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Borrow a Giant's Distribution
Partner with incumbents instead of fighting for every seat.
How it works
- 1Partner with an incumbent (Dow Jones Newswires) to reach about a million terminal users.
- 2Add earned media (financial press, podcasts) as the second track.
- 3Spend on product first and branding later.
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