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6 Growth Challenges That Every Good Startup Will Face

Startup Professionals Musings

Scrappy guerilla marketing based on personal contacts and word-of-mouth campaigns gives way to more expensive customer acquisition using advertising, trade shows, and a marketing agency. You suddenly need to enhance your in-house social media efforts with a public relations firm.

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6 Reasons Your Hockey Stick Growth Curve Can Go Flat

Startup Professionals Musings

Scrappy guerilla marketing based on personal contacts and word-of-mouth campaigns gives way to more expensive customer acquisition using advertising, trade shows, and a marketing agency. You suddenly need to enhance your in-house social media efforts with a public relations firm.

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Is Your Business Ready For Curves In The Road Ahead?

Startup Professionals Musings

Scrappy guerilla marketing based on personal contacts and word-of-mouth campaigns gives way to more expensive customer acquisition using advertising, trade shows, and a marketing agency. You suddenly need to enhance your in-house social media efforts with a public relations firm.

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6 Growth Slowdowns That Can Quickly Lead To Disaster

Startup Professionals Musings

Scrappy guerilla marketing based on personal contacts and word-of-mouth campaigns gives way to more expensive customer acquisition using advertising, trade shows, and a marketing agency. You suddenly need to enhance your in-house social media efforts with a public relations firm.

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6 Growth Barriers Most Startups Don’t See Coming

Startup Professionals Musings

Scrappy guerilla marketing based on personal contacts and word-of-mouth campaigns gives way to more expensive customer acquisition using advertising, trade shows, and a marketing agency. You suddenly need to enhance your in-house social media efforts with a public relations firm.

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Twitter Link Roundup #215 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

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Guerilla tips for raising venture capital | VentureBeat – crowdspring.co/P6hM3O. My guess: poor results & low demand – crowdspring.co/1gY63vJ. The Essential Email Marketing Metrics You Should Be Tracking | Hubspot blog – crowdspring.co/1gY786G. Does A Billion-Dollar Valuation Buy Employee Happiness?

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Beware The Consultant

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For instance, if a consultant proposes to help you with public relations, pay them a commission equivalent to the greater of a flat fee per story placed or a percentage of revenue generated from the PR coverage. Given all the demands on your time, the hours spent educating a consultant regarding your business are costly.

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