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If you’re talking about your competitors, you’re not the clear leader.
So, if you have competitors on your home page, even to “prove you’re better than them,” you’re really saying that those other companies already defined the market.
Is that the message you want?
So, if you have competitors on your home page, even to “prove you’re better than them,” you’re really saying that those other companies already defined the market.
Is that the message you want?
April 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
If you’re talking about your competitors, you’re not the clear leader.
So, if you have competitors on your home page, even to “prove you’re better than them,” you’re really saying that those other companies already defined the market.
Is that the message you want?
So, if you have competitors on your home page, even to “prove you’re better than them,” you’re really saying that those other companies already defined the market.
Is that the message you want?
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Your product makes other products obsolete, no longer relevant nor desirable.
And others do that to you.
Here’s how to determine where you are, so you can target the right customers with the right message:
And others do that to you.
Here’s how to determine where you are, so you can target the right customers with the right message:
Using the Needs Stack for competitive strategy
This simple method positions your product to be more valuable, especially against competitors who aim to disrupt you, or you them.
longform.asmartbear.com
April 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Your product makes other products obsolete, no longer relevant nor desirable.
And others do that to you.
Here’s how to determine where you are, so you can target the right customers with the right message:
And others do that to you.
Here’s how to determine where you are, so you can target the right customers with the right message:
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“Will-power” is difficult and painful to maintain over a long course of time.
Instead, invest in good habits and "rules” you apply thoughtlessly.
Others have said this many times, but it bears repeating!
Instead, invest in good habits and "rules” you apply thoughtlessly.
Others have said this many times, but it bears repeating!
April 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“Will-power” is difficult and painful to maintain over a long course of time.
Instead, invest in good habits and "rules” you apply thoughtlessly.
Others have said this many times, but it bears repeating!
Instead, invest in good habits and "rules” you apply thoughtlessly.
Others have said this many times, but it bears repeating!
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Is the business profitable if you ignore marketing and sales costs?
If so, “spending to grow” is logical, so long as your growth efficiency is good (e.g. payback period or Magic Number or LTV/CAC).
If not, you have a fundamentally unprofitable company.
If so, “spending to grow” is logical, so long as your growth efficiency is good (e.g. payback period or Magic Number or LTV/CAC).
If not, you have a fundamentally unprofitable company.
SSEBITDA -- A steady-state profit metric for SaaS companies
How can a business that is “spending to grow” determine whether it’s truly profitable underneath all that “revenue acceleration?” Here’s a way.
longform.asmartbear.com
April 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Is the business profitable if you ignore marketing and sales costs?
If so, “spending to grow” is logical, so long as your growth efficiency is good (e.g. payback period or Magic Number or LTV/CAC).
If not, you have a fundamentally unprofitable company.
If so, “spending to grow” is logical, so long as your growth efficiency is good (e.g. payback period or Magic Number or LTV/CAC).
If not, you have a fundamentally unprofitable company.
Reposted by Samer S
Just republished a classic article! 👇🏾
How can a business that is "spending to grow" determine whether it’s truly profitable underneath all that "revenue acceleration?" Here’s a way.
Many thanks for spreading the love with ❤️ and 🔁!
How can a business that is "spending to grow" determine whether it’s truly profitable underneath all that "revenue acceleration?" Here’s a way.
Many thanks for spreading the love with ❤️ and 🔁!
SSEBITDA -- A steady-state profit metric for SaaS companies
How can a business that is “spending to grow” determine whether it’s truly profitable underneath all that “revenue acceleration?” Here’s a way.
longform.asmartbear.com
April 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Just republished a classic article! 👇🏾
How can a business that is "spending to grow" determine whether it’s truly profitable underneath all that "revenue acceleration?" Here’s a way.
Many thanks for spreading the love with ❤️ and 🔁!
How can a business that is "spending to grow" determine whether it’s truly profitable underneath all that "revenue acceleration?" Here’s a way.
Many thanks for spreading the love with ❤️ and 🔁!
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I’ve published a new YouTube video! Only my second one, so be kind. 😁
It’s about an obscure analysis method which increase profits at WP Engine by millions of dollars. (Yup.)
It’s about an obscure analysis method which increase profits at WP Engine by millions of dollars. (Yup.)
Profit Whale Curve
An obscure analysis that increased profits of this startup by millions of dollars.*Subscribe* to A Smart Bear on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/@asmartbe…
www.youtube.com
April 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I’ve published a new YouTube video! Only my second one, so be kind. 😁
It’s about an obscure analysis method which increase profits at WP Engine by millions of dollars. (Yup.)
It’s about an obscure analysis method which increase profits at WP Engine by millions of dollars. (Yup.)
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A model of human organization should reflect the complexity and capriciousness of real humans, not treat people as fungible worker-units with predictable responses to stimuli.
This is my problem with most “management theory” and most “personalize quizzes.”
This is my problem with most “management theory” and most “personalize quizzes.”
All pretty models are wrong, but some ugly models are useful
Identifying useful frameworks for companies, strategy, markets, and organizations, instead of those that just look pretty in PowerPoint.
longform.asmartbear.com
March 28, 2025 at 3:40 AM
A model of human organization should reflect the complexity and capriciousness of real humans, not treat people as fungible worker-units with predictable responses to stimuli.
This is my problem with most “management theory” and most “personalize quizzes.”
This is my problem with most “management theory” and most “personalize quizzes.”
Reposted by Samer S
Just published a new article! 👇🏾
How to discern which models of companies, strategy, markets, and organizations are wise, and which just look good on a PowerPoint slide.
Many thanks for spreading the love with ❤️ and 🔁!
How to discern which models of companies, strategy, markets, and organizations are wise, and which just look good on a PowerPoint slide.
Many thanks for spreading the love with ❤️ and 🔁!
All pretty models are wrong, but some ugly models are useful
Identifying useful frameworks for companies, strategy, markets, and organizations, instead of those that just look pretty in PowerPoint.
longform.asmartbear.com
March 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Just published a new article! 👇🏾
How to discern which models of companies, strategy, markets, and organizations are wise, and which just look good on a PowerPoint slide.
Many thanks for spreading the love with ❤️ and 🔁!
How to discern which models of companies, strategy, markets, and organizations are wise, and which just look good on a PowerPoint slide.
Many thanks for spreading the love with ❤️ and 🔁!
The meaning of a healthy society of citizens
How the Elite rigged Society (and why it’s falling apart) | David Brooks
YouTube video by Alliance for Responsible Citizenship
youtu.be
March 6, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The meaning of a healthy society of citizens
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In today's Odd Lots Newsletter, i wrote about Walter Ong Thought, and how as we return to Orality, we're completely re-wiring the logic engine of the human brain.
Get the newsletter here: www.bloomberg.com/account/news...
Get the newsletter here: www.bloomberg.com/account/news...
February 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
In today's Odd Lots Newsletter, i wrote about Walter Ong Thought, and how as we return to Orality, we're completely re-wiring the logic engine of the human brain.
Get the newsletter here: www.bloomberg.com/account/news...
Get the newsletter here: www.bloomberg.com/account/news...
Reposted by Samer S
Want to change? Consider your situation
https://www.ft.com/content/8cbe867e-e450-4556-b643-c2821a2e8486
https://www.ft.com/content/8cbe867e-e450-4556-b643-c2821a2e8486
Want to change? Consider your situation
Our personalities are a less important predictor of our behaviour than we might think
www.ft.com
January 17, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Want to change? Consider your situation
https://www.ft.com/content/8cbe867e-e450-4556-b643-c2821a2e8486
https://www.ft.com/content/8cbe867e-e450-4556-b643-c2821a2e8486
Reposted by Samer S
If you’re overwhelmed by too many disparate things that have to get done or be fixed at the company…
Write them all down, and realize at least half of them can be done at 30% quality or delayed, even if there’s a penalty.
If the few most important are done at 10x.
Write them all down, and realize at least half of them can be done at 30% quality or delayed, even if there’s a penalty.
If the few most important are done at 10x.
January 11, 2025 at 8:11 AM
If you’re overwhelmed by too many disparate things that have to get done or be fixed at the company…
Write them all down, and realize at least half of them can be done at 30% quality or delayed, even if there’s a penalty.
If the few most important are done at 10x.
Write them all down, and realize at least half of them can be done at 30% quality or delayed, even if there’s a penalty.
If the few most important are done at 10x.
Reposted by Samer S
It’s time for Lebanon’s leaders to take responsibility for the country’s future
https://www.ft.com/content/b05b25cc-0792-4e15-8ee5-8f7e689abc83
https://www.ft.com/content/b05b25cc-0792-4e15-8ee5-8f7e689abc83
It’s time for Lebanon’s leaders to take responsibility for the country’s future
For decades, politicians in Beirut have blamed their inaction on outside forces
www.ft.com
January 9, 2025 at 5:05 AM
It’s time for Lebanon’s leaders to take responsibility for the country’s future
https://www.ft.com/content/b05b25cc-0792-4e15-8ee5-8f7e689abc83
https://www.ft.com/content/b05b25cc-0792-4e15-8ee5-8f7e689abc83
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From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Lebanese footballer Celine Haidar has woken from a coma nearly two months after the 19-year-old suffered a serious head injury during an Israeli airstrike on Beirut. nyti.ms/4fOtLOk
Celine Haidar, the Lebanon player struck by shrapnel, wakes from coma
Lebanese footballer Celine Haidar has woken from a coma nearly two months after the 19-year-old suffered a serious head injury during an Israeli airstrike on Beirut.
On November 16, Haidar was fleeing...
nyti.ms
January 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Lebanese footballer Celine Haidar has woken from a coma nearly two months after the 19-year-old suffered a serious head injury during an Israeli airstrike on Beirut. nyti.ms/4fOtLOk
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There are times in life where exploration and novelty is useful, and times when you should focus and execute against things that you already understand.
Like, before and after PMF.
Like, before and after PMF.
Explore vs Execute
The two main business modalities are more different than you expect. When you hit PMF, it’s a culture-shift to switch from one to the other.
longform.asmartbear.com
January 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
There are times in life where exploration and novelty is useful, and times when you should focus and execute against things that you already understand.
Like, before and after PMF.
Like, before and after PMF.
Super inspiring story. The piece looks stunning from the photos alone — as is the origin story.
#metmuseum #nyc #contemporaryart #egypt
#metmuseum #nyc #contemporaryart #egypt
He’s a Security Guard at the Met. Now His Work Is Showing There.
How the dream of a lifetime became reality for a sculptor from Egypt.
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Super inspiring story. The piece looks stunning from the photos alone — as is the origin story.
#metmuseum #nyc #contemporaryart #egypt
#metmuseum #nyc #contemporaryart #egypt
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This is a thread about remaking the tech sector.
January 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This is a thread about remaking the tech sector.
I’ve definitely seen this pattern in start-ups, corporate division launches, JVs, and family businesses. Awareness, open-mindedness and humility are critical for success.
Just published a new article! 👇🏾
The two main business modalities are more different than you expect. When you hit PMF, it's a culture-shift to switch from one to the other.
Many thanks for spreading the love with ❤️ and 🔁!
The two main business modalities are more different than you expect. When you hit PMF, it's a culture-shift to switch from one to the other.
Many thanks for spreading the love with ❤️ and 🔁!
Explore vs Execute
The two main business modalities are more different than you expect. When you hit PMF, it’s a culture-shift to switch from one to the other.
longform.asmartbear.com
January 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I’ve definitely seen this pattern in start-ups, corporate division launches, JVs, and family businesses. Awareness, open-mindedness and humility are critical for success.
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In 5 years, you’ll disagree with some of the things you currently believe.
And you’ll know things that right now you don’t even know you don’t know.
So, be more open to new ideas — one of those revelations might be happing right now.
And you’ll know things that right now you don’t even know you don’t know.
So, be more open to new ideas — one of those revelations might be happing right now.
November 23, 2024 at 3:19 PM
In 5 years, you’ll disagree with some of the things you currently believe.
And you’ll know things that right now you don’t even know you don’t know.
So, be more open to new ideas — one of those revelations might be happing right now.
And you’ll know things that right now you don’t even know you don’t know.
So, be more open to new ideas — one of those revelations might be happing right now.
Reposted by Samer S
Just republished a classic article! 👇🏾
Erica Douglass sold her company for $1M, yet still struggles with self-worth; why driven people can't escape Impostor Syndrome.
Many thanks for spreading the love with ❤️ and 🔁!
Erica Douglass sold her company for $1M, yet still struggles with self-worth; why driven people can't escape Impostor Syndrome.
Many thanks for spreading the love with ❤️ and 🔁!
Intense Asymmetry and Self-Flagellation
Erica Douglass sold her company for $1M, yet still struggles with self-worth; why driven people can’t escape Impostor Syndrome.
longform.asmartbear.com
November 24, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Just republished a classic article! 👇🏾
Erica Douglass sold her company for $1M, yet still struggles with self-worth; why driven people can't escape Impostor Syndrome.
Many thanks for spreading the love with ❤️ and 🔁!
Erica Douglass sold her company for $1M, yet still struggles with self-worth; why driven people can't escape Impostor Syndrome.
Many thanks for spreading the love with ❤️ and 🔁!
Reposted by Samer S
Cunningham’s law: The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question. It’s to post the wrong answer.
November 28, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Cunningham’s law: The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question. It’s to post the wrong answer.
Being smart along isn't enough. Be curious! youtu.be/zB_OApdxcno?...
Thanks @veritasium-science.bsky.social
Thanks @veritasium-science.bsky.social
On These Questions, Smarter People Do Worse
YouTube video by Veritasium
youtu.be
November 25, 2024 at 7:21 AM
Being smart along isn't enough. Be curious! youtu.be/zB_OApdxcno?...
Thanks @veritasium-science.bsky.social
Thanks @veritasium-science.bsky.social
From @asmartbear.bsky.social:
Erica Douglass sold her company for $1M, yet still struggles with self-worth; why driven people can't escape Impostor Syndrome.
longform.asmartbear.com/feelings-of-...
Erica Douglass sold her company for $1M, yet still struggles with self-worth; why driven people can't escape Impostor Syndrome.
longform.asmartbear.com/feelings-of-...
November 25, 2024 at 5:32 AM
From @asmartbear.bsky.social:
Erica Douglass sold her company for $1M, yet still struggles with self-worth; why driven people can't escape Impostor Syndrome.
longform.asmartbear.com/feelings-of-...
Erica Douglass sold her company for $1M, yet still struggles with self-worth; why driven people can't escape Impostor Syndrome.
longform.asmartbear.com/feelings-of-...