1. YouTube: started as a dating site Not a lot of people realize this but YouTube started as a dating website. A dating? Yes! This is really hard to believe but the story is that they started as video dating site to upload a video to say what you want in a mate. That's one…
read moreBuilding 50 products in 10 months? That's right. We have Nick Duncan from Codecabin started about eight years ago in 2012. It all originally started with a WordPress plugin called WP Google maps. At the time, there were about four plugins that were using the Google maps API to help people create maps online with…
read moreThis is especially the case if you are currently job hunting. "Spray and pray" is not even an approach any more. Figure where you can add value to the team or the company. What skills sets and competencies do you bring that is unparalleled? 2. Do something. The principle of doings something is such a…
read more3. The blurb: what's so exciting here? This is your chance to get your users excited. No one cares about another product. Here's Disney's blurb: Streaming Anytime, Anywhere Disney+ delivers your favourite entertainment to smart TVs, phones, laptops, tablets, and gaming consoles. 4. Product Preview Some great pictures and branding here! It’s Disney of course…
read moreBioRender. BioRender is a web-based software that helps scientists create and share scientific figures in minutes. It’s backed by an incredible group of investors, including Y Combinator. Let’s tune into our chat on how it all got started: How did the idea of BioRender come about? After graduating from my MA at Johns Hopkins Medical…
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read moreStart with a pre-launch landing page well before you build your product. In my first startup, we used this tactic to get early sign ups. You write a blurb about your product and the value prop with a call to action. Integrate the sign up with Mailjet or Mailchimp and get those emails rolling. Once…
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read moreCanva, SafetyCulture and Vinomofo. This is as they scale from garage offices to millions of users and worldwide impact. This movie covers the journeys of the founders, struggles, and the real stories behind starting a business. You can watch the whole movie in the link at the end of the post. Here are some startup…
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