Mucker Lab

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Before the iPod debuted in 2001, MP3 players became a billion dollar business led by companies such as Creative Technology. Apple had the foresight to launch the iPod, iTunes and the Apple Store all in 2001. Like Apple, the best IoT startups will view hardware as simply the delivery platform for a ‘differentiated software experience.’

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 19, 2016

I began my career at McKinsey and when the Internet bubble burst in 2001, I made a shift towards online software (ASP at the time). Mobile will drive new use cases. Do you consider yourself as competing with US VCs for SaaS startups? We are a global VC, therefore we’re competing — and at the same time partnering! 

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Here are a few tips on how to differentiate yourself from the pack when bad weather strikes: 1. In 2001, drawing on their respective years of experience in senior global leadership at Motorola, Julie Miller and Brian Bedford joined forces to establish MillerBedford Executive Solutions. It’s still there waiting on you.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 14, 2014

Take the opportunity to differentiate yourself, even if it means staying at work a bit later or learning a new skill. Soon, you’ll differentiate yourself from the credibility-optional pack, and you’ll be the first name picked when it comes time to assemble the team for the first big project of 2014!

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Think “differentiation” eCommerce is not a cheap journey: be prepared! There is a lot to like in this country with a large and fast growing internet market still very underpenetrated: Strong macroeconomic trends with a 2011 GDP growth of 8.1% There is no room for you in the market.

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Turkey eCommerce Differentiation Mobile 72

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 18, 2013

When the products you sell are also available from thousands of other vendors at the same or lower prices, how do you differentiate your business and convince customers to buy from you? It has always been difficult to stand-out in a crowded market. Smart companies surprise their customers when customers least expect surprises.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

The data says otherwise) it was indicated that, according to global investment firm Cambridge Associates, the failure rate for startups has not exceeded 60 % since 2001, based on the monitoring of venture capital investments of 27,259 startups between 1990 and 2010. Data Says Otherwise. Why do so many companies fail?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

I think many entrepreneurs under-estimate the benefit that capital early helps in being able to produce product and differentiate yourself in a nascent marketplace. As anyone raising money in April 2000, September 2001 or September 2008 can tell you that. Again, this is highly individualized so no generic advice can be offered.

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

I’d differentiate this from what we saw in 2008 in the private markets where prices contracted – in some cases relatively dramatically – but where there wasn’t a true bubble bursting in the way we saw in 2001.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

I understand why he wants to differentiate himself but I wonder if a scorched Earth strategy against the main funding source for your company pays in the long run. I discussed it in my post on the topic linked above. ** One small note: many VCs who got into the industry in 2001 or later have never seen a “carry&# check.

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Up and Running

JULY 21, 2016

In fact, according to a 2001 study by the Fitness Industry Association, the more often people attend initially, the lower the reduction in attendance. As we’ve previously stated how important attendance is, the more you can find the right hours and get people to attend, the more likely they will be to stick around.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

She received the AUTM 2001 Bayh-Dole Award for her efforts in university licensing, and is currently a member of the NIH Advisory Committee to the Deputy Director of Intramural Research. The agencies were all of differentiating ilk, and so they may or may not give us title.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 19, 2017

There’s a lot of things around a core product or service that can really add a lot of value to that and can differentiate you enough that people are willing to pay more for that core product or service versus somebody else’s who’s pretty similar. ” And, and, and, and, and, right?

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Up and Running

MAY 6, 2015

Someone actually answering a phone, answering questions because that’s really going to help differentiate you. That’s some 2001 stuff right there. Have your contact information upfront. You need to think about investing. There you have it. Those are the must-haves and I think it applies to most industries.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 30, 2015

One of the first things I did when I joined the venture asset class as a lowly institutional LP analyst in 2001 was to build the VC fund cashflow model. Where I don't actually think that's the case is in growth rounds, which seem hyper competitive right now--and where the ability to differentiate yourself as an investor is limited.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. Well if the “why buy anything” is testing whether you’re even compatible with a VC, the “why buy me” has got to be extreme differentiation. I’ve raised seed rounds and A-D rounds. why buy me?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

I lived through this again September 2001. As as I’ve said before, I believe that getting things done is one of the major things that differentiates successful entrepreneurs from just reasonable ones. I lived through this again September 2001. Many companies that were in the process of raising money did not.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Founded by Michael Bruno in Paris in 2001, 1stdibs (*) is the world’s largest online marketplace for luxury one-of-a-kind antiques, high-end modern furniture, vintage fashion, jewelry, and fine art. Launched in 2005, Etsy is a leading marketplaces for the exchange of vintage and handmade items. annual GMV.

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om.co

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

I had been writing GigaOM (the blog) since December 2001, but in 2003, I started working on a piece for Business 2.0 It was clear as day, even back then, that in our ever-faster, post-Twitter world, the only way to differentiate ourselves would be to focus on our core strengths — analysis and context, but with blog sensibilities.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

In 2001, I came home to find my apartment on fire. For me, and the other co-founder of MaxOut Strength Studio, we identified a unique piece of fitness equipment that would create an instant differentiator from all other fitness concepts. #17) Devastating Event.

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alexpoole.info

AUGUST 14, 2012

2001 ; Tullis et al., 2000-2001 , Tullis et al., Although studies of screen reading show no difference between reading from screen and from paper ( Dillon, 1992 ; Bernard, 2001 ), there could be some validity to this argument. However, this has not been borne out by recent evidence ( Bernard, 2001 , Boyarski et al.,

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Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

There are a number of trends concerning IPOs and capital formation to note: First, the raw number of IPOs has declined significantly: From 1980-2000, the US averaged roughly 300 IPOs per year; from 2001-2016, the average fell to 108 per year. 44% 2001-2019 13.7% First, as the below chart shows, IPO pops are not a new phenomenon.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 23, 2017

They’ve been profitable since 2001. What’s going to differentiate between your hair salon and every other hair salon in the world? Even this morning in the last couple of days there’s been a popular video going on this guy talking about how Amazon is not profitable and disrupting retail and it’s not true.

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David Teten

JANUARY 13, 2015

That point of differentiation is a plus not a minus, because it means that he has access to networks you don’t. When I was running an Israel-based company in 1999-2001, my location was a significant barrier. A potential investor may be interested in your industry, but be based in a different city.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 11, 2018

The company burned through nearly $400 million in three years trying to build an online grocery and delivery business before going bankrupt in 2001 and selling to Amazon. That kind of contrast is a powerful differentiator and might give Brandless the hook it needs to cut through and make a real impact. Does anyone remember Webvan ?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Lesson: Joel had been building a community of readers since 2001. The community they had developed was extremely valuable and is what differentiated StackOverflow from the free, open source alternatives that were created in response to StackExchange. Jeff Atwood had a community of people built up from his blog.

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Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Looking back at things again it’s super obvious, but 2001, when you see the technology that exists there, when you look at it, it could be anything from the Dick Tracy comic strips and his communication watch to, obviously, the Star Trek communicator. And I think that there are a lot of examples of [things] we just take for granted.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Around 2001 Jonah was studying at MIT Media Lab and began running experiments in viral stories in an era before smart phones (2007) and before social networks took off (2004–2007) and before YouTube (2005). I asked Jonah in my interview how he became this viral guru. He sees the same situation playing out today in online media.

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