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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

What channels will you use (e.g., 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. Content Management - do we need to allow easy editing of content in the system?

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

What channels will you use (e.g., 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. Content Management - do we need to allow easy editing of content in the system?

Developer 384
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Why The Haters are Wrong About Growth Hacking

Both Sides of the Table

So rather than hiring a VP Marketing [to establish a strategic marketing plan, build and manage the marketing team, manage outside vendors, etc.] ” He advocates for people who test all channels, use quantitative methods and commit to growth as one’s “true north.” Doesn’t. Success begets success.

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

What channels will you use (e.g., Ads, Viral/Social, SEO)? Social Integration/Viral Outreach Is your application tied into any social networks? What about other kinds of viral outreach? Content Management How often will the application’s content need to change? A Product Manager? Graphic design?

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How To Build a Web Startup – Lean LaunchPad Edition

Steve Blank

Set up the logistics to manage your team. Create a “ viral ” landing page, with LaunchRock or KickoffLabs. Emphasis should be on the discovery done for that weeks assigned canvas component (channel, customer, revenue model) but include other things you learned about the business model. Craft company hypotheses.

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Startup Metrics

TechEmpower

Look at different customer acquisition channels, how they are converting, and the expected lifetime value of customers acquired through those channels. Apply costs to each channel. Another thing that Dave has done well is to look at the value of different marketing channels: There’s a lot of value in this presentation.

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10 Key Business Plan Elements Not In A Product Spec

Startup Professionals Musings

The most common business entity used for startups is a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC), which is the cheapest and simplest to manage. 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.