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10 Tips On Attacking The Chicken and Egg Problem: New Users Won’t Sign Up Because No One Is There

Last night I made a quick post on Hacker News, asking the following question:
I am curious: what are your biggest PR/Marketing problems as a startup? Is it getting noticed? Getting coverage? Differentiation? What problems are startups having when it comes to marketing?
Looking through the comments I saw the following:
1 point by vaksel 10 hours ago [...]

What Should I Do With All These Contacts?

So, I have literally hundreds of business cards that I’ve collected from my time at matchmine. And since I’m now doing both freelance and contract work, I’m wondering what’s the best way to use my contacts. Here’s a thought I had:
Given the fact that I HATE getting spammy, list-like emails from people and companies, I [...]

Using Social Media In Marketing: Goals, Strategies, Tools & Execution

Over the last few days, I’ve had a lot of time to think. Between talking with recruiters, networking, and doing freelance work, I’ve still found a big chunk of time where I’ve been alone with my thoughts. And when that happens, I tend to get ideas for blog posts. This one came to me while [...]