happier than all other professions, regardless of how much money they make.

Entrepreneur 127

Entrepreneur Mentor Competition Study 127

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

With services, scaling the business often implies cloning yourself, since you are the intellectual property and the competitive advantage. For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. You have no shelf life, so you can’t make money while you sleep.

Startup 174

Startup Training Services Writing 174

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2021

Here are six key reasons, from a business perspective: Direct competition is huge. Online dating fraud rose by 150% percent in the last couple of years as scammers and hucksters turned up the false charm and predatory trolling, according to a recent article from the FTC. The spend is still going up. Online dating fraud is on the rise.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

According to Silicon Prairie News, the founders of DivShot, Michael Bligh and Jake Johnson, jumped at the chance to become part of the Los Angeles technology community after winning first place at the Crowdstart LA pitch competition in July.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Often, we joke together as managers of companies or of people that our goal is “world domination” or “to crush the competition.” Some form “B” corporations to codify their vision into the articles of incorporation. But no matter how stated, the primary goal of an enterprise is to make money. The three measures of progress.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area. Check for positive or negative news articles, press releases, relationships, and support of community organizations.

Technical Review 138

Technical Review Startup Innocal Offshore 138

socalTECH

OCTOBER 9, 2012

What's the best way to share competitive intelligence and company announcements with your employees? Flud firm said its tool is aimed at bringing private news and intelligence sharing to businesses, letting co-workers share news articles and other information within an organization. and Europe for the enterprise product.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Starting an entrepreneurial business, or maintaining the competitiveness of a mature business, requires innovation. Drucker outlined the key elements of this discipline, including methodically analyzing seven areas of opportunity, in a classic article on the subject. Individuals who are innovators are born, not bred.

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socalTECH

MAY 24, 2011

Today's Insights and Opinions article comes from Megan Lisa Jones , an investment banker and investor, who says: yes, it's a bubble, and gives her top ten reason to start a company, and ten reasons not to. Start up conferences and competitions. Read the rest of Megan's article, Ten reasons to start a company; ten reasons not to.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 11, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared in The Wall Street Journal. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! "A Founders should encourage a healthy rivalry among each other, while modulating such competition so that it does not escalate into destructive behaviors.

Startup 257

Startup Santa Barbara Competition Journal 257

InfoChachkie

JULY 7, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Competition – Make it clear that only the best interns will be granted offers for full-time positions. We typically hired about one third of our interns.

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Startup Santa Barbara Competition Class 257

Berkonomics

APRIL 4, 2019

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. Email readers, continue here…] Prepare for your annual meetings well. But don’t worry. Few investors will show up that day.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 25, 2017

If they had read either of the above articles or the 10 other on my blog, then they would have sent me something else. It's really hard to find and super competitive to find developers who are going to jump on a concept and build it. Homework I don't think that this founder has looked at my blog or my background.

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Email Startup Develop Development 150

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 19, 2021

Other entrepreneurs skip just a couple of the elements outlined in my original article, “ These 10 Key Elements Make a Business Plan Fundable. No sustainable competitive advantage. Some investors say half the ideas pitched to them don’t have any plan at all, even though some have great potential. Don’t take this shortcut.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2015

There is much discussion about this weekend’s article in the NY Times regarding Amazon’s work practices. For anybody who has never worked in a hard-charging environment I can see how this article portrays a unidimensional view of Amazon but it isn’t one I believe tells the complete story. Why should I expect less?

Startup 150

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

For today's Insights and Opinions section, we have an article from Megan Lisa Jones , an investment banker, on the Fifteen things investment bankers won't tell you. Get some competition going for your deal and then you'll see more pricing flexibility. That your competition is going to crush you; and we've listened to your competition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2022

It’s time to review the classic article on HBR “ The Five Stages of Disruption Denial ,” by Grant McCracken, comparing technology adoption to Kubler-Ross’ five stages of grief: Confusion. There are many people who don't get the new technology, and now social life is a little like a competition to show that we're not "falling for it."

Startup 89

Startup Technical Review Technology Social Media 89

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

It’s building a product that is substantially differentiated, and, as Bill Gross, one of the most prolific tech entrepreneurs of our era says, “ It needs to be 10x better than the competition ” (because if you shoot for that then in competitive markets you might achieve 3x. ” Here are some examples: 1.

Marketing 379

Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Venture capitalists (VCs) have long been seen as the top of the pyramid for startup funding sources, but in fact angel investors now fund over twice as many companies, according to a classic Crunchbase article. VCs tend to carry their partners much longer, in hopes of a big public offering (IPO) that could produce a windfall.

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Guide Venture Capital Funding Class 136

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

The solution is to establish and maintain a culture and processes that don’t view change as a discrete event to be spotted and managed, but as an ongoing opportunity to improve competitiveness.

Startup 116

Startup Training Statistics Summary 116

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2021

Starting an entrepreneurial business, or maintaining the competitiveness of a mature business, requires innovation. Drucker outlined the key elements of this discipline, including methodically analyzing seven areas of opportunity, in a classic article on the subject. Individuals who are innovators are born, not bred.

Organization 172

Organization Ideas Technical Review Research 172

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In any case, before the process starts on your startup, you should be doing your own reverse due diligence on the investor, as outlined in this article I published a while back. A smart investor will take an independent final reading in the market on barriers to entry, active competition, demographics, and price sensitivity.

Technical Review 118

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Invest 118

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2019

Let me be clear – a product or consulting startup today without a blog, even with a static website, risks not being competitive in cost and time to reach and hold that critical mass of online customers. For example, if you mention an article you read in XYZ magazine, make sure to include a hyperlink to the article.

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Blogging Search Engine Optimization Web Writing 88

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2022

In fact, this article was driven by a startup press release I saw a while back, highlighting a startup’s “geo-fencing technology” as a new basis for discount coupons. The only actions that create results are those that make you stand out above the crowd, attract, engage, and win more customers than your competition. Marty Zwilling.

Marketing 141

Marketing Startup Social Media Technical Review 141

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

The rest of the country may be in a recession, but hiring within the tech community remains highly competitive. As such, a reputation as a cool company is a competitive advantage to be cultivated and coveted. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Like It Or Not, Cool Matters.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 13, 2012

If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! However, at most startups, competitive advantages are derived from a combination of invention and innovation, as described more fully in Inventor Or Innovator – Which Are You? It happened one day at a competition. The Berkoff Blastoff.

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Startup Competition Activity Class 198

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2019

In the popular press, it’s easy to find articles that will convince you that companies with a good culture, such as Google, do it by lavishing perks and benefits , including some combination of free meals, trips and parties, financial bonuses, gyms, and a dog-friendly environment.

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Competition Coach Case Study Statistics 76

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2023

I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors. Variations on the incubator theme are sometimes called business accelerators, science parks, or the Small Business Administration's Small Business Development Centers ( SBDCs ) in almost every state in the U.S.

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Organization Incubator Startup Resource 92

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2020

Opportunity segmentation and competitive environment. List key competitors and alternatives, highlighting your sustainable competitive advantages, such as patents and trademarks. There are many good books and Internet articles describing each of these sections, so I won’t cover the details here.

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur Startup Summary Product 124