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The Secret Sauce Of Start-Up Success

YoungUpstarts

You want the starting market you have chosen to be narrow enough to allow your product/service to be easily differentiated, but not so narrow that there isn’t enough market for the business to be viable. Wain Kellum is CEO of Atlanta, Georgia-based VoIP service provider Vocalocity.

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[Review] Roadside MBA

YoungUpstarts

It was then that the three then decided to embark on a massive road trip to visit various small businesses across the country to find out they dealt with business issues such as product differentiation, pricing, brand management, and building a team.

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Light Up the Room

Austin Startup

That’s often the major differentiator between the achievers and the laggards. At the time of this writing I have just attended a Georgia Tech Foundation board meeting in Atlanta and am always there surrounded by achievers who exhibit similar energy. Even the emeritus members like myself pay attention and ask the important questions.

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The Proven Framework For Building A Thriving Community

Duct Tape Marketing

And so the site isn't just where, how you can find out how you can work with her, but it's a webinar that she's gonna be doing or you know, a small gathering she's doing in Atlanta, Georgia to bring people together to talk about these things. Do you feel like you know what differentiates your business from every other business out there?

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Why A Good Logo Is Essential To Your Business

crowdSPRING Blog

We love this logo for First Five Affair , a fundraising event focusing on supporting children in Georgia. A good logo helps to differentiate your company from its competitors. Those logos serve as a reminder that Nike was the brand that made your shoes, or that Apple is the reason why you’re reading this on a Macbook.

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Transcript of Crafting Growth-Focused Content for Your Business

Duct Tape Marketing

So I actually got involved being a music pastor at a church in Georgia. That’s what differentiates us from just advertising. Lance Cummins: I got a real job. Well, I got somebody else paying me, at least, for a little while. This is where my story gets crazy. I then moved my family to Kansas to be a music guy out there.

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Meeting Jordan (not Michael) in China and what he taught me about the key to success

Jeff Hilimire

It felt like Savannah, Georgia, which surprised me because the rest of our trip was nothing like it (Beijing and Zhengzhou, both great cities but not tropical in any sense). His differentiator is his personality which translates to customer service in his shop. Hannah and I toward the end of our trip. What an amazing place.

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