AprameyaAI • 1y
No money, no problem: How freemium model and content fueled 150% growth 1. Airbnb's Political Piggyback → Crafted cereal boxes themed after 2008 presidential candidates → Sold out, got press attention, funded their startup Lesson: Ride trending topics creatively 2. Dropbox's Viral Referral Program → Offered free storage for referrals → Grew users from 100K to 4M in 15 months Lesson: Make sharing rewarding 3. Hotmail's Email Signature Hack → Added "PS: I love you. Get your free email at Hotmail" to every email → Reached 12 million users in 18 months Lesson: Turn users into advertisers 4. Buffer's Guest Blogging Bonanza → Wrote 150 guest posts in 9 months → Gained first 100K users Lesson: Share knowledge generously 5. Spotify's Exclusive Invites → Created buzz with invite-only access → People clamored to join the "elite" group Lesson: Scarcity breeds desire The Common Thread: • Creativity trumps cash • Users become marketers • Value drives virality ~ Fllw fr more on medial ♥
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Medial • 7m
150k Professionals on Medial now! What a way to start the new year! 0-100k in 9 months and another 50k in a single month! Next stop is 1M users! Thank you everyone for loving Medial and our efforts for creating the future of professional networking
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Hack Used By Startup #8 Dropbox’s This Strategy Increase Their Sign-Ups From 100k to 4Million!! The Problem: Dropbox needed to grow its user base quickly but had a limited marketing budget. The Idea: Dropbox implemented a referral program, offering
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Faad Network • 10m
Meet the man who sold his company to Microsoft for 1600 CR in 18 months. 1.Born in Chandigarh (Punjab) to a banker mom and an army officer dad, Sabeer Bhatia always wanted to become an army officer. But then he was introduced to the World of scienc
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Would you let a stranger stay in your home for a night? That’s the question Airbnb had to answer repeatedly. Fast forward to 2021—150 million users, 7 million listings, and over $6 billion in revenue. By 2022, it evolved again with game-changing upda
See MoreBuilding Triangles |... • 4m
Medial pe logg aa rahe hai... introduce kardeta hu! 👉 Entrepreneurial Milestones: - At 16, pitched my first startup, securing a spot among the top 500 globally recognized startups. - By 18, received a ₹50 lakh investment quotation from The India
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