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If you build it, they won't come, unless.

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Except the "strategy" is a tirade of drivel I've heard so many times I can lip-sync as the words spew out the founder's mouth: "We're going to A/B-test AdWords campaigns until we discover our hook.". We're putting a 'Retweet' button inside the product to encourage viral growth.". Which is OK — not all products need to be viral!

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User-generated content for startups

The Startup Toolkit

The first is to be able to provide proven funnel costs, from acquisition through creation & sharing. Put this widget on facebook, spend $10k on that display network with this ad, and we guarantee you’ll end up with 500 entries because our acquisition, engagement, creation, and sharing rates are XYZ & Q, respectively.

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