View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

Incepted in 2012, Alignable’s platform hit the market in 2014, and since then, we’ve seen hundreds of thousands of business owners in North America join. Most people shy away from answering or deflect when their boss acts, “Why can’t we create a video like Dollar Shave Club and go viral?”

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

EDITOR’S NOTE: These products have different names in 2019 than they did in 2012 when I wrote this post and there are other new products today as Bazaarvoice continues to broaden its offerings.] But you should share your business idea with the “right” audience, especially those that can really mentor you or that you can sell your solution to.

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gigaom.com

JUNE 18, 2012

17, 2012, 10:48am PT. Though the explosion of social won’t directly convert these users, it does give publishers a whole new way to build engaged audiences that can translate to a decrease in fly-bys in the long run. Instead, it’s about understanding how your social audience is engaging with your content on and off your property.

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mashable.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Facebook 2012: What the Future Holds for the Social Media Powerhouse. As the innovation engines of the economy, what startups figured out in 2011 will likely appear on other sectors’ trend lists in 2012. Small Businesses Plan to Buy an iPad in 2012 [STUDY]. Trending Stories. So You Got an iPad 2? Become a fan on Facebook.

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leananalyticsbook.com

AUGUST 19, 2012

August 7, 2012 by Alistair. There are three criteria you can use to help choose your OMTM: the business you’re in; the stage of your startup’s growth; and your audience. Viral coefficient (how well your users become your marketers.). Third: who is your audience? Skip to secondary content. Skip to footer.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

This is my recap of what stood out to me this year and what I’m looking forward to in 2012 — we are only in the beginning of many revolutions. The viral nature of social media no doubt aided this growth, as did improvements in the online shopping experience. What’s Next in 2012….

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 7, 2016

In 2012 alone, more than half a million new businesses were started. Its “Community” area allows anyone with a free Buzzfeed account to publish content, and pushes great stories to its front page, where it can receive even more facetime and potentially go viral. And that number shows no sign of slowing down. Start a Program.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 6, 2015

In 2012, the parking reservation app, ParkMe (pictured), targeted the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas to launch an audacious and risky marketing campaign. The stunt went viral, with the app receiving plenty of publicity. The positive reception of the brand increased to the point of being named Tech Company of the Year by USA Today.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

After going viral with one of my personals posts, a growing community of Web designers pointed fingers at my site because I was using an aggressive pop-up to grab emails. Earlier this year, one of my posts about my experience working on remote +1200 hours in 2012 got featured in Wired, BuzzFeed, Jezebel, and HackerNews.

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Cracking the Code

MAY 15, 2008

Audience: 40 percent voted “Yes” (while people believed overall in the emergence of the platform, the projector example did not resonate well - may be because the audience was not composed mostly of baby boomers) 3) The rise of the implicit internet (Josh) This one deserves a bit of explanation.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 14, 2017

Kickoff Labs, a viral marketing company, points out: A great coming soon landing page, focuses on one primary objective: getting people to sign up before launch. Let’s take a look at some content and design best practices so you can put a high-performing landing page to work for your new business. Remember, simpler is better.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 6, 2023

In April 2022, Becky published her first book, Reach: Create the Biggest Possible Audience for Your Message, Book, or Cause. More About Becky Robinson: Get your copy or audiobook of Reach: Create the Biggest Possible Audience for Your Message, Book, or Cause. 21:52] What’s your relationship with goal setting? Connect with Becky.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Lifelock, LinkedIn , OneStop, Perimeter and Retail Solutions) - among a total audience of about 25 people. ► 2012. (1). Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Design courtesy of Ashley Cecil. Fifteen CFOs participated - about half of them from Bessemer portfolio SaaS companies (Cornerstone On Demand, Intacct.

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www.foliomag.com

JULY 31, 2012

Audience Development. Design & Production. MediaNext 2012. Digital audience developers and executives discuss their favorites. Digital audience developers and executives discuss their favorites. 07/25/2012. Here, digital audience marketers chime in on the ones they’re using now, and why. Newest Jobs.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Gadea leveraged his connections in Silicon Valley to seed viral distribution of the product, which, in turn, generated the revenue to hire engineers and scale the company. That same year, I started a web development and CRO-focused design agency. The company started bringing in revenue in 2012.

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Sweat Equity Software Review Vesting Cofounder 78

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

” April, 2012 – Andrew Chen writes Growth Hacker is the new VP Marketing , which goes viral (2.4K September 2012 – Aaron Ginn, who currently does growth at Everlane , writes Defining A Growth Hacker: Three Common Characteristics to help define the term. Startups are designed for astronomical growth.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Gadea leveraged his connections in Silicon Valley to seed viral distribution of the product, which, in turn, generated the revenue to hire engineers and scale the company. That same year, I started a web development and CRO-focused design agency. The company started bringing in revenue in 2012.

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Sweat Equity Software Review Vesting Cofounder 50

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Because.NET is designed to extend, not disrupt. NET is designed to tightly integrate with and seamlessly extend the Microsoft stack in extremely powerful but ultimately incremental ways. Some us have evolved past the visual designers. Did you confused the Visual Studio WinForms designer with C#, then accidentally call it.NET?

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 9, 2013

It’s also long been recognized that Atmospheric Marketing - or ”the effort to design buying environments to produce specific emotional effects in the buyer that enhance purchase probability” – has been an effective way of increase purchases for physical retail locations. Emotional Design Influences Sales.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 6, 2016

The Hook Model is designed to connect the user’s problem to your solution with enough frequency to create a habit. Emotional Content Strategy (using emotional triggers to target your audience). Learn as much as you can about your audience. Big changes w/ big results + Big design changes. Poor offer/audience match.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Right now there is almost certainly an enterprise exec in a boardroom somewhere saying, “We need it to go viral.” Kittens and memes and babies kissing puppies… viral. When most people think about going viral, they think about raising a lot of awareness for their product or company. Do you even want to go viral?

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