Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 17, 2023
As an investor, I always listen carefully to what an entrepreneur says, and does not say, about competition. Every business area has competition and every customer has alternatives, so a smart entrepreneur needs to acknowledge these as a positive in defining a big market, and position the features of a new solution in this context.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 15, 2020
As an investor, I always listen carefully to what an entrepreneur says, and does not say, about competition. Every business area has competition and every customer has alternatives, so a smart entrepreneur needs to acknowledge these as a positive in defining a big market, and position the features of a new solution in this context.
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Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 12, 2019
Most entrepreneurs are quick to assert to potential investors that their product or solution will kill the competition, but unfortunately your opinion alone is not enough to convince most experienced investors. First of all, you need some convincing market research that your solution addresses a real and growing problem.
Berkonomics
JULY 18, 2019
Every business has an intellectual foundation where the CEO’s knowledge and vision create a barrier to entry that deflects some or much of the potential competition. Patents, branding, marketing and more. Or we do so with brilliant research and development, highly trained sales forces, large advertising campaigns, or secret processes.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 13, 2014
As an investor, I always listen carefully to what an entrepreneur says, and does not say, about competition. Every business area has competition and every customer has alternatives, so a smart entrepreneur needs to acknowledge these as a positive in defining a big market, and position the features of a new solution in this context.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Access to intellectual property and current research. Most universities have a file of patents from project work that they are willing to license to any entrepreneur for business commercialization, with little or no cost up front. Visit the university library for access to otherwise costly business reports.
Berkonomics
AUGUST 23, 2012
Every business has an intellectual foundation where the CEO’s knowledge and vision create a barrier to entry that deflects some or much of the potential competition. Or we do so with brilliant research and development, highly trained sales forces, large advertising campaigns, or secret processes.
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