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Maybe new to to you, but X came out in 2009.
nono, X verifies start-ups who are using them. We cannot use them without their approval. We have submitted the application. Once we get that from them, we can then make our site live.
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nono, X verifies start-ups who are using them. We cannot use them without their approval. We have submitted the application. Once we get that from them, we can then make our site live.
You are relying a great deal on paypal approving you. I hope you have a backup plan.
I feel bad for the OP ... that was definitely a harsh review. That said, I notice that he called this a "Minimum Viable Product," which is a term of art from the Lean Startup methodology. That very same methodology says you're not supposed to have some big TechCrunch launch with that MVP ... precisely because it is almost certainly not ready for primetime. The point of the MVP is to get it in front of real customers,…
Totally agreed that it was one of my mistakes. It was wrong to get TC review so early. Another lesson learned. :)
PS- I love the homepage video, did you outsource that? If so where? Design is also very good.
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Another point Steve Blank talks about this in Stanford series of talks on customer development: http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=2060 [video] He mentions any type of PR, Press including TechCrunch coverage shouldn't be sought after before contact with the customers and is part of a strategy and not a random tactic. And this is typically after you figure out what business you are in, who your cu…
Absolutely, good point. It's hard to resist the urge, though - seeking coverage (to get confirmation or otherwise) is only natural when you are passionate about your start up and want to tell the world what you are doing. Customer development is still massively undervalued, though.
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There's a TC Europe? (I'm from Europe and I didn't notice.)
It looks more like UK TC and there's even a France TC ! I think nobody know about them. [edit] Well not only UK, first page just happened to be very UK oriented but if you read further there is a bit more diversity.