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How to Get Superior Returns in Venture Capital

David Teten

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.

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How to Get Superior Returns in Venture Capital

David Teten

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.

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This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

Both Sides of the Table

The strategy of GigaOm and where they differentiate in the market. Network of vertical focused sites: BeachMint, BeachMint, WineMint, etc.; first vertical to launch by 2010 Holiday Season. Competes with McAfee , Thawte. Apple TOS update restricts non-independent ad networks from serving ads to iPhone or iPad.

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Measuring Market Penetration with Brand Tracking (+ Metrics & Examples)

ConversionXL

You work tirelessly to understand your customer, market, and competition so you can differentiate. Similarly, understanding that awareness is growing across the industry might prompt AirHelp to team up with a similar company (a non-competitor, but a relevant industry leader) to launch a dual campaign. Brand consideration.

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How to Compete Against Open Source Competition

Software By Rob

The Differentiators The areas that kill the most time when consuming open source software are: Installation process Documentation Support Usability I’m sure we can all point out a handful of open source projects that have decent documentation and decent usability. How to Compete Against Open Source Competition | Software by Rob [.] #2

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Growing Your Audience (And Your Revenue) With A Book

Duct Tape Marketing

7:30] Would you say self-publishing is seen as a differentiator for businesses? [11:42] And I think self-publishing is most beneficial non-fiction creators and writers. It's most beneficial for businesses and institutions, educational or otherwise, that are using this for non-fiction utilitarian purposes.

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Serve To Be Great: 11 Leadership Lessons From A Prison, A Monastery, And A Boardroom

YoungUpstarts

Innovation is a function of sticking with and executing on ideas— whether new or old — that don’t conform to the status quo, which results in turning an idea into something tangible, useful, and differentiated. We need to listen non-critically to ideas. Since then, it’s been almost vertical.