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6 Key Rules To Stay Competitive In The Digital World

Startup Professionals Musings

In case you hadn’t noticed, the key elements of a competitive advantage for your business have changed as businesses move online, and your domain is instantly global. As a business advisor, I have to recommend even to established companies that they review and revamp their competitive strategy now, even if it appears to be working today.

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How To Pick Your Focus For Your Next Business Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Will the solution give you an “unfair competitive advantage,” meaning no competitor already has it, or can replicate your solution without your skills or intellectual property. Highly saturated domains (more than 10 existing players), such as niche social media sites, are highly risky. Make it ready to play in all media.

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4 Key Questions To Size The Potential Of Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Will the solution give you an “unfair competitive advantage,” meaning no competitor already has it, or can replicate your solution without your skills or intellectual property. Highly saturated domains (more than 10 existing players), such as niche social media sites, are highly risky. Make it ready to play in all media.

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6 Management Strategies To Maintain Brand Leadership

Startup Professionals Musings

You have done everything to register your brand legally , including domains, copyrights, patents, and trademarks. The specifics of these shortcomings are hard to nail down, but I was impressed with the good summary provided in a new book, “ Make It, Don’t Fake It ,” by Sabrina Horn. Evaluate the brand impact of proposed market moves.

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10 Quotes You Should Never Use Around A Business Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

The first page of the business plan better be an executive summary which gives the investor a taste of the financials, as well as opportunity, competition, and key executives. “I They only want a quick overview of the product, not detailed features and patent secrets. Look how many social media ‘likes’ my site has generated.”

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10 Strategies For Attracting Investors That Will Fail

Startup Professionals Musings

The first page of the business plan better be an executive summary which gives the investor a taste of the financials, as well as opportunity, competition, and key executives. “I They only want a quick overview of the product, not detailed features and patent secrets. Look how many social media ‘likes’ my site has generated.”

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8 Ways To Get Off The Ground With Angel Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

If your solution and brand are really new and innovative, you need to protect them with a patent, trademark or trade secret. These are required to show that you have a defensible competitive advantage or at least a barrier to entry. Prepare an executive summary and investor presentation.

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