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Network Effect

Towards Connected Platforms & Ecosystems in Logistics Technology – Creating Customer Value

April 5, 2022 by Brian Laung Aoaeh

An early-stage supply chain technology venture capitalist argues for connected platforms and ecosystems in logistics technology as a means to create more customer value than is currently possible.

Filed Under: #SupplyChainTech, Commentary, Industry Study, Innovation, Startups, Strategy, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Technology, Technology, Venture Capital Tagged With: Business Models, Early Stage Startups, Logistics & Supply Chain, Logistics and Supply Chain, Market Maps, Network Effect, Software, Startups, Supply Chain Logistics, Technology

#WorkInProgress: Why I Am Building An Early Stage Supply Chain Innovation & Technology Rolling Fund

March 13, 2021 by Brian Laung Aoaeh

An early-stage supply chain technology venture capital fund manager explains the personal motivation that drives his work.

Filed Under: #TNYSCM, #TWSCF, Auto Biographical, Co-Founder Stories, Entrepreneurship, Founder Stories, Human Interest, Investing, Investment Philosophy, Investment Themes, Investment Thesis, Personal, REFASHIOND Ventures, Supply Chain, Venture Capital Tagged With: climate change, Community Building, Early Stage Startups, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Network Effect, REFASHIOND Ventures, Supply Chain, Technology, Venture Capital

#OpposingViewpoints: Do Economic Moats Happen By Accident?

August 15, 2016 by Brian Laung Aoaeh

Do economic moats occur naturally or by accident? I had never contemplated this question till Andy Rachleff graciously emailed me back after I sent him my presentation on economic moats seeking his comments about two weeks ago. Why did I email Andy? That’s a great question. In early 2010, when it started becoming clear that we […]

Filed Under: Business Models, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Startups, Strategy, Technology, Venture Capital Tagged With: Business Models, Competitive Strategy, Early Stage Startups, Economic Moat, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Network Effect, Switching Costs, Venture Capital

“Liking” Facebook’s Business Model – The #EconomicMoats Remix

March 10, 2016 by Brian Laung Aoaeh

Note: I published “Liking” Facebook’s Business Model on December 26, 20011 at Tekedia. This article updates that discussion by incorporating developments since then. It also folds in discussion of the economic moats that Facebook has developed around its business. Large segments of this article are exactly identical to the post that was published by Tekedia […]

Filed Under: Business Models, Case Studies, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Intellectual Explorations, Startups, Strategy, Technology, Venture Capital Tagged With: Business Model Canvas, Business Models, Competitive Strategy, Early Stage Startups, Economic Moat, Investment Analysis, Long Read, Network Effect, Switching Costs, Venture Capital, Viral Growth, Viral Marketing

Connecting The Dots: Economic Moats & Early Stage Technology Startups

February 5, 2016 by Brian Laung Aoaeh

I started writing about economic moats in September 2014. Since then I have written about Network Effects, Switching Costs, Intangibles, and Efficient Scale and Cost Advantages. The purpose of those posts was to outline how I think about economic moats while I am studying a seed stage startup and trying to determine how things might unfold […]

Filed Under: Business Models, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Investment Thesis, Management, Startups, Strategy, Technology, Venture Capital Tagged With: Business Strategy, Competitive Strategy, Economic Moat, Investment Analysis, Network Effect, Startups, Switching Costs

Notes on Strategy; For Early Stage Technology Startups

June 23, 2015 by Brian Laung Aoaeh

Alternate Title: What Can 24’s Jack Bauer Teach a Tech Startup Founder About Strategy?  Running a business without a strategy is like breathing air without oxygen. The purpose of this blog post is to attempt to synthesize certain fundamental lessons on strategy that are relevant for anyone trying to build a business. ((Let me know […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Business Model Canvas, Business Models, Business Strategy, Competitive Strategy, DNFD Strategy Framework, Early Stage Startups, Economic Moat, Game Theory, Goals Grid, Innovation, Investment Analysis, Long Read, Network Effect, Operations, Porter's 5 Forces, Switching Costs, Technology, Value Creation, Venture Capital

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