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Startup Lessons From Olympic Innovators

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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? Startups often out-maneuver their larger rivals by changing the key parameters upon which competition has historically been based. The Berkoff Blastoff.

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Here’s How You Get A VC To Pull Out Their Checkbook

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What does your pain reliever look like, how is it implemented by the customer and what future products do you expect to roll out? Competition. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • EmailRSS. Distribution and Sales. Share and Enjoy.

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How Pinterest, Tumblr, HootSuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly and Mashable Rapidly And Repeatedly Hire Great People

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Rapidly and repeatedly hiring star employees is a competitive advantage. According to Ambrosia Humphrey, the company’s Director of Human Resources, “We had a jobs@ email in place, but it was hard to manage once we decided to move forward with the hiring process.” Job Syndication And Customized Job Boards.

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6 Steps To Raising Venture Capital – Hint: Preparation Matters More Than Your Pitch

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If this is the case, offer to make a meaningful introduction to a potential customer or partner of one of their portfolio companies. For instance, you might propose a lead sharing relationship in which both companies trade customer introductions. Yes, I am advising you to sandbag your prospective investors.

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Hacking Hacker News – How Wily Startups Leverage Social News Sites

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The team subsequently earned a coveted position in Launchpad LA's current accelerator class after winning the Crowdstart LA competition. The company posted a Show HN entry entitled, " We built a better solution for customer analysis and support.". The posting resulted in 40points and about 30comments. Share and Enjoy.

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Why Startups Need to Blog (and what to talk about …)

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If you care about accessing customers, reaching an audience, communicating your vision, influencing people in your industry, marketing your services or just plain engaging in a dialog with others in your industry a blog is a great way to achieve this. I’ll bet your customers, business partners or suppliers would love similar.

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Why You Should Start a Company in. Los Angeles

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RSS ); Why You Should Start a Company in. Because its just not that hyper-competitive, Im-hiring-all-your-staff, because-Im-Google environment. 1 2 3 next › last » February 2010 login or register to post comments Print Email Newsletters Browse current issue › Subscribe to Fast Company › Digg StumbleUpon Facebook Buzz Up!