Competition Questions

I just entered MassChallenge.org and I was wondering if anyone had some experiences to share from last years event? Or any tips or tricks on what to do or what not to do there.

Competition

asked Apr 7 '11 at 00:31

Mat Banik
325 points

I have a small startup that developed a software program. I've copyrighted the software and am working on patent protection, and I've started some marketing. It has been a very low-cost effort so...

Pricing Software Competition

asked Mar 19 '11 at 12:11

User6492
1,747 points

When you're not sure which market is worth aiming for, how do you figure out whether to go for a broad market (with lots of competition) or a narrow one (with no competition but good chance to slip...

Competition Market Research Target Market

asked Mar 20 '11 at 08:47

Platinum Azure
133 points

I have a tech startup I'm looking to do in the mobile applications space. I thought my idea was very unique and my business partner and I spent about a week coming up with planning, name, concept,...

Funding Competition Investors

asked Mar 23 '11 at 09:14

Nick
1,171 points

Why is Dropbox so much more successful than many other sites that offer/offered essentially the same service?

Pricing Business Model Competition User Interface Service

asked Mar 11 '11 at 23:05

Zippy
871 points

Currently in my niche, there are one or two other competitors. Every time I go on their site, or download their software, my heart pounds. I get extremely anxious at how professional and elegant...

Competition

asked Feb 3 '11 at 04:37

Kim Jong Woo
644 points

There are several services like SpyFu, AdBeat & ispionage which advertise they can provide the keywords, budget, ad copy and other information which competitors use in different ad networks...

Adwords Competition Advertising

asked Feb 4 '11 at 03:57

Tony Henrich
283 points

I like the idea of open source collaboration and making our code for our application we are building public on github. This would allow people to give their input and even allow certain parts of...

Competition Open Source Web App

asked Jan 11 '11 at 07:25

User6488
31 points

I set up a company and had a software developer create a new software program for the company. I thought that the idea for the software was novel, and before developing the software, I did some...

Marketing Software Venture Competition Copyright

asked Jan 11 '11 at 10:06

User6492
1,747 points

How was it that Groupon was able to become a billion dollar company despite so many similar sites and seeming easiness of copying whatever is unique about their model? UPDATE : There seems to be...

Competition

asked Dec 3 '10 at 06:25

Babonk
143 points

Right off the bat, I have decided there is no way I will be able to compete in the software/IT-services world on price. There are a number of offshore organizations, for example, that provide the...

Competition Compensation

asked Nov 9 '10 at 02:26

Senfo
152 points

Recently I had this idea about a website and I have a passion for it. After doing a lot of research, I know exactly what I need (design, developers, management, etc.) and I have had a few...

Competition Website Business

asked Nov 1 '10 at 12:45

Cluelessbear
96 points

Nowadays the hottest top about the Internet is the competition between "360"(a Free Antivirus Software in China) and Tencent(the ower of QQ,a famous IM software in China),The take computers of...

Competition Internet

asked Nov 2 '10 at 13:43

Kit.Yang
108 points

I'm interested in tracking many different aspects: Prices New / Updated Products New features Negative / Positive feedback Press releases Balance sheets etc.

Competition

asked Sep 12 '10 at 15:17

Javid Jamae
347 points

We are a small startup, just released a MVP and are now in the promotion phase. As part of the promotion we are seeking to get the message out by writing articles on other (related) sites...

Inbound Marketing Competition

asked Aug 19 '10 at 19:46

Morpheous
236 points

I think the time is right to launch a site that is similar to Digg / Reddit but stays close to Digg's original ethos of catering toward tech. I wouldn't compete against Digg directly. Digg is too...

Strategy Ideas Competition

asked Jun 11 '10 at 11:24

User2833
11 points

I am able to access free whitepapers etc but i haven't been in the market long enough to know really what I am competing with to improve my positioning and competitive advantage. How can I access...

Competition Market Analysis

asked Apr 23 '10 at 23:22

Stacey
484 points

We had launched blogVault, a wordpress backup service, about a month back. A week later, Automattic, the company behind Wordpress, launches Vaultpress, to massive coverage. This service does pretty...

Competition Product Management Wordpress

asked May 6 '10 at 17:47

User3348
175 points

Let's say a company developed some easy to use web applications: a CMS an eCommerce, etc. Do you think it should place a working DEMO on their website for these applications or NOT? The question...

Competition Demo

asked Apr 14 '10 at 07:13

Marco Demaio
175 points

It seems to me that if you are going to start a business, you are better off spending the 40 hours you were going to spend prepping for a competition actually working on your business. Outside of...

Competition Business Plan

asked Mar 4 '10 at 03:29

Frederick Cook
301 points