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10 Marketing Lessons for Early-Stage Tech Startups

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Because market is such a broad topic, I’m restricting these lessons to PR marketing (as opposed SEO, SEM, product marketing, etc.). They certainly struggle to find mentors as there is nothing more frustrating than trying to help a company who is afraid to tell you anything. I call this “marketing futures.&#

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What Every Entrepreneur Could Learn from Justin Bieber

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And he has acted as a personal mentor for Justin ever since. You should start by getting out and talking directly with customers as Bieber did. Only after you’ve done all this can you consider whether or not it makes sense to pay for any marketing such as SEM, PR, trade show expenditure, etc.