Haystack

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

As I was scrolling through Twitter today and saw the rumors around Gimlet, the podcast media company, being acquired by Spotify for $200M in cash, I knew I had to stop, write this post, and share some thoughts on what’s going on. market by launching in connection with Facebook viral invites? So, here goes…. Remember Stitcher?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2021

Viral marketing” and “word-of-mouth” are tools of disciples in business today. By default, the Founder is the chief disciple who displays the qualities to build the required social contracts. Use social media to generate emotion. Emotion, rather than logic, drives disciples. Don’t underestimate their value and potential.

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Start Up Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Ross Hill I met while doing my first startup (above) at the MODM event (Melbourne Online Digital Media – run by Cameron Reilly ). A tiny cohort of startup founders who shared ideas on tech before it was trendy. Ross helped me understand social media, blogging, and the emerging business models the internet was facilitating.

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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. It also has a considerable online presence on key social media platforms. The company’s founders struggled to meet with demand and order fulfillment suffered. million sunglasses units. Humble Beginnings.

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ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

Clicks and conversions are typical KPIs for paid media. I spend time on social media sites, like Instagram. Not adjusting your paid media strategy. Where you might have optimized paid ads for conversions in a lead generation strategy , in a demand generation paid media strategy, you’re aiming for the top of the funnel too.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 2, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 80% of Your Culture is Your Founder | First Round Capital – crowdspring.co/1lk0ZGm. How Founders Can Fight Through The Great Fragmentation Of Talent | Haywire – crowdspring.co/1hxFsZn.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Ask a technical founder about his startup, and he'll proudly describe his stunning software — simple, compelling, useful, fun. Four uncomfortable seconds later, a smile breaks across the founder's face. We're putting a 'Retweet' button inside the product to encourage viral growth.". Frightening honesty.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Five characteristics of a viral product – crowdspring.co/1aa5ZGk. The One Thing You Can Control as Founder and CEO: You | KISSmetrics Blog – crowdspring.co/18q8kO9.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

Don’t let your passion convince you that word-of-mouth and viral marketing will suffice against well-funded competitors and ever more demanding customers. Set specific targets on the sales channels and marketing initiatives you need, including the use of social media, brand building, franchising, trade shows, affiliates, and distributors.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 15, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Money matters: why women founders struggle in Silicon Valley | The Verge – [link]. How Solo Founders Beat The Odds and Get Into Top Accelerators | WSJ – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 16, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Twitter’s Secret History As the World’s Worst Tech or Media Business – [link]. A Big Idea: Y Combinator Now Lets Founders Apply Without… An Idea – [link].

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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. It also has a considerable online presence on key social media platforms. The company’s founders struggled to meet with demand and order fulfillment suffered. million sunglasses units. Humble Beginnings.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 2, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! How To Choose A Co-Founder – [link]. Paths to $5M for a startup founder – [link]. Raising funding as a first-time founder – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Can enterprise SaaS products be viral? Four traits of successful non-technical solo founders | QUIBB – [link]. The image above shows a young man and woman swimming in St.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 11, 2011

I recently had the pleasure of spending an hour with Jon Steinberg, president of Buzzfeed , a company who focuses on helping media companies make their content go viral. But of course we also focused on making content go viral. I guess this video won’t go viral, then! Good comment community = viral blog.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

Many founders find that building the web site forced them to commit on the product design, set final pricing, define ordering and delivery procedures, and actually schedule and staff the marketing events that they had in mind. Viral marketing needs a website. But word-of-mouth and viral marketing doesn’t work without a web site.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 23, 2007

Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Geoffrey Arone , the founder of FLock, who is now an Entrepreneur-In-Residence in our Menlo Park office, mentioned this company to me and I thought it was worth writting a post about it. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Friday, March 23, 2007. Software 2.0:

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 30, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 50 (mostly) free social media tools for brands – [link]. 5 Key Talents of Successful Startup Founders – [link]. Agile is a Sham- [link]. – [link].

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 4, 2019

by Josh Fechter , co-founder and CEO of Squibler. For instance, chat rooms, social media, and similar platforms are already tailor-made to foster freeform discussion and self-expression, so they’re natural choices. Josh Fechter is the co-founder and CEO of Squibler. Why keep employees engaged? Get Into Gamification.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! But once in a while, SNL can still knock it out of the park, as they did with their recent funny look at the complaints from the media about the iPhone 5. Show them WHY.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 19, 2012

The other day I wrote a post about the lack of Enterprise Software disruption coming out of NYC —and a lot of people responded that I wasn’t citing Buddy Media. Our current focus is on creating sticky, super viral applications that help users get more out of Facebook and other social media.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2012

Startup Feedback Panelist Tony has participated on many panels where he can provide real-time feedback to startup founders. Evolving Role of Social Networks for Startups In this talk, Tony traces the evolution of how startups have leveraged social networks and social media as part of their solutions over the past ten years.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Airbnb founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia had difficulty securing funding, so they launched a mini project to build some funds and catch investors' attention. Using this capital , the founders launched and enjoyed exponential growth in their first year, with 10K users and thousands of listings. Photo Credit: Jack Underwood.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Google App Engine is ready for primetime says Reddit/Hipmunk co-founder – [link]. Brands Will Become Media: Here’s How | Logic+Emotion - [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Lesser Known Traits of Successful Founders – [link]. Everything I Learned About Social Media I Learned In Kindergarten – [link]. Guess What? – [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

It conjures up a range of emotions anytime I’ve privately expressed my opinion to thought leaders in our industry that I believe it is one of the most innovative companies in digital media. Some, of course, agree with me that BuzzFeed has been and continues to be the gold standard innovator in digital media to emulate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

Ron Conway , of SV Angels, and Reid Hoffman , LinkedIn's founder, are names often mentioned in this category. Startup founders typically invest some real dollars into their new startup as well as months or years of their time with no salary. Deep-dive meeting. Although the term may sound negative, it’s actually a very positive sign.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

My friend Michael Broukhim, founder & co-CEO of FabFitFun and I recently had a catch-up meeting for 3-miles on the Santa Monica “Bird Trail” No company has ever elicited so many questions by friends, colleagues, entrepreneurs, fellow VCs and journalists as has Bird, the company that pioneered the electronic scooter as a service market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2023

Exciting new technologies these days range from the niche social media software platforms I see almost every month, to new transportation models, like consumer space travel and driverless autos. These founders all seem to be pushing their technology, rather than highlighting their solution to a painful need.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship , small business , leadership, social media , marketing, and more! Speaking of tattoos – Interview with @micah , CEO & co-founder of Graphic.ly – [link]. There, I Said It: Screw Viral Videos – [link]. – [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Viral marketing” and “word-of-mouth” are tools of disciples in business today. By default, the Founder is the chief disciple who displays the qualities to build the required social contracts. Use social media to generate emotion. Emotion, rather than logic, drives disciples. Don’t underestimate their value and potential.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 21, 2024

And it is, but I don't know if everyone should be chasing virality. Local home service businesses should not be chasing virality. Entertainment though sometimes goes viral. We all get better by failing at it a lot. They should be chasing sales enablement video content, and then entertainment. No, John (21:55): At not all.

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mashable.com

JUNE 11, 2013

Social Media. Social Media. Sites Jobs Events Social Good Summit Media Summit Career Expos. Or maybe the co-founders have a poisonous relationship that will hinder the companys growth. Check out the tips below from founders, CEOs and investors alike. Follow @mashable. see more > Search. Entertainment.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 30, 2022

billion crypto fund, went particularly viral as Marc struggled to articulate the use case for Web3. As a firm that prides itself in being a media company, the backlash/gloating was particularly bad. But it can also present an opportunity for new founders entering the space. Tyler Cowen interviews Marc Andreessen on Web3.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

Part of the discussion around this is the talk about the founder who only got $83M (as compared to $3xxM for the other founders) who bailed out early and choose to go back to school. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? Los Angeles Social Media Starters What is Visible Networking?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In this age of instant communication through the Internet and social media, people remember personal images more than a product or service name. You must use self-promotion early and often through viral videos, blogging, and industry leadership, to establish credibility with your customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Viral marketing” and “word-of-mouth” are tools of disciples in business today. By default, the Founder is the chief disciple who displays the qualities to build the required social contracts. Use social media to generate emotion. Emotion, rather than logic, drives disciples. Don’t underestimate their value and potential.

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