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Lessons Learned: The App Store after the gold rush

Startup Lessons Learned

Acqusition competition is how new apps get new customers. On the web, we have many of these channels: SEM, SEO, world of mouth, PR and viral. If the rating in the App Store is based on usage, I am sure those popular social networking applications are sure to be in the top and the hot seat always.

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How to get distribution advantage on the iPhone

Startup Lessons Learned

Not many customers ever browse the app directory or search for specific apps - they dont have to, they find out about apps by being invited by a friend. If you sell an online service that solves a defined problem, you can compete in SEO or SEM. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

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Lessons Learned: Don't launch

Startup Lessons Learned

Do some Customer Development instead. March 13, 2009 11:09 PM Steen Seo Öhman said. Launching is about creating circles within circles (groups of people that connect) and social networking, word of mouth, and real-world advertising are all contributing factors. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.