1. StartupRootssg
a recollection of the past 3 months
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
2. Joined a very early stage startup
as a marketing & customer dev intern
Website
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3. Got a taste of wire-framing:
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4. Discovered what marketing in a startup
really meant:
SEO Campaigns,
SEM PR Contests Biz
Social
Networks Dev
Blogs Affiliates
Apps & Direct, Tel,
Widgets Email TV
Domains
1. ACQUISITION Campaigns,
Contests
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2. A EF
ctiv Homepage / 4. R
Emails & Landing Page
Alerts
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Emails &
N TIO Product widgets
ETE Features
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System Events &
Time-based Features 3. R
Blogs,
Content
Website.com
Credit: Dave McClure, “Startup Metrics 4 Pirates”
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5. “Pivoting”
no longer just a buzzword that I read online
Observed my boss...
adapting his product for different users
exploring for opportunities for a product/market fit
not being afraid to ignore “sunk costs”
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6. StartupRoots
the door that led to many other things
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7. Helping me realize what role I am suited for
Startup = Engineer + designer + distributor
Product mgmt
or
Customer dev
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9. Gaining confidence to step out
At the beginning: Getting out there:
Meeting folks in the Singapore’s startup community
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10. and it unexpectedly ended off with this:
www.HelloWorldHQ.com Disclaimer:
! Things might have
evolved by the time
! you are reading
this.
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11. Thanks for listening!
Sharon Lourdes Paul
sharonlourdespaul@gmail.com
@sharonlourdes
www.sharonlourdes.com
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
