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Digital Entrepreneurs — Learn From These 3 Great Business Websites

YoungUpstarts

But none of this happens by accident — here are lessons prospective digital entrepreneurs can learn from three great business websites. Entering a competitive marketplace makes branding crucial for differentiating yourself from more established rivals. Functionality.

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Requests for Startups in 2024

VC Cafe

That’s why lists like Ycombinator’s Requests for Startups (RFS) help entrepreneurs thinking about starting a company (or picking a problem) and can be a good barometer for founders on what’s interesting to investors right now.

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Important Branding Lessons From The Top 5 Retailers In The US

YoungUpstarts

Simon Mainwaring, branding expert, and entrepreneur, shares in his Walmart Case Study: The key takeaway is that purpose is essential to the way stakeholders view your brand. And, in the years since, they’ve carefully curated the brand’s offerings to ensure quality and customer appeal. This careful handling has paid off.

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Matching Algorithm

SoCal CTO

Because I was the Acting CTO for eHarmony at it's start, I quite often get introduced to people who have an idea for a startup company that is based on some kind of matching algorithm. Each of these startup ideas has at it's core a matching algorithm that reduces the friction between a consumer and some need.

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Money Out of Nowhere: How Internet Marketplaces Unlock Economic Wealth

abovethecrowd.com

Fortunately, the rise of the Internet, and specifically Internet marketplace models, act as accelerants to the productivity benefits of the division of labour AND comparative advantage by reducing information asymmetry and increasing the likelihood of a perfect match with regard to the exchange of goods or services.

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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. It’s a cruel game, and it doesn’t necessarily end up with the best matches. That’s a good start to finding the best match when help is needed. As you probably know, I prefer advising founders in long, immersive engagements.

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19 Important Branding Lessons from the Top 5 Retailers in the US

crowdSPRING Blog

Simon Mainwaring, branding expert, and entrepreneur, shares in his Walmart Case Study: The key takeaway is that purpose is essential to the way stakeholders view your brand. And, in the years since, they’ve carefully curated the brand’s offerings to ensure quality and customer appeal. This careful handling has paid off.