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First Mover Fallacy

Agile VC

While our portfolio at NextView is roughly equally weighted to consumer facing and B2B companies, it seems that for consumer companies in particular being first mover confers little benefit and the drawbacks probably outweigh whatever weak advantage might exist. We sometimes think of being a fast follower in pejorative terms.

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5 Phases Of Every Startup That Regulate Your Success

Startup Professionals Musings

This phase is characterized by rapid expansion either regionally or globally for growth (scaling up). For additional growth, most companies expand the product portfolio to cater to more customers, and sell more to existing customers. The challenge during this phase is to stay innovative and agile. Geographic expansion.

Dilution 355
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5 Lifecycle Stages Of A New Venture Test Your Culture

Startup Professionals Musings

This phase is characterized by rapid expansion either regionally or globally for growth (scaling up). For additional growth, most companies expand the product portfolio to cater to more customers, and sell more to existing customers. The challenge during this phase is to stay innovative and agile. Geographic expansion.

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Can Your Business Survive The Traditional Life Cycle?

Startup Professionals Musings

This phase is characterized by rapid expansion either regionally or globally for growth (scaling up). For additional growth, most companies expand the product portfolio to cater to more customers, and sell more to existing customers. The challenge during this phase is to stay innovative and agile. Geographic expansion.

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IBM Acquires Coremetrics

Austin Startup

From the press release: Today Coremetrics delivers web analytics capabilities to more than 2,100 global brands across a wide range of industries including retail, financial services, media and publishing, travel and hospitality and education. Coremetrics’ offerings are a new addition to IBM’s business analytics portfolio.

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Company Lifecycle And Culture Change Too Fast Today

Startup Professionals Musings

This phase is characterized by rapid expansion either regionally or globally for growth (scaling up). For additional growth, most companies expand the product portfolio to cater to more customers, and sell more to existing customers. The challenge during this phase is to stay innovative and agile. Geographic expansion.

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Many Startup Cultures Cannot Match The Market Pace

Startup Professionals Musings

This phase is characterized by rapid expansion either regionally or globally for growth (scaling up). For additional growth, most companies expand the product portfolio to cater to more customers, and sell more to existing customers. The challenge during this phase is to stay innovative and agile. Geographic expansion.

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