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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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6 Keys To Competitive Advantage By Memorable Service

Startup Professionals Musings

In this context, even “satisfied” is only a “meets-minimum,” and does not put you ahead of your competition. Your challenge is to excel in all elements of a customer interaction, from pre-sales to long-term advocacy and image. This new definition applies equally to brick-and-mortar stores, as well as online platforms.

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Every Online User Platform Needs Revenue To Survive

Startup Professionals Musings

A question that I still hear debated often is whether a new online platform startup growth strategy should focus on user count or profits. Of course, growth is implied in that equation, and is also required for maintaining a sustainable competitive advantage. The challenge is not to undermine growth by a blind focus on profits.

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Do VC Platforms Make Sense?

Both Sides of the Table

In the VC insider baseball world a discussion has gone on about “VC platforms” over the past 5 or so years. While firms define platforms differently, let’s just say they are the services that a VC offers outside of investment capital and partner time on boards or providing intros.

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6 Keys To The Best Social Media Platform For Business

Startup Professionals Musings

An all-too-common question I get from startups and small businesses is “Which is the right social media platform for my business?” Is it Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or one of the other 200 active platforms vying for attention these days? Keep up with the competition. According to data from Inc.

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Meet Our Startup of the Year Competition Semifinalists: Mobile Therapy

Tech.Co

From apps to hardware, to KickStarter successes and international startups, we’re inching closer to finding out who will take home the title of Startup of the Year competition at our annual Celebrate Conference in October. Among the dozens of participants that applied for the online competitions, only a few progressed into the semifinals.

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6 Reasons For Your Business To Embrace Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

An all-too-common question I get from startups and small businesses is “Which is the right social media platform for my business?” Is it Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or one of the other 200 active platforms vying for attention these days? Keep up with the competition. According to data from Inc.