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by dchurchv 14y ago
"If you aren't completely satisfied with this book I'll return your money, no questions asked" works for me. No need to guarantee success, just guarantee quality information that you believe when applied correctly will lead to success.
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by dchurchv 14y ago
Yes, of course, I'm not making an argument that concerts and books are the same business. That would be dumb. I'm saying rather, there's no obvious reason to not get paid for them the same way, as long as the audience is willing. If the
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by dchurchv 14y ago
Ok, but you didn't address my point about concert tickets et al. Obviously you pay in advance of seeing the concert, or attending the conference, and sometimes these things get canceled. It's reasonable to expect money back, or worst case
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by dchurchv 14y ago
Not sure I follow this. Pre-ordering books is a pretty well established practice among publishers (yes, real ones, not just ebook authors). Actually, it's the primary hack for getting on best-seller lists (pre-orders, then fulfillment in s
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by dchurchv 14y ago
Agree with @jschlesser. I think app.net will evolve more like a backbone for other activity streams (private, public, internal), not so much as a standalone "niche Twitter", but it's fine that it will start out that way, and can be funded t
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by dchurchv 15y ago
For http://www.usermood.com , the most effective promotions (in order) have been: 1. Referrals, referrals, referrals. People loving the product has been by far the best way to promote it. I don't mean affiliate sales (where people are inc
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Faster horses - why Customer Development is hard(blog.usermood.com)
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Startup lessons from Netflix(blog.usermood.com)
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Startups for subversives - 7 new rules(blog.usermood.com)
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Startup success is more about markets than ideas(blog.usermood.com)
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A startup is not a business(blog.usermood.com)
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by dchurchv 16y ago
Thanks for the article - it's nice to see a counterpoint to all of the advice that focuses only on a "call to action" on the homepage and trying to get people to take it (yes, like like the rotated angled screenshot that points to the signu