Lenny's Podcast · Nov 3Just evil enough: Subversive marketing strategies for startups | Alistair Croll
It sold dinner parties and then the chance to run a business, an example of bait and switch.
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Tupperware
A maker of plastic food storage containers sold through home parties.
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