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Why Pioneers Have Arrows In Their Backs

Steve Blank

Over time the idea that winners in new markets are the ones who have been the first (not just early) entrants into their categories became unchallenged conventional wisdom in Silicon Valley. The irony is that in a retrospective paper ten years later (1998), [ 2 ] the authors backed off from their claims. By then it was too late.

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Twitter Link Roundup #74 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Saying “No” To Customers Can Save Your Company – [link]. How small businesses and startups should deal with difficult customers – [link]. How small businesses and startups should deal with difficult customers – [link]. How small businesses and startups should deal with difficult customers – [link].

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Why The Movie Industry Can’t Innovate and the Result is SOPA

Steve Blank

1998 – the MPAA got congress to pass the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), making it illegal for you to make a digital copy of a DVD that you actually purchased. 2006 - broadcasters sued Cablevision (and lost) to prevent the launch of a cloud-based DVR to its customers. and Public Relations. The reality?

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

We are unbelievably lucky to be here right now, with a team of über-talented people from the best and brightest Silicon Valley companies, at a moment when what a book should be is morphing before our very eyes. 2) Help Others & Improve Upon Customer Service. That’s it. That’s what we do. 3) Love Solving Puzzles.