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MARCH 24, 2014
It turns out it actually takes time to build a high-growth business with differentiated intellectual property and roll out large, enterprise-class marketing solutions. I remain a huge supporter and am very proud of our accomplishments and hugely optimistic about our future. 5 years ago.
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JANUARY 6, 2014
I think that mindset is useful to remind entrepreneurs that it is a shared journey and capital (whether active or passive) is a part of your success and your ability to access it when you need to and for the amounts you need is a very critical differentiator between successful companies and unsuccessful one. And here’s the thing.
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JANUARY 12, 2014
It’s building a product that is substantially differentiated, and, as Bill Gross, one of the most prolific tech entrepreneurs of our era says, “ It needs to be 10x better than the competition ” (because if you shoot for that then in competitive markets you might achieve 3x.
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MARCH 25, 2016
They literally can’t respond to our core differentiator. You may have paid marketing: SEM, Social Media Ads, Banner Ads, email lists, etc. Know your planned sources of differentiation and adjust as you learn. But assuming they were able to copy us. And influencers may help once or twice but ultimately nothing is free.
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MARCH 5, 2010
It serves a similar role as Digsby (which I love using) albeit from a social media metaphor rather than an IM metaphor. Still, I think that to succeed they really need to focus on vertical niches where they can differentiate and have more focus on content quality and user acquisition. They have come a long way since then.
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FEBRUARY 28, 2018
This is true whether it’s physical products or media products. Think about the tension between media companies and cable operators like last year when Viacom threatened to pull Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV, BET, etc. and a differentiated feel in terms of fabric, design, sustainability, etc. from Charter’s subscribers.
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FEBRUARY 23, 2015
He or she has worked at some very successful big technology or media companies and went to a great school. There are many companies with phenomenal IP that is truly differentiated but where the original executive team squandered their opportunity due to inability to sell, market or service customers. I saved my main point for last.
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