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The Changing Venture Landscape

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On the other hand, the biggest winners will turn out to be much larger than the prices people paid for them and this will happen faster than at any time in human history. We can’t wait for customers to use the product for 12–18 months and do customer interviews or look at purchase cohorts. there are many other great firms here.

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The Surest Sign You’re Winning is When Goliath Takes a Swing at You

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You begin to think about how hard it will be to fund raise, sign customers, hire employees, etc. And the giant gets disrupted precisely because its cost structure to serve its customers and its cash cow, high-priced offering makes it nearly impossible for it to try compete. The first instinct is fear, then dread, then panic.

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Why Taking Some Risks in the Sales Process Can Improve Results

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The first of question is about qualifying your potential customers aka leads. You might look at higher quality / higher price solutions like BMW or Mercedes or you try to see if you can find a bargain with the similar features like a Kia. You see – running a SaaS platform for customers like you is the ONLY thing our team does.

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