travisketchum

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Should high school seniors go to College or become an Entrepreneur?(thecollegestartup.com)
2 points by travisketchum 14y ago|1 comments
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by travisketchum 14y ago
Interesting. I feel like the only good scoops most of the tech blogging sites now have is about internal drama and much less about awesome M&A type news.
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by travisketchum 14y ago
Any idea on what caused it?
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by travisketchum 14y ago
Buyers > Visitors
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Your traffic means absolutely nothing(thecollegestartup.com)
4 points by travisketchum 14y ago|1 comments
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by travisketchum 15y ago
I'm sure there are all kinds of models out there that could be played with using prizes as an exchange of value for leads. Most people don't like it when they realize that while we are all human and there is merit to each personal connectio
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by travisketchum 15y ago
Assuming you are the same person who emailed me about it, sorry for any confusion. I wasn't trying to mislead anyone, the entry button clearly states "Enter Contest!". As far the HelloBar that you mentioned, I have now changed to "win a yea
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by travisketchum 15y ago
I wish it wasn't that way, but it's a tough lesson as to why you have to make your decisions based on hard data and not just survey data.
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by travisketchum 15y ago
Interesting niche. What if you sent out a "crazy flavor" report? Maybe a video of you tasting some of the most insane Japanese flavors you can find. Could be an interesting way to keep people engaged so when you send out an offer for them t
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by travisketchum 15y ago
I wrote this short piece because I think quite a few startups could benefit from running contests after launch to keep the surge of new email leads coming in the door. Launchrock style pre-launch are awesome, but how do you keep the big sub
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Why Contests Freaking Rule(thecollegestartup.com)
4 points by travisketchum 15y ago|9 comments
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by travisketchum 15y ago
Meh, just do what works. You will have a vocal minority opposing you no matter what - so just make data driven decisions and be on to the next one.
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by travisketchum 15y ago
What people say, and what people do are often two different things!
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Virally grow an email list with contests(contestdomination.com)
2 points by travisketchum 15y ago|4 comments