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Page 1: Succesful Tips for startups

Successful Tips for Startups

Page 2: Succesful Tips for startups

Establish Networks & Connect

• Prepare a list of professionals to connect with them, dig-out your full resources to get a contact detail of professionals

• The best source is internet where you will find bunch of professionals

• Join relevant groups on LinkedIn, YCombinator, and Reddit to connect with people that can help you. Conferences are also great; just attend the right ones.

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Get Customer Input• Get feedback for your product before you build it.• Interview your prospective customers to

determine their problems• Then, provide different solutions and identify the

ones the prospects seem to favor. • Finally, ask the prospects if they will be willing to

pay for the solution

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Listen to CustomersListen to the needs of your customers.

Use your customers to determine what to provide and how to provide it.

Before you make a full offer, test the waters with your customers and let them drive your offer and marketing strategy.

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Use Partnerships• Use partnerships to grow your business.

• When promoting your startup or product, identify other people in your space that can help you get the word out.

• Partnering with an established company can help to build credibility for your startup.

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Use Influencers• Identify a number of key influencers in your

industry and form a good relationship with them. • Focus your efforts in building a relationship with

influencers that have followers and that can market your startup to the right audience.

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Trending Topics• Generate buzz for your startup by riding on the

coattails of a currently trending “hot topic.” 99designs used this strategy to create buzz on their startup. When GAP unveiled a logo design, which was heavily criticized on the web, 99 designs took advantage of the happening with a crowdsourcing competition to show what its community can deliver.