ConversionXL

JANUARY 16, 2019

As detailed in a co-authored book , Brian Halligan, a recent MIT grad in 2005, observed startups failing with “‘tried-and-true’ marketing techniques that he had seen work throughout his career; techniques such as trade shows, telemarketing, e-mail blasting and advertising.”. In December 2007, HubSpot went all-in with inbound marketing.

Naming 119

Naming Conversion Flash Cofounder 119

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 25, 2023

We were founded by a gentleman named Bob Young, who was the original co-founder of Red Hat, which is a massive software company. So that's the quick and dirty of our origin story is that, and Bob Young, by the way, is still the sole owner and founder of the company, and very much and involved in what we do on a day-to-day basis.

Audience 86

Audience Revenue Distribution Differentiation 86

Reid Hoffman

JULY 20, 2022

” Instead, our collective appetite simply continues to increase, and we consistently see the emergence of additional new services and platforms to serve it, like Netflix, Instagram, Spotify, and TikTok, to name just a few. In fact, even licensing stock photos probably wouldn’t warrant the fees and effort.

Warrant 48

Warrant Artificial Inteligence Social Media Early Stage 48

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

As a founder of a company, there is nothing more painful than to see your most loyal and devoted customers suffering. No, I am the troll who who stood proudly on the APC until a man who was nothing more than an egotistical and maniacal bully named Clifford Hicks proved once and for all that IMVU only cared about IMVU - and not its community.

Community 158

Community Management Lean Software Review 158