How to get press coverage for your VR Startup (starting now!)


We're starting! Ben is the founder of Road to VR, Dean is the lead writer for VentureBeat covering games, we've worked hard over the last week to put together an educational presentation around how you can get press coverage from them and others as an AR/VR founder :)

Join us on ZOOM now: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84491349954?pwd=zlgguva4iNDvfcKaMp8Vd3SzqykFiL.1

I hope this conversation is really helpful for you! :)

-Don Stein

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