20 Startup Success Stories with 0$ ? Creativity trumps cash. (Pesa nhi to creativity sahi!!) 1. Tesla โ Elon's Twitter billboard 2. Dropbox โ Free storage for referrals 3. Hotmail โ "PS: I love you" signatures 4. Airbnb โ Craigslist cross-posting 5. Snapchat โ Viral filters, influencers 6. Slack โ Freemium + word-of-mouth 7. Spotify โ Facebook's social ride 8. Uber โ VIP & journalist referrals 9. Robinhood โ Free stocks for friends 10. Zoom โ Freemium meets WFH boom 11. Mailchimp โ Content marketing kings 12. Intercom โ Blog-to-business pipeline 13. Canva โ Influencer design revolution 14. Duolingo โ Gamified language viral 15. Tinder โ Campus romance spark 16. Twitch โ Streamer stardom factory 17. Notion โ Productivity content mine 18. Figma โ Developer community love 19. Airtable โ Spreadsheet revolution blog 20. Superhuman โ Exclusive invite FOMO The Common Thread: โ Leverage existing platforms โ Create shareable experiences โ Solve real problems โ Build communities Happy Medial
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