Product Positioning Lesson Learned
by adam on April 27, 2009
Cuil: Positioned as Google Killer
Cuil is a stealth search engine startup which claims that it can index web pages significantly faster and cheaper than Google.
Outcome: Fail
The Road to Mediocrity is Paved with Best Practices.
by adam on April 18, 2009
No matter which industry you have spent time in, you have undoubtedly heard repeated references to “best practices”. This term is an oxymoron, since if everyone is following so-called “best practices”, they cannot be possibly be best, in fact [...]
Lebron James MVP Odds: 1:6
by adam on April 10, 2009
Looking for a quick 16.6% return on your investment? Odds makers peg the odds of Lebron James winning the NBA’s MVP award at 1:6, meaning if you bet 6 dollars, you win 1. Seems like a good deal [...]
Web 2.0 with a Business Model
by adam on April 7, 2009
Bucking the trend of “Get big, then figure out how to monetize” these startups had solid business models from day one which weren’t mainly based on advertising.
Originally launched with the name Mollyguard, Eventbrite is an online event registration service that [...]
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