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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Any other kind of viral outreach? See Branchout an Example of Viral Spread Opportunity for Startups. Affiliate tracking? Is there a step-by-step wizard? Refer a friend? Are there specific landing pages? Tracking URLs?

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Any other kind of viral outreach? See Branchout an Example of Viral Spread Opportunity for Startups. Affiliate tracking? Is there a step-by-step wizard? Refer a friend? Are there specific landing pages? Tracking URLs?

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

Ads, Viral/Social, SEO)? Social Integration/Viral Outreach Is your application tied into any social networks? What about other kinds of viral outreach? Do you rely on affiliates? Who are the other stakeholders involved? Are there other founders, business leaders, partners, or administrators? How do you make your money?

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10 Strategies To Keep Ahead Of Market Changes Today

Startup Professionals Musings

Viral marketing” and “word-of-mouth” are tools of disciples in business today. No matter how illogical it may appear, we strive for certainty in all of our choices and affiliations. Social relationships are built around zealots and their disciples who ultimately engage a wider congregation and perpetrate the culture shift.

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10 Key Business Plan Elements Not In A Product Spec

Startup Professionals Musings

Don’t let your passion convince you that word-of-mouth and viral marketing will suffice against well-funded competitors and ever more demanding customers. Set specific targets on the sales channels and marketing initiatives you need, including the use of social media, brand building, franchising, trade shows, affiliates, and distributors.

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Viral, Social, Sentiment, Mobile: 4 Delightful Web Analytics Solutions

Occam's Razor

Let's go look at some tools… Measuring "Invisible Virality": Tynt. Goes viral. I can measure the "invisible virality" / "spread" by this big huge non-commenting, non-tweeting audience. Invisible Virality. Or for that matter how many tools. People matter. You matter. Cool right?

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[Review] The Social Customer

YoungUpstarts

Neither is it to achieve the greatest reach or “virality” in one’s digital campaign. e) Social Commerce (sales, reach and group marketing efforts, often by affiliates). The greatest challenge of our “social age” isn’t to grow the largest fan or follower base.