A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

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Why large companies acquire small companies

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Even if this costs more than 2 years of in-house assembly, it’s still worth it, due to accelerating revenue growth due to up-sales and market-differentiation. So the shift to mobile meant Facebook’s business model was breaking. This acquirer doesn’t care about the financials of the startup.

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Episode 3: Smart Bear Live!

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

How to differentiate yourself in a crowded market (and when perhaps you shouldn’t try). So that means stuff like thinking about what a business model might be, it does mean customer development. They have 27 business units. It’s the model and the other part that I guess I’m still a fuzzy on.

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