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July 29, 2019

How to do PR as an early stage startup

It's not worth hiring a communications agency before Series A, but you still need to start getting your name out there, says Max Tatton-Brown from Augur.


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Simply put, I don’t think you should hire a public relations agency before Series A. You probably don’t have product/ market fit yet. You’re probably still working out what that crucial persuasive message that closes the most important deals. You probably don’t have a critical mass of advocates to sing your praises.

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