geofflewis

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A vision for the future of loyalty(blog.topguest.com)
4 points by geofflewis 15y ago|0 comments
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Regarding Work: Hire based on interest not credentials(regardingwork.com)
2 points by geofflewis 15y ago|1 comments
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On Hacker News, but not a Hacker? This may be the startup job for you...(blog.topguest.com)
10 points by geofflewis 15y ago|0 comments
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by geofflewis 16y ago
exactly.
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by geofflewis 16y ago
Weird and classless that they refused to pay a break-up fee.
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by geofflewis 16y ago
Blog post is up on Business Insider. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2444263 Really glad this was so helpful. I will do a follow up post soon on how to close sales.
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How to score your startup a business development meeting with a massive company(businessinsider.com)
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by geofflewis 16y ago
Thanks. working on it!
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by geofflewis 16y ago
There was lots and lots of zigging... still is :-)
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by geofflewis 16y ago
When we first started, I used this approach to contact execs at about 7 of the largest loyalty programs in the world. Of those 7, 4 are now Topguest clients. The lead times from initial contact to live integration have ranged from 3-8 month
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by geofflewis 16y ago
Thanks for the suggestion; working on a post now!
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by geofflewis 16y ago
At Topguest, we’ve signed many deals with big companies such as Hilton Worldwide, IHG, Virgin America, Wyndham, and others despite being in business under a year and not having prior experience in our industry. First, before you even start
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by geofflewis 16y ago
We're trying to build a simple rewards layer - with real rewards from hotels, airlines, etc that people actually care about - that cuts across all popular mobile-social services. Still early days. Would love thoughts from the HN community
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by geofflewis 16y ago
Must read book on this topic: "House of Lies: How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and Then Tell You the Time" http://www.amazon.com/House-Lies-Management-Consultants-Stea...
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by geofflewis 16y ago
Brave (and true) post