ReadWriteStart

MARCH 8, 2021

A catchy name goes a long way to cement your brand in people’s minds, but you’ll also need the help of brand differentiation to distinguish your company from others. . Everything from the naming of your startup to your ongoing marketing efforts depends on your high-level strategy. What is this business’s course of growth?

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. How will you differentiate from these? Where do you stand on your brand, name, logo, positioning? I tend to ask a lot of questions, challenge aspects, make suggestions.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. How will you differentiate from these? Where do you stand on your brand, name, logo, positioning? I tend to ask a lot of questions, challenge aspects, make suggestions.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

And while there is a narrative that most LPs only want to invest in the long-standing Silicon Valley brands that have existed for the past 40 years, there is evidence that many LPs understand that it is possible for new entrants in our industry to stake out grounds of differentiation. LPs See The Over-Valuations and Don’t Like It.

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David Teten

APRIL 1, 2021

Real Ventures , an early-stage, Canadian-based fund, runs a two-day Founder Camp every six months. In-house, brand-name guru. A true industry luminary will help in deal flow & differentiation . Here are a few other examples of services which do meet these two tests: Bootcamp. Advantages. Disadvantages.

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Transformify

OCTOBER 26, 2019

SpdLoad is a startup development company focused on web and mobile development of Minimum Viable Products( MVP) for early-stage startups. These sub-goals differentiated our employer brand. It should be done to determine a value-based minimum and to differentiate on the labor market. Analysing competitor’s offering.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 3, 2011

As we know, this space is a very competitive one; Fetch Plus differentiates itself from the rest by targeting companies with holdings, focusing on developing tools necessary for these companies’ holdings to efficiently and effectively build and scale their social media footprint through different networks for engaging fans.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

Differentiate. Their name alone is enough to get meetings set up. Make sure these people understand the nature of early-stage angel investing. I think it stands for those people who have money but not the sophistication to understand the world of early-stage tech funding. Stand out from the crowd.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

To truly differentiate your brand, center your growth strategy around creating unique and personalized customer experiences. The Ansoff Matrix , named for its strategist creator Igor Ansoff, can be a helpful tool as you evaluate growth opportunities. To drive loyalty, tailor the experience to what each customer values.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

Seed investors are aplenty and of course they need downstream money to fuel their early-stage bets. I guess if you’re in high-volume, low-differentiation mode perhaps this is efficient for you. I don’t need to name companies for you to come up with your own examples. Inbound is seldom differentiated dealflow.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

Or are you happy to run just the local restaurant that is differentiator. Steve Hoffman (06:08): If you don't get the right people on board, you know, hire them really hard to succeed, marketing, getting your name out. How do you differentiate yourself? That is the role of the CEO in an early stage company.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Prior to NextView , I worked as a journalist at Quartz , where I regularly covered early-stage founders and companies with a focus on the intersections of gender, race, culture, and technology. I frequently fielded pitches from founders and tech-oriented PR agencies, and to be honest, I auto-deleted most of them.

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Hippoland

OCTOBER 9, 2016

If you’re still in the early stages of your entrepreneur-education/journey, you may even think you need to protect your idea and not share it with anyone. And then after that, present a differentiated solution that doesn’t have these same nuanced issues. As an entrepreneur, you think your idea is unique.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Prabhdeep Singh: Ask any entrepreneur about their most valuable resource when they’re making tough decisions, and you’ll hear the name of someone, not something. If you’re a late stage company trying to penetrate a new market (think Warby Parker trying to expand internationally), we have people who can help with that.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 29, 2023

Key Takeaway: While significant progress has been made in AI, we are still at the early stages of it’s development. 07:20] Can you name a particular instance in your career where you felt like “This is going to work, this is like what I should be doing”? [09:25] That's just marketing assessment.co.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

There has been a preponderance of early-stage deals that have seen quick exits. And the best early-stage investors know this. He believes that returns are derived by industry-changing companies and as an investor in LinkedIn, Yelp & YouTube (to name a few) I guess he’s got the credibility to say that.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

02:06] Can you share your experience starting with an early-stage company (Hubspot) that eventually went public? [07:11] 07:11] With so many tools claiming the same space, how does Databox differentiate itself? [08:43] Questions I ask Peter Caputa: [0:48] What exactly does Databox do? [02:06] What’s your take on that?

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

John Jantsch: So I got to know, what’s in the name? So, in full disclosure, you mentioned about your name, Duct Tape Marketing, when you and I were offline a second ago. So I actually named my company … You’re going to laugh at me now … Nearly Freelance, because you know, my name’s Lance.

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Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

In addition, I think that a “peace treaty&# between early-stage investors and startup companies on standard terms (at least at a term sheet level) is a step in the right direction. To differentiate it from typical “Series A&# preferred stock, which comes with certain expectations with regard to rights. Legal fees.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 16, 2014

With over 30 years of experience, Jennefer is a PR veteran, and was named in 2013 as one of the country’s top 10 CEOs and entrepreneurs by “MadameNoire” magazine. The way that I define PR, basically, is that it’s raising your visibility to your awareness, to your target market, in a unique and differentiating manner.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I’ve listed below the points I recommend you cover when pitching your business to early-stage investors, including but definitely not limited to ff Venture Capital. At an early stage, the key driver of our investment is the people, particularly how hungry and coachable you are.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

We want to invest in early-stage technology enabled startup businesses – upfront in the funding cycle. His name was Chip Kelly and he came off of a very successful stint as the coach of the collegiate Oregon Ducks. Strictly for example sake I’ll take our mission at Upfront Ventures. Empowerment.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2014

We pride ourselves on being early-stage (thus the name, Upfront) but in this case it’s as early as it gets. The journey just under 18 months ago with a coffee meeting with my friend Sam Rosen in NYC just after Hurricane Sandy.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

There has been a preponderance of early-stage deals that have seen quick exits. And the best early-stage investors know this. He believes that returns are derived by industry-changing companies and as an investor in LinkedIn, Yelp & YouTube (to name a few) I guess he’s got the credibility to say that.

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infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

At the early stages of your company’s life, you cannot rely on disinterested, hired guns to define your company’s key tasks. The firm, (did I mention that the name rhymes with a type of pasta?) Their story, market positioning, products, etc. are well defined and broadly understood. Pyramid Power. Rhymes with a Type of Pasta.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

But if your intellectual property is original and differentiates you from your competition, it will be one of the most valuable parts of your business. In many cases, the law around intellectual property rights can be unforgiving of early mistakes. Register Your Trademarks, Protect Your Brand. Patent Your Innovations.

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Professor Scott Shane , one of the world’s foremost researchers on angel investing returns, makes the simple but crucial point that when it comes to making quality early-stage private company investments, technology is king, queen, court and everything in between. How important is it to have one’s investing focus be tech?

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ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

Only around 10–15% of B2B leads turn into paying customers, and it’s because tactics optimizing for the early stages of the funnel only cater to early-stage goals. It’s their job to implement a holistic approach to growth that encompasses both marketing and sales and looks at every stage of the buyer’s journey.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

Shame they didn’t like his suggested name for the company: DreamWorks SKG-MM. You have to be selected to present and it is typically reserved for companies that have already raised early-stage capital and are well into revenue growth. We discussed: 1. Should you use investment banks to raise venture capital?

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cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Quite early on, you will be able to differentiate yourself – and having competitors help you grow the market can actually be a good thing. Great points, though your bio does read “Personal investor in early-stage technology companies, including … a handful of other startups that are still in stealth mode!”

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 25, 2023

7:30] Would you say self-publishing is seen as a differentiator for businesses? [11:42] We were founded by a gentleman named Bob Young, who was the original co-founder of Red Hat, which is a massive software company. [2:25] Is self-publishing a more profitable way to publish today? [5:12] 11:42] What does it take to produce a book? [18:49]

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 16, 2020

A Chief Technology Officer, as the name suggests, plays a key role in pivotal technology implementations in the organization and ensures that technology adequately addresses company challenges. Another reason is that garage startups kick off their projects with just a few people in the bundle, and there’s no differentiation between positions.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Step 3: Brand and differentiate yourself. Whether you’re looking to stand out in an already-crowded marketplace, or to simply be a memorable company, figuring out how to brand and differentiate yourself is key. However, we have been able to differentiate [ourselves] and also excel by making enterprise software fun and enjoyable.

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The Equity Kicker

AUGUST 8, 2017

Lost My Name, Appear Here and Thread are three of the better known examples, but overall there are 37 companies in that portfolio. Suitable for early stage investment. One important learning at this point was that in the early stages of Applied AI startups the artificial intelligence component isn’t that complicated.

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Software By Rob

JULY 31, 2012

After I finished my talk, someone in the audience asked a fantastic question, a concern they had which I think many aspiring startup founders have too: when being open and vocal about your idea in the early stages, isn’t there a danger someone will take the idea and run with it, and kill your startup in the process?

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2011

Indeed, this early stage startup has a lot going on. What differentiates ignitAd’s ad optimization solution from others in the online advertising market is its Bid Optimization Management technology, which is based on a proprietary predictive analysis and advanced bidding algorithms. Any Israeli startups?

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2011

Indeed, this early stage startup has a lot going on. What differentiates ignitAd’s ad optimization solution from others in the online advertising market is its Bid Optimization Management technology, which is based on a proprietary predictive analysis and advanced bidding algorithms. Any Israeli startups?

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