Startup Marketing: How to Get Your First 1000 Customers

Posted by jondyer under Startups
From https://www.backblaze.com 2682 days ago
Made Hot by: JoshRed on July 23, 2017 2:21 pm

So you're launching a new product, but who are you going to sell it to? One of the biggest challenges any company will face is finding their market out of the gate and reaching their first few hundred customers. In this post, Gleb Budman, co-founder and CEO of the online backup startup Backblaze, details how his company attracted their first 1,000 customers and shares some tips for others to follow.

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Written by lyceum
2676 days ago

Jon: Have you heard Chris Brogan's thought on the #1000 number? I have to start with 10, then 100, and eventually reach 1000! ;)

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Written by fthead9
2677 days ago

I love the tips for finding influential journalists and especially how to find their contact info and reach out to them. Definitely bookmarking this post for future usage.

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Written by lyceum
2679 days ago

Jon: With 1000 customers of my future tea related business, I am all set! ;) I will bookmark this post and chew it over time. Thanks for sharing!

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Written by jondyer
2678 days ago

Funny — a friend I sent this to said the same thing about his business! Haha. Best of luck.

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