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Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 2, 2023
Of course, every risk level can be mitigated by a good plan that addresses the issue, offers a credible action plan, and will convince you, as well as investors and customers, that what looks like a risk to many is actually a sustainable competitive advantage for your startup. Niche or low growth-rate businesses opportunities.
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. Ah, but Bird doesn’t have network effects! You can expect some strong competition, but it’s unlikely that there will be 5 great scooter companies. There is nothing viral! Not really. Brand matters.
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Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
Of course, every risk level can be mitigated by a good plan that addresses the issue, offers a credible action plan, and will convince you, as well as investors and customers, that what looks like a risk to many is actually a sustainable competitive advantage for your startup. Niche or low growth-rate businesses opportunities.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 12, 2010
We had a special edition of This Week in Venture Capital this week shooting out of the Next New Networks offices in New York. Content, of course, is the same!]. New funding will be applied toward user acquisition and to expand into new product categories (gourmet food, wine and new services). Total raised: $56.3mm.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 19, 2010
Of course none of these funds (my own included) want to be lumped into just one category because we all move across the spectrum. An obvious example that comes to mind is Roger Ehrenberg, whose fund Information Arbitrage , is looking at companies in these categories. Competition: McAfee , Symantec. Founded in 2007.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 13, 2015
None should be considered competitive mutually exclusive to any other. Don’t try to tackle all 20 major categories of digital social media at once. The big three, which have 90 percent of everything you need, include blogging (Wordpress or Blogger), microblogging (Twitter), and social networks (Facebook or LinkedIn).
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Of course, every risk level can be mitigated by a good plan that addresses the issue, offers a credible action plan, and will convince you, as well as investors and customers, that what looks like a risk to many is actually a sustainable competitive advantage for your startup. Niche or low growth-rate businesses opportunities.
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