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Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

Both Sides of the Table

Given the bank more “warrant coverage.&#. Consumers responded to name and concept well, solves real problem, o Took 4 months to build initial prototype. o Huge on PR, “Be Everywhere” is his motto – fly to NY, proactively everywhere he could get press. To make PR big you need to find a way to “make news”.

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Tesla vs. Target: Which CEO wrote the better transparency letter?

The Next Web

Prior to starting a company he worked in PR where he helped put out fires and manage digital communications. Tesla’s note doesn’t bleed emotion; it just leans on brutal transparency. Target’s letter looks like it was written by a PR team and approved by the CEO. Len Kendall is the founder of CentUp. Who’s the author?

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30 Money Saving Tips For Your Business

Up and Running

It’s always tempting to buy name brand, but it’s almost never worth the money. For those moments when you have smaller tasks that don’t warrant a new hire but that you just can’t add to your already full plate, Simon Slade of Affilorama.com suggests microcontracting. DIY Marketing and PR. Microcontract.

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The cardinal sin of community management

Startup Lessons Learned

No, I am the troll who who stood proudly on the APC until a man who was nothing more than an egotistical and maniacal bully named Clifford Hicks proved once and for all that IMVU only cared about IMVU - and not its community. It's nice to "see" that human beings are actually behind a name. I'm not just any troll.

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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

www.inc.com

Naming a Business. Equity payments are structured as common stock or as warrants, which give Arizona Bay the right to purchase equity in a clients company at an agreed-upon price at some point in the future. Kyle retained the right to name the third board member. But Ive definitely had to lean on Dave. Tools & Research.

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How I Pivoted My Startup 3 Times to Find Success

Up and Running

“A pivot is a change in strategy without a change in vision,” says Eric Ries , author of The Lean Startup. A channel that didn’t point to specific returns didn’t garner enough priority to warrant paid customers. Gaglers chat hoped to fix something that the market didn’t believe to be broken. The first pivot to a support tool.

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25 Best Startup Failure Post-Mortems of All Time

www.chubbybrain.com

We did find some specific industry verticals where the model works (some high schools, some boxing and mixed martial arts events, some exclusive conferences), but not enough to warrant a large market and an independent company. Too much PR, too early. P.S. Will add Paul’s last name to the post. Name (required).