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Building Your MVP as a Non-Technical Founder

SoCal CTO

Investors my tell you that, but what they can look at your product on paper and tell what it does and they will understand if it can be built. The "Questions" post is probably the most important.

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If you build it, they won't come, unless.

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Great," I always exclaim, sharing the thrill of modern software development, "so how will people find out about this brilliant website?". We're putting a 'Retweet' button inside the product to encourage viral growth.". I know of no companies who have " gone viral " because of buttons. Maybe you'll even get a wobbly demo.

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Challenge of Predicting Winners

SoCal CTO

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Sunday, February 25, 2007 Challenge of Predicting Winners I just read a bit on the payout to YouTube from the Google Acquisition ( Internet News , CNN ). Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

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Twitter Link Roundup #123 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Secrets of the acquisition process from EA and Zynga – [link]. Marketing the Viral Effect and Not-for-Profit Gold – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Now what could go wrong with Silicon Valley – [link].

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Twitter Link Roundup #56 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Acquisitions: Pulling Back the Covers – [link]. 12 Creative Design Ideas That Went Viral (And The Lessons You Can Learn) – [link]. 12 Creative Design Ideas That Went Viral (And The Lessons You Can Learn) – [link]. Startup Sales – Why Hiring Seasoned Sales Reps May Not Work – [link]. – [link].

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Two Must-Read Books for Micropreneurs

Software By Rob

This book is for software developers who want to start successful web businesses and includes interviews with Joel Spolsky, Eric Sink, Guy Kawasaki, and David Allen. The book covers everything from viral marketing to pricing to alternatives to traditional business structures.

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Your Market is Smaller Than You Think

Software By Rob

Maybe we can’t rely on our freemium, advertising-based, viral revenue model, though. It could be small because the customers are too hard to reach, or because customer acquisition costs are higher than unit profit. Cash in your chips and move on to #4. We might have to charge someone at some point…but we can make it work.&#