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Nov 2012
19m 24s

Advertising and Competitors

Earwolf & Seth Godin
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Seth answers questions from the group regarding advertising on this week’s episode of Seth Godin’s Startup School. Seth discusses false objection, dealing with competitors in the marketplace, and taking the marshmallow.

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