Wednesday, March 23, 2016

My Unfair Advantage


  • List of all the resources in my venture:
    1. Online service
      • V - It is very valuable in an growing technological society
      • R - It is common for online services
      • I - It is very imitable
      • N - It is only substitutable by mobile and computers
    2. Available on both phones and computers
      • V - It is very valuable in an growing technological society
      • R - It is somewhat common for multi-platform services
      • I - It is very imitable
      • N - It is only substitutable by online service
    3. Customer Service
      • V - It is very valuable
      • R - It is extremely common 
      • I - It is extremely easy to imitate
      • N - It is un-substitutable
    4. Excellent prices
      • V - It is extremely valuable in a post-recession economy
      • R - It is relatively common
      • I - It is easy to imitate
      • N - It can be substituted by a service that a customer values more
    5. Leadership to keep the service running
      • V - It is extremely valuable
      • R - It is sort of common
      • I - It is relatively easy to imitate
      • N - It is not substitutable
    6. Drive to ensure highest quality
      • V - It is extremely valuable
      • R - It is sort of common
      • I - It is hard to imitate
      • N - It is not substitutable
    7. Extensive list of employees that can perform service
      • V - It is extremely valuable
      • R - It is realtively hard to come by
      • I - It is very difficult to imitate
      • N - It is not substitutable
    8. Add on service to existing successful services
      • V - It is very valuable to add on to a wildly successful service
      • R - It is relatively hard to come by
      • I - It is hard to imitate
      • N - It could be substituted by a new successful service
    9. 24/7 availability of service
      • V - It is extremely valuable
      • R - It is very uncommon
      • I - It is very hard to imitate becasue of how typical business work weeks go
      • N - It is not substitutable
    10. Doesn't take long for service to begin
      • V - It is very valuable
      • R - It is somewhat hard to come by
      • I - It is difficult to imitate
      • N - It is not substitutable

  • I think the 24/7 availability of my service is my top resource.  Being able to allow people to take cab/Uber rides whenever they want to wherever they want is an invaluable resource, especially when they have already prepaid in a bulk purchase.  It allows for me to have a superior advantage over any company that would decide to compete with me.

2 comments:

  1. Hi Matthew,

    I think you did a really great job with this assignment. I think you have a good understanding of what your venture's unfair advantage is and I believe you are well equipped to solve any issues that my arise. I agree that your 24/7 availability is a great resource and will be very helpful in your venture. If you have a chance you should check out my blog at: http://entgabiefleischer.blogspot.com/2016/03/my-unfair-advantage.html

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  2. Hey Matthew. While looking through your list I do believe that have a drive to ensure the highest quality and the leadership to keep a service running are very valuable. You don't find much of this anymore. 24/7 availability as your top resource is a must since people will be up at different times of the night and might need some help. If you would like to check out my post, here's the link: http://thisisnotawkward.blogspot.com/2016/03/my-unfair-advantage.html

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