Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

You really have to be able to differentiate yourself when you’re sitting across the table selling someone an insurance policy. Will : Yes, (although)… Columbus, Ohio, has come a long ways, frankly, from a venture perspective. Drive Capital came in (to Columbus). Steve : Seed round to maybe an A round? .

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Ohio Columbus Entrepreneur 120

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 29, 2024

You pick them that when you decide to be a plastic surgeon in Columbus, Ohio and there's only one other plastic surgeon, your practice is going to be different than if you're a plastic surgeon in Park Avenue in New York. It is not differentiation. There's so much competition in this bucket. Let's go over here. That's exactly right.

Cloud 86

Cloud New York Curation Columbus 86

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 24, 2024

You pick them that when you decide to be a plastic surgeon in Columbus, Ohio and there's only one other plastic surgeon, your practice is going to be different than if you're a plastic surgeon in Park Avenue in New York. It is not differentiation. There's so much competition in this bucket. Let's go over here. That's exactly right.

Customer 73

Customer Cloud Curation Columbus 73

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

At The Waterworks, we noticed that many customers mentioned highly positive interactions with technicians, so we thanked technicians for all their hard work and highlighted our customer service as a primary differentiator. You can build customer relationships. This is true when you receive negative and positive reviews.

Customer 100

Customer Columbus Ohio Differentiation 100

Hunter Walker

MAY 16, 2018

I’ve been fortunate enough to hang virtually with Web Smith for the last few years which has exposed me to sharp thinking about brands, retail, parenting and, uniquely in my echo chamber, Columbus, Ohio. Soon after, our family moved to Columbus, Ohio for my marketing position at Rogue. Why make Amazon’s job easier?

Columbus 68

Columbus Web Silicon Valley Ohio 68

Mucker Lab

MAY 1, 2013

These entrepreneurs and companies are just as likely to be found on University Ave in Palo Alto as they are in mid-market industrial towns like Columbus, Pittsburg, Chicago, and even Los Angeles. For a long time, software was viewed as an enabler and accelerant for competitive differentiation for incumbents.

Software 107

Software Silicon Valley Los Angeles Columbus 107