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Dealing with Competition
Knowing how to outpace competition is a difficult yet essential part of entrepreneurship. For a new startup, larger competing companies may have more resources, more employees, or more brand recognition. Yet there are strategies small product teams can employ to effectively take on competition. Matt Schlicht, CEO of Octane AI, has developed a methodology that has worked for his team, the cornerstone of which is focusing on a vertical.
Episode Links
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Octane AI
An e-commerce chatbot that enables Shopify merchants to communicate directly with their customers through Facebook messenger.
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Dealing with Competition
Video by Phil Libin
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Chatbots Magazine
An online publication that has helped establish Octane AI as a voice in the chatbot space.
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Ecommerce Magazine
Another publication that gives Octane AI an opportunity to be at the forefront of e-commerce conversations.
Show notes
Jeremy Vandehey, cofounder and CEO of Disco (1:42)
Disco is an All Turtles product that makes it easy to celebrate your company culture and values, all in the messaging tools you already use.
Disco is currently hiring engineers. Check out justdisco.com if you’re interested in applying.
Conversation with Phil Libin, All Turtles CEO (8:42)
Phil’s video on how to hire the best people
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Startup Playbook
An 8-part series about how startup founders and product creators tackle some of entrepreneurship's biggest challenges.
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