Austin Startup

OCTOBER 15, 2017

What seems to be the best way to create customers and revenue may result in a business model that is out of vogue with the investment world and shortchanges you on enterprise valuation. But, it is likely the major differentiator between a win and a loss whether you are selling B2B or B2C. No further conversations ensued.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2013

Some people feel that organic growth is “better” because it requires real innovation and sustained effort to create long-term competitive advantage through differentiation and efficiency. Economies of scale also apply to marketing, distribution, and sales. Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came quickly. Economies of scale.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 14, 2012

It’s been over 10 years since Napster came on the scene to disrupt traditional music business models, sparking a wave of debate on the right mix of “free” vs “paid” content going forward with digital that has yet to be fully settled. In the shift to digital music, several models emerged, with the jury still out on the clear winner.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

Some people feel that organic growth is “better” because it requires real innovation and sustained effort to create long-term competitive advantage through differentiation and efficiency. Economies of scale also apply to marketing, distribution, and sales. Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came early. Economies of scale.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

These new entrants disrupted their food categories by offering high quality proprietary recipes, outsourcing their manufacturing, and using their cash and resources on sales and marketing to build distribution and a differentiated brand. Get Out of the Building. (For If you can’t see the slides click here.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Some people feel that organic growth is “better” because it requires real innovation and sustained effort to create long-term competitive advantage through differentiation and efficiency. Economies of scale also apply to marketing, distribution, and sales. Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came early. Economies of scale.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2015

Some people feel that organic growth is “better” because it requires real innovation and sustained effort to create long-term competitive advantage through differentiation and efficiency. Economies of scale also apply to marketing, distribution, and sales. Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came quickly. Economies of scale.

Merger 120

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 22, 2008 The three drivers of growth for your business model. The AARRR model (hence pirates, get it?) He also has a discussion of how your choice of business model determines which of these metric areas you want to focus on. Choose one.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2010

Some people feel that organic growth is “better” because it requires real innovation and sustained effort to create long-term competitive advantage through differentiation and efficiency. Economies of scale also apply to marketing, distribution, and sales. Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came early. Economies of scale.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 26, 2017

Slide 3: Introduce your business model. How you make money, who pays you, your channels of distribution, and your gross margins. Address your competitors, and explain what differentiates you from them that helps you dominate in your market. Slide 2: Explain how you take away this pain. Slide 4: Underlying magic.

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Business Plan Blog

JULY 9, 2013

Sustainable competitive advantages are not easily copied and generally stem from one or more of the following: vendor relations, product sourcing advantages, prime location, unique products/services; customer loyalty, customer service reputation, or distribution channel advantages. While all I.P. Dynamic Product Line. But for how long?

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Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

If your business model (i.e., “how If you are raising money to start or grow your business, you need to include the details of what you need in the executive summary. Investors will want to know what advantages you have over the competition and how you plan on differentiating yourself. Distribution.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

And then I think in a lot of ways it’s become air for every sort of channel and element and, even as you suggest in your last book, a business model in itself. We think there’s something bigger, as Robert talked about and you talked about, this is a business model change. That’s great.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

If the elements of your business aren't expertly developed and aligned, even the best dream will be in jeopardy. Such failures ignore the essential business elements investors look for before committing to a startup. Too many competitors or a product with minimal differentiation makes a startup risky.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

The one-page pitch format is also more suitable for SaaS businesses that are constantly testing new ideas. Your pitch is going to cover your strategy (what you’re going to do), your tactics (how you’re going to do it), your business model (how you will make money), and your schedule (who is doing what and when).

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

says Ramaswamy, who joined Greylock in 2018 following 15 years at Google, where he ran the company’s massive advertising business. But the key is to ensure your product has a strong differentiator, which is exactly how Ramaswamy and his Neeva co-founders positioned the search engine company when it launched last year.

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

says Ramaswamy, who joined Greylock in 2018 following 15 years at Google, where he ran the company’s massive advertising business. But the key is to ensure your product has a strong differentiator, which is exactly how Ramaswamy and his Neeva co-founders positioned the search engine company when it launched last year.

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pandodaily.com

JULY 18, 2012

But it’s possible that as the secret sauce of new media swings farther from disruptive technology and business models to a focus on curated and quality content, it’s the older entrepreneurs who are in the pole position. That’s the beauty of a great content business. Semil Shah. Great Article. off topic.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Innovation doesn’t always make you a winner in business. In my role as an angel investor in startups, almost every pitch I see highlights some real innovation in technology, business model, or market opportunity. Yet only a few of these get funded, and even fewer become dominant players in their chosen space.

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SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Those were the technology-powered innovations that enabled the new, much more desirable business model. Yet the team got the new service up and running and used this to power and grow their business for another 7 years, until they disrupted themselves again by moving aggressively to the streaming model.

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 23, 2014

It means it’s easy enough to develop that eight hours or so is all it takes to build something that can then be distributed/accessed for free by lots of people. Perhaps Facebook hasn’t turned on its marketing channels yet but I’m surprised reaction has been this weak off the bat. Yelp Competition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2012

The pivot can be applied to any element of the business model, without changing the underlying vision. Sales channel pivot. You can charge ahead blindly, or focus on one of the above pivots to build your differentiation and stay alive. Another is the famous razor versus blade strategy. Major competitor pivot.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2010

The pivot can be applied to any element of the business model, without changing the underlying vision. Sales channel pivot. You can charge ahead blindly, or focus on one of the above pivots to build your differentiation and stay alive. Another is the famous razor versus blade strategy. Major competitor pivot.

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Mucker Lab

MAY 1, 2013

Turns out, for whatever reason – cultural, business model, leadership, even bad luck – many incumbents have yet to figure out what to do with software, always on connectivity, and technology. For a long time, software was viewed as an enabler and accelerant for competitive differentiation for incumbents.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 12, 2019

So Yahoo Small Business has been around for a while, we were started a little over 20 years ago when Yahoo bought one of the original e-commerce platforms and then since then we’ve added other products. It’s something that each business is going to have to look at individually. Dan Breeden: Sure, no, thanks for that.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 3, 2019

The customer experience is the customer’s perception of their interaction with your business. Vanguard decided that focusing on customer experience would help them differentiate from their competitors: Set up experimentation around customizing and personalizing the customer experience. They are too busy disrupting. Conclusion.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

. - Spacecom is offering a wide range of Pan African satellite services, including: Cellular backhaul, Rural telephony, Broadband VSAT networks, e-government, e-learning, e- health, Direct To Home (DTH) Multi-channel platforms, DSNG, Video Distribution & Contribution. Perfecto Mobile [profitable and well funded].

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

I have come to believe during my time as an operator, entrepreneur and investor that the balance of these skills is so important to the long-term health of a business that if balance is not achieved early then the impact later can be profound - sometimes terminal. Developers who understand and can execute on a business model.

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Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 13, 2021

Reid: It’s very entertaining that you are channeling a question from Dylan Field – Dylan is the founder of Figma, which is a Greylock investment, so Dylan and I talk to each other every so often and he is obviously a superstar entrepreneur. You compete for customers, channels and partnerships. You compete for talent. Now, scale it up.”

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