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Andrew, thanks a lot for sharing your feedback and personal experience attempting a similar service.

You mentioned that "It's a stinky idea at its core because people don't like selling their friends and acquaintances." Was the biggest challenge finding people interested in making referrals?

Your caveat is well-taken. It seems like quite a number of startups, unsuccessfully, have tried to get this model to work. Most notably Top Prospect, which I believe is now defunct:

http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/15/top-prospect-connects-with-...




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