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Hi i am working on a idea to connect learners of any age with industry experts. A customised MVP is in development. I have to hire the full team from designer to developer for the project and almost reached the limit of budget. I am sole founder and financed project through saving and some loan from friends. I am looking ways to market product in cost effective way and get traction to prove idea. what can be the marketing strategy for me ? How to plan marketing with limited budget? How to prepare marketing plan when i cant spend much on advertisement. Please mentor me.
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I would offer your service/platform to student bodies (student council) at universities and high-schools. I assume (but you would need to check) that they are your target audience and by onboarding one university, you would potentially get hundreds/thousands of clients (the students).
Good luck
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Interesting challenge.
You are saying some of the right things (like MVP) but your statements do not convey a true understanding. How could your budget be stretched already without having a marketing plan? Or two?
I am happy to jump on a call to better understand your needs and I do mentor startup founders [aka would be entrepreneurs].
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