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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

I started my first company in 1999 and was admittedly swept up in all of this: Magazine covers, fancy conferences, artificial valuations and easy money. In those years I learned to properly build product, price products, sell products and serve customers. It was a way to make it hard for your competition to compete.

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Flippers vs Keepers–At times earnings don’t matter

Berkonomics

He has written numerous books and articles for entrepreneurs and investors, and was the publisher and editor-in-chief of Venture Magazine. In the case of technology and Internet-related companies, competitive advantage will have only a relatively short lifespan and that therefore the window of opportunity is not infinite.

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Best Alternatives to the Amazon Affiliate Program

Tech.Co

And even better still, it offers a great deal for the publications who participate in the program, offering a competitive 8% conversion rate and an impressive 10% commission on each sale (more than double Amazon’s 4.5% Top Publications: BuzzFeed News, Vox, New York Magazine. commission). Bookshop’s goal isn’t to beat Amazon.

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LawKick: A Modern Way To Find Legal Help

socalTECH

You fill out the short questionnaire, lawyers submit their price quotes, and they get hired. You put your project up, and shortly thereafter, you get price quotes from lawyers. To fix that, we actually don''t allow lawyers to see prices, and they''re not bidding with each other. That happens in just a five minute process.

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7 Keys to Positioning Your Competitors to Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, “Compared to product x, my solution will get the job done in half the time, and at half the price.” Do your homework ahead of time on all potential competitors you can find on the Internet, from industry magazines, advisors, and team members. Don’t say “Product x is more expensive and hard to use.”

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How You Talk About Competitors Speaks Volumes

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, “Compared to product x, my solution will get the job done in half the time, and at half the price.” Do your homework ahead of time on all potential competitors you can find on the Internet, from industry magazines, advisors, and team members. Don’t say “Product x is more expensive and hard to use.”

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This Immigrant Entrepreneur Launched Her Billion Dollar Empire, Despite Speaking No English

InfoChachkie

She used her meager savings to purchase a sewing machine and began creating dresses from magazine photos, which she sold for $25 each. The campaign was so successful that it ran through the 1960’s and allowed Maidenform to sell their products at premium prices, well above those of their competition.