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Why Solving Big Food & Healthcare Problems Will Yield Spectacular Companies

Both Sides of the Table

We believe that it is incrementally harder to differentiate on simple Internet products or mobile apps and while great companies are built doing this, our goal as a fund is to try and fund things that can be 100x returns if they work. We’re not Pollyannaish about this.

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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

Both Sides of the Table

I think that mindset is useful to remind entrepreneurs that it is a shared journey and capital (whether active or passive) is a part of your success and your ability to access it when you need to and for the amounts you need is a very critical differentiator between successful companies and unsuccessful one.

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How marketers can build thought leadership

The Next Web

Building thought leadership throughout your career is a helpful way of differentiating yourself from those around you. Start taking notes from thought leaders like Lewis Howes , who’s built his entire brand through speaking online and offline, through articles, hosting events, appearing in TV segments and more.

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Is It Too Late To Start A Podcast?

Duct Tape Marketing

11:31] What you’ve seen people doing to make podcast guesting just as effective as podcast hosting? [13:03] John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the duct tape marketing podcast is brought to you by the Salesman Podcast, hosted by will Barron brought to you by the HubSpot podcast network. And that's where we started in 2014.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Even though there were several shoemakers at the time, Dassler was committed to differentiating his merchandise by asking athletes for their opinions on the options they wished in an exceeding shoe, and their impressions of his prototypes. WhatsApp became one of the most popular apps for social media by 2014. 25- Vine and Periscope.

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What To Know Before Starting A Podcast

Duct Tape Marketing

11:31] What you’ve seen people doing to make podcast guesting just as effective as podcast hosting? [13:03] John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Outbound Squad, formerly Blissful Prospecting, hosted by Jason Bay. And that's where we started in 2014. Duct Tape Transcript.

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Some Reflections on VC Investment Decisions

Both Sides of the Table

I guess if you’re in high-volume, low-differentiation mode perhaps this is efficient for you. I told my friend that I felt that in 2014 too many new VCs feel the pressure to chase deals, to be a part of syndicates with other brand names and to pounce on top of every startup whose numbers are trending up quickly. Pay attention.

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