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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

Ads, Viral/Social, SEO)? Social Integration/Viral Outreach Is your application tied into any social networks? What about other kinds of viral outreach? Do you rely on affiliates? Team and Process Are you using, or planning to use any software development methodologies? How will you be taking this to market?

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

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Great," I always exclaim, sharing the thrill of modern software development, "so how will people find out about this brilliant website?". We're going to use an affiliate program so our customers sell it for us.". We're putting a 'Retweet' button inside the product to encourage viral growth.". Frightening honesty.

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Any other kind of viral outreach? See Branchout an Example of Viral Spread Opportunity for Startups. Affiliate tracking? Team – is there or will there be multiple segments in the development team? Refer a friend?

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Any other kind of viral outreach? See Branchout an Example of Viral Spread Opportunity for Startups. Affiliate tracking? Team – is there or will there be multiple segments in the development team? Refer a friend?

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Marketing is Design: Three Words that Increased My E-commerce.

Software By Rob

As a software developer I want things in neat little boxes. Just as I go to my friend who’s a brilliant SQL developer to help me with my HAVING clause, I want to go to a marketing genius and have him/her tell me the exact steps I need to take to begin converting visitors to paying customers. I want solid answers.

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Where is the best place to find a rockstar developer to bring it to life?

www.quora.com

Affiliated with the Small Business Admin. Anon User The question presupposes that technical development expertise is sufficient for bringing an idea to life, but I think that for an idea to go viral also requires communications, marketing, and related "social" capabilities. Local chapters everywhere.