The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

With a viral approach to marketing and customer-friendly pricing, Hawkers today is sold primarily online and in 50 countries. Following the financial commitment, Betancourt Lopez was named Hawkers company president and Arévalo became the company’s executive chairman in November 2016. million sunglasses units.

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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. It cost less than $1k to build, and they released it in 2016. Their growth since their MVP release in 2016? Qualified.io

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2016

A startup with happy and highly motivated employees will provide a better customer experience resulting in viral customer growth. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 02/24/2016. Try to build a business without specific milestones or a plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2016

Similarly, mentioning viral marketing without specifics won’t assure fundability. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 05/18/2016. Beyond basic business and technical credentials, here are some of the key startup team attributes that every investor is looking for: Team shows an appreciation and plan for marketing.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

In 2016, it was absolutely rampant. How do you solve the problem that there is no real authentication mechanism when a video or a photo is being shared and propagated and virally explodes on social media? Worse when it goes viral. There’s less of that happening in 2020.) There is no one thing to say, is this authentic?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2016

If you don’t yet have a hundred investors knocking on your door, it’s time to put more focus on viral marketing, closing customers, and exponential growth. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/29/2016. When top tier investors compete for a piece of the action, the price can go up exponentially.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 8, 2023

For instance, the research conducted by The Economist revealed that searches for environmental goods have grown by 70% since 2016. TikTok and Influencers One viral video on TikTok can reach 1.5 Sustainability is the Queen In 2023, customers have become even more environmentally conscious, as recent statistics prove.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Flash Pack turned over its first £ 1 million in 2016/17 and grew to £4 million revenue in 2017/18. We took an initial seed round from Angel investors of 250k back in 2016. We released the photo to the media two weeks before kickoff: The “First-Ever Selfie with Jesus” became an instant viral success.

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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. It cost less than $1k to build, and they released it in 2016. Their growth since their MVP release in 2016? Qualified.io

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Brandanew

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Except the question: what are the new digital trends , how do you market your Startup brand in 2016? H ere are some unusual ways to market your Startup brand in 2016 that you can invest in, now! 11 Unusual Ways To Market Your Startup Brand in 2016. You can be Jan Koum and bring WhatsApp to the world in your 30s. Sign up here.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

This term is used to describe non-traditional ways to incent growth such as social-media and viral marketing. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 03/04/2016. It implies that founders are living on inexpensive Ramen noodles and barely covering living expenses in order to re-invest all returns back into the business.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

TJ Parker (@tjparker) August 25, 2016. In case it’s interesting to you, here’s a recap of Q2 2016 results. 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?” pic.twitter.com/LDrlNyH8mR. — Data Warehouse.

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Brandanew

JANUARY 8, 2016

Social analytics and video marketing are likely to be the key marketing trends for 2016. Brands that will stand-out in 2016 will leverage the power of the community and create a strong ROI based on measurable data-backed decisions. Come for our first 2016 digital marketing workshop on Jan 15 (3pm to 6pm) in Delhi, India.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 19, 2019

One of the ways to do that is by making the content go “viral”. This theory was developed by Jonah Beger and he pointed out six components of viral marketing: Social Currency. As per statistics collected from 2016, there are many blogs, over 30 million which run an email list campaign. Practical Value.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 6, 2019

Don’t copy the style of a popular video (especially a “viral” one) if you’re trying to drive home your unique value proposition or establish your brand. In 2016, Hootsuite blended entertainment into a product update by parodying Jimmy Kimmel’s popular “Mean Tweets” segment. (So There is only the quality of what you are viewing.”

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Brandanew

MAY 27, 2016

This is 2016 and making growth hacking part of your content marketing strategy is a need. Some examples of these tools are the viral and paid acquisitions, call centers and sales teams, e-mail marketing, search engine optimization (SEO), A/B testing and analytics. Time to take notes, and over to Nina! Make professional infographics.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Angela Duckworth, a University of Pennsylvania professor, is the author of the bestselling 2016 book Grit and is widely known for her 2013 TED Talk that went viral. (As This quality of persistence, or grit, has been shown to independently drive effectiveness. As of the time of this writing, it has more than 18 million views.)

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

You can see his first viral video series below (it is called Bubala Please and already has 600,000+ views in a few weeks?—? of 2016, we queued up interest with the following form. It was only later in 2016 that we took all of the governors off and the floodgate of community members rushed in. I’m very happy for him?—?he

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 8, 2022

And if over time, the biggest data set wins, what are the implications if the most explosively viral image models start with, essentially, ‘do you like this’ vs ‘is this true?’. A positive feedback loop where the phony best version of ourselves is what gets ‘rewarded’ in the Darwinian competition among Lensa’s training sandbox.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Burdell’s School of Entrepreneurship | Image via theblackburdell.com We’re getting [a little] better at ending fake news before most even hear the rumor Fake news seems to be everywhere these days, but it seems as if we are beginning to outsmart it better than we did in 2016. Beyoncé, T.I.,

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 26, 2023

They harvested the data of over 80 million Facebook profiles and used the data to provide analytical assistance to the 2016 presidential campaigns of Ted Cruz and Donald Trump. While the company got slapped with a big fine, the business of Facebook pretty much continues as normal. The outcome would be the same—a fractured population.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 3, 2018

Virality: # of users that refer your product for you: exponential growth if your K factor is greater than 1. In 2016, they had a huge layoff and had to shift strategy. Dropbox: first achieved growth through virality. To understand acquisition you must understand lifetime value. Frequent users : key to your growth.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Using the same playbook that I developed at KISSmetrics, we ran non-stop A/B tests on our email subscription funnel, driving 480,000 leads in 2016 and smashing our lead goals for the year. Their growth came from users, and they had true virality. Just remember that true virality is really rare. More users brings in more users.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 7, 2016

PayPal failed in 2000 at its stated mission to invent a new form of currency (though it pivoted to something else), but Bitcoin seems to be succeeding in 2016. WebVan failed at grocery delivery in 2000, but InstaCart might succeed in 2016. Social Media makes group-games viral.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 1, 2019

It would fail in 2016 because (1) I was not a good podcaster when I launched. John Lee Dumas: If I wanted to launch a successful show today in 2016, I would have to find a niche. That’s what’s new in 2016. Then fast forward to January of 2016, coming up on a year ago, I launched The Freedom Journal via Kickstarter.

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VC Cafe

JULY 15, 2021

Think with Google study 2016 – How people discover, use and stay engaged with apps ( Source Think with Google and Ipsos). Build virality into the product – it might be counter intuitive to launch your product as “invite only” – after all, the goal is to grow the audience, not to restrict it.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 15, 2016

In 2016, you should focus most of your efforts on the online marketing platform. You can do this by using different forms of social media or investing in viral marketing. Starting a business ? Any successful company owner will tell you that marketing is key here. This is what you need to do with your company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2016

Others do far too little, assuming the viral effect and word-of-mouth will soon kick in, and sales will suddenly grow exponentially. Marty Zwilling First published on Forbes on 07/22/2016. In any case, it’s no fun to be stuck in this stage, struggling to make payroll, and dealing with impatient creditors and unhappy investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2016

Entrepreneurs are an optimistic and passionate group, who normally expect their idea to go viral soon, and success to follow shortly thereafter. Marty Zwilling First published on Forbes on 07/18/2016. A successful business is a long-term effort. It’s a 24/7 job with no time off for vacation or fun.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 29, 2020

Rhyme Combinator is led by entrepreneur, viral media expert, and Emmy-winning producer Beau Lewis. Earlier this year, Beau pitched me on the idea of creating similar entertainment content, this time using viral cartoon rap battles and memes to bring the next generation together against Trump.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Now that it is 2016, you can’t afford to be content with SEO beginner status. If you go viral on social media, Google will have to take notice and adjust your ranking accordingly. In the beginning, it is fine because you have to start somewhere. To keep up with the competition, you need to transform yourself into an SEO master.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 31, 2017

Using his financial background working as an investment banker for Goldman Sachs, he launched All Shades Covered in 2016. It is and this is exactly what led Grubin to make product testing viral via the targeting of the friend circles of the best customers particular to each brand. Jonny Grubin and SoPost.

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VC Cafe

JULY 25, 2017

If you think about it, Messaging apps are the most viral. The Verge summarised it well in this article from June 2016: “So Google has three different ways it’s trying to get back into the messaging race. WSJ, June 22 2016. Search results in a few years from now, will not necessarily be on Google…. pic.twitter.com/23UPXabQ6c.

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VC Cafe

JULY 25, 2017

If you think about it, Messaging apps are the most viral. The Verge summarised it well in this article from June 2016: “So Google has three different ways it’s trying to get back into the messaging race. WSJ, June 22 2016. Search results in a few years from now, will not necessarily be on Google…. pic.twitter.com/23UPXabQ6c.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Whether the campaigns are small and involve dressing up a company’s logo , or campaigns that manage to go viral, many businesses are keenly aware of the opportunity to take advantage of the spending season and find ways to market to enthusiastic customers. This time of year, there are holiday marketing campaigns everywhere.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 9, 2018

billion in 2016 to $750 billion by 2024. This is hardly a surprise: a viral-friendly experience and Instagram aesthetic heavily inform the Glossier marketing campaign. The global beauty market is predicted to grow from $432.7 Online growth has been especially strong. They’re at the forefront of the digital branding revolution.

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thebarefootvc

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Disinformation and deepfakes have increasingly become an issue, as evidenced by viral fake content, used as propaganda in the fight for the world’s attention. We have certainly seen a rise in disinformation over time, with the 2016 election being a case study with its microtargeted ads. Greater and instant connectivity, but at a cost.

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