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Looking At Startups By The Rules Of Natural Selection

Startup Professionals Musings

Every startup needs a sustainable competitive advantage. With no competitive advantage, startups with new ideas gaining traction are never feared, and are usually eaten for lunch as sleeping giants wake up. Talent can also be outsourced, but surviving in the business jungle without talent is unlikely. If you want to be feared.

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4 Laws Of Natural Selection Relate To Every Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Every startup needs a sustainable competitive advantage. With no competitive advantage, startups with new ideas gaining traction are never feared, and are usually eaten for lunch as sleeping giants wake up. Talent can also be outsourced, but surviving in the business jungle without talent is unlikely. If you want to be feared.

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Entrepreneurs Need To Understand Survival Basics

Startup Professionals Musings

Every startup needs a sustainable competitive advantage. With no competitive advantage, startups with new ideas gaining traction are never feared, and are usually eaten for lunch as sleeping giants wake up. Talent can also be outsourced, but surviving in the business jungle without talent is unlikely. If you want to be feared.

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Learn the Laws of the Jungle for Business Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

The opportunity for change is huge, with everyone taking a new look at the world after the recession, but the competition is also huge, since the cost of entry is at an all-time low. Every startup needs a sustainable competitive advantage. Talent can also be outsourced, but surviving in the business jungle without talent is unlikely.

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4 Startup Survival Lessons Lead To Business Success

Startup Professionals Musings

Every startup needs a sustainable competitive advantage. With no competitive advantage, startups with new ideas gaining traction are never feared, and are usually eaten for lunch as sleeping giants wake up. Talent can also be outsourced, but surviving in the business jungle without talent is unlikely. If you want to be feared.

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Welcome To The New Wave Of Opportunities And Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

My friends who “grew up” with lifetime careers in General Motors, Exxon Mobil, or even IBM, are now often too embarrassed to even mention it. Competitive advantages are rapidly vaporizing on these. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. On the other hand, everyone wants to be an entrepreneur.

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New Entrepreneurs Are Rebuilding Our Business Engine

Startup Professionals Musings

My friends who “grew up” with lifetime careers in General Motors, Exxon Mobil, or even IBM, are now often too embarrassed to even mention it. Competitive advantages are rapidly vaporizing on these. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. On the other hand, everyone wants to be an entrepreneur.