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6 Ways To Win By Creative Partnering With Competitors

Startup Professionals Musings

As small companies, neither startup could afford to extend their product alone, but through creative leadership, we were able to negotiate a win-win strategic partnership for a joint product. Ability to up-sell customers with related products. Bundling and product integration to create new solutions. You can do the same.

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6 Ways To Fund Your Invention

YoungUpstarts

Moving from idea to marketable product can be challenging. In order to get your invention and business off the ground, you will need to invest time and money on protecting your intellectual property , development, production and marketing. by Christopher Heer , owner and founder of Heer Law. Private investment and private loans.

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Startups Must Embrace Coopetition For Rapid Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

As small companies, neither startup could afford to extend their product alone, but through creative leadership, we were able to negotiate a win-win strategic partnership for a joint product. Ability to up-sell customers with related products. Bundling and product integration to create new solutions. You can do the same.

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7 Reasons Smart Startups Establish 'Coopetition'

Startup Professionals Musings

Similar startups, with competing products, almost always have overlapping areas, which cost money to develop and annoy customers with a new learning curve. With a strategic partnership, they can combine their product strengths with minimal cost and time, rather than each funding new development. Be visible and be proactive.

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How I Generated 100,000+ New Email Subscribers In Under One Year

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

Due to a non-disclosure agreement I signed after I sold the site, I can’t tell you the name of it, but I can tell you that it was in the internet marketing niche. On the back end though, I pitched everything from products to hosting and even grew a nice base for my consulting business. Subscribers poured in.

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