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Starting a company from the ground up. Just wondering, in the midst of building a website, marketing strategy, pitch, and brand, should I be spending a lot of time and effort on brand recognition?

I.e. I spent hours last week developing a logo, name, business colors, etc. made t shirts and now making business cards and flyers. Will be making a bumper sticker for my car, few other ideas just to get my business name rolling.

Question: is spending time developing a brand crucial in the early stages of my startup, and, if so, what other things could I be doing to express my brand? Thank you bunches.

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"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
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— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?

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