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No, that IS NOT a competitive advantage

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

We're better at SEO and social media. Well 80% of the folks I meet tell me they're way better than average at SEO, Twitter, and "building communities" whateverthehell that means. Social media and SEO is ever-changing quicksand. Innovative design and intellectual property are no longer long-term competitive advantages.

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Reincubate: Blog: Chief Technology Officer job description (for web, start-up or corporate)

www.reincubate.com

Contribute to development of primary business plan, with input on focus, costing and approach (platform, build vs. buy, resourcing, hosting strategy, time & cost). Design and maintain a roadmap of projects to meet demanding business objectives, taking advantage of trends and new technology where appropriate.

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Attorney and Startup Business Advisor – Aaron Shechet

SoCal CTO

Right now we have a lot of Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw work that crosses over between the two facets of our firm. You are writing about the essentials of business. In other words, instead of accepting that “SEO is good,” let's explore what the point of SEO is and when it is actually “good” (that is, promoting a goal).

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3 Ways to Grow Your Startup

The Startup Magazine

Expanding your marketing, administration, and operations can present some serious challenges, however, if you prepare well in advance, then you will have no problem navigating the competitive business climate. Update Your Plan. This first place to start on your quest for business growth is to examine your business plan.

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Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO

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Why Use a Consulting CTO A consulting CTO can help you complete a business plan by estimating costs and timelines for the company’s technology development and deployment. Preserve your equity by using a consulting CTO to ramp up your company before securing early-stage financing and hiring a permanent technology partner.

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From worker to start-up - how to plan your escape

www.startupsmart.com.au

Home Planning Business ideas Business planning How to start a. Latest Discussion Business Book for Entrepreneurial Mums by Johanna Baker-Dowdell 2 replies. Online business plans & user growth projections by Darren 4 replies. If not, your PR efforts will suffer. Alfrescos by peter 1 reply.

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Startup Tools

steveblank.com

Reply You don’t need a business plan yet: 7 ideas for Customer Development « Information Maven: Greg Meyer , on May 22, 2011 at 7:37 am said: [.] further along in the information you’ll need to build your business plan. Steve Blank lists some great tools for startups that will help you in this [.]