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by warmcat 1599 days ago
How did you get the parenting professionals to write the guides? Did you pay out of your pocket to write the guides and be available for on-demand support initially? Reason I am asking is I am working on something in a different health field and want to know how to convince the right medical professionals to get onboard.
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Great question. Worked hard to convince a couple of higher profile parenting professional to join as advisors. No cash but a tiny share of equity. Then used that and the early traction that I could demonstrate on the Instagram account and our MVP to approach other parenting professionals and it snowballed from here. But it took in between 2 to 6 months per professional (we ended up with 16 professional partners - unpaid for now until the app gains traction) so I'd say that you need to be very organized and approach many people in parallel. If you email me, I can share more details.
Thank you. How can I find your email?