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]]> By: John Shiple http://www.startuparmy.com/armyblog/web-startup-advice/scoping-a-startup-modelling-costs-and-revenue-opportunities-via-the-competitive-analysis.html/comment-page-1#comment-10 John Shiple Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:16:41 +0000 http://startuparmy.com/armyblog/?p=113#comment-10 I completely disagree, Adrian. We are currently designing a company that has no perceived direct competitors in their market space. However, when analyzing the business concept and target market, we determined no less than 60 other Web sites and applications that were similar in form, functional, brand, or identity to the concept. If you are in a startup and you think you have no competitors, you are deluding yourself. Your business is in significant risk. You cannot possibly convince me that your idea is so new that nobody is doing it. Do you have any examples? Perhaps we can discuss... -=John I completely disagree, Adrian. We are currently designing a company that has no perceived direct competitors in their market space. However, when analyzing the business concept and target market, we determined no less than 60 other Web sites and applications that were similar in form, functional, brand, or identity to the concept.

If you are in a startup and you think you have no competitors, you are deluding yourself. Your business is in significant risk. You cannot possibly convince me that your idea is so new that nobody is doing it.

Do you have any examples? Perhaps we can discuss…

-=John

]]> By: Adrian Pintilie http://www.startuparmy.com/armyblog/web-startup-advice/scoping-a-startup-modelling-costs-and-revenue-opportunities-via-the-competitive-analysis.html/comment-page-1#comment-9 Adrian Pintilie Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:06:31 +0000 http://startuparmy.com/armyblog/?p=113#comment-9 I think is a good method with traditional businesses or at least those business that have an equivalent"competition on the market. However, this approach will not apply on startups active in new emerging markets or markets that don't have yet a business model or even an idea on how they will will generate profit. I am thinking to web 2.0 startups mostly looking for buyouts or exits. I think is a good method with traditional businesses or at least those business that have an equivalent”competition on the market. However, this approach will not apply on startups active in new emerging markets or markets that don’t have yet a business model or even an idea on how they will will generate profit. I am thinking to web 2.0 startups mostly looking for buyouts or exits.

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