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Competitive Advantage and Moats for Small SaaSes, Part 2

Oct 18, 2022

34:51

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The Sources of Competitive Advantage

02:31

Investing in a Market That's Going to Succeed

01:36

The Cost Advantage Is Keeping It

04:06

Introduction

3min

The Cost Advantage Is Keeping It

4min

The Economy of Scale

5min

Is There a Difference Between Brands and the Industry?

3min

The Origin of Brand

2min

Brand Is Easily Spinned Up and It Means Distribution

6min

Investing in a Market That's Going to Succeed

2min

Investing in a Perfectly Competitive Market

3min

The Sources of Competitive Advantage

3min

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The Little Book That Builds Wealth

4min

Michele continues her chat with Summit founder Matt Wensing about ways indie SaaS founders can think about moats and competitive advantages. This episode: cost advantages, size advantages (big and small), and false moats.

Recommended reading on competitive advantages: The Little Book That Builds Wealth

A couple friends of this pod have launched their own shows for entrepreneurs lately! Check them out:
Ship SaaS Faster (Simon Bennett + Volkan Kaya): https://shipsaasfaster.com/
Marketing Retro (Adrienne Barnes + Josh Ho): https://marketingretro.substack.com/
The Weekly Build (Marie Ng + Jesse Anderson): https://www.theweeklybuild.com/
This Indie Life (James McKinven + Dagobert Renouf): https://indielife.fm/
The Non-Tech Founders Podcast (Laura Elizabeth and Nathan Powell): https://nontechfounders.transistor.fm/

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