How a Bootstrapped Startup Grew to a $12 Billion Exit
This is Mailchimp, a 2001 startup by Ben, Mark, and Dan, which was started as a side hustle to support small businesses with email marketing.
It was a basic paid tool that let you send emails to
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Hey I am on Medialย โขย 3m
Rejecting VC for 20 years? Thatโs gutsy and were they the first ones to bring up the freemium thing? or someone else before then had figured this model out too
Well today I had a change to listen to an entrepreneur, and they were charging pretty handsome for their service but and had a really big proposal, with over 20 services but when I carefully listed to their conversation and analysed it I realised th
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Adithya Pappala
Launching India's Fi...ย โขย 4m
It's always a Dream but now it's Reality!!
๐ Excited to share that I have been selected to the VC Lab Cohort 4 for the next Cohort that Starts in January.
"VC Lab is the world's largest VC Accelerator that runs for VC Fund Managers"
As an Eme
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Ansh Sarkar
Software, Physics, P...ย โขย 19d
It's eye opening to see that, out of 1,263 unicorn founders, only 56 were dropouts (thatโs just 4.4%).
Meanwhile:
- 485 had a Bachelor's
- 259 had a Master's
- 236 had an MBA
- 286 had a Doctorate
That means a PhD is 5x more common than a dropout a
Top 3 Laws of Marketing - I had
Implemented in Aktivus. - DAY 1.
1. As The Video Editing Agency - It's a Very Common Segment in the Market.
Law Applied - We Were The *First* Premium Video Editing Agency in the Gaming Segment Which Provide Result
Had to happen. Ar/Vr is a distant dream. Nothing can or will replace real life experiences. Not in the near future. Just like we used to play vice-city on out computers 10 years back for an hour or two, we will use these upgraded toys when they are w
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Vishu Bheda
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Ben Horowitz ( Author of 'The hard thing about hard things') on the ideal founding team for a startup
A great founding team needs two key players: the inventor and the entrepreneur.
The inventor focuses on building a product thatโs 10x better than
These are all of the products that were killed by Google (pyaar se)
On a serious note, itโs actually amazing how a $200Bn+ revenue/year company has had this many losses.
What does it tell you about startups?
That youโve to fail 200+ times, and
Every great startup begins with a spark of an idea."
Have you ever had a moment where you thought, "Why isnโt there a solution for this?" Thatโs where the magic begins!
Remember, entrepreneurship isnโt about having it all figured outโitโs about tak
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Suman Meghwal
Wealthseekerย โขย 2m
Rahul sat gazing at his shiny vehicle, stationed in front of his opulent home. On the surface, he appeared affluent, yet the emptiness within revealed an alternative narrative. His so-called riches were a mirageโluxurious items, but no time or happin
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Sanskar
Keen Learner & Explo...ย โขย 1y
To the dear founders of Medial
It's been a while using medial and I haven't figured out how you guys will make revenue out of this? I had also seen your sponsorship on two more more YouTube channel and it feels good that you all are targeting the ri