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by egusa 11y ago
i remember first seeing crowdcast present at the launch festival, it's great to see how much they've progressed. The design looks fantastic.
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Gradberry Class Today: Learn How to Hire Top Talent(courses.platzi.com)
11 points by egusa 11y ago|0 comments
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Steve Blank on Surviving Hyper-Growth(firstround.com)
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by egusa 11y ago
founder here: i'm 100% confident in Publicize. we always offer a 2 week money-back guarantee, but if you write info@publicize.co this month we'll provide you with 2 free weeks of pr service so you can see yourself (there are no st
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by egusa 11y ago
thanks for your feedback. we've taken down the pop-up. we were on the fence earlier about having it up and you brought up good points.
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by egusa 11y ago
yes, you are right that it's not a pure product. publicize actually does the media outreach, and we're 100% transparent so companies can see what we'll send, who we'll contact, and more. i think the problem we tried to s
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by egusa 11y ago
thanks craig. publicize is different from traditional pr firms because as opposed to charging 6 month retainers for $10,000/month (a $60,000 total commitment), we provide a month-to-month PR service for $400/month ($320 if purchas
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by egusa 11y ago
bryans, we'd fixed this earlier (with the pop-up, moving it back to a later time). i'd meant to write this earlier.
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by egusa 11y ago
about your comment on the y combinator logo, i do see your point. the aim wasn't to be deceptive, the reason we included the logos of some of the accelerators is because for the founder institute we've worked with a bunch of fi fo
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by egusa 11y ago
many thanks, i will fix this today.
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by egusa 11y ago
author here. the reason we used michael arrington, ariana huffington and matt marshall is because they are the founders of the respective publications (not because of their current involvement). for the featured in, you are right (it actual
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by egusa 11y ago
author here. thank you, i will fix this today.
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by egusa 11y ago
author here. i'm conrad egusa, i'm available to answer questions and really appreciate the feedback.
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Show HN: Publicize – PR for Startups(publicize.co)
73 points by egusa 11y ago|27 comments
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by egusa 11y ago
podcast speaker here: the problem with releasing content ahead of a finished product is that when you first contact the media about the launch announcement, this is your startup's introduction to the market. a journalist will google se
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The Netherlands: A Look at the World’s High-Tech Startup Capital(techcrunch.com)
2 points by egusa 11y ago|0 comments
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by egusa 11y ago
it's really good to see Fred Wilson writing about the important of profits, but i'm a little surprised as it seems like his firm USV focuses on investing in network effects businesses (ex: etsy), which to me almost always focus on
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by egusa 11y ago
if you're looking for another data point, when I raised funding for my 1st startup in the valley I believe the lawyer (this was from a top-tier firm), offered to defer the first $60,000 in fees (until we raised funding) and they asked
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Techstars and UP Global Come Together(blog.up.co)
1 points by egusa 11y ago|0 comments
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Tucker Max Has Advice for Startups: Avoid PR Stunts(adweek.com)
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Reporter-in-Residence the new EIR?(forbes.com)
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22 most memorable quotes from the new Elon Musk book(washingtonpost.com)
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by egusa 11y ago
The best thing you can do is travel, and also aim to learn a new language (it'll open up your eyes to how much else is out there). Particularly today, where most cities have co-working spaces with strong communities & community pla
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BuzzFeed’s first pitch deck to investors in 2008(qz.com)
3 points by egusa 11y ago|0 comments
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by egusa 11y ago
A solution like you mentioned would help (I believe there are some things similar in LATAM today, but there needs to be more). The thought with the Interest Investment is there exists a large market of investors in LATAM (and emerging marke
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by egusa 11y ago
author here: the Interest Investment is for specific startups that are cash-flow positive (and deemed by an investor to be very likely to re-pay & that would be a valuable asset regardless). I spend most of the year in Colombia, and the
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An Alternative to Convertible Debt in Emerging Markets(techcrunch.com)
11 points by egusa 11y ago|4 comments
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by egusa 11y ago
One thing I think the state of California does very well (where De Anza is located), is the transition from community college to world-leading universities (Ex: UC Berkeley, etc.) is very good (I think much better than other states). I knew
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by egusa 11y ago
I know Yelp gets a lot of criticism (and some of it deservedly), but I always respected how they did their best to provide an honest platform for reviews. Compared to other competitor sites (Ex: CitySearch, which basically allowed & man
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by egusa 11y ago
It's great to see earlier YC Partners going back into the program again, it really speaks to how strong YC is. Best of luck Harj!

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