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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

The conversations are interesting and varied because they’re about new, exciting, different things. The innovator/developer relationship needs to be a conversation. Do you have a name, a logo, and have you thought about brand positioning? Social Integration/Viral Outreach Is your application tied into any social networks?

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It’s Not a Conversion Problem, It’s a Customer Development Problem

ConversionXL

I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. Not because they have a conversion problem but because they never really nail the product or how to market it. This is not a conversion problem. Most startups fail. image source.

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Aiiooo.com – A Virtual Social Network For Pets

YoungUpstarts

For those who’d rather not have pictures of animals flooding our timelines, here’s a tip: introduce pet-owning friends to Aiiooo ( www.aiiooo.com ), a fully-fledged social network for pets. Aiiooo , whose name originates from the Mandarin term for loving animals or “??”

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

But I've often been very surprised by one aspect of these conversations. It needs to be a conversation. Where do you stand on your brand, name, logo, positioning? Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? There's just too much variation. What is searchable?

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

But I've often been very surprised by one aspect of these conversations. It needs to be a conversation. Where do you stand on your brand, name, logo, positioning? Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? There's just too much variation. What is searchable?

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How to create a sustainable social media strategy for your startup

The Next Web

Zappos has found great success by keeping social media responsibilities horizontal and flexible. Zappos assumes everyone in the company is on social media and trusts them to participate in growing the brand. Prioritize social networks. Now, the startup and its software solutions are both household names.

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It’s Time to Make a Commitment to Accessibility and Inclusiveness in Social Networks

Austin Startup

button names and navigation tools). link] Is this a live radio app or is it a voice social network? The core functionality was letting users stream together in real-time, which let people experience actual conversation with other users. So, why do you even need a voice social network?