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Why The Haters are Wrong About Growth Hacking

Both Sides of the Table

In essence Muhammad thinks the “growth hacking” is a charlatan term for online marketing that consists of a bunch of everyday tasks that all online businesses should be doing: SEO, SEM, Content Marketing, Social Media, Referral Marketing, etc. “How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg?

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

2011 was finally the year when the media spotlight shone on how under-represented women are in almost all power structures in business, government, technology and media – and how crucial it is that we leverage the leadership skill set that they bring to the table to tackle the problems facing the world today. And Beyond….

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Do512 Hits 100,000 Users

Austin Startup

As consumer technology companies begin to get off the ground and make forecasts, there is the inevitable user adoption hockey stick that rockets the local user count to ridiculous heights with no market budget but significant “viral effects&# and “social media.&# com) and Chicago (Do312.com),

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The #1 thing successful founders think about for their next startups

Hippoland

Forget about traction and hockey stick growth. A typical ad-based revenue stream on a media website is around $5 per 1000 eyeballs ($5m CPM and give or take $1-$20ish CPMs). Unit economics are something I’ve found most entrepreneurs (and investors!) don’t think about at all. Marketing first. Product second.

Founder 48
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The #1 thing successful founders think about for their next startups

Hippoland

Forget about traction and hockey stick growth. A typical ad-based revenue stream on a media website is around $5 per 1000 eyeballs ($5m CPM and give or take $1-$20ish CPMs). Unit economics are something I’ve found most entrepreneurs (and investors!) don’t think about at all. Marketing first. Product second.

Founder 48