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Re:Ask YC: How much would you pay to have Michael Arrington ... by Payton on Tuesday March 25, 2008 @05:41PM (#146187)
Paying someone to read an email about your startup is essentially advertising, very very targeted advertising. You are paying Michael Arrington X$ to take notice of your company.

I think your money would be better spent building a userbase and proving your startup in the market. Build your product before you build your marketing.

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Re:Ask YC: How much would you pay to have Michael Arrington ... by jasonlbaptiste on Tuesday March 25, 2008 @06:08PM (#146220)
yes, obviously. I'm saying, product is built, you're ready to go. You could spend $10,000 to talk to arrington (ie- hire a PR firm that is pretty good), and still fail because of a shitty product. hehe, happens all the time. I'm saying outside of that.
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