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Ask Jason, How do I defend my product against a big name competitor?
TWiST 34 Jonathan Dusing of row27 Mobile calls in to ask, how do I defend my product against a big name competitor that wants to throw it’s legal weight around, how aggressive should I be? Jason’s comments: You have to be careful but you have to look at what you have to lose and what you have to gain. ...
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Ask Jason, How do I become an angel investor?
TWiST 34 Tommy Leap calls in to ask, how do I become an angel investor? First you have to meet the SECs rules to become an angel investor. If that is met, you have to understand the risk and create a portfolio that diversifies you enough to find a winner understanding that many startups will fail and only a few...
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JT Keller I would like to introduce and thank JT Keller for joining me at StartupRecap. JT will be assisting me recap some of the segments and also adding some content. You may also remember him for the recent launch TWiST StartupEffect a side project he thought might help the community. JT is a strategic marketing...
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Ask Jason, Tips on Blogging Success
TWiST 34 Max Salmeron the youngest caller to date (15 years old) calls in to ask, if Jason has any advice for someone who wants to become a blogger. Jason suggests you find something that you are passionate about and that you enjoy, start with one vertical and become part of that community. It will be tempting...
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Ask Jason, How do I determine the value of my community?
TWiST 33 Stephen Cross calls in with a good question , how do I determine the value of my community? Jason and Shawn comment: At Weblogs Inc they used Google’s keyword manager and worked backwards, started with AdSense and got a feel for pricing power and then moved to display ads. Some advertisers are more...
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Unofficial “Best TWiST Guest 2009″ Results
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Jason’s Shark Tank – Transissimo
TWiST 33 Nicky Hajal calls in to pitch, Transissimo a site that is described as Mahalo Answers for translation. “A community to help translate the world” Jason and Shawn’s Comments: Good space the world is going global. Domain experience because of Nicetranslator, which is good Business model is...
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Best TWiST Guest 2009?
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Ask Jason, I’m graduating soon, should I learn from a great entrepreneur or learn on my own?
TWiST 33 Travis Fisher will be graduating soon with a Masters in Software Engineering, he and a friend started ECStageArt they make custom drum heads, guitar amp grills, backdrops, scrims and road cases for touring bands and other applications. He also started KeyMinor which is an online knowledge exchange for people...
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Jason’s Shark Tank – MusicTrainer
TWiST 32 Brendan Miranda, pitches MusicTrainer a website that provides video music instruction, a PDF curriculum, forum support and will be monetized through AdSense. Jason and George’s Comments: Pitch wasn’t great but the idea was clear Good global market Too many features and none were killer Great...
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Ask Jason, How do I get customers for my service business?
TWiST 32 Francis Gulotta, of MacSupport, (MacFirst on Twitter) a support call center for mac users, calls in to ask, how do I get more customers? Jason and George comment: Paying $30 is obviously your barrier Web site is ok, logo can use work No money back guarantee visible You need to A/B Test your home page...
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Jason’s Shark Tank – Ground Control
TWiST 31 Adam Weeks, wants to create Ground Control a sleep and relaxation type mask that uses bluetooth technology for audio. Jason and Jack’s comments: Neither are into relaxation type products If this was more of a headset (headband) type product for use on an airplane, that may be interesting You need a...
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