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Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

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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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Should Your Startup Give Performance-Based Warrants?

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As startup entrepreneurs we all want to work with them because having their name as reference clients makes it so much easier for marketing, PR, selling to other customers, fund raising and even recruiting. What are Performance Based Warrants? What is a “performance based&# warrant? Should You Offer Them?

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16 PR Strategies Every Small Business Should Stop Using Right Now

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PR can do wonders for your startup or small business, but not all strategies have proven to be effective. Below, 16 entrepreneurs from the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) share the one PR strategy they think all startups and small businesses should stop using, and why. Over-the-Top Self-Promotion. Limited, Egotistical Content.

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30 Money Saving Tips For Your Business

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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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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

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They usually ask for warrants (basically like a stock option) in exchange for taking a deferred fee. Like anything in life, if you want a fair deal on the deferred fee and warrant percentage you need to talk to a few lawyers to make it competitive. I worked with Sam Angus at Fenwick & West. Good people and evil people.

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Turning the microphone over

Startup Lessons Learned

Breonna Taylor : Shortly after midnight on March 13, Louisville police, executing a search warrant, used a battering ram to crash into the apartment of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old African-American emergency room technician. Later in the day, I received a call from another friend, a Black woman who works in PR at Netflix.

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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

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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. Learn how from the experts at PR Newswire. Newsletters.

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