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Paranoid Companies Miss the Best New Opportunities

Startup Professionals Musings

As an example, a few years ago I worked for small software company selling an expensive enterprise workflow product. If your "competitor" isn't really competing with your direct market, you can refer business to each other without anyone losing customers. Cross endorsement.

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Your Toughest Competitor May be Your Best Partner

Startup Professionals Musings

As an example, a few years ago I worked for small software company selling an expensive enterprise workflow product. If your "competitor" isn't really competing with your direct market, you can refer business to each other without anyone losing customers. Cross endorsement.

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28 Entrepreneurs Reveal the Organization, Communities or Associations they Belong to That Help Support Their Business

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Alex Contes, Review Grower ! #3- 3- Finance Club Photo Credit: Jonathan Tian I am enrolled with the Finance Club on LinkedIn to enhance my business operation beyond boundaries. In this LinkedIn group, I can meet like-minded people interested in finance, loan, banking, accounting, and insurance.

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Debating the Tech Bubble with Steve Blank: Part I

Ben's Blog

Because Stewart’s programmers are ten times more productive than they were in 2001 due to massive advances in programming language technology. Thirdly, the market is far bigger. In 1998, I was working at Netscape, which owned well over half of the browser market. Software is eating the world. What is next?

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Nine Risks You Must Take (And Keep On Taking) To Build A Sustainable Business

YoungUpstarts

Finance the dream yourself. For example, If I had the latest CRM software, then everything would be great. If you lose a customer due to price or other circumstances beyond your control, then fine. In 1983 he cofounded Direct Mail Express (DME) in Daytona Beach, Florida, with his siblings Mike and Kathy.

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How to Start a Successful Consulting Business: The Complete 10 Step Guide (2019)

crowdSPRING Blog

You’ve paid your dues. You know a lot about marketing or finance or… whatever. Helping teams to better communicate with each other and helping companies to better communicate with the market. Helping clients with software and/or hardware issues. You’ve put in the hours. Find partners or investors.