Tag: competition

Startup Messaging: Should You Differentiate Against Your Competitors?

Startup Messaging: Should You Differentiate Against Your Competitors?

Should you bother to position your product against your competitors? You should. However, be aware that both how you accomplish that and who you are positioning against isn’t always obvious.

February 23, 2011 | 43 Comments More
Should Your Startup Take on the Big Guns?

Should Your Startup Take on the Big Guns?

Should startups try to compete directly against large competitors directly in established markets? Here are 4 reasons they might want to.

October 27, 2010 | 30 Comments More
Startups: 10 Reasons Customers Won’t Switch to Your Product

Startups: 10 Reasons Customers Won’t Switch to Your Product

There are a lot of reasons for customers to not switch to your product even if it is clearly superior to what they are using today. Here are 10 examples.

August 13, 2010 | 71 Comments More
When Having No Competition is a Problem

When Having No Competition is a Problem

I quite often talk to companies that tell me that they have no competition.  In my mind this statement doesn’t make a darn bit of sense.   After a longer conversation we usually end up talking about the competition in a more realistic way.  My conclusion is that having ”no competition” is either a very good thing or a very bad [...]

March 2, 2009 | 16 Comments More