Cmccann7

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   by Cmccann7 16y ago

   Mike actually makes some interesting counter arguments against the super angel movmeny. I'm curious to hear what HN thinks about this statement: "And without those occasional but huge exits, the entire ecosystem can fail. Venture firms need
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   by Cmccann7 16y ago

   Thanks for pointing this out, it's showing up on my phone too. Will look into it
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   by Cmccann7 16y ago

   Sorry if the post made you feel that way. I wrote it up after the quick discussion I had with Tyler. Will definitley expand further upon this in the future and address the questions you have on email.
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   by Cmccann7 16y ago

   I agree, almost all B2B communication is still via email. Also there is the argument of how do you get your facebook/twitter DM notifications? Mostly through email. Even all of these social services ask for an email when you sign up and sen
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   Why Email Isn't Dead(thestartupdigest.com)

   23 points by Cmccann7 16y ago|18 comments
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   by Cmccann7 16y ago

   We wrote this in response to the HN discussion "Ask HN: Best Startup City - Outside the USA?" http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1565375 The blog post is a profile of the Philippines and who you should meet, and what you should do there
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   Guide to the Philippines Startup Community(thestartupdigest.com)

   13 points by Cmccann7 16y ago|6 comments
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   by Cmccann7 16y ago

   Can't see your email, make sure to put it in your about section (can't see it otherwise). Send me a note, mine is in my about section.
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   by Cmccann7 16y ago

   whoops, done!
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    by Cmccann7 16y ago

    A post is coming on this topic soon.. But based on what I have seen the short answer is direct advertising, ecommerce, or paid subscription.
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    by Cmccann7 16y ago

    Thanks Sebastian :) A lot of new entrepreneurs ask me this same question and I figured instead of repeating myself each time, why not write a blog post about it! Goodluck with your newsletter business!
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    by Cmccann7 16y ago

    And if your looking for a new podcast to follow, TechZing is a great one
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    by Cmccann7 16y ago

    Yep if you contact them directly you can get direct pricing on any sized list. If you contact me (emails in my HN profile) I can put you in touch with our guy lance at Mailchimp
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    by Cmccann7 16y ago

    The HackerNews digest (I think that's what the HN newsletter is called) is a great example of this. Curated and sent to my inbox to keep me up to date on all of the HN discussions, I love recieving it.
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    by Cmccann7 16y ago

    Deliverability is seperate from just sending out the emails. Deliverability is the business of making sure your email was actually sent and recieved to your subscribers. Deliverability itself is a big industry and return path is the leader
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    by Cmccann7 16y ago

    I wrote this in response to a HN member who asked me how we got started with our email newsletter. If your interested in starting an email newsletter business or just curious about the industry check out the post.
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    How To Get an Article on TechCrunch, A Case Study(techcrunch.com)

    77 points by Cmccann7 16y ago|15 comments
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    by Cmccann7 16y ago

    This is all based on hard data we have collected from my company StartupDigest. direct link: www.thestartupdigest.com The strongest 5 cities outside of the US for us (60% of our issues are outside of the US) based on subscribe size, growth,
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    by Cmccann7 16y ago

    +1 for TechZing and Mixergy
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    by Cmccann7 16y ago

    The importance of an email list!
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    by Cmccann7 16y ago

    It recognizes most of the people in my inbox. I love reportive, it's especially useful when I get a cold email from someone I don't know.
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    by Cmccann7 16y ago

    Lerter.ly Is trying to make charging for email newsletters easier. I agree that it's not right for every market though, we polled our audience and less that 1% were willing to pay $5/mo for the content. In the startup world there is just to
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    by Cmccann7 16y ago

    Thanks Jonathan, your event rocks and people love attending HF
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    by Cmccann7 16y ago

    Great idea, we will compile a list for our next post :)
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    by Cmccann7 16y ago

    There is no adsense for email (big opprotunity) but right now monetization is through directly selling ads or through ecommerce like groupon and thrillist do.
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    by Cmccann7 16y ago

    direct link: http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/18/vital-juice-marketing-cmo-n... "In 2006 they left their jobs and started a wellness consulting outfit, and for three months, worked with Revolution Health, a Steve Case-backed company. In May
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    by Cmccann7 16y ago

    Yep the Pilot Group I believe also invested in VitalJuice
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    by Cmccann7 16y ago

    I wrote this post in response to all of the recent HN discussions on email newsletters. Trying to shed more light on the profitable email industry that never gets talked about.
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    The Email Mafia (PayPal's Got Nothing on Email)(thestartupdigest.com)

    50 points by Cmccann7 16y ago|24 comments
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    TechCrunch Doing Sponsored Guest Posts?(crunchgear.com)

    1 points by Cmccann7 16y ago|0 comments