Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

And while there is a narrative that most LPs only want to invest in the long-standing Silicon Valley brands that have existed for the past 40 years, there is evidence that many LPs understand that it is possible for new entrants in our industry to stake out grounds of differentiation. Frankly, I’ve never believed this argument.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2015

Sam’s goal was to build a tech company fulfilling the need for storing physical items in the cloud and to build a nationally-scaled business that would be hard to compete against. Imagine a business that is a consumer or small-business product offering but with a revenue stream that is like a SaaS business.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 14, 2021

You work tirelessly to understand your customer, market, and competition so you can differentiate. To give context, compare market share changes with objective measures such as changes in total industry spending and company revenue, and strategic changes. Bean had been experiencing a long period of zero revenue growth.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

It’s tough to compete on product alone and you’re likely to see diminishing returns. And yet, revenue went up by 45% YoY. There have never been more brands competing for attention than there are right now. If you spam the non-buyers with sales CTAs, you’ll only annoy them. In 2002, Elon Musk created Space X.

Marketing 109

Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109

Start Up Blog

APRIL 11, 2019

Fossil fuels won’t be able to compete on cost. Global e-commerce, lower living costs and higher living standards will create a renaissance for non-city places of great beauty. They’ll leverage their geographic monopolies and localised products, sell to global market places and compete effectively with cities.

Software Review 91

Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Non-Compete 91

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2011

We can all argue the shortcomings and non-defensibility of patents, but these are still your best competitive protection, sustainable for twenty years. What we are looking for here is a breakthrough in technology (patented), manufacturing process, or new revenue model, that results in an order-of-magnitude cost reduction.

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Intellectual Property Non-Compete Differentiation Social Network 256

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2012

We can all argue the shortcomings and non-defensibility of patents, but these are still your best competitive protection, sustainable for twenty years. What we are looking for here is a breakthrough in technology (patented), manufacturing process, or new revenue model, that results in an order-of-magnitude cost reduction.

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Intellectual Property Non-Compete Differentiation Social Network 244

Up and Running

JUNE 27, 2018

Differentiate yourself. However, this move alienated their current customer base, as they felt that Gap was moving away from the comfortable, non-trendy items and into a more fashion-forward brand. You’re probably juggling lots of competing priorities. Then, work on those that will have a direct effect on your revenue and goals.

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Marketing Social Media Campaign Sales Cycle 109

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

The strategy of GigaOm and where they differentiate in the market. Competes with McAfee , Thawte. Software Helps companies rapidly convert unstructured online data and content into structured data assets that can be used to create new products, revenue Streams, and enhance current online data sets. Total raised: $22.0mm.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 27, 2020

by Andrew Sobel, author of “ It Starts With Clients: Your 100-Day Plan to Build Lifelong Relationships and Revenue “ You’ve been asked to write a proposal for a prospect you know already has an existing supplier. Try to identify something small or non-threatening that you can work on.

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ConversionXL

MAY 25, 2016

A Harvard Business School study found that each ratings star added on a Yelp review translated to anywhere from a 5 percent to 9 percent effect on revenues – quite a substantial amount (note: this study centered only on restaurants). Comparing a product to competing brands. The quality, of course, matters too.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2010

We can all argue the shortcomings and non-defensibility of patents, but these are still your best competitive protection, sustainable for twenty years. What we are looking for here is a breakthrough in technology (patented), manufacturing process, or new revenue model, that results in an order-of-magnitude cost reduction.

Intellectual Property 124

Intellectual Property Non-Compete Differentiation Social Network 124

Up and Running

APRIL 11, 2016

Not only will working through the planning process prompt you to think about important things like how you’re positioned to compete with similar businesses, and how much cash you’ll need to actually get started , but it will also help you validate your idea and get into a habit of setting goals and milestones. Shoestring Marketing Budget?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2016

Of course, they all prefer cash, but some may work for future revenue or startup equity. I always recommend organic growth options first for things that represent your core competency, since it does allow you to better protect intellectual property, and retain and motivate key team members. Investigate strategic alliance alternatives.

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ConversionXL

JULY 11, 2016

Three tactics to maximize revenue from a CRO program: Free test software. Logos from prominent companies mattered more than those from non-prominent companies. The lowest score for trustworthiness was the non-professional voice actor male voice (mine, if you were wondering). Create Calculated Metrics (CLV, CPS, Non-Bounce, CAC).

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2015

In this post I advocate taking a harder stand on where your product or solution differentiates in the market – even if it means you lose some deals as a result. I’ll put it in simple terms for non salespeople. And we’re not trying to compete directly with that. I recently wrote about the three rules of sales.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Looking at the winner and the runners-up in the event, three big lessons stand out on how companies can differentiate themselves in crowded markets: 1. By eliminating the pain points associated with non-dairy ice creams, Minus the Moo gets rid of the need for a tradeoff and taps into a large pocket of demand.

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Hunter Walker

MARCH 11, 2023

OpenAI is a for-profit, running a venture fund, etc — what types of ‘partnership risk’ is there in backing alternatives who are competing with OpenAI funded startups. AI ‘Middleware’ In a multi-base model world, won’t there be some value created by dynamically switching between models depending on the use case?

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Artificial Inteligence Non-Compete Generative AI IP 88

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Whether you're sitting on a non-profit board for young entrepreneurs or offering pro-bono services, you have the amazing opportunity to empower others. Having my own business helps me explore business opportunities and compete against other companies to provide the best service or product that allows me to make profits sustainably.

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Entrepreneur Asia LLC Community 54

The Next Web

JUNE 28, 2012

It requires all your care, all the time, and if you do that, there’s a non-zero probability it will grow up to be a strong company; however, unfortunately, it’s still much more likely that it won’t make it through the night. Focus on what exactly you’re doing that differentiates you from other startups and highlight that.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 15, 2014

Duhigg asserts that the climb to the top inevitably entails identifying the habits that are non-conducive to success and changing them. The “extremization” of the message or user experience has become sin qua non for achieving differentiation in the cacophony of publicity messages. But the question is: To what exactly?

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Web Tampa Non-Compete Search 141

YoungUpstarts

MAY 6, 2014

Innovation is a function of sticking with and executing on ideas— whether new or old — that don’t conform to the status quo, which results in turning an idea into something tangible, useful, and differentiated. We need to listen non-critically to ideas. We need to encourage and be forgiving of mistakes.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 2, 2017

One of the most overlooked sources of leads for any business is the pool of non-competing businesses that serve the same target market. Core message and key point of differentiation (why people should choose you over your competition). List of key sales, revenue, and profit projections. Build strategic partnerships.

Small Business 71

Small Business Marketing Lead Generation Non-Compete 71

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

You are a news site like The New York Times or you are a non-profit like Idealist or you are the team running Google Maps. I recommend segmenting the traffic and measuring revenue lift but also measuring the average order size, if you did your job right then that latter number should be higher. I am using Compete for the above report.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 31, 2018

We’ve tried before to differentiate the three, all of which we bundle(!) While you can argue about which upsell bucket each recommendation falls into, the takeaway is the same: Adding related products to a pending purchase is a powerful way to grow revenue. into the category of “upsells”: Bundles.

Product 107

Product Non-Compete eCommerce Algorithm 107

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 22, 2011

I have other areas of interest & competence such as cloud computing and document management given my background. Ones that offer amazing value (low relative margins) at high volumes that makes it nearly impossible for high-cost incumbents to compete. We still won large customers but over time it became harder to compete.

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Non-Compete Startup Internet Cost 386

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

” The pioneering fund of funds realize that their source of differentiation is much more about the latter than the former. The value capture in the private markets has also led some hedge funds and other major non-private-market investors to become late-stage VCs. Unprecedented revenue growth + companies staying private longer =.

Technical Review 398

Technical Review Venture Capital Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 398

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Three Advanced Web Analytics Visitor Segments: Non-Flirts, Social, Long Tail. She is technically super competent (regex anyone?). One sweet feature that differentiates segment creation in Google Analytics from that of other vendors is the ability to do real time QA (quality control) and test the segment you have created.

Analytics 105

Analytics Web Search Non-Compete 105

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In this article, you’ll learn how ecommerce customer retention boosts long-term revenue and the strategies you can use to keep customers coming back. Consumers no longer have to take brands at face value on traditional differentiators: price, quality, service, and reputation. Start by uncovering your shortcomings.

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Retention eCommerce Channel Community 111

Growthink Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

They build on business assets and trade secrets, they often leverage "remnant" organizational resources, and diversification of revenues and customers is a sought after business goal is it not? And external in their evaluation of the market landscape in which that business competes. Everything can just seem really hard.

Balance Sheet 48

Balance Sheet Non-Compete eCommerce Differentiation 48

Hearpreneur

MAY 27, 2020

So if Tesla didn’t come onto the scene in 2008 with a real, compelling reason to exist (create the world’s best electric vehicle and make it fun to drive and stunning to look at) it would never have a chance to compete with established incumbents. In the same way, your company needs a reason to exist.

Entrepreneur 133

Entrepreneur Social Media Audience Conversion 133

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). I feel like the bar has been raised so much in the last five years in the start up community and I’ve been busy working for a distinctly non-start up company. How to move from a free to a paid product without losing all your users.

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Cofounder Technical Review Software Review Differentiation 208

ConversionXL

MAY 8, 2019

The overwhelming majority of ecommerce site visitors are non-purchasers. Further, you’ll never develop a brand that differentiates your products—your site will be just one more faceless ecommerce seller. That makes it even harder to compete with industry behemoths. Yet the average ecommerce conversion rate is between 1 and 3%.

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eCommerce Marketing Audience Non-Compete 131

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

But if you want to accelerate growth and improve your revenues and profits, you need to up your game. Your brand positioning explains how your company differentiates in the marketplace and how you are different from your competitors. Mexican fast-food giant Chipotle has made serving non-GMO foods a key element of their brand promise.

Marketing 162

Marketing Charlotte Naming Design 162

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Before Constant Contact, she served as a Chief Revenue Officer for Cabbage, a leading cash flow management and data platform for small businesses acquired by American Express. 13:51] What are some of the effective ways that you’ve seen people merging digital and non-digital? [16:30] This is John Jantsch.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 16, 2014

The way that I define PR, basically, is that it’s raising your visibility to your awareness, to your target market, in a unique and differentiating manner. Also, what differentiates that is critical. For established entrepreneurs, yes, we already are competing against one another. You need to do it right.

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 29, 2013

And while we feel a bit uncomfortable, we still engage because the cost of non participation is currently higher than the price of privacy. While non bank business financing is currently miniscule by comparison, the numbers from kickstarter.com tell us something is brewing. This might just change. It was anti-social in nature.

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Uruguay Technical Review Vertical Las Vegas 123