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6 Ways To Win By Creative Partnering With Competitors

Startup Professionals Musings

A strategic partnership, negotiated with a win-win attitude, can accomplish growth faster and cheaper than either could do alone. Capitalize on shared costs and common distribution. Affiliate marketing and link exchange agreements. Competitors can become strategic investors or merger candidates.

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Startups Must Embrace Coopetition For Rapid Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

A strategic partnership, negotiated with a win-win attitude, can accomplish growth faster and cheaper than either could do alone. Capitalize on shared costs and common distribution. Affiliate marketing and link exchange agreements. Competitors can become strategic investors or merger candidates.

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This Week in VC with Jim Armstrong of Clearstone

Both Sides of the Table

Had a great chat with Jim Armstrong who is a General Partner at Clearstone Venture Partners today on TWiVC. They were started in affiliation with IdeaLab and were the first-round lead in PayPal. Investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners (Jeremy Liew)(lead), with existing investors: U.S. AppDynamics.

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