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How to Handle Competition as a Startup

The Startup Magazine

With millions of businesses launching annually, the competitive field is becoming more complex and demanding. Source Leverage Advanced Technologies Harnessing advanced technologies can transform how startups operate and compete. Adopting new tech, entering new markets, or redesigning products keeps a business in the running.

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[Interview] Michael C. Fillios, Author Of “Tech Debt 2.0™: How To Future Proof Your Small Business And Improve Your Tech Bottom Line”  

YoungUpstarts

To stay competitive in our digital world, small and medium-sized businesses need to be equipped with and proficient in the latest technologies. Along with lack of oversight, outdated software or hardware, inadequate cybersecurity, or one bad tech investment could seal the demise of a small enterprise. Tech Debt 2.0

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What Would Happen if you Built the Reverse of Amazon? It Might Look Something Like This …

Both Sides of the Table

We have been offering local pick-ups in our storage vans at your apartment in NYC for just under a year and already have an enormous client base – demand has exceeded our supply as we’ve had to onboard more pickup vans & drivers to add pick-up capacity. Tech Market Analysis Upfront Ventures makespace'

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[Review] The Social Customer

YoungUpstarts

They range from customer insights, marketing, sales, analytics, demand management, support, and customer experience, to mobile and location based services. 5) Embracing social advertising and retail , as well as the exciting opportunities offered by mobile and geo-location technologies. m = Measurement, a necessary evil.

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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

Both Sides of the Table

Exec Summary: Most companies (98+%) in the world (even tech startups) should be very profit focused. If you spent the 3 years perfecting some hugely differentiated technology IP that may also be different. Fast early growth in a market is often eroded when competition gets fierce and prices are forced down due to competition.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. You start out with vision, you must adapt and have intellectual honesty once you stare at your data and know where your true sources of differentiation and value are.

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The Senior Living Marketing Boom and How to Get Smart(er) with Your Strategy

Duct Tape Marketing

Key Takeaways The senior living industry is booming: With the aging population driving demand, senior living marketers must differentiate themselves from the crowded market. Debbie’s SMART Marketing framework: Strategy, Marketing Automation, Analytics, Resources, and Technology. And then the T is for technology.