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Dignan: Marketers Push 'Engaging Content' So Startups Fail and Hire Them
“There's a conspiracy among social media marketers. We tell you it's all about having engaging content because then you try it. It doesn't work. And then you hire us.”
Dignan: London startup founders are lazy and waste time networking
“I've written articles on how lazy my hometown, London startups appears to be. Like, I can't say definitively whether they are or not, but like, what the hell are you doing drinking beer and going to free networking events a week? Why is it I speak to you a yea…”
Dignan: Angel investors need hundreds of bets to make power laws work
“So if you're an angel investor, yeah, investing in two or three or four companies isn't enough. You need hundreds. So likewise is my consulting, like startups are like, let's give you some money and some equity. Like how many companies would I have to give my …”
Dignan: Investors exploit founders who skip '48 Laws of Power'
“Investors will walk all over you if you do not read this book.”
Dignan: Founders should skip networking events and focus on public speaking
“Don't go to networking events. They're a complete waste of time. Just start public speaking earlier.”
Dignan: Acquiring the first 1,000 to 2,000 email subscribers is the hardest part
“Once you have the emails, it's just, it's getting the first thousand to 2000 emails. That is the hard part.”
Dignan refuses equity compensation from all of his consulting clients
“People offer me equity all the time. I never take it.”