Comments on: Seven things you need to know about your next big startup idea http://labnotes.org/2006/08/04/seven-things-you-need-to-know-about-your-next-big-startup-idea/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:32:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chris Saad http://labnotes.org/2006/08/04/seven-things-you-need-to-know-about-your-next-big-startup-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-10922 Chris Saad Sun, 10 Sep 2006 20:14:11 +0000 http://blog.labnotes.org/2006/08/04/seven-things-you-need-to-know-about-your-next-big-startup-idea/#comment-10922 "There’s no bottomless pit of attention" I like that :) “There’s no bottomless pit of attention”

I like that :)

]]> By: Assaf http://labnotes.org/2006/08/04/seven-things-you-need-to-know-about-your-next-big-startup-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-8060 Assaf Mon, 07 Aug 2006 18:41:00 +0000 http://blog.labnotes.org/2006/08/04/seven-things-you-need-to-know-about-your-next-big-startup-idea/#comment-8060 I think one point a lot of startups miss is that "cheap for me, is cheap for them". In other words, you're going to get more people copying your idea, and splitting up the market, that "cheaper" doesn't cut it anymore. It has to be extremely efficient for the small target audience you can capture in the first few years. It goes hand in hand with the TechCrunch fallacy. Startups think that with zero marketing budget and one profile, they can reach 100% of the early adopter market. But with a hundred companies profiled in the same month, you really only get 1% attention. If even that. I think one point a lot of startups miss is that “cheap for me, is cheap for them”. In other words, you’re going to get more people copying your idea, and splitting up the market, that “cheaper” doesn’t cut it anymore.

It has to be extremely efficient for the small target audience you can capture in the first few years.

It goes hand in hand with the TechCrunch fallacy.

Startups think that with zero marketing budget and one profile, they can reach 100% of the early adopter market. But with a hundred companies profiled in the same month, you really only get 1% attention. If even that.

]]> By: Gary Bourgeault (thealphamarketer.com) http://labnotes.org/2006/08/04/seven-things-you-need-to-know-about-your-next-big-startup-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-8038 Gary Bourgeault (thealphamarketer.com) Mon, 07 Aug 2006 05:00:58 +0000 http://blog.labnotes.org/2006/08/04/seven-things-you-need-to-know-about-your-next-big-startup-idea/#comment-8038 I especially like your comment, "All problems are interesting to solve. Some problems are also profitable to solve." That's really the difference in being successful in business or not. It's knowing the difference between the two that determines the success of a business or idea. Even though it is so cheap to start Internet businesses up, it's a lot harder to get them to make money for these very reasons. I especially like your comment, “All problems are interesting to solve. Some problems are also profitable to solve.”

That’s really the difference in being successful in business or not. It’s knowing the difference between the two that determines the success of a business or idea.

Even though it is so cheap to start Internet businesses up, it’s a lot harder to get them to make money for these very reasons.

]]> By: Seven things you need to know about your next big startup idea | emilykwan.com http://labnotes.org/2006/08/04/seven-things-you-need-to-know-about-your-next-big-startup-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-7966 Seven things you need to know about your next big startup idea | emilykwan.com Sat, 05 Aug 2006 21:59:21 +0000 http://blog.labnotes.org/2006/08/04/seven-things-you-need-to-know-about-your-next-big-startup-idea/#comment-7966 [...] From http://blog.labnotes.org/2006/08/04/seven-things-you-need-to-know-about-your-next-big-startup-idea/ [...] [...] From http://blog.labnotes.org/2006/08/04/seven-things-you-need-to-know-about-your-next-big-startup-idea/ [...]

]]> By: Wangtam http://labnotes.org/2006/08/04/seven-things-you-need-to-know-about-your-next-big-startup-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-7949 Wangtam Sat, 05 Aug 2006 11:10:08 +0000 http://blog.labnotes.org/2006/08/04/seven-things-you-need-to-know-about-your-next-big-startup-idea/#comment-7949 <strong>startup 中七点你需要知道的...</strong> 在 Labnotes 上看见了 Assaf 的这一篇文章，分析得颇为理性，值得一看。我呢，就偷懒不做翻译了，全文转过来了，有兴趣的朋友可以翻译一下：...... startup 中七点你需要知道的…

在 Labnotes 上看见了 Assaf 的这一篇文章，分析得颇为理性，值得一看。我呢，就偷懒不做翻译了，全文转过来了，有兴趣的朋友可以翻译一下：……

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