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Requests for Startups in 2024

VC Cafe

Companionship Differentiated value prop vs. generalist chat products – AI companion products hat specialise in content that mainstream models aren’t good at (or don’t allow), like fictional role plays or erotica. Verticalized Video Understanding – machine interpreted video.

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May Your Help Be Wanted

Austin Startup

Several conversations over the last month have turned to the topic of helping entrepreneurs. My suggestion to you as a prospective mentor is to align yourself with a program where there is some thoughtful curation of the matchmaking process that adds needed bias in favor of the best possible pairings. Your choice.

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The Definitive Guide To Instagram Marketing

Duct Tape Marketing

TikTok is very much vertical, short form, you know, 50 to 15 to kind of 62nd videos. So those are kind of probably the two biggest differentiators. And for most brands from most businesses, most conversions come from stories. Whereas the feed posts tend to be heavily curated. So you've got more variety of content.

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This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

Both Sides of the Table

The strategy of GigaOm and where they differentiate in the market. Preliminary details: Social e-commerce site, based around celebrity and influencer-curated recommendations. Network of vertical focused sites: BeachMint, BeachMint, WineMint, etc.; first vertical to launch by 2010 Holiday Season.

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Why Content Favors the Old (Entrepreneur)

pandodaily.com

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. Follow conversation. That’s the beauty of a great content business. 25 comments. Comment help.

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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 be sure to make a free user account and participate in the offline conversation there. If anybody notices, you grandfather them, or you have the conversation right then. How cofounders can collaborate without going crazy.

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Facebook Ad Strategy for Ecommerce: A Complete Guide

ConversionXL

Find your differentiator through competitive analysis. Dig deeper into your brand’s differentiating points through two components of competitive analysis : Areas where you overlap with competitors (in terms of features and value propositions ); Areas where you and your competitors differ. Image source ). TikTok and YouTube).

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