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Most startups fail because they can't get traction. Startup advice tends to be a lot of platitudes repackaged with new buzzwords, but Traction is something else entirely. As Gabriel Weinberg and Justin Mares learned from their own experiences, building a successful company is hard. For every startup that grows to the point where it can go public or be profitably acquired, hundreds of others sputter and die.

Smart entrepreneurs know that the key to success isn't the originality of your offering, the brilliance of your team, or how much money you raise. It's how consistently you can grow and acquire new customers or, for a free service, users.

That's called traction, and it makes everything else easier-fund-raising, hiring, press, partnerships, acquisitions. Talk is cheap, but traction is hard evidence that you're on the right path.

Traction will teach you the nineteen channels you can use to build a customer base, and how to pick the right ones for your business. You'll learn, for example, how to: Find and use offline ads and other channels your competitors probably aren't using Get targeted media coverage that will help you reach more customers Boost the effectiveness of your email marketing campaigns by automating staggered sets of prompts and updates Improve your search engine rankings and advertising through online tools and research Weinberg and Mares know that there's no one-size-fits-all solution; every startup faces unique challenges and will benefit from a blend of these nineteen traction channels.

They offer a three-step framework called Bullseye to figure out which ones will work. About the author GW. Related to Traction Is this audiobook for you? Gain key insights in 7 minutes with this Scribd Snapshot.

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As Gabriel Weinberg and Justin Mares learned from their own experiences, building a successful company is hard. For every startup that grows to the point where it can go public or be profitably acquired, hundreds of others sputter and die. Smart entrepreneurs know that the key to success isn't the originality of your offering, the brilliance of your team, or how much money you raise.

It's how consistently you can grow and acquire new customers or, for a free service, users. That's called traction, and it makes everything else easier - fund-raising, hiring, press, partnerships, acquisitions. Talk is cheap, but traction is hard evidence that you're on the right path. Traction will teach you the 19 channels you can use to build a customer base and how to pick the right ones for your business.

You'll learn, for example, how to:. Weinberg and Mares know that there's no one-size-fits-all solution; every startup faces unique challenges and will benefit from a blend of these 19 traction channels. They offer a three-step framework called Bullseye to figure out which ones will work best for your business. Any additional comments? Well written book with a terrific narration by the author, which is always a big plus.

Its not ground breaking or eye opening, instead it puts things in perspective. My opinion is a little biased as I own and operate an online marketing company, so I do physically practice all of the discussed channels and my company offers them as a service.

The main thing that Gabriel Weinberg does exceptionally well is offer a well structured approach and paints a solid framework. My main takeaway was communicating a holistic view of the ideal marketing mix to my team. I highly recommend this book! This is a book every business person should have in their arsenal if they're wanting to thrive. I just finished listening and plan to listen again and again—loved it.

I was tempted many times to jump in and start doing what was said but decided to listen all the way to the end first—glad I did.

Looking forward to following the advice as outlined in this book. There are so many instructions and steps to follow.