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Competition Is A Lie – Tracy DiNunzio Explains Why

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Tracy DiNunzio, Founder and CEO of Tradesy , recently shared her insights regarding the best approach for entrepreneurs to address competition. Tracy addressed the issue of competition head on, telling the largely student audience, "As I started to think about launching Tradesy, I looked around and there was a lot of competition but.

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Should Startups Announce Their Funding?

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Understanding “The Funding Angle” I sit at enough board meetings to hear conflicting advice given to entrepreneurs about how to handle PR and announcements at startups. Is Funding a Worthy Announcement? There are reasons you may delay funding announcement but rarely reasons not to announce. But trust me on this.

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Why We’re Looking to Fund Stuff With More Meaning

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If you’re funding the same stuff as everybody else and if you started your activities when the clues were obvious you’re much less likely to drive enormous returns. When Fred Wilson funded Twitter I guarantee you it wasn’t obvious that it was a billion dollar idea. Venture Capital is a tricky industry. Far from it.

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Your Product Needs to be 10x Better than the Competition to Win. Here’s Why:

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And when I say this I don’t mean they funded billion dollar companies – they literally created them. I brought up the fact that I find many larger companies abusing the patent system to slow down smaller competitors which is actually anti competitive. Shopping.com. The Wedding Channel. They are very hands on.

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Ingram Micro Launches Startup Competition

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Irvine-based Ingram Micro , a distributor of technology products and provider of cloud and other related services, has launched a new competition aimed at startups, thec ompany said this morning. Ingram Micro said the competition is also being support by Microsoft's Microsoft for Startups group.

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Sony Electronics Launches Competition For Female Filmmakers, Photographers

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The competition is in its second year. In addition to the funding and equipment, Sony said it helps connect winners with a group of female mentors. According to the company, its Alpha Female Creator-in-residence Program is aimed at helping advance the careers of female photographers and filmmakers.

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Food Rocket blasts off after securing funding, grocery delivery deal with Circle K parent

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Food Rocket has taken an unconventional route, striking a funding deal with Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. At the time, the company raised $2 million, and Alexandrov said about the perceived competition, “The level of competition in this market in the U.S. In all, the company has raised $30 million to date.

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