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        <description><![CDATA[<p>I caught Ted Coiné’s 12 Most Irrefutable Laws of Business Heresy the other day. I really like that list. And it’s a great title for a post. And it’s an excellent post, great advice coming one delightful rule after another. Still, I want to highlight one of his 12 rules for this post: Don’t compete...</p>
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                <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I caught Ted Coiné’s <a href="http://12most.com/2011/08/03/12-irrefutable-laws-business-heresy/" target="_blank">12 Most Irrefutable Laws of Business Heresy</a> the other day. I really like that list. And it’s a great title for a post. And it’s an excellent post, great advice coming one delightful rule after another.</p>
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<p>Still, I want to highlight one of his 12 rules for this post: <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Don’t compete on price</span>:</p>
<blockquote><p>You know who competes on price successfully? Walmart. Ryan Air. And… okay, two companies, in all the world. Let your competitor compete on price. You compete on quality, at a fair price. If for no other advice on this list, you’ll thank me for this.</p></blockquote>
<p>I couldn’t agree more. And – I thought it was worth noting with this post – I have pretty good indications that you also agree: of more than 1,250 posts on this blog, my post <a href="https://timberry.bplans.com/2010/11/top-10-business-plan-mistakes-4-lowball-pricing.html" target="_blank">warning against lowball pricing</a> is in the top 20 by page views. I put that as #4 in my top 10 business plan mistakes, but, interestingly enough, it has roughly twice as many page views as any other post about any other of the top 10 business plan mistakes.</p>
<p>And, while we’re on the subject, <a href="http://12most.com/2011/08/03/12-irrefutable-laws-business-heresy/" target="_blank">read the rest of Ted’s list</a>.</p>
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