Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2018

Even geography counts – there is a reason that tech firms cluster in Silicon Valley and financial firms cluster in London and New York. If you aren’t at least keep pace with a strong culture and finding a way to differentiate yourself, you’re already falling behind competition. Start today.

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Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2020

In order to differentiate yourself from the industry giants, start asking yourself how your company could harness trends to alleviate current pain points. . Differentiating yourself in the tech industry can seem like a daunting task, especially if you compare yourself to a company like Apple. How to Stand Out. percent in 2020, to $5.2

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2014

You need a big differentiator in these arenas. investors, for example, it may be worthwhile to set up an office in New York City or Silicon Valley. These historically have included work-at-home, restaurants, telemarketing and social-service providers. Products requiring changes to government regulations. If you want U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2013

Examples of some leaders in this space include Mike Maples in Silicon Valley and David S. I see now emerging a new wave of investors, popularly known as “super-Angels,” micro-VCs, or “super-seed” investors. Every early-stage startup should explore this new funding alternative.

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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.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Stories about companies with lots of ping pong tables, free yoga classes, gourmet chefs—it’s starting to feel like the TV series “Silicon Valley” is a little too much like the real-life Silicon Valley. See Also: The Importance of Partnership Agreements, NDAs, and Security: Lessons from HBO’s “Silicon Valley”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2016

You need a big differentiator in these arenas. investors, for example, it may be worthwhile to set up an office in New York City or Silicon Valley. These historically have included work-at-home, restaurants, telemarketing and social-service providers. Products requiring changes to government regulations. If you want U.S.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2009

I love the way you differentiate. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. Would you be interested in guest posting? Jacob Webb Everyday Entrepreneurship [link] Reply Keenan , on April 20, 2009 at 2:12 pm Said: Steve, Your Hueristics are at the core. Reply Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Order Here.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 8, 2017

After investing in 36 lobbyists to win this bill — Uber and Lyft got basically everything they wanted and both Silicon Valley giants turned their apps back on in Austin a few hours later. The Silicon Valley giants have been able to come back into a market they abandoned with very little effort.

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Steve Blank

MAY 28, 2009

I’ve heard investors ask about sustainable technical differentiation for companies that you put on the customer/market risk end of the scale. are much more differentiating than technology. What is your perspective on ‘sustainable technical differentiation’ for customer/market risk companies? Order Here.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 16, 2012

Competitive Differentiation that Matters – [link] 7 Rules for Bootstrapping a Business – [link]. Competitive Differentiation that Matters – [link]. Now what could go wrong with Silicon Valley – [link]. Hiring of Kevin Rose by Google sends all the wrong signals to Silicon Valley – [link].

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 17, 2013

Idea generators and cultural leaders, these “big picture” individuals have a strong sense of vision and values, helping to differentiate one business from another. Commonly found in most business founders who take the greatest risks and reap the greatest rewards, Heart-driven individuals are more emotional than logical.

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Version One Ventures

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Then, Silicon Valley collectively deplatformed Trump (a scary precedent even if you vehemently dislike the guy). Their biggest differentiators are 1) censorship resistance and 2) (theoretically) lower costs. Then, almost overnight, the idea became part of the zeitgeist.

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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. It is unexciting and hard to prove, but in fact “We execute better” is a critical differentiator. THE UNSAID STANDARD ADVANTAGES.

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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. It is unexciting and hard to prove, but in fact “We execute better” is a critical differentiator. THE UNSAID STANDARD ADVANTAGES.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

New research shows Silicon Valley still rules the startup world. Ecosystem Differentiation. Sure, Silicon Valley is far and away the strongest startup region anywhere. Did you know founders in Silicon Valley work longer hours than founders anywhere else? ” The Top 20: Silicon Valley, California.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Reply Pros and cons of Push and Pull product positioning and differentiation « Yet Another (ex-)VC Blog , on February 21, 2010 at 11:14 am Said: [.] Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. Isso sem mencionar que, dependendo do problema, em alguns casos fica bastante difícil “voltar atrás&#.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

You really have to be able to differentiate yourself when you’re sitting across the table selling someone an insurance policy. Every time I go to Silicon Valley I’m like, “Oh, this place is great.” Entrepreneurship stretches from Main Street to Silicon Valley, from startups to big companies.

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Reid Hoffman

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

The leaders and disrupters we meet in Silicon Valley and around the world are distinguished by the speed at which they zip up the learning curve. Regardless of age or industry, infinite learners are different from those who become terrified when suddenly required to learn something new—they find the challenge exhilarating.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Notes Wadhwa, “Jason [Calacanis], Fred [Wilson], and Silicon Valley VC’s, I’ve got news for you: you’ve got it all wrong. People who are naturally talented still differentiate themselves by having put in the effort in the areas that are important for success. This data assertion is bogus.

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Steve Blank

JULY 16, 2009

Only in Silicon Valley could we have got funded with this idea, and not surprisingly, it was our technology that had the VC’s confused. Eventually, games that depended only on CDRom for their differentiation fizzled out, as people saw that the access times for all that data made the games a painful experience. Order Here.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

Well, Steve Hoffman (02:34): First of all, I did three venture funded startups in Silicon valley and two bootstrap startups. Or are you happy to run just the local restaurant that is differentiator. How do you differentiate yourself? So I know what it's like. Do you have big plans? How are you gonna grow this chain?

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 12, 2009

Reply Idont , on October 16, 2009 at 9:12 am Said: How can you differentiate if you copy-paste the well established leader. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. Ardent 3: Supercomputer Porn [.] this article provided the answers. Order Here. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Blog at WordPress.com.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

There is a second set of career discussions I have even more frequently than my “angel yourself” advice but this type is almost never discussed publicly in blogs, which tend to emphasize only billion-dollar opportunities, 20-something technical founders and Silicon Valley elitism. I saved my main point for last.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 6, 2012

This form of planning condensed the business model onto one page and is most useful for high-growth, technically focused startups (think Silicon Valley). Competitors & Alternatives and your core differentiation. Both Silicon Valley startups and Main Street small businesses need to know how they are doing.

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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. how to evolve our management team.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Given the tech-centricity of Stanford and Silicon Valley, Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I thought it was natural to design a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. Technology to Weapons to Doctrine.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 25, 2009

Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. What did I learn so far? Getting B-52s through the Soviet Air Defense System » 20 Responses brantcooper , on March 26, 2009 at 3:52 pm Said: Great story, Steve. (You You can also take the opposite approach on the “products that anyone can use&# [.] Order Here.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 2, 2021

Planting roots I was recently talking with someone who moved here from Silicon Valley and he pointed out something that really resonated with me. Silicon Valley is a transitional home for many who are not born there and don’t retire there. It’s a place where people go when they aspire for more. Why did Austin win out?

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 29, 2016

Customers want the organizations that service them to be part Silicon Valley, part Main Street. Speed and global distribution sometimes make for product ubiquity, so it is all the more critical that you differentiate yourself by putting your customers first and really owning a certain style of old-fashioned service.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 11, 2011

It’s just a fad propped up by the Silicon Valley elite marketing machine.” I talked to one company who had build really differentiated IP and had great customer traction. By now it had been in the press a bunch and there was a sort of “here we go again” attitude. “It will never work. ” Wow.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 23, 2011

He is heading straight into an intensely competitive market without adequate differentiation or competitive positioning. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant, she writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

Differentiate. Professional angels / former entrepreneurs / seed funds – In Silicon Valley there are people like Ron Conway, Jeff Clavier, Mike Maples and many more. The hyper connected people in Silicon Valley or big cities might push for convertible debt (see my post here if you haven’t).

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

At one company I work with it’s clear that our target user today is youth-oriented and middle America as opposed to 20-something and Silicon Valley or New York. You have tons of differentiation. But whom you’re marketing to is not always an easy topic. We’ve been very successful at the former. Life goes on.

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Reid Hoffman

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

The leaders and disrupters we meet in Silicon Valley and around the world are distinguished by the speed at which they zip up the learning curve. Regardless of age or industry, infinite learners are different from those who become terrified when suddenly required to learn something new—they find the challenge exhilarating.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Hoffman should know, as an icon in the Silicon Valley, having educated and trained hundreds of startup founders as the CEO of “ Founders Space ,” designated by Inc.com as one of the top ten incubators and accelerators in the world. Or as Steven S. Be the first to disrupt an existing market space. Being first is always important.

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Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

I spent some time with some startups in San Francisco proper, as opposed to the heart of Silicon Valley (see Note 1). “Silicon Valley” (see Note 2) is hardly alone in this urbanization of startups trend. April 13, 2012. I was back in the SF Bay Area last week for a bit of work and a bit of fun.

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