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Attacking This Problem: New Users Won’t Sign Up Because No One Is There
After posing a question on HN asking what are the biggest marketing/PR problems startups face, it seems that user acquisition is one of the biggest issues. So, I wrote a post that gives some tips on attracting users for startups. Like my last post, some of the tips are pretty obvious, but I hope these are some good steps to get started.
- nathanburke 18y agoPlease let me know if this post is useful or if you have any questions. I know that a lot of these points are of the "duh" variety, but if you have any questions specific to your startup, I'm happy to help.
- mstevens 18y agoBrian's point seems to be key to me - you need both network value, and what he calls "personal value" for that first user.