Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. Another called Parker Harris, the co-founder and CTO. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. I had kept a personal blog for more than a year and was new at keeping a professional blog.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

AUGUST 27, 2011

Today, I went to an event in the city of Campbell to hear Matt Mickiewicz, Founder of SitePoint, Flippa, and 99Designs, talk about how he got started. Hahaha, I laugh because later in his talk he mentions another website with a long name. One idea that never took off was NameMyThingey.com where you can crowdsource business names.

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abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

Paypal famously offered customers $5 to invite a friend, who would then also get $5 as part of a highly successful viral marketing campaign (they actually started at $20, and then reduced it to $10 and then ended at $5). The founders, the CEO, the CFO, the executives, the employees, and the venture investors. I don’t think so.

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abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 17, 2013

The company, which the founder cleverly named “Stitch Fix,” had a remarkably unique offering compared to other women’s fashion experiences. Awareness of the service was clearly spreading virally through word of mouth. Customers are first asked to fill out an in depth profile to help identify their size, style, and preferences.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 5, 2011

In 1999 Foreman sold the rights to the George Foreman Grill for $137 million. Venus Williams is a world-renowned tennis player and a household name, with 21 Grand Slam Tournament titles to her name. He is a best-selling author and the founder of Athletes for Hope , a charitable organization. Venus Williams.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 1, 2016

We built some early ecommerce sites around 1999 and back office order processing systems using visual basic for applications (VBA). Our goal was to create a viral environment where personal networks and recommendations helped drive online store purchases. My co-founders and I started eVestment for two primary reasons.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 25, 2012

We as marketers operate in an industry obsessed with content that is “buzzwothy”, “viral”, and all other sorts of names that aim to describe a single scenario: getting people to talk about your business. A tough task to accomplish, but one with a ton of viral potential.

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