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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

Ads, Viral/Social, SEO)? How will you differentiate from these? Do you have a custom algorithm or other technology? Social Integration/Viral Outreach Is your application tied into any social networks? What about other kinds of viral outreach? How will you be taking this to market? What channels will you use (e.g.,

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Understanding the Underbelly of Online Marketing & Why You’ll Lose if You Don’t

Both Sides of the Table

It’s building a product that is substantially differentiated, and, as Bill Gross, one of the most prolific tech entrepreneurs of our era says, “ It needs to be 10x better than the competition ” (because if you shoot for that then in competitive markets you might achieve 3x. Look at Viddy & SocialCast.

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Where’s the mystery (see Matching Algorithm )? How will you differentiate from these? Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Any other kind of viral outreach? See Branchout an Example of Viral Spread Opportunity for Startups. What’s different, special here?

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Where’s the mystery (see Matching Algorithm )? How will you differentiate from these? Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Any other kind of viral outreach? See Branchout an Example of Viral Spread Opportunity for Startups. What’s different, special here?

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Viral, Social, Sentiment, Mobile: 4 Delightful Web Analytics Solutions

Occam's Razor

Let's go look at some tools… Measuring "Invisible Virality": Tynt. Goes viral. I can measure the "invisible virality" / "spread" by this big huge non-commenting, non-tweeting audience. Invisible Virality. Or for that matter how many tools. People matter. You matter. Cool right?

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YouTube Strategy Lessons from a Channel with 1.6 Million Subscribers

ConversionXL

To understand the YouTube Algorithm, you need to understand YouTube’s strategy. Many creators over the years have complained about how their channels have fallen or stopped growing because of algorithmic changes, but the reality is that you’re in control with how you adapt to those changes. Your organic YouTube strategy.

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Stitch Fix: Reinventing Retail Through Personalization

abovethecrowd.com

Awareness of the service was clearly spreading virally through word of mouth. A new pricing or packaging model does not by itself represent a meaningful core differentiation, and the rising abundance of “subscription” or “flash sales” companies heightened our concern with regard to barriers to entry. Company: Stitch Fix.