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Berkonomics
AUGUST 2, 2018
There can be nothing more important in your business planning that selecting the proper pricing niche, making your story clear using that niche, and the defending your position against the competition. Email readers, continue here…] WalMart is known for lowest prices, often for identical merchandise found in other stores for more.
Berkonomics
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
So, when do we know which course to take? So, when do we know which course to take? In one industry I know well, the dominant player with 22% market share was acquired by one of the largest companies in the technology world. Frustrated by a competitor that wins when you should have? At least that is the conventional wisdom.
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Berkonomics
OCTOBER 13, 2016
So when do we know which course to take? In one industry I know well, the dominant player with 22% market share was acquired by one of the largest companies in the technology world. Sometimes a competitor is just too entrenched, too strong, too well equipped to directly face in battle. At least that is the conventional wisdom.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
My message is to anticipate the unknown, buffer your plan schedules, and above all communicate frequently to key players using integrity. A principal player bows out or does not deliver. Your customers and competition make unexpected moves. Each of these can go astray as follows: Your product or service hits unexpected snags.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 1, 2016
But of course all of these things are intertwined. Having time to think about “leadership” at most startups feels like a luxury. It feels like something you could turn your attention to once you have tens of millions of dollars and a large staff to run operations and you could step back from it all and think about how to lead.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 17, 2016
The show has become my best curator of which books to read (including my favorite of last year, The Accidental Superpower ) and my go to for understanding geopolitics of: Russia, Iran, Pakistan, China, India and of course the US. I was watching my favorite show on TV this morning – GPS (Global Public Square) with Fareed Zakaria.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 25, 2016
Trying outrageous new things or even trying mundane things but in new ways but with extreme quality & innovation is what fuels the tech startup industry. Yet I can’t help thinking there are many predictable failures that come from a lack of basic planning. Market Size.
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