A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

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Real Unfair Advantages

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Chris Brogan commands $22,000 for a single day of consulting in an industry (social media marketing) where all the information you need is already online and free. Office 2010 will be the end of Zoho, if we stop innovating, stop being nimble and flexible in our business model. Personal authority.

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Rise and fall: Three Lessons for Entrepreneurs

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Gary Vaynerchuk (the founder of Wine Library TV and the so-called " Social Media Sommelier ") made a similar point in a speech at the Web 2.0 © 2010 Scott Edward Walker. Most overnight successes you see have been working at it for ten years. And that's exactly how it was for us." [ starting at the 0:12 mark ]. Have your own stories?

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How David Garland built a community of 100,000 followers in 24 months

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Zero media appearances in traditional media. Or really any connections for media. Fast Forward To The End Of 2010 (Two Years Later): RISE now gets over 100,000 viewers per month on the website, iTunes and other formats (including a TV app) plus thousands of subscribers who subscribe to daily and weekly updates.

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