SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

As I look at more and more start-ups predicated on viral growth, and at the use of social marketing, its becoming simultaneously easier to understand some aspects of viral growth and still a gap in understanding whats going to be that "hook" that will grab people at the end of the day.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

On the SEO side of things, I'll definitely want to get your feedback on Browse My Stuff. In some ways it is similar to early stage incubators such as Y Combinator, although FI is even earlier stage, focusing on developing the founders themselves as entrepreneurs as opposed to actual companies. How did you do that?

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The Equity Kicker

JULY 9, 2014

He lists the four (paid, viral, SEO, sales – for B2B) and then ‘other’ in which he says: There’s the odd partnership, like Yahoo/Google, that can help make or break a startup – but these are rare and situational. Andrew Chen has a great post up detailing the ways to scale user growth. But sometimes it happens!

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www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

As I ask questions to understand the thinking, what usually comes out is something vague along the lines of web marketing, and/or viral growth with no numbers attached. A quick look around all the B2C startups shows that, although viral growth is often hoped for, in reality it is extremely rare.

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Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

There are a number of other variables here like virality (the chances of a user referring another user), but I don’t want to overcomplicate things. Especially in the early stages, keeping a relationship with your customers can be paid off exponentially, not only in overall engagement but with extremely valuable word of mouth marketing.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 28, 2023

And it's the same thing for individuals because at that early stage of a business, when you don't yet have a product, even sometimes when you don't yet have customers, you don't yet have traction and sales, how are you going to judge it? These are the kind of decisions we wanted to help people with at that early stage.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 19, 2023

And it's the same thing for individuals because at that early stage of a business, when you don't yet have a product, even sometimes when you don't yet have, um, customers, you don't yet have traction in sales, how are you gonna judge it? These are the kind of decisions we wanted to help people with at that early stage.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Some examples of marketing channels are: SEO. Look at referrals, which is often a company’s best channel early on. Things spread virally when your product is good. But often these early stage referrals come in slowly with no real flow. Google AdWords. TV and Magazine Advertising. Trade Shows. Social Media.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Some examples of marketing channels are: SEO. Look at referrals, which is often a company’s best channel early on. Things spread virally when your product is good. But often these early stage referrals come in slowly with no real flow. Google AdWords. TV and Magazine Advertising. Trade Shows. Social Media.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Some examples of marketing channels are: SEO. Look at referrals, which is often a company’s best channel early on. Things spread virally when your product is good. But often these early stage referrals come in slowly with no real flow. Google AdWords. TV and Magazine Advertising. Trade Shows. Social Media.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 19, 2013

Being an engineer, I built myself a kind of algorithm that helps determine an early-­stage startup’s sales channels, and that’s what I’m sharing with you today. In today’s world, you can sell through blogs, podcasts, video, eBooks, newsletters, whitepapers, SEO, social media marketing, and other forms of content marketing.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Viral marketing. The early stages of a business are critical and difficult. So, most early-stage companies are very cautious about their spending. Email marketing, SEO or PPC campaigns can cost very little to launch and run. Content marketing (everything from podcasts and video marketing to infographics).

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

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? This is the usual reason given for a marketing launch, but for most early stage startups, its a failure. If the viral coefficient is 0.9,

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

The Most Effective SEO Content Strategy | Duct Tape Marketing - [link]. Lessons from a top Angel Investor: Fabrice Grinda talks about his 100 early-stage investments – [link]. The Most Effective SEO Content Strategy | Duct Tape Marketing - [link]. Why A Brand Matters | Forbes - [link]. Advertising Age - [link].

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sharkseo.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

[link] Home Archives Search Game Who Is Shark SEO? RSS Feed 19 Nov 2010, Posted by admin in Featured , Nohat , 26 Comments SEO Advice for Bootstrapped Startups SEO can provide a hugely valuable source of traffic, if done right – especially for a bootstrapped startup where money is tight. Don’t do SEO Wow.

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mashable.com

MARCH 24, 2011

Mashable | The Social Media Guide Viral Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video About Mashable Company About Us Advertise Submit News Contact Us Announcements Resources Guidebooks Lists How To Trending Mashable Awards Subscriptions Partners W3 EDGE Rackspace Concentric Sky Dynect DNS Intridea Welcome to Mashable! Have an account?

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 20, 2022

To see this in action, consider the DALL-E images that go viral on Reddit and Twitter. Even in the early stages of ideation, an architect may want to explore a skyscraper that’s exactly 50 stories high, not just “very tall.”

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

While the CAC ratio helps SaaS businesses at scale to manage their Sales and Marketing spend, the SLC is a helpful framework for early stage businesses before you have meaningful data. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Ramping up too quickly will burn precious cash reserve and could sink the business. Software 2.0:

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