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Challenge of Predicting Winners

SoCal CTO

As I look at more and more start-ups predicated on viral growth, and at the use of social marketing, its becoming simultaneously easier to understand some aspects of viral growth and still a gap in understanding whats going to be that "hook" that will grab people at the end of the day.

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Founders Interview: Flash Pack

The Startup Magazine

As part of The Startup Magazine founders interviews, we sat down with Lee Thompson and Radha Vyas, the co-founders of Flash Pack , a lifestyle travel company specialising in adventure trips for solo travelers in their 30’s – 40’s. . Flash Pack turned over its first £ 1 million in 2016/17 and grew to £4 million revenue in 2017/18.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Non-dilutive Financing Through Revenue Sharing

ReadWriteStart

I have discussed at length why revenue sharing channel deals may serve as perfectly fine alternatives to raising equity (or even complements) because of their non-dilutive nature. The game has started getting some traction already, and has a good virality index. million in revenue. SOCO Games. Brainscape.

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6 Holiday Marketing Tips And Ideas For Small Businesses

YoungUpstarts

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.

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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.

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Facebook, Cookies, and Marketing: How To Prevent Your Small Business From Stagnation

crowdSPRING Blog

Sales plateau, the customer base stops growing, morale is low, and revenue is either flat or falling. The challenge often isn’t in finding ways to quickly increase customers and revenue or to decrease costs. Some companies offer flash discounts, free trials, or other promotions.

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Facebook, Cookies, and Marketing: How To Prevent Your Small Business From Stagnation

crowdSPRING Blog

Sales plateau, the customer base stops growing, morale is low, and revenue is either flat or falling. The challenge often isn’t in finding ways to quickly increase customers and revenue or to decrease costs. Some companies offer flash discounts, free trials, or other promotions. 3) Competitions.