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It's official – Swayable is out of stealth mode – YIPEE!
Super short post, but after dotting all my “I’s” and crossing all my “T’s” Swayable is out of stealth mode. You can learn more about my startup at www.swayable.com – Beta will be launching in the next couple of weeks … Continue reading
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Startups: Create the “least barrier” for your visitors via 3rd party logins & feedback tools:
I feel strongly that the “least barrier” for your customers is huge. You will lose users if your registration process is too cumbersome, or confusing. You will also not get the feedback you desperately need from early adopters if your … Continue reading
Posted in Freemium, startup
Tagged 3rd party login, api, feedback, get satisfaction, janrain engage, uservoice
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To be Stealth or not to be Stealth with your Startup
Ok so I see both sides of the fence here on being stealth. I completely understand that by sharing your idea with as many people as possible, you can get great feedback, insight etc. You can also find out fairly … Continue reading
Posted in nda, startup, stealth
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Navigating your website's legal documentation
I’ve bumped into several elements for Swayable.com where I have been stumped on who to contact, and where to find the right resources. The legal documentation/contracts piece was one of them. When I started Swayable.com, I knew that I had to get the correct legal … Continue reading
ODesk – my not so great experience, how has yours been?
So after doing my small viability survey and taking my 50 page spec document. single spaced with everything I would want to see in this service listed out. I then weeded it down to about 13 pages, based on the … Continue reading
How I Used Amazon's Mechanical Turk to Validate my Startup Idea
I am a big fan this whole “minimum viable product” philosophy. I’ve probably adapted it to my own interpretation, but basically I look at it as bootstrapping on crack, get your product out with the minimum feasible offering to start … Continue reading
Posted in Crowdsourcing, Outsourcing
Tagged aws, crowdsourcing, startup, survey, validating idea
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