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Why The Haters are Wrong About Growth Hacking

Both Sides of the Table

” Sean is somebody widely respected in Silicon Valley (although he now lives in SoCal) for having helped many early-stage companies go through major growth periods by quantitatively testing features with audiences to help diagnose what led to growth. But I still believe Sean Ellis was right. Doesn’t.

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A Path to the Minimum Viable Product

Steve Blank

It bears repeating: an early-stage startup must focus on making one customer group excited by a mission-aligned product. Most people only know Roku for their TV devices, but Roku initially shipped an audio device for Internet radio stations and a PhotoBridge product to get digital photo libraries to the TV.

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Lessons Learned: Don't launch

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, March 13, 2009 Dont launch Heres a common question I get from startups, especially in the early stages: when should we launch? Announce a new product, start its PR campaign, and engage in buzz marketing activities. If you are having trouble raising money, sometimes a little PR can help.

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Why Launching a Startup Is More Expensive Than You Think

mashable.com

After all, high-quality open source software is free, the cloud makes computer power far less expensive, and anyone with an Internet connection can learn Ruby and CSS. And no matter what the latest trends indicate, you will eventually have to spend money on PR and marketing. Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started!

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5 of the most famous (and effective) growth hacks of all time

The Next Web

If a big corporation is pushing a new product, you might expect them to take out TV ads, online ads, maybe hire a PR agency and set up big distribution partnerships. Rely on cheaper forms of marketing : Blogging, email, viral tactics etc. Social proof is one of the most powerful elemental forces of the internet, at your disposal.

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SEO Advice for Bootstrapped Startups

sharkseo.com

While those initial links will be very useful in sending traffic your way in the early stage, they can be massive useful later by allowing search engines to find your site and gain authority and link value. Aaron Wall, SEO Book Add a free feature which is accessible, useful, and spreads virally. The result of that?

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Cracking The Code: SaaS business metrics: why are they different?

Cracking the Code

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. David Cowan , the Bessemer Managing Partner who pioneered early stage investments in automated subscription services ( Verisign , Postini , Netli.), internet. (6). How the use of internet is transform.