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decide	to	make	purchasing	decisions.	Jeff	Walker,	an	entrepreneur	and	educator,
is	also	well	known	for	his	work	on	product	launches.

    †In	addition	to	admitting	a	flaw	or	weakness,	popular	launch	tactics	include
giving	 away	 a	 free	 copy	 of	 the	 product	 (turning	 it	 into	 a	 contest	 in	 which	 the
aspiring	winners	compete	for	it	publicly)	and	showing	off	a	“sneak	preview”	of
the	 product.	 Because	 launches	 are	 so	 important,	 I’ve	 included	 more	 tips	 and
tactics	in	the	free	resources	at	100startup.com.

    ‡An	 unexpected	 benefit	 of	 Andreas’s	 launch	 trip	 was	 meeting	 someone	 in
South	 America	 who	 would	 become	 his	 longtime	 girlfriend.	 Your	 results	 may
vary!
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