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Twitter Link Roundup #159 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Fantastic post by Ernie Miller on why he loves bing a programmer in Louisville - [link]. Good read about how Aviary changed its business model | The Verge - [link]. The One Conversational Tool That Will Make You Better At Absolutely Everything - [link]. Will 2013 be the year of conversion optimisation?

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Lean Startup Implementation Lessons

Startup Lessons Learned

Metrics play a big role in any conversation around implementation. At last year’s conference, Red Room CEO and co-founder Ivory Madison pointed out that vanity metrics are among those numbers most commonly cited in investor decks: page views, new members, unique visitors, conversions and, vainest of them all, Twitter followers.

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Startup Myths #1 – You Need an NDA

chrissundberg.com

Then maybe I talk to Brad Feld and during the course of our conversation he asks if I’d be interested in partnering with Foundry Group to invest in a mobile app that does XYY, which is similar, though not identical to your app. The success of any business is in the execution. On my way to Louisville! I sign an NDA.

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