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by answerly 17y ago
If you have an average cost of acquisition through other paid media channels then that may be a good starting point. One good exercise is to try and determine the current value of the partner's inventory (emails, placement in publications,
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by answerly 17y ago
Its sounds like you already have a list of prospects, which is great. I'd take a day or two to determine if you can secure warm introductions from friends, acquaintances, advisors, etc into any of these target companies (LinkedIn is a stel
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by answerly 17y ago
My best guess: 1)They negotiate free happy hour terms with the bar. The bar is probably happy to provide an hour of free drinks (its a promotional cost) in exchange for getting X number of drinkers in the door. 2) The arbitrage is on what
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by answerly 17y ago
I think the easiest way to be successful in sales is to align yourself with a product/service/solution that you believe in and that provides value to the people who pay for it. This applies whether you are talking about a traditional sales
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by answerly 18y ago
Yelp paid contributors to get the ball rolling with their community: http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/dec2006/tc200... But it sounds like your service is less like Yelp and more like uservoice.com or getsatisfaction.com for
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by answerly 18y ago
I am not an attorney, but I have negotiated both sides of freelance software agreements in the past. Has the company you will be working with hired any freelancers/contractors in the past? If so, they may have an agreement they've used in
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by answerly 18y ago
Here is the RIAA's position: "Online piracy is the unauthorized uploading of a copyrighted sound recording and making it available to the public, or downloading a sound recording from an Internet site, even if the recording isn't resold. On
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by answerly 18y ago
I used to run a big affiliate network and have about 10 years experience in lead generation. Can't think of any great published resources off the top of my head, but here is some general advice: 1) Make contact with a real person at the net
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by answerly 18y ago
It might make sense to be open with the client about your motives and try to get them to help you determine what type of information related to the relationship they are comfortable with you sharing with potential investors. You run the ri
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by answerly 18y ago
Just terrible news and so unfortunate that it has to play out this way. I can't imagine how difficult it must be to have to deal with a (seemingly) serious medical issue and have to justify every related move to the public.
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by answerly 18y ago
Don't know much about this competition, but from a quick review it looks like a great opportunity for the right early stage startups/hackers. Only about 90 total entries with a week until the deadline, so seems like decent odds.
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Win $25,000 for ideas that inspire "a better world through media and technology".(changemakers.net)
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by answerly 18y ago
I have dealt with these type of folks before and DMCA threats mean very little to them. What hurts them is getting de-listed/penalized in search engines, particularly Google. I would suggest reporting to Google's web spam team. You can a
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by answerly 18y ago
The usefulness is arguable, but I wouldn't classify this as spam. Each app is slightly differentiated since its tied to a different name even though the functionality is essentially identical.
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by answerly 18y ago
I hadn't really thought of this before, but I guess I am actually the fourth generation of entrepreneurs in my family. Great-grandparents on either side owned their own businesses and both grandpas were entrepreneurs in different fields.
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by answerly 18y ago
Plain text in the body of an email is my preference since it makes the content easily searchable in my inbox.
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by answerly 18y ago
I prefer to use "Internet company" instead of startup as in: "I run an Internet company that does XYZ for consumers/businesses". Startup means something specific within the technology community that I think is potentially lost on those outs
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by answerly 18y ago
It will likely depend on the nature of the app, the targeted end user and the type of data that would be stored within the app. Many businesses of all sizes are very comfortable with SaaS thanks to apps like Saleforce.com. Also, it sounds
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by answerly 18y ago
Great idea- this is an excellent niche that will probably do quite well for you. A few things: 1) It would be great if I could choose multiple models to compare right out of the gate versus having to navigate to each page. This may already
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by answerly 18y ago
My pleasure. The only follow up point I would make is that if you decide to expand beyond NZ and have built the brand about the localized extension, then you may have some headaches to deal with down the road. Best of luck!
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by answerly 18y ago
Congratulations on the mashable write up. Seems like a cool app. What wasn't clear to me is if there is some sort of email based alert system to proactively let me know if I was not getting my moneys worth (i.e. an email reminder that I s
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by answerly 18y ago
I'd say that my overarching goal for '09 is to be a part of the solution rather than wasting time complaining about the problem.
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by answerly 18y ago
I would implement product feeds from retailers (available from the big affiliate networks like Commission Junction, Linkshare, Share-a-Sale, etc). You would earn a commission on sales generated through these products. Since the model is a
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by answerly 18y ago
Yes- it is absolutely possible to build an ad supported business in the current economy. The key is to focus on a niche with a readily monetizable and under-served advertiser base for which you can be the best source of new customer acquis
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by answerly 18y ago
Spend it on tickets and travel to the 2-3 biggest trade conferences in your industry. Make sure to set up meetings with target users/buyers of your product beforehand. This works a lot better in certain industries than others.
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by answerly 18y ago
Email is actually a pretty poor new customer acquisition tool for all the reasons spelled out by previous commenters. The best use of email, in my experience, is to keep existing users engaged and informed about your company/product. To an
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by answerly 18y ago
I just did a quick search on LinkedIn and found the woman who appears to be the current GM of Flickr. She may be able to point you in the right direction: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kakul
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by answerly 18y ago
These types of distribution deals can be great for your business. Just make sure that both sides understand what is being agreed to as far as the execution. I have had some bad experiences with feature creep when working on white label pa
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by answerly 18y ago
Do you think this could be as big as Oprah's book club?
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by answerly 18y ago
Network like crazy. Investors invest in people they know or who know people they know. If you don't know any investors or people who know investors, start with your family and friends. They know you and are more willing to take a risk wit

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