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Comment on 6 Action Items for Non Techies with an “Idea” by Henry

Henry — Sat, 28 May 2011 01:22:28 +0000

Will definitely get in touch with Danny once I am out there. Keep up the blogging, you’re doing a great job

Comment on Boston #StartupXYZ Activities by Jason evanish

Jason evanish — Sun, 22 May 2011 16:12:14 +0000

Fan

Great point. Building community is more than networking and panels.

Those little chat like between you and manpacks cofounder Ken was awesome. Not surprisingly, two e commerce Mens clothing startups have a few things to talk about.

The best thing about this is how lightweight they are; a couple emails or tweets and it’s set.

Peer groups are essential to success. You should always be mindful of who you spend time with as generally you’ll be as successful as the 5 people you spend the most time with.

Thanks
Jason

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Comment on 6 Action Items for Non Techies with an “Idea” by Fan Bi

Fan Bi — Sun, 22 May 2011 15:05:00 +0000

Completely agree, and I was actually able to find Blank Label’s Chief Web Architect by blogging. I couldn’t find anyone in Boston to work with me, then I started blogging about the idea, the problem, the challenges I was having, and people started writing in. It was pretty amazing actually. If you’re going to be in Shanghai, you should connect with our Lead Evangelist Danny Wong whose based out there – dwong [at] blanklabel.com

Comment on 6 Action Items for Non Techies with an “Idea” by Henry

Henry — Sat, 21 May 2011 20:09:28 +0000

Really great tips Fan. Really enjoyed your talk today at RamenCamp.

As a non-technical founder, these are the same tips that I would offer for others looking to launch their own venture, as well as an important additional ones. One thing that I would recommend for all founders, technical or not, is to not only pitch your idea, but also to document it and blog about your own experiences. This will help gain additional exposure, and also serve as an invaluable resource for other start-ups. As you mentioned in one of your previous posts, it serves as a fun reference point to look back on what your previous conceptions were, and what the reality of the situation really is.

Drop me a line sometime, I’m very interested in hearing your experiences with Blank-Label. Heard about the company last year, and have been rooting for you guys ever since. I’ll be moving to Shanghai in 2 weeks as well, so I’d love to swap stories as well!

Comment on Lessons Learned from Getting a Ton of Press by Fan Bi

Fan Bi — Fri, 13 May 2011 13:06:14 +0000

Completely agree. I haven’t been able to find a lot of advice online around how startups have gotten traction with publicists. Yet, for a lot of early stage consumer startups, it’s incredibly important.

Comment on Lessons Learned from Getting a Ton of Press by Jon Stephens

Jon Stephens — Fri, 13 May 2011 12:42:04 +0000

There aren’t very many blogs that actually share tactical advice on PR. I’ve actually seen Blank Label in quite a few publications including the ones you mentioned. Thanks for sharing.

Comment on we finally made it – now the real work begins! by Roxanna

Roxanna — Mon, 09 May 2011 08:23:35 +0000

I’m not easily irmpseesd. . . but that’s impressing me!

Comment on You and Blank Label by Fan Bi

Fan Bi — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 01:52:28 +0000

Thanks for reaching out Phon. My first suggestion is you should try and build a bit of an online profile. I Googled you and found not much. Happy to chat, send me an email to fan@blanklabel.com

Comment on You and Blank Label by Phon Bouaphanh

Phon Bouaphanh — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 02:08:55 +0000

Hi Fan,
My first comment was entered prematurely. I am a subscriber to “Entrepreneur” magazine and just received the April 2011 subscription. When I came across the feature story on Blank Label, the hair on my neck stood up! I had a similar idea but for an app for women’s dress/clothing. I hope you don’t think I’m trying to ride your coat tail, since you and your partners have worked diligently to build Blank Label, but I too have a desire to start a business. But I just did not know where to begin. I have left the corporate world, and since then have submitted my app idea to Medl app company in hope that they will be interested in creating the app and just make money off that. I don’t have the experience for the two posted positions, but still would love to get involve with Blank Label, what would this take? I have other experience and ideas if there’s interest.