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Are You And Your New Venture Positioned For Success?

Startup Professionals Musings

Social media and other channels provide the vehicles, but everyone has to be open for the process to work. Investors avoid startups that are in stealth mode, long development cycles, and an inflexible business model. Willingness to observe, listen, and learn. Use active listening to learn the most.

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6 Reasons Startups Should Skip the Big-Bang Launch

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, for startups, it usually makes sense to announce your solution on social media and blogs even before you have built the first one. Startups which insist on operating in stealth mode in fear of competitor response miss the more important customer response. Partners and distribution channels will take you seriously.

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7 Keys To Being An Exceptional Business Leader Today

Startup Professionals Musings

Today, with the Internet and social media, if you aren’t visible in a positive way to everyone, including customers, your leadership efforts will be lost. Some entrepreneurs I know attempt to retain control, or save money, by eschewing advisors and using stealth mode. Always willing and able to communicate.

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Marketing Your Startup: A Billion-Dollar Company’s First Marketer Reflects Back

View from Seed

We started with a general webinar about how to turn your website into a marketing machine, then we went on to SEO, then blogging, then social media. We hit a challenge once we got to social media, because it was becoming much more crowded in our space with more businesses educating and creating more content. NVV: How did you adjust?

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6 Reasons To Disclose Your Startup Idea Before Commit

Startup Professionals Musings

Highlight the problem and your concerns in industry blogs, speaking in public forums, and making yourself visible on social media and networking opportunities. Social media sites today, including Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, provide ideal forums for presenting your cause and your concept. Craft and hone your elevator pitch early.

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How to get beta signups for your startup in 9 steps

thenextweb.com

Social Media. Grammy CMO spells out social media savvy. Social Media. 3 Don’t go too stealth. Unless you have tons of funding (see Kohort ), be careful about going too “stealth.” Link to your launch page on all of your social media accounts. Join TNW Social Media on: Follow @tnwsocialmedia.

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7 New Initiatives To Fearlessly Grow Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Seek direct customer feedback, via social media and personal interactions, rather than old market research. In the past, companies avoided sharing knowledge or technology, preferring stealth mode and relying on internal expertise to stay safe. Get in sync with customers by frequent customer interaction.

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