Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

As a self-made entrepreneur and former chairman of Diamond Resorts International, he asserts that the five biggest companies by market value today, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, and Apple, aren’t really tech, but hospitality companies. Cloobeck, “ Checking In: Hospitality-Driven Thinking, Business, and You ”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2011

It always amazes me how an entrepreneur can define his market opportunity so broadly, then assess his competition so narrowly in the next breath. Or worse yet, the entrepreneur is so arrogant that he hasn’t even used Google to figure out he has competition just down the street. Microsoft is too big/slow to be a threat.”

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Every price comparison out there, whether that's Google Products, Bizrate, or other sites, can find books, but you can only do it one at a time. Jonathan Simkin: I was actually in high school when I decided I'd either start a company when I graduated, or go into patent law. Jonathan Simkin: Certainly, it is extremely competitive.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Why Lawyers Don’t Run Startups - Steve Blank , May 27, 2010 Startups need to have a great lawyer, accountant, patent attorney, etc. 8211; are mostly a loss leaders for Google. 8211; are mostly a loss leaders for Google. The video is only 16 minutes long and it is well worth the time. It's a great talk. Lots to learn from him.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2010

It always amazes me how an entrepreneur can define his market opportunity so broadly, then assess his competition so narrowly in the next breath. Or worse yet, the entrepreneur is so arrogant that he hasn’t even used Google to figure out he has competition just down the street. Microsoft is too big/slow to be a threat.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2017

A strong work ethic is great, but patents and intellectual property are critical. Just because Google sales hit $1.5 A key aspect of mitigating risk is to first identify the competitive risk elements early, and build contingency plans, in case the risks materialize. Do you have the business discipline to prevent scope creep?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2016

Secret sauce' or competitive advantage is not clear. They know that showing market traction will attract big companies, like Apple or Google, who can easily overrun the best startup. It costs very little to file a provisional patent to begin your protection.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

They have built proprietary ad serving, video serving and image recognition technology, complete with patents, and invented in-image advertising. Though competitors have sprung up, Tanz welcomes the competition to help define the market. Buying Google keywords will be popular and expensive.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

Google was clear that they WOULD NOT go into this business. They were a juggernaut and Google was a small company. But obviously Google won the war. Mostly, Google just had way better organic results (“the loss leader&# ) so it was always preferred by consumers. That gave Google a huge cost advantage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Having no competitors is a red flag (may mean no market), but finding ten or more with a simple Google search means this may be a crowded space. Remember that sleeping giants do wake up if you show traction, so don’t assume that Microsoft or Proctor & Gamble are too big and slow for you to worry about. No intellectual property.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Having no competitors is a red flag (may mean no market), but finding ten or more with a simple Google search means this may be a crowded space. Remember that sleeping giants do wake up if you show traction, so don’t assume that Microsoft or Proctor & Gamble are too big and slow for you to worry about. No intellectual property.

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socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2014

Whether that''s for competitive analysis or market analysis, our product is basically able to monitor--on a very large scale--things that are important to your particular company. It''s about as complicated as Google Adwords. We''re looking for lighting bolts in time which are important. It''s designed for business people.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

Tapping into a niche community is part of Quirktastic Media’s competitive advantage. Their patented design also has the optional Wi-Fi access point so it’s always attached to your network and helps manage battery life of the lock. The company offers backup and disaster recovery of Google files. Price: $1.99

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SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

If you look at why Google is so successful today, the overwhelming majority of their revenue is from sponsored search. Google out-executed us, so, you know, hats off and theyve been victorious, but a lot of that kind of innovation happens in L.A. Google acquired that and incorporated it. Okay, thats AdSense.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2012

Prior to joining Contur, he founded a successful business, and was a finalist at a South by Southwest Startup competition. We’re going to have pending patents for our technology. Herry Lian, our COO, graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Management Science and Engineering. What inspired you? To our knowledge.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

Just because a product has a patent, deep complexity and an obvious competitive advantage does not mean that it can fly by itself into the market. " We sliced our Google Analytics data every which way, and these 4 patterns emerged." had two occasions recently to review products which had clear market leadership.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2017

While you are still thinking, your competition will be stealing your market or the opportunity itself may go away or evolve. Patents and other intellectual property go to the first person who files, rather than the first person with the idea. Unless they find a partner who loves the business side, most inventions languish unsold.

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