Austin Startup

OCTOBER 15, 2017

What seems to be the best way to create customers and revenue may result in a business model that is out of vogue with the investment world and shortchanges you on enterprise valuation. But, it is likely the major differentiator between a win and a loss whether you are selling B2B or B2C. No further conversations ensued.

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

says Ramaswamy, who joined Greylock in 2018 following 15 years at Google, where he ran the company’s massive advertising business. But the key is to ensure your product has a strong differentiator, which is exactly how Ramaswamy and his Neeva co-founders positioned the search engine company when it launched last year.

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

says Ramaswamy, who joined Greylock in 2018 following 15 years at Google, where he ran the company’s massive advertising business. But the key is to ensure your product has a strong differentiator, which is exactly how Ramaswamy and his Neeva co-founders positioned the search engine company when it launched last year.

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Cofounder Differentiation Search Advertising 69

YoungUpstarts

MAY 2, 2012

The private-public sector entrepreneurship initiative aims to, through this scheme, support first-time entrepreneurs with funding, access to relevant networks and mentors to help grow their ideas into sustainable businesses. Zinicat , a food recommendation app which leverages technologies used in financial analytics.

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View from Seed

JULY 19, 2019

And additionally, my partners and I use other, more differentiated, lenses like asking if a startup has an “ unfair distribution advantage.” JDCC stands for “Jaw-Dropping customer value through a Competition-Crushing business model.”. Asking “Is it JDCC?”

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

07:11] With so many tools claiming the same space, how does Databox differentiate itself? [08:43] I think the net of it is it went from HubSpot teaching a business model to follow to more of a partner program where you're reselling technology. 08:43] Many tools only show real-time data, making historical comparisons challenging.

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Mucker Lab

MAY 1, 2013

Turns out, for whatever reason – cultural, business model, leadership, even bad luck – many incumbents have yet to figure out what to do with software, always on connectivity, and technology. For a long time, software was viewed as an enabler and accelerant for competitive differentiation for incumbents.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Unlike [competitors and alternatives], [Your Company] is [differentiated in these ways]. B2B Branding and Marketing Consultant Adrienne Barnes. Thus, positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect. It can be very helpful in aligning product and marketing teams. ’ ( Image source ).

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

‘Cause I think it’s not just a business model; it’s maybe a mindset shift. I mean, it’s always been a good business practice to create a customer experience, the likes of which would make somebody want to buy from you again and again and again and refer their friends. Anne Janzer: It is.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

While the technology for canning labels is not novel as it stands alone, our biggest accomplishment to date has been our ability to pair custom design and printing with local craft beverages and expert post-canning label operations to develop a novel supply chain and business model in the highly-regulated beer industry.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 4, 2017

Even outside the gifting industry, businesses have been able to benefit off the personalization strategy. In the B2B segment, a number of software products targeted at agencies offer ‘white labeled’ solutions that these agencies can customize while reselling to their own end customers.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

And then I think in a lot of ways it’s become air for every sort of channel and element and, even as you suggest in your last book, a business model in itself. We think there’s something bigger, as Robert talked about and you talked about, this is a business model change.

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Hunter Walker

MAY 20, 2018

The idea was to build a publishing-focused brand with events as a revenue base while we figured out our own differentiation in a crowded market — and then added business lines around advertising, custom content and now subscriptions. HW: What are some other digital media businesses you admire?

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Growthink Blog

JUNE 14, 2017

How to emulate this great business? Well, first do a quick status check on the perceived value and differentiation of your offerings via running the “what would happen if I doubled my prices?" Very many companies have as their business model distributing / reselling, - i.e thought experiment.

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market-by-numbers.com

DECEMBER 7, 2009

The driving force helps shape technology choices, importance of design, market segment, and business model as well as company culture, growth plan and exit strategy. one component of the business is the driving force of the strategy — the company’s so-called DNA. User Class refers to a specific set of users.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

Established location-based services to enable the CSP offer B2B and B2C services based on mobile positioning, tracking & locating, turn-by-turn navigation and mobile local search. Bit2go has launched a breakthrough middleware connecting the WWW and the mobile environment.

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Ben's Blog

AUGUST 17, 2020

Imagine there is a hot, bottoms-up $60M revenue B2B software company raising at a $4B valuation. This growth could be a function of product differentiation, go-to-market operations, sheer market size, new geographies, and expansion into adjacent categories. That’s a whopping 67x revenue.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 18, 2010

Rob, frankly I’m surprised you’re endorsing this business model. #5 at 9:42 am I agree with the point by Reader X that the Free/Premium model is a marketing strategy. Rob, frankly I’m surprised you’re endorsing this business model.&# at 1:59 pm i do believe it depends on your business model.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 7, 2025

From content creation to drug discovery, companies leveraged this technology to reduce costs, accelerate workflows, and unlock new business models. Equally, we’ll see the bubble burst a bit – GPT wrappers that were built on hype with little tech differentiation will have a reckoning.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2025

Localization and community-driven business models gained traction, as consumers sought authentic, personalized experiences. 5- The importance of accountability Photo Credit: Tayelor Kennedy This year, my biggest business takeaway has been the importance of accountability. The creator economy grew.

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Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 13, 2021

And I said, well, actually in fact, because I think that our whole business is things that fail a lot, and then suddenly you have the right idea and the right thing for these markets and the right way of pulling together. Maybe even what your business model is in its mature, large form. Now, scale it up.”

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