Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Professor Scott Shane , one of the world’s foremost researchers on angel investing returns, makes the simple but crucial point that when it comes to making quality early-stage private company investments, technology is king, queen, court and everything in between. How important is it to have one’s investing focus be tech?

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cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Quite early on, you will be able to differentiate yourself – and having competitors help you grow the market can actually be a good thing. Great points, though your bio does read “Personal investor in early-stage technology companies, including … a handful of other startups that are still in stealth mode!”

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Software By Rob

JULY 31, 2012

After I finished my talk, someone in the audience asked a fantastic question, a concern they had which I think many aspiring startup founders have too: when being open and vocal about your idea in the early stages, isn’t there a danger someone will take the idea and run with it, and kill your startup in the process?

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Software By Rob

JULY 31, 2012

After I finished my talk, someone in the audience asked a fantastic question, a concern they had which I think many aspiring startup founders have too: when being open and vocal about your idea in the early stages, isn’t there a danger someone will take the idea and run with it, and kill your startup in the process?

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Startup Social Network Cofounder Naming 27

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 24, 2011

How to differentiate yourself in a crowded market (and when perhaps you shouldn’t try). You’re going to tell Jason and Bob just the name of your URL, nothing else, and see if Jason can figure out what it is. It helps you manage, at first a checking account, is where the name came from, through text messaging.

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Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

I’m sure its customers wonder, “Why is an organic grocer named RydeOn?”. For example, if you’re an early-stage SaaS provider that is shifting from a horizontal solution to a vertical focus, your mission, culture, and competencies can stay the same and the pivot transition will probably go smoothly. PIVOT #1: CASH ON MOBILE.

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Friendster’s valuation set the tone for the entire social networking space. For early stage companies, it’s important to show that you’re on path, that you have prospects, and that you can get to your vision. the move to networks) amplified that value considerably. What’s your differential business strategy?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2011

Our firm invested at a very early stage in retail brands including CostCo, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Ulta, Starbucks and many more. I said as much in my post about The Future of Social Networking. might have been a lot less differentiated. might have been a lot less differentiated.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Not to mention, early-stage startups usually only employ a few people focused on product and development. ” Be sure to differentiate your company from ones that the journalist has already covered, however. Even if this kind of coverage seems tangential, it gets the name of your company in the media and helps to build buzz.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 15, 2014

The “extremization” of the message or user experience has become sin qua non for achieving differentiation in the cacophony of publicity messages. Today, its tagline is social networking and micro blogging, but its first promise remains in our minds. Groupon, in its early stages, aimed at increasing consumer purchasing power.

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