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Acquire New Users by Adding Growth Hacking to your Marketing Strategy

ConversionXL

On its official launch in 2014, it had 15,000 daily users. Slack started with a minimum viable product. Like Slack, Canva launched with two things in its favor: it was different from anything around at the time (a design platform for non-designers), and it had a freemium business model. Image source. ConvertKit.

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The Ultimate Guide to Entrepreneurship

Hubspot

Many businesses that are now household names — like Airbnb and Uber — took multiple launches to succeed. In the long run, it’s better to focus on developing a minimum viable product , launching, and optimizing based on feedback, rather than trying to get it right the first time with an untested idea of a “perfect” product.

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SaaStr Podcast #218: Twilio Founder, Jeff Lawson & SendGrid CEO, Sameer Dholakia on Why Developer First Is A Maturation In The Supply Chain Of Software

SaaStr

You build something quickly, a minimum viable product. We had developers who were using early versions of Twilio, giving us great feedback, using it, launching things, wanting to pay us. That’s what led us to very early on, that we were a one product company when we launched in 2008 with Twilio Voice.

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How to Become an Entrepreneur With No Money or Experience

Hubspot

Here are some creative techniques for thinking of a product or service. Chris Riccobono launched UNTUCKit -- a line of shirts that look good untucked -- after getting frustrated with how wrinkly and ill-fitting his regular button-down shirts were when he didn't tuck them in. Validate your startup idea. Find a co-founder.

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30 Commonly-Used Startup Terms Defined

Hubspot

From finding investors to launching your company to taking the business public, there are hundreds of startup-specific terms to account for. A startup's launch is when it finally brings its product or service to market. You might need to discuss a marketing plan, plan an app, design a website, or figure out your audience.