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Why The Haters are Wrong About Growth Hacking

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I actually really enjoyed many of the points Muhammad made about marketing in general and I found myself nodding through the entirety of the article except for it’s core premise. It’s about looking out for and catching the next major marketing wave before others have grokked it. I laughed as I did at much of his rant.

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Announcing a Deal I’ve Wanted to Talk About for a Year

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I’m super excited to announce that GRP Partners led the investment in Ethan Anderson’s new company MyTime (link has LA-based merchants but will give you a good feel for the product). And we wanted a head of global marketing. ” So Ethan went to work as a product manager at Google Video. Nice sweep!

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Startup Business Model Considerations

SoCal CTO

all the other folks out there that will try to enter the same market) the barriers have been dropping over the last few years. Fantastic post by Christian Gammill - Startup Delta Force… From a competitive perspective (e.g. How’s that for duality.

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Why Misunderstanding Startup Metrics Can Cost You Your Business

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Perhaps the most misused terms I see these days from entrepreneurs involve CAC (customer acquisition costs) and LTV (life time value) and a lack of understanding these critical components is driving many companies to premature failure. CAC is often measured incorrectly and doesn’t often doesn’t capture the true costs of acquisition.

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5 Reasons Growth Hacking is THE Most Important Function of a Startup

Tech Zulu Event

For about 50 years, (…cough M) Ad Men, or marketing and sales individuals, have been the kings of organizational hierarchy … and then came the Internet of things and engineers took over the throne. If you build it, they may not come : So, you’ve launched your product, and people use it and seem to like it.

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How Startups Can Use Metrics to Drive Success

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I was recently talking with a startup company who wanted me to try their product. I’m a big believer in product stability & performance before adding too many features. Customer Acquisition. How many through SEM? If you have multiple versions of your product, how many are web vs. mobile? SEO is seldom “free.”.

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Pour And Stir II – Managing Your Cost Per Customer

InfoChachkie

This entry focuses on how you can minimize your cost per customer acquired by systematically establishing the infrastructure necessary to track the results obtained from a variety of online and offline marketing vehicles. Decreasing Your Customer Acquisition Costs. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for.

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