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[13 Ways To Think About And Crush Your Competition

December 27, 2011 

A few weeks ago, there was an article that came out called "Google Currents, Onswipe's Nightmare?". I'm also preparing for our first board meeting with newly elected independents and…

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[Answers OnStartups Roundup 1 - March of the parentheticals

November 20, 2009 

By now you've probably heard of Answers OnStartups, the new Q&A community for any topic about startups and entrepreneurship. If not, here's Dharmesh's announcement. I have the good…

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[Startups vs. The Big Guys: The Power Of Caring For Customers

January 30, 2007 

I’ve been working in and around startups for most of my professional career. A topic that often comes up in startups I’m advising or considering an investment in is: “How will the big…

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[Startups: Why You Shouldn't Compete With 37Signals

October 26, 2006 

As a software startup guy, I’ve been intrigued by what the folks over at 37Signals are doing for a long time. I interviewed Jason Fried (CEO of 37signals) for my graduate paper on…

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[Startups: Competing With Venture Funded Rivals

October 10, 2006 

All of my prior startup experience has been with bootstrapped startups (i.e. no VC funding). As such, I’ve had to deal the situation where I found myself competing with rivals that…

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[RSS As Competitive Analysis Tool

October 9, 2006 

I posted a blog article this morning on our partner internet marketing blog (Small Business 2.0) titled “Understanding RSS: A Quick Guide For The Insanely Busy Executive”. I’m…

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[Google: Apps On A Domain

August 28, 2006 

The blogosphere is buzzing today with Google’s announcement of their new “Google Apps For Your Domain”. I can’t help but wonder if whoever was responsible for this name (or lack…

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[Four Ways Competitors Can Hurt Your Startup -- Without Competing

August 23, 2006 

In an article I wrote last week about the demise of Kiko (a web-based startup in the calendaring space), I hinted at the possibility that one of the reasons for Kiko’s demise may have…

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