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

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He had an idea for a startup that would help consumers better book service jobs and would take on Service Magic, which he believed had a business model that could be disrupted. I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan. When Ethan was considering leaving Google we talked about it. The company was called Red Beacon.

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10 Marketing Lessons for Early-Stage Tech Startups

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If I can help you avoid some of my first-time mistakes it would be a victory. Because market is such a broad topic, I’m restricting these lessons to PR marketing (as opposed SEO, SEM, product marketing, etc.). It also helps to keep down issues with crowds getting too big, too early. Read their articles.

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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. DJ’s couldn’t help but want to play his records. It also helps to start with a target demographic so you can focus your efforts. Consider Usher a hard-working early-stage VC. He would take requests from callers and play live sessions in each city.