Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The down side of it was a lot of the legacy businesses at the Washington Post, particularly on the business side, didn’t understand the interactive and online business and felt threatened by us. At the end that what’s happening to journalism and the Washington Post. If you can’t hear the clip, click here.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 8, 2016

PR & eCommerce: A Match Made in Heaven and How to Leverage It to Help Your Business Grow written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. For instance, many believe PR is separate from affiliate marketing. In short, PR is the ideal tool not only to inform and guide buyers but also to engage them in the best possible ways.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 25, 2015

Like many of you I read in awe last week about the accomplishments of the Washington Post since Jeff Bezos acquired the company two years ago. I also have been a long-term reader of the Washington Post. “His focus on customer experience has become a near mandate within the news operation.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

In this model, you take some fraction of the lifetime value of each customer and plow that back into paid acquisition through SEM, banner ads, PR, affiliates, etc. Paid - if your product monetizes customers better than your competitors, you have the opportunity to use your lifetime value advantage to drive growth.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 28, 2016

While in my line of work (hospitality PR) knowing what the majority likes is imperative, the most effective business approach is to find the individual, and to deliver the experience others have not yet provided. Thanks to Mihaela Lica Butler, Pamil Visions PR. #2 2 – A Toss-up. Photo Credit: Martin Brooks.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

Thanks to Suns amazing PR blitz, there was tremendous demand for experts on Java, and I did my best to convince people that I was one of that mythical breed. Later, I discovered you could get paid to program computers, and really never looked back. Thanks to the anonymity of the internet , I landed a few jobs, and did quite a bit of writing.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I know Mike Lincoln in Washington DC does. But as with consulting, PR, web design and even VC – it’s not just the firm it’s also the individual. I’ve met several people from Cooley Godward who have stellar reputations in this category. I worked with Sam Angus at Fenwick & West.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

But too often when its time to think about customers, marketing, positioning, or PR, we delegate it to "marketroids" or "suits." When we build products, we use a methodology. For software, we have many - you can enjoy a nice long list on Wikipedia. Many of us are not accustomed to thinking about markets or customers in a disciplined way.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 22, 2016

There’s always external social proof as well (influencer recommendations, word of mouth, good PR). That’s why you see things like this (from Neuroscience Marketing ): Roger Dawson, a negotiation consultant, gave an example pertaining to property and real estate: “I once purchased a hundred acres of land in the State of Washington.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 4, 2009

They generated an enormous amount of inbound leads through PR, email blasts and heavy efforts with analysts such as Gartner Group, IDC, Aberdeen Group, etc. If you were at a ladies online retail store don’t be surprised if you start seeing advertisements for that same store next time you’re reading the Washington Post or on Yahoo!

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Whats striking about these stories, if you get past the PR hype, are two very important themes: These prodigies were self-taught, and had a fundamental fascination with technology from a very young age. Their stories would not have been possible without access to sympathetic adults with the necessary equipment and knowledge to get started.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 17, 2010

Take a look and let me know what you think. Expo New York New York, NY Nov 19 The Lean Startup at MIT Boston, MA Nov 20 Lunch workshop at Dogpatch Labs Boston, MA Dec 17 Lean Startup Cohort program begins San Francisco, CA KISSmetrics KISSmetrics is loading.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 26, 2009

In the meantime, I think we have a good explanation for what all those PR dollars are being spent trying to obscure. Once startups and vendors really understand this dynamic, we can all get past these legacy arguments and start focusing on building partnerships that truly make it easier to create companies that matter. Great post!

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2010

The higher the vanity ratio, the more effective the PR. It helps companies with PR. And companies crave positive PR and control over their message – all for rational reasons. The higher the vanity ratio, the more effective the PR. It helps companies with PR. It sells newspapers and magazines.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 4, 2009

In a startup, these channels of communication are critical to understand for advertising, launch and PR purposes. In particular, Ive focused on the two channels of communication that were most commonly suggested in the first survey: conferences and books. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

This "success theater" is occasionally useful for PR or getting through a tough board meeting. This "success theater" is occasionally useful for PR or getting through a tough board meeting. Once again, we revisit the topic of Actionable metrics and their nemesis: Vanity metrics. But how do we know which metrics to look at?

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

million+ company, with 60+ team members doing tours in NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington DC and Los Angeles.”. My PR journey started with an amazing position with the renowned Jason Dady restaurant group in San Antonio, Texas. Thanks to Emily Reynolds, founder of R PR Firm ! #4 Thanks to Nick Gray, Museum Hack ! #2

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Brandanew

AUGUST 29, 2016

Now, Emily comes with a big background in PR having worked previously for Pacific Lutheran University’s campaign for the American Cancer Society which won her numerous awards. She’s also developed strategies for Veteran’s affairs program in Washington and served on Lute Crew Alumni’s board as a communications director. Emily Sidley.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 19, 2016

Differentiation took a backseat to PR, in some ways. Meanwhile, in Washington, this billboard is visible for all to see. Marketing efforts that did take place in that climate focused on image control. With all the negative stereotypes associated with pot use, companies needed to combat bias.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Announce a new product, start its PR campaign, and engage in buzz marketing activities. Even if you must launch to your customers, avoid the urge to also launch in extra places, just because your PR firm can do it at the same time. If you are having trouble raising money, sometimes a little PR can help. Help you raise money.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 25, 2012

He’s lost 11 jobs in 12 months, been sued by the attorney general of the state of Washington , and his name and reputation dragged in the mud. After all, Latman has seen his startup company Microworkz go from the brink of tremendous success to being shut down, have himself enter personal bankruptcy and his personal life destroyed.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2008

This is completely analogous to the situation elsewhere on the internet, where launching a new website, product, or service with PR is getting harder and harder. On the web, we have many of these channels: SEM, SEO, world of mouth, PR and viral. Dont do PR upfront, dont put out a press release. My advice: dont launch big.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 16, 2022

He lives on a beautiful island in Puget Sound, Washington. I love trees so, you know, a lot of times I kinda laugh and say, weeds are just flowers with bad PR firms. He lives on a beautiful island in Puget Sound, Washington. John Jantsch (02:50): You know, it's funny. I, I really I'm. I love all plants. I love all animals.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2010

As Brian Solis is fond of saying, “PR stands for public relations, not press release.&# That’s right. Unless, of course, I’m posting comments on a blog like TechCrunch or the Washington Post. I have a very detailed article that covers stuff I won’t cover in detail in this post.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 21, 2014

The Best PR Advice You’ve Never Heard – from Facebook’s Head of Tech Communications – crowdspring.co/1j0R45o. Creative move by the Washington Post to partially lift its paywall | Advertising Age – crowdspring.co/1mgbagP. Eight best practice tips for writing effective email copy | Econsultancy – crowdspring.co/1ncMnLQ.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

What happened when we got early press (circa 2004) in violation of our own no-PR rule. We actually lived this situation, and got to validate this answer: a process of rapid iteration can beat massive strategic investments from a big competitor. I especially enjoyed the discussion of the power of fact-based decision making.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 3, 2010

How to Manage Your Own PR – [link]. How to Manage Your Own PR – [link]. How to Manage Your Own PR – [link]. Presidents: Washington to Obama – [link]. Illinois leg. enacts 25% tax credit for investors in tech/biotech startups – [link]. Illinois leg. The Net Worth of the U.S.

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www.foliomag.com

JULY 31, 2012

Marketing/Communications/PR. Washington. Washington. Advertising/Sales. Circulation/Audience Development. Art/Creative/Design. Finance/Accounting. Business Development. Web/Internet/IT/eMedia. Production/Printing/Manufacturing. Operations. Companys Focus. Association Publishing. B2B Publishing. City & Regional Publishing.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 9, 2009

We go to mixers, buy fancy offices, focus on PR, and try to one-up each other. Is it really worthwhile spending time and money trying to impress each other with our supposed successes, especially in a business where real feedback can take five or ten years? I think its wasteful. In time, success will come.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 27, 2009

Journalists, PR firms, investors, and the public at large love a scrappy come-from-behind story about two guys in a garage who figured out how to take down Goliath. Some aspects of the vision remain, but often in a significantly modified form. But the story usually features visionary protagonists who had it figured out from the start.

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BeyondVC

JULY 10, 2004

He goes on to say: One reason I am participating in AlwaysOn Network’s blog is to hear from the tech community directly and to try to get beyond the traditional inside the Beltway Washington world where lobbyists filter the techies. as Jeff Jarvis calls it, to create true interaction with their customers.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Engineers are offenders in this category too, but so is any gender-segregated activity, like an all-female PR or marketing team. Engineers are offenders in this category too, but so is any gender-segregated activity, like an all-female PR or marketing team. Diversity is not the only requirement for making good group decisions.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 25, 2013

Interesting insight about stress and how presidents age so quickly | The Washington Post – [link]. Web Design Trend: Single-Page Websites that Work | Queness – [link]. 40 Well Designed Free Social Networking Icons – [link]. User Interface Design Kits Best Of 2012 | Graphic Design Junction – [link].

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

He lives on a beautiful island in Puget Sound, Washington. So, you know, a lot of times I kinda laugh and say, what weeds are just flowers with bad PR firms? Key Takeaway: Anyone can grow their business into something resilient and unstoppable — just like weeds do. I mean, he is like, what?

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Even worse, entrepreneurs are faced with a constant barrage of vanity metrics from competitors and other companies engaged in PR. That’s what you pay PR firms for: to get an article written that is entirely factual and yet still provides positive spin for your company. The PR firm helpfully left out that context.)

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2009

Clueless about the chess game being played in Washington, I was just a minion in a corporate halfway house in between my military career and entrepreneurship. After what I assume were a few phone calls back to Washington, the rules said they couldn’t destroy my notebook, but they couldn’t keep it at the site either.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 7, 2010

What the PR stories tend to leave out is that we can get attached to every part of our vision, even the dumb parts. What the PR stories tend to leave out is that we can get attached to every part of our vision, even the dumb parts. Unfortunately, startup success requires getting them all right.

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