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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Exciting Companies Lined Up For Microsoft Startup Grant Finals

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What I find exciting about Freshdesk is that they may be able to do the same thing in customer support that Zoho did in CRM: a drastic downshifting of the price-point of a full-functionality, differentiated, cutting edge customer support solution. You can read more about Freshdesk on the 1M/1M Incubation Radar today.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: New Assessment Tool For Entrepreneurs

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He is heading straight into an intensely competitive market without adequate differentiation or competitive positioning. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Anupam has serious segmentation issues. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: 2 Really Cool Companies

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I suggested LinkedIn, oDesk, and eLance with the caveat that the field is extremely competitive and crowded and differentiation would be tough to achieve. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Happy Grasshopper. Photo by svilen001. Discuss.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Guerrilla P.R. & SEO Most Profitable Customer Acquisition Strategies

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Undifferentiated products are hard to generate excitement and traction around in the highly crowded web, and I suggested they look at DeNovo which sells highly differentiated, limited edition jewelry as a good example of what good merchandising looks like. You can register for upcoming roundtables here. Discuss.

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Strategy Roundtable: Professional Investors Do Not Invest In $20 Million Markets

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These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. Raymond has built a nice business through efficient distribution deals and will do about $250,000 in revenue this year. Ma Mi Skin Care.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Personalization Remains An Open Problem

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Kelly's business has already done about $150,000 in revenue in 2010, which tells me that she has successfully validated at least some of her assumptions. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. You can register for the next roundtable here. Discuss.

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Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Business Schools And Early Stage Entrepreneurship

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Validation also means positioning your business in a crowded market, finding the gap and establishing your differentiated, defensible market position. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant.