SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2012

Evolving Role of Social Networks for Startups In this talk, Tony traces the evolution of how startups have leveraged social networks and social media as part of their solutions over the past ten years. What is our viral spread coefficient? These are exciting and fun experiences for everyone involved.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2013

The hot term these days is “viral marketing”, meaning we won’t do any marketing, but our product is so great that everyone will know about us anyway by word of mouth and through Internet social networks. If we build it, they will come.” Your funding request will likely go into the circular file. More features than anyone.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

It seems to me that there is abundant proof in the marketplace of the financial returns to both large and small businesses, the low cost of entry, and the ubiquity of social networks. They don’t know if they should move to social networks for lead generation, branding, customer loyalty, or for direct marketing and e-commerce.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 29, 2024

Having online followers means your message doesn’t just vanish into thin air, it resounds throughout its corridors and resonates through each follower’s network, potentially turning an individual post into a viral phenomenon. Not just broadcasting, but rather multiplying it via a digital loudspeaker system.

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Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Your business has a high viral co-efficient (or perhaps even a network effect) that lets you amass users cheaply without worrying too much about the monetization per user or spending money on paid acquisition. Even more interesting are businesses that create network effects like marketplaces or social networks.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 15, 2011

Instead, I want to look at how they've integrated themselves with Facebook and particularly how they engage users to help viral spread. Later in this post, I'll talk about some of the downside of how they've made this viral. Primary Interaction - Social Interaction Okay, my profile is complete, now what?

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 15, 2011

Instead, I want to look at how they've integrated themselves with Facebook and particularly how they engage users to help viral spread. Later in this post, I'll talk about some of the downside of how they've made this viral. Primary Interaction - Social Interaction Okay, my profile is complete, now what?

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

With a viral approach to marketing and customer-friendly pricing, Hawkers today is sold primarily online and in 50 countries. Betancourt Lopez put together a group of investors, including Félix Ruiz and Hugo Arévalo, who were the founders of Tuenti, a social networking app. million sunglasses units.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2021

So sites have to invest heavily in viral marketing to achieve critical mass, which competes with current social networks, while users expect to join both for free. Social networks. Social networking” is really the new term for dating, with mega-sites like Facebook , and the hyperlocal site Foursquare.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

The hot term these days is “viral marketing”, meaning we won’t do any marketing, but our product is so great that everyone will know about us anyway by word of mouth and through Internet social networks. There is no substitute for understanding the market, and sizing the opportunity, before you climb out on a limb. “If

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Zappos has found great success by keeping social media responsibilities horizontal and flexible. Zappos assumes everyone in the company is on social media and trusts them to participate in growing the brand. Prioritize social networks. Its social media and editorial advertising strategy clearly put the product first.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2010

Social networks. They became popular for socializing, but now are prime sources of business networking, customer service, and client leads. Viral marketing. Viral marketing costs real money, but is often worth it. You are now reading one of 50 million out there already. Crowdsourcing.

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Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Back in July, we wrote about network effects in marketplaces and social platforms and how they are critical to defensibility. In the post, we talked about the difference between direct and indirect network effects, and how they may or may not relate to virality.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2011

The hot term these days is “viral marketing”, meaning we won’t do any marketing, but our product is so great that everyone will know about us anyway by word of mouth and through Internet social networks. If we build it, they will come.” Your funding request will likely go into the circular file. More features than anyone.”

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ConversionXL

JUNE 24, 2014

Some e-commerce websites might decide against offering social login if their target audience is aged 55 or older – these users are much less likely to have social accounts. The same goes for businesses operating primarily in countries where social networks are blocked, such as China or Cuba.

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Board Effect

JULY 28, 2021

Before an unsavory post goes viral on the internet, we encourage you to take a look at our step-by-step plan for creating a nonprofit social media policy. Social Media Risks and Concerns for Nonprofit. A social media policy template typically begins with a statement that recognizes the right of employees to use social networks.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Some ecommerce websites might decide against offering social login if their target audience is aged 55 or older—these users are less likely to have social accounts. The same goes for businesses operating primarily in countries where social networks are blocked, such as China or Cuba.

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venturedig.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

The business models within the social media realm are much different than traditional businesses. In social networking, they’re ever-changing, backed by eye-opening revenue and have very little documentation. Conclusion: 2010 will be the year of social networking monetization.

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Haystack

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Spotify will also get into commerce like its social network peers, but that’s a subject for another post.] market by launching in connection with Facebook viral invites? However, podcasts are not songs, of course, and therefore not subject ot the same licensing, restrictions, or scarcity. 2/ Big Consumer Tech Cares About Audio.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2021

Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs. Word of mouth advertising and viral marketing cost big bucks these days so budget for it. Incorporate, register your domain name, trademarks, and copyrights, then patent if possible. Marketing is top priority. Start even before the product is ready.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 8, 2021

Not every new game-related site is a Steam, and surely not every social network is a Facebook. Discord is a great example of a company going viral mostly from word of mouth. How do you make your product go viral? What are the elements needed to focus upon in making the attempt to take a product viral?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2022

If you are selling to consumers, especially younger ones, your business won’t survive without an effective social media presence. For some customers and many investors, a heavy focus on social networks and viral marketing may be a negative, rather than a positive. Attracting key stakeholders requires sensitivity.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

This is a guest post by Alignable CMO Dan Slagen about the missed opportunity the company has identified in social networking, and why they’ve chosen to build the business on the East Coast. What’s the ARPU of a business on a social network? Next-Gen Networking. 2029 Stierlin Court. 1 Hacker Way.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2022

Where are the young social media users going? TikTok is currently the fastest growing social network, while Instagram is close behind with a bigger share globally of new sign-ups. Brands need influencers working on their behalf because they provide the third-party credibility and social proof that validates their products.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Additionally, content is a tool that can be used to make your company go viral. Share Buttons are a wonderful web design and development tool that can be used to make your medical brand go viral. When people click your Share Buttons, they will be sharing your content with everyone in their social networks. Share Buttons.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2021

If you are in the almost 30 percent of all small businesses who still ignore social media, you need to read the book by Dave Carroll, “ United Breaks Guitars.” It highlights the story of how United Airlines paid no attention to social media while Dave’s story of his crushed guitar and poor customer service went viral around the world.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Growth Hacking isn’t viral marketing (although viral marketing is part of it). and answers with A/B tests, landing pages, viral factor, email deliverability, and Open Graph. If a startup is pre-product/market fit, growth hackers can make sure virality is embedded at the core of a product.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2013

The greatest challenge of our “social age” isn’t to grow the largest fan or follower base. Neither is it to achieve the greatest reach or “virality” in one’s digital campaign.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 21, 2013

Social media can also be an important and useful part of your marketing campaign, particularly if your business exists only online. For companies without a physical location, social networks are the only place that customers can go to get an idea about you, your business, and your company culture.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

The BBM SDK allows very unique social features to existing and new applications, including the ability to distribute and share applications virally through BB. Top five categories over the last two years: 1) Games; 2) Utilities; 3) Themes; 4) Entertainment; 5) IM & Social Networking.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Not every social network is a Facebook or Instagram. What are the elements needed to focus upon in making the attempt to take a product viral? of going viral that makes all the difference between failure and success.) It doesn’t happen by accident. Not every new game site is a Club Penguin or Minecraft.

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Up and Running

JULY 10, 2017

You’re not going to go viral Dropbox style, so having a freemium model doesn’t really work. Let’s take a look at the benefits now: Freemium customers could be a great source of virality. I suspect we’ll get rid of the freemium model at some point soon as there’s no real benefit. Youtube ads. $1 1 freemium.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2010

The hot term these days is “viral marketing”, meaning we won’t do any marketing, but our product is so great that everyone will know about us anyway by word of mouth and through Internet social networks. There is no substitute for understanding the market, and sizing the opportunity, before you climb out on a limb. “If

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 18, 2015

Gaming has become more social and interactive in itself, and in 2015, we can expect to see more integrations with various social networks, including Facebook and Twitter. This will increase supply and improve ROI for advertisers.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, December 16, 2008 Engagement loops: beyond viral Theres a great and growing corpus of writing about viral loops, the step-by-step optimizations you can use to encourage maximum growth of online products by having customers invite each other to join. This is essentially a version of the viral loop.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Sign in All Social Media Tech & Gadgets Business & Marketing Video Mobile Dev & Design Media Social Good Startups Classifieds Mashable Infographics Prev Next How Are People Using Twitter? LinkedIn was curious, so the business social network decided to find out. Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started!

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The Next Web

AUGUST 19, 2013

You can be the sales guy or gal with all the tools you need at your fingertips ­ email, phone, social networks, etc. Well, then you’ve got to go viral. Well, then you’ve got to go viral. Dropbox is a perfect example of a company that relied heavily on product virality, which was built into the product.

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