How (LinkedIn) got its first users?

Abusing a Loophole, First 1,000 Customers, Network Effect, Social Media, Viral Features

BrainiacUnicorn WarriorHow LinkedIn got its first users?LinkedIn started in late 2002 by Reid Hoffman, but the site was officially launched in 2003. He had been working at PayPal,

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How (UpWork) got its first users?

First 1,000 Customers, Network Effect

Unicorn WarriorBrainiacHow UpWork got its first users?In 2003, Odysseas Tsatalos and Stratis Karamanlakis, wanted to work together despite the distance between them (one in Greece, the other in

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How Snapchat got its first users?

App, First 1,000 Customers, Innovation, Low-budget, Network Effect, Social Media, Viral Features

BrainiacUnicorn WarriorHow Snapchat got its first users?Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy had a vision to revolutionize the manner in which people communicated. They introduced an innovative app called

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How (Spotify) got its first users?

Amazing Product, App, First 1,000 Customers, Low-budget, Music Industry

Unicorn WarriorBrainiacHow Spotify got its first users?Spotify AB was Spotify's prototype. Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzo wanted to make the platform as lightweight and intuitive as possible. They

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How (AppSumo) got its first customers?

First 1,000 Customers, Low-budget

Unicorn WarriorBrainiacHow AppSumo got its first customers?Noah Kegan says he built AppSumo for $50. He wanted to create a website with discounts for premium services on various platforms.

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How OnlyFans got its first customers?

App, First 1,000 Customers, Influencer Marketing, Network Effect

Unicorn WarriorBrainiacHow OnlyFans got its first customers?OnlyFans is a website where people pay a subscription fee to get special content from their favorite celebrities and stars. The idea

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How (Medium) got its first customers?

First 1,000 Customers, Network Effect

Unicorn WarriorBrainiacHow Medium got its first customers?When Evan Williams was founding Medium, there was no place where people could write longer posts. Previously, Evan had co-founded Twitter.He noticed

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How Tinder got its first users

Amazing Product, App, First 1,000 Customers, Guerilla Marketing, Low-budget, Network Effect, Viral Stunts

Unicorn WarriorBrainiacHow Tinder got its first usersTinder was once named “Matchbox,” but the name was changed to “Tinder” because it sounded better and made people think of fire

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How Canva got its first customers?

First 1,000 Customers, Low-budget, SaaS

Unicorn WarriorBrainiacHow Canva got its first customers?Fusion Books, which was Canva's predecessor, was Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht's initiative to assist schools in creating yearbooks of better quality

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How (Netflix) got its first customers?

First 1,000 Customers, Movie Industry, Partnerships

Unicorn WarriorBrainiacHow Netflix got its first customers?It was called Kibble during its beta. It was sending DVDs with movies to people who ordered them online. The packages contained

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