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10 Essential PR Tips for Startups

mashable.com

10 Essential PR Tips for Startups. Sign up for her course on “ PR for Startups ” to learn more about getting media coverage for your fledgling business. Not to mention, early-stage startups usually only employ a few people focused on product and development. TIP: As a startup – use PR for link building.

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When Should You Allow Exclusivity in Deals?

Both Sides of the Table

I need to give credit for the topic to PR Malloy who Tweeted me this question. msuster looking for an inspired post on when an exclusivity deal (w/ major industry player) works (cons as well) for an early stage tech co. — PR Malloy (@diddly_do_indy) June 13, 2015. ” Here’s what I mean.

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Why Launching a Startup Is More Expensive Than You Think

mashable.com

And no matter what the latest trends indicate, you will eventually have to spend money on PR and marketing. No doubt early-stage companies can be started on a shoestring by low-paid entrepreneurs, but when financing a scalable, sustainable product, a free application server won’t make much of a difference.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I run award-winning agency InsideOut PR (established 2005) and founded social influencer agency #AsSeenOn last year. Thanks to Nicole Reaney, InsideOut PR ! #10 LDR Ventures was formed with a very clear goal, to help early stage companies and entrepreneurs of all genders, races and places to succeed.

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@altgate » Blog Archive » Outsourcing For Startups

Altgate

The presentation was on outsourcing generally, not just software engineering and the audience was very early stage companies (some yet to be founded). Now, for very early stage companies, you may be thinking, “I don’t have any cash, so outsourcing isn’t an option.&# PR/Marketing. Start a blog.

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VC Evolution: Physician, Scale Thyself.

500hats.com

but the food was awesome, & the PR wasn’t bad either). A few years before all this scandalous VC behavior occurred, in 2005 Paul Graham ) started Y Combinator. and no, we didn’t. Rise of Y Combinator, 1st Branded Entrepreneur Guild. Why bother with all the extra costs, people, programs, etc?

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Applied Venture and the inexorable rise of value-add VC

The Equity Kicker

The other most common focus areas for platform teams are to employ talent and PR/marketing experts who give advice to portfolio companies on strategy in these areas and have relationships and discounts with pre-vetted agencies who can deliver the work. Entrepreneurship is becoming more science and less art.