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Is the Lean Startup concept of MVP dead?

VC Cafe

Every startup has limited time to find product-market fit before running out of cash and speed is an important element in survival. If you can afford to make an MVP look and feel great, even at the expense of time to market or cost, why compromise? Capital resources alone don’t do the trick. Maximum Viable Product.

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Twitter Link Roundup #210 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Raising Seed Capital – crowdspring.co/MX18CE. don’t return investors’ capital” – crowdspring.co/1dhuwIO. – crowdspring.co/1fkwYB1.

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Here’s How to Do PR on a Budget

Both Sides of the Table

Contrary to popular opinion I actually believe crowd-funding is best used after seed capital or venture capital. It’s why in this article I advise that people “market today not futures” because you don’t want your playbook in the hands of the competition. I see too many people who do that.

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Twitter Link Roundup #28 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Startup Marketing Mistake: Losing People Through the Bottom of Your Funnel – [link]. 5 Keys To Avoiding Social Media Fatigue – [link]. – [link].

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

Both Sides of the Table

It’s always fun chatting with Jason because he’s knowledgeable about the market, quick on topics and pushes me to talk more about VC / entrepreneur issues. We discussed in the video why they don’t price this money but give it as convertible debt) they don’t make announcements to the market. They also avoid Reg D.

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How to bootstrap a Startup with less than $10k

www.thestartup.eu

Posted by Stefano Bernardi On June - 21 - 2010 It’s a known fact that seed capital is very scarce in Italy. Tipsandtrip was born from an idea of social media consultant Juliette Bellavita and Blogo.it The app obviously geolocalizes every info and integrates with Facebook and other social networks.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

Written By Dan Martell on February 2nd, 2012 | Category: Hiring LeanStartup Marketing Metrics Startup Life | 6 Comments. Take the market and break it down into smaller chunks. If you’re looking for a designer, engineer, or biz marketing guy – go to meetups / conferences that those people would go to. Why do I do it?