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How big is your ocean? A lesson in TAM, SAM & SOM

Berkonomics

The biggest mistake many corporate marketers, entrepreneurs and even investors make in the initial stages of planning – overstating the size of the (SOM) serviceable obtainable market. So, is your (SOM) serviceable obtainable market large enough? So, is your (SOM) serviceable obtainable market large enough?

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9 Reasons Why Execution Trumps Thinking In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

While you are still thinking, your competition will be stealing your market or the opportunity itself may go away or evolve. Most new business founders find there is a big gap between them loving the idea, and buying the product or service. Building business relationships takes action and mistakes.

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VC Confessions: We Passed On Twilio’s Seed Round

InfoChachkie

However, they seldom acknowledge their mistakes. What’s The Worst Mistake? Mistakes can be categorized as “false positives” or “false negatives.” Despite our business model reservations, we were sufficiently intrigued by Jeff and the opportunity to seek technical and market feedback from a VoIP expert. > -jeff.

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How Startups Can Use Metrics to Drive Success

Both Sides of the Table

I was recently talking with a startup company who wanted me to try their product. I’m a big believer in product stability & performance before adding too many features. If you have multiple versions of your product, how many are web vs. mobile? I see this mistake all the time, actually. SEO is seldom “free.”.

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ProfileTree | LinkedIn For Services, Advertisers & The Unemployed

Tech Zulu Event

Armed with a degree in Marketing and Business from University of Ulster in Northern Ireland and an Operations experience from Ireland, UAE and Egypt , Ciaran Connolly, 36 teamed up with Ernist Turdubaev 33, with a Master of Arts – Retail and Government Sector to launch ProfileTree. What is ProfileTree? Any funding yet?

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George Powell – Doing Well By Having Fun

InfoChachkie

Together they created The Bones Brigade skateboard team which launched the careers of many of skateboarding’s biggest celebrities, including: Alan Gelfand, Mike McGill, Steve Caballero, Tony Hawk, Rodney Mullen, Lance Mountain, Tommy Guerrero and Kevin Harris. In order to try your ideas in the real market place.

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

Both Sides of the Table

I believe that it is part of the DNA of an entrepreneur – being so competitive that you’re practically sick when you lose. They’re competitive. I keep my competitors as friends and those that didn’t choose me or my product as friends, too. This company is back on the market raising money again.