7 WAYS TO PROMOTE YOUR STARTUP

7 WAYS TO PROMOTE YOUR STARTUP

7 WAYS TO PROMOTE YOUR STARTUP Guest Blog Post By Jesse Troy     Congratulations - You have finally done it. You have taken that brilliant idea you had, and decided to take the leap of launching it. But we have to acknowledge that startups today aren’t like businesses in the past.   The Unique Challenges    When you hear stories about past businesses, often the story is the same. “I set out with a bank loan of $50,000 and a dream. After years of hard work, I am here with an empire!” The story of modern successful startups are usually much different. The founder started with nothing, bootstrapped the beginning product, then approached venture capitalists and angel investors until someone decided to nibble. From there, history was made. It points to both the unique challenges of startups, and their unique strengths. The funding structure is much different, for one thing. So is the ability to create a successful company with only one person at the helm, putting their own money, blood, sweat and tears into it to make things work. Who could have imagined that before the days of the internet? One thing that is interesting about startups is that a lot of them are launched as tools for other startups. Seriously, talk about catering to a rising demographic. Here are seven of them you should check out to get your own up off the ground.    (1) GetResponse - You are going to have a lot on your plate as you move forward with your company. So much that you will quickly begin to feel like there aren’t...