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Milestone Episode! I asked Gil Eyal (Founder of Stardust Ventures) to come back and talk with me on the show about startup celebrity partnerships which happens to be a very fascinating topic. In general we talk a lot about and even implement some of the (micro) influencer marketing strategies but I bet you never thought about working with a well-known celebrity to help grow your startup. Stardust invests in early stage consumer startups that want to leverage celebrities to grow their brand.

Gil is a long-time friend I met back in business school and was my very first guest on the podcast (Episode 1!) so go back and listen to that one if ya missed it. It's still one of my more popular episodes.

In THIS episode we hit on:

What makes celebrity partnerships with startups so effective;

How does it work;

How much do startups pay celebrities;

What KPIs are startups looking at;

As a startup that wants to partner with a celebrity, where do you even start;

In what ways does working with micro-influencers differ from a celebrity collaboration.

You can reach Gil on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gileyal/

Check out Stardust Ventures: www.stardustventures.us

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