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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Major Phases / Major Features - What are the major features in the major phases for the product? Is it pay-to-play? Do you transact immediately or on delivery of some product or service? Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Are there specs?

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Major Phases / Major Features - What are the major features in the major phases for the product? Is it pay-to-play? Do you transact immediately or on delivery of some product or service? Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Are there specs?

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Developing a Social Media Marketing Strategy that Builds Loyalty and Awareness

ConversionXL

Each profile should also be consistent with the social network. For example, Mailchimp’s avatars are the same across its social accounts. It also found that 84% of people were convinced to buy a product or service based on a brand’s video (a key step in securing loyal customers). Image source ). Purpose-driven content.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 25: Nigel and Vaughn Caldon and Kerry Frank

Steve Blank

Nigel and Vaugn Caldon , co-founders of BallStar social network for basketball players. There’s almost $2 billion spent in North America on paying to play basketball. They essentially taught you what the product should do. I have 13 products today and everybody says, “How did you think of those?”

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How to Build & Execute a Facebook Marketing Strategy

ConversionXL

The sheer size of Facebook means there’s likely an audience for any product. We’ll look at how to thrive with organic content and how to extend your reach with pay-to-play. Facebook is also the most popular social network with people over 65. Play into this by giving them content they won’t get anywhere else.

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What Most People Don’t Understand About How Startup Companies are Valued

Both Sides of the Table

Social networking finally came of age connected the planet and leading to enormous wealth creation for Facebook employees and investors. The principle of microeconomics is that at a market-clearing price for any product the right amount of sellers and buyers will emerge and a price will be set. Even Sequoia.

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Was Launch the right platform to Launch?

Professor VC

SocialParent is a social network for those who have moved beyond the Bang with Friends stage, have settled down, had a family and are looking for a social network that mirrors their real life social network. 6 minutes on stage were truly a CEO's 15 minutes of fame.