Don't Just Learn From Your Rivals, Admire Them
John Mackey, CEO and founder of Whole Foods, talks about why you need to know you need to grow to love your competition. Watch video
Researching the Competition
Confessions of a Corporate Spy
What do you think it means to be an expert in "hard-to-get elicitation"? It means people tell you things. A competitive intelligence consultant discusses things that can help a business--at the expense of another. Read more
Forget Big Business: Start-ups Have the Competitive Edge
Bigger isn't always better. Check out the advantages that you have as a small business owner. Read more
Innovation Secrets From Apple, Priceline & Spotify
Find out why your customers come to you. And focus on making whatever that is faster and easier to get. Read more
How We Got Smarter & Better Than the Big Guys
Entrepreneur Dawn Halfaker talks about the advantages smaller companies have to respond to a changing economy. Watch video
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Market Research
Without Research, you're flying blind. How to use research to target customers, devise new growth strategies, and learn from competitors.
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Understanding Your Competition
To win, you must know the competition. How to find their weakness, appropriate their best ideas, and differentiate your product and services.
Recent Researching the Competition Articles
Why I Told Anonymous to Kiss My Ass
Dana White, President of Ultimate Fighting Championship, decided to fight back when hacker group Anonymous attacked his company. Read more
How We Took On Goliath & Won 
Neil Blumenthal reveals how his company Warby Parker managed to make a dent in a billion-dollar industry. Watch video
5 Lessons From Your Worst Nightmare
Want to improve your business? Think of your biggest, baddest competitor and take notes. Here's how. Read more
Why You Want Your Competitors To Succeed
Cheer on your rivals (and try to beat them, of course). If they flourish, here's how they could help you win, too. Read more
5 Secrets of a Great E-Newsletter Business
An e-newsletter has relatively low costs of entry and can quickly scale up to millions in revenues per year. Here's how to get started. Read more
Know Thy Enemy, Befriend Rivals
Scrutinize your competitors, and become friends with them, too. You just might partner to pitch a client, buy one out (or vice versa), or grow the industry t... Read more
Who Will Survive After CES?
The Consumer Electronics Show is great for getting buzz, but it's no guarantee for success for start-ups. Here's what it takes to survive after Las Vegas. Read more
3 Ways to Outwit Your Competition
Is it time to wage battle, leverage your business model, or just poke fun of your rival? Here's how to tell. Read more
What It’s Like…to Wait Out an Interminable Non-compete
After Hotels.com founder Bob Diener sold to IAC in 2003, he went to kite-surf camp in Costa Rica. And when his five-year non-compete was up he launched getar... Read more
Apple? No Competition
After two decades of working with the tech giant, Darryl Peck opened a small Apple retail store called PeachMac. Here's how he grew his business by imitating... Read more
Reader Mail: June 2011
Readers respond to our cover story about Etsy founder Rob Kalin, a feature about spying on the competition, and Jason Fried's column about running a flat com... Read more
10 Tips on How to Research Your Competition
Keeping tabs on your competition is a great strategy for growing your business. Follow these tips, from fellow small business owners, on which tools are best... Read more
Ask Inc.: How Do You Research Your Competition?
Ask Inc. is an open forum for entrepreneurs to ask questions and get answers. Join the conversation. Read more
How to Choose the Right Franchise Location
Where you decide to locate your franchise may make or break your business. Read more
How to Conduct Competitive Research
Who are your closest rivals—and how do they talk about themselves, as well as your company? It's time to find out. Read more
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