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Growth strategies for marketplaces: key takeaways from a fireside chat on growth

Version One Ventures

More than 75 marketplace founders and investors attended the event – coming from as far as South Africa and Nova Scotia. Virality and marketplaces: generally low, but…. Generally speaking, marketplaces aren’t blessed with intrinsic virality. Every viral company is built on top of a larger, pre-existing platform.

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How to Use Events for Evergreen Content Creation

Duct Tape Marketing

Live video is without a doubt one of the hottest channels right now. Aids.gov used Facebook Live to stream their International Aids Conference in South Africa. Diminishing returns through core channels. Use a custom hashtag to encourage virality, making it easier for you to identify content in one place.