Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2014

Competition for your new hydrogen fuel auto engine is not limited to other hydrogen auto engine offerings, or even other autos. All of these are competitors in terms of speed, price, or luxury. Prior recognition and visibility in the target market is invaluable from a competitive perspective. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2021

The basic alignment framework of strategy, customers, people, and processes hasn’t changed, but the pace of technological, competitive, and social change has increased at an amazing rate. If you have had to pivot from the consumer market to enterprise customers, that requires new pricing models and new sales channels.

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Social Media Startup Framework Course 143

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Today, in this age of pervasive social media and two-way communication, the focus needs to get beyond demographics into personalities. Customers react poorly when they hear your value claims for them, and see more value to you (bottled water in your hotel room at a high price as a “convenience” to you).

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Customer Custom Social Media Satisfaction 158

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 19, 2015

Computers and the Internet have now brought in a new era that relies on data to make profitable business decisions in the competitive environment. Below is a full explanation of how small businesses can leverage technology to earn a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Social Media Automation Tools. Cloud Services.

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Competition Technology Social Media Tips 40

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The price of entry can be less than $10,000, so the competition is huge and growing rapidly. If you want to drive up the demand for your core product, one smart tactic is to drive down the price of all complementary products. Free’ doesn’t make it stand out when there are a million alternatives at the same price.

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Develop Development Platform Mobile 138

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Almost instantly, via the Internet or on their smartphone in the store, they can find the lowest price alternative or their favorite features, without waiting for push marketing or listening to your best sales person. This is a key moment where your customer acquisition costs go way down, and your profits go way up.

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Customer Custom Startup Course 146

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

With services, scaling the business often implies cloning yourself, since you are the intellectual property and the competitive advantage. For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. Be a visible and available expert in your domain.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

With services, scaling the business often implies cloning yourself, since you are the intellectual property and the competitive advantage. For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. Be a visible and available expert in your domain.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2023

It’s only been in the last decade or two, that social media companies, like Facebook and Twitter, have achieved market valuations in billions of dollars (unicorn status), while clearly sacrificing revenue to gain users. The purest form of capitalism has always meant charging a fair price and making a fair profit.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references. A smart investor will take an independent final reading in the market on barriers to entry, active competition, demographics, and price sensitivity. Communicate what is happening and why to everyone.

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Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Invest 118

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2020

It’s only been in the last decade or two, that social media companies, like Facebook and Twitter, have achieved market valuations in billions of dollars (unicorn status), while clearly sacrificing revenue to gain users. The purest form of capitalism has always meant charging a fair price and making a fair profit.

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Organization Invest Customer Custom 173

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2022

It happens on the front end for startups to get traction, and then again later for every company as the economy, competition, and culture changes around them. The pivot can be as simple as changing the pricing model, or as complex as moving from a product business to a services business.

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Course IBM IBM Social Media 127

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2020

The price of entry can be less than $10,000, so the competition is huge and growing rapidly. If you want to drive up the demand for your core product, one smart tactic is to drive down the price of all complementary products. Free’ doesn’t make it stand out when there are a million alternatives at the same price.

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Mobile Develop Development Platform 126

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In this age of instant communication through the Internet and social media, people remember personal images more than a product or service name. Dig deep to get beyond the best price or best service, to find a higher cause or unique benefit that they can remember and be happy to advocate.

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Marketing Customer Custom Outsource Development 133

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Innovation is key in setting your company apart from the onslaught of promotional media out there today, including email blasts, banner ads on the Internet, and pervasive television spots. Here are some key recommendations for building your branding plan: Find out who your customers are through social media.

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Social Media Customer Custom Mobile 73

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

Today, in this age of pervasive social media and two-way communication, the focus needs to get beyond demographics into personalities. Customers react poorly when they hear your value claims for them, and see more value to you (bottled water in your hotel room at a high price as a “convenience” to you).

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Customer Custom Social Media Training 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Almost instantly, via the Internet or on their smartphone in the store, they can find the lowest price alternative or their favorite features, without waiting for push marketing or listening to your best sales person. This is a key moment where your customer acquisition costs go way down, and your profits go way up.

Customer 124

Customer Custom Startup Course 124

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2020

Sponsor some friendly competitive events with prizes. Innovative marketing content is focused wholly on healthy living and earth-conscious eating, rather than the conventional food product offerings and price. Let your highly motivated customers be your best marketing advocates for new customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2020

His challenge is to focus on one market, with a specific design, cost, and price. Then, he'll need to patent it and create a plan to show opportunity, competition, and financial projections. I have tried to convince him the general idea alone does not make a business. Yes, there are a lot of bridges to cross.

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Ideas Writing Examples Outsource 126

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Fantastic post by Christian Gammill - Startup Delta Force… From a competitive perspective (e.g. all the other folks out there that will try to enter the same market) the barriers have been dropping over the last few years.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The world keeps changing, and visible business strategies that worked well in the past, including being the premium brand or low price producer, simply don’t get the customer loyalty they once did. Make sure that everyone in your business understands your competitive advantage from a customer perspective, and continually seeks to optimize it.

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Customer Custom Satisfaction Examples 133

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2021

Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references. A smart investor will take an independent final reading in the market on barriers to entry, active competition, demographics, and price sensitivity. Communicate what is happening and why to everyone.

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Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Invest 151

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Many are reluctant to really “market” themselves, and have trouble differentiating their offerings to clients, except by price. If your business card and website come across as just another advisor, consultant, or accountant, then don’t be surprised if price is the only focus. Use visibility and social media to pull clients in.

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Social Media Pricing Technical Review Demand 56

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2016

Today, in this age of pervasive social media and two-way communication, the focus needs to get beyond demographics into personalities. Customers react poorly when they hear your value claims for them, and see more value to you (bottled water in your hotel room at a high price as a “convenience” to you).

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Customer Custom Social Media Training 97

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

In the short term you need customers to find you at any price, and in the longer term you need revenue, profit, and return loyalty. Even a million users on your social media site won’t pay the bills until you sell some advertising or a premium service. Attract, train, and reward only the best leaders.

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Technical Review Layoffs Social Media Metrics 124

socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2015

Tyler Francois: urRadio is an all new, social media app, which allows you to host your own Internet radio station. You also have a vast number of people in the social world, the YouTubers, the Viners, the podcasters, who have all made a living and career, and enjoy being a personality on social media.

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Yahoo Social Media Content Media 100

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Here are some observations I have from this exposure: If a company moves from strength-to-strength with predictable outcomes, easy financings, low staff turn-over, limited competitive threats then the composition of the board probably doesn’t matter as much. The founders of a company are fighting. Can we help them get along?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In essence, as a contractor, you are a consultant who is competing regularly for new work, and you constantly have to differentiate your offering from other candidates, including price. Here are some key strategies that I recommend to every worker today: Develop and highlight your competitive differentiation.

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Startup Outsource Development Competition Social Media 98

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Competitors tend to focus on price and other variations to existing offerings. For example, Facebook added WhatsApp as a cross-platform messaging and Voice over IP (VoIP) service to enhance the self-sustaining growth their social media platform before any downturn.

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Examples IP Acquisition Social Media 99

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

In essence Muhammad thinks the “growth hacking” is a charlatan term for online marketing that consists of a bunch of everyday tasks that all online businesses should be doing: SEO, SEM, Content Marketing, Social Media, Referral Marketing, etc. “How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg?

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Technical Review SEM SEO Marketing 384

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

It happens on the front end for startups to get traction, and then again later for every company as the economy, competition, and culture changes around them. The pivot can be as simple as changing the pricing model, or as complex as moving from a product business to a services business.

Course 85

Course IBM IBM Social Media 85

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2015

The price of entry can be less than $10,000, so the competition is huge and growing rapidly. If you want to drive up the demand for your core product, one smart tactic is to drive down the price of all complementary products. Free’ doesn’t make it stand out when there are a million alternatives at the same price.

Startup 98

Startup Platform Pricing Netflix 98

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Your work is a statement of who you are in the world, and people are willing to pay a premium price for business owners with some grit. Share your answers on your website, packaging and marketing materials, such as your social media, interviews and guest posts. What are the main values that drive you?

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Guide Startup Marketing Template 105

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2018

It takes a well-rounded and motivated team to run a competitive business today. Make sure your channels are open and responsive, through social media, websites, and easy access to executives. Too many businesses have their “cash cows,” which they refuse to touch with pricing or new features until it is too late to recover.

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Technical Review Customer Custom Startup 84

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

With services, scaling the business often implies cloning yourself, since you are the intellectual property and the competitive advantage. For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. Be a visible and available expert in your domain.

Services 72

Services Startup Training Writing 72

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

If a consumer will pay a fixed price for a product or service then the battle over who gets the margin in any sale is between the person who merchandises a product and the person who manufactures it. This is true whether it’s physical products or media products. from Charter’s subscribers. from Charter’s subscribers.

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Product Course Customer Custom 296

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2013

The basic alignment framework of strategy, customers, people, and processes hasn’t changed, but the pace of technological, competitive, and social change has increased at an amazing rate. If you have had to pivot from the consumer market to enterprise customers, that requires new pricing models and new sales channels.

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Startup Social Media Entrepreneur Framework 94