Recently I got a question asking "I was curious what methods you used to build a 20k pre-beta email list, and what were the conversion rates for those emails?"` I love Mint.com and if you are not using them for your personal finance then bleh. Anyways, I think for many new startups the largest challenge...
Read MoreHave you ever heard people bad mouth marketing? Saying it doesn't work. It's not a science. It's ineffective, etc. etc. Here's an exercise you can do yourself or have your unbelieving friend do to settle this once and for all. First of all, the credit goes to the late marketing genius Gary Halbert for this...
Read MoreSome of you may know that I live with my parents. Recently, I was evicted and have 30 days to leave the premises. Okay, it was not that ominous but they said it was time the bird left the nest. I guess at 25 I need to get my own place. I had an idea...
Read MoreThere are so many products where the name of it is what the market calls it. You know like when you say I want a Kleenex. You actually want a Tissue but Kimberly-Clark did a great job getting us to call it Kleenex instead. Here's a list of eponyms and examples of eponyms. This list...
Read MoreRight now, I am waiting in the Jeju airport to fly back to Seoul. Fortunately, they have internet terminals that are free to use. One quick idea if you are interested in learning more about popular culture and what is hot on the web: Check out the history section on the web browsers at public...
Read MoreI went to this great Vietnamese fusion restaurant for business 2 weeks ago and something occurred to me in the bathroom. It is all about the details. In many restaurants fancy or not there is so much emphasis on the menu, atmosphere, employees and other things. What about the bathroom? It is something that everyone...
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