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by raminassemi 12y ago
Great lessons! Regarding making pre-sales, this post is pretty helpful: http://blog.close.io/how-to-charge-money-for-things-that-don...
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by raminassemi 12y ago
Someone should start a blog interviewing failed startup founders and letting them tell their stories and share their lessons, really in-depth. Maybe even bring in other people for multiple perspectives.
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by raminassemi 12y ago
Yes, and you can use sales to reiterate based on feedback to built what people want to some extend too: http://blog.close.io/lean-sales-how-to-validate-your-saas-id... :)
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by raminassemi 12y ago
old but gold :) "Given most startups fail, conventional wisdom sounds like a pretty bad path to follow." "Look at any B2B product that's been built... ever. It's almost always been birthed out of the need to get rid
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by raminassemi 12y ago
Could you explain a bit more how this works? I think the most important factor would be quality of the subscribers / how good a fit they are for what we're offering. Also, I noticed this seems to be just about the "first 100&
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by raminassemi 12y ago
What always prevents me from using URL shorteners other than bit.ly or goo.gl is reliability. Might have temporary downtime just at the time when a traffic surge comes, or completely stop working one day and then you've got a bunch of
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by raminassemi 12y ago
Having too much sales sounds like a good problem to have :) Maybe try engaging with this community and get to know people: https://www.facebook.com/deutschestartups.org I doubt this works, but this is a "seeking co-fou
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Trippeo's Go-To Guide for Growing Your Business(blog.trippeo.com)
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4 Sales Mistakes That Lead To High SaaS Churn(sixteenventures.com)
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by raminassemi 12y ago
Inception island.
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by raminassemi 12y ago
I thought this was a really good talk (and associated thread with it) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4357037 on entrepreneurial depression and happiness.
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by raminassemi 12y ago
Perfect for my needs. I compress images for blog posts, and rather than having to load a compressor, this is perfect. Go to website, drag & drop, save. + I just compressed JPG which I previously saved for web with Photoshop. No loss of
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by raminassemi 12y ago
Lean Startup Methodology taught by Eric Ries, Steve Blank and others (2012) (free): https://www.udemy.com/lean-startup-sxsw-2012-videos-and-pres... Business-section on udemy (both free and paid): https://www.udem
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by raminassemi 12y ago
It very much depends on current situation of your company, but general good resources: MarketingProfs - Outbound is most effective way of lead gen http://www.marketingprofs.com/chirp/2013/12161/b2b-lead-gene..
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The Aha Moments That Made Paul Graham’s Y Combinator Possible(medium.com)
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by raminassemi 13y ago
All of the US (changed the title, thanks)
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Ask HN: Most interesting events and conferences 2014 in the USA?
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by raminassemi 13y ago
Bangkok, Thailand :)
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by raminassemi 13y ago
Just some feedback for your website: Maybe show a small video of what it's like to actually use the app, rather than screenshots + descriptions what it does. Doesn't have to be fancy at all, but just a demonstration of the actual
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Apple reportedly buys Locationary, a crowdsourced business data startup(thenextweb.com)
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Pong Creator Takes to Kickstarter to Fund Trivia Card Game App(wired.com)
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by raminassemi 13y ago
We haven't done it yet but are in the midst of the process. We talked with Kevin Gao who sold more than $100,000 of his ebook in a single year and is now running HyperInk (a publishing company you might want to look at). We shared what
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Could you build the next-gen mobile network using Kickstarter and Indiegogo?(gigaom.com)
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TwitLamp - Better Way To Browse Your Twitter Timeline(twitlamp.com)
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How An Engineering Toy For Girls Went From Kickstarter To Amazon.com Bestseller(readwrite.com)
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by raminassemi 13y ago
Thanks, that's helpful! Yep, we'll try using more pictures next time.
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by raminassemi 13y ago
"entrepreneurship is about turning what excites you in life into capital, so that you can do more of it and move forward with it" - Richard Branson
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by raminassemi 13y ago
Awesome, thanks. Yes, we actually have some interviews scheduled with failed Kickstarters. The most common reason for failed campaigns is simply that people haven't prepared enough or prepared ineffectively. Do you have a network of in
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by raminassemi 13y ago
For example, Amanda Palmer drummed up support on Twitter by drawing little sketches of people who tweeted their pics to her. It was a very personal way of relating to them, and it established a really strong bond with people who were then l
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by raminassemi 13y ago
There were many surprises, but one repeating theme was: how to promote a Kickstarter project long before your Kickstarter project actually goes life, and that there are really lots of ways to do that.

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