Differentiation Early Stage Startup Vertical 
ReadWriteStart
MARCH 8, 2021
Every startup entrepreneur wants to see their company grow. But none of that can happen if you have an impediment to growth – an invisible (or perhaps visible) force keeping your startup from creating the momentum it needs to keep growing. . Are you going to grow vertically or horizontally? Or is it? . The Competitive Edge.
Steve Blank
MAY 28, 2009
Steve,&# he said, “you’re missing the most interesting part of vertical markets. Customer/Market Risk Versus Invention Risk One day I was having lunch with a VC sharing what I learned from my students. We’ll talk about how to reduce risk in each type of market in the next post.
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Both Sides of the Table
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. As You Start to Mature.
David Teten
APRIL 1, 2021
Similarly, customer introductions are invaluable in the early days, but become less valuable once a company has a fully-formed go to market function.”. A well-organized library of best practices for founders in your vertical, which you can share as appropriate. Organize events in your vertical. AskAnything.VC
David Teten
JANUARY 9, 2018
He looked at his resume, and asked just one question: “ What’s your edge? ” My friend got the job because his answer was differentiated, credible, and backed up by a history of investing success. Many VCs focus on specific verticals, usually based on the sector in which a VC initially made her reputation. – Execution.
David Teten
JANUARY 9, 2018
He looked at his resume, and asked just one question: “ What’s your edge? ” My friend got the job because his answer was differentiated, credible, and backed up by a history of investing success. Many VCs focus on specific verticals, usually based on the sector in which a VC initially made her reputation. – Execution.
Steve Blank
APRIL 10, 2009
And he recognized it was making his startup feel and act like a big ponderous company. Most decisions in a startup must be made in the face of uncertainty. One of the things he mentioned was that when it came to decision-making he still tended to think and act like an engineer. The same is true in your company.
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