Having a chimpanzee as a mascot is bold and fun at the same time. But that’s not the only reason that separates MailChimp from its competitors. At AppVirality, we’ve been avid MailChimp users ourselves, and just like any SaaS product would do in today’s time, we recently received the mandatory ‘end of the year’ update from them. However, what sets … Read More
In person meetups can open a pandora’s box of opportunities for a tech-startup. At least, that’s what we have realized after hosting our first-the Million Install Meetup. Apart from amazing ways of connecting with an audience through online channels, everyday emails, and phone chats, most tech-startup often miss a personal face-to-face interaction with their immediate community. Meetups tend to bridge … Read More
We love cat memes, and we love Product Hunt, don’t we? We all want our startups to scale, and learning from the success of others is a great way to begin. While it is naive to believe that one can recreate success by merely emulating the growth story of rising startups, it undoubtedly provides insights into strategies and techniques, which … Read More
With worked up schedules, especially in a start-up ecosystem, we have become overly dependent on productivity tools of all kinds. Today, we have productivity tools for handling social media, content, CRM and even sales! Not only do these tools, simplify the tasks at hand, but they also do so in a jiffy. One factor that has led to the popularity … Read More
Paul Graham once famously said, “ A start-up is a company that is designed to grow fast.” This was in 2002. Since then, traditional marketing has got a makeover, and more and more startups are looking at growth hackers to run the bigger show. But here’s the thing about Growth Hackers. Growth Hackers are the new age unicorns. We need … Read More
What do you make of a product that has over 500,000+ daily users and was able to achieve this feat after a year of their product launch? Tremendous right? In a time when startup ideas are sprouting each day, it’s hard to miss the ones that have shaped well and are disrupting growth, in their own unique manner. Slack is … Read More
We’ve been discussing growth hacking for a while now. The concept put forth by Sean Ellis is fast evolving and getting a nod of approval from new age entrepreneurs and start-up aficionados alike. But, what sets it apart is the enthusiasm and the wisdom that floats around growth hacking. Thanks to communities like GrowthHackers and Inbound, one is subjected to ideas … Read More
Every start-up faces the initial challenge of acquiring new customers to use their product. For a lot of entrepreneurs, this may get tricky for three reasons. Firstly, it’s often a hit and miss proposition. The prospective customers are usually not aware of the product in the absence of poor marketing, given the shortage of funds in the initial days. Secondly, … Read More
Last week the wonderful folks at HubSpot posted a guest article by our co-founder which spoke about ‘15 growth hackers that everyone needs to follow’. Since it was a great post, we all waited for some quality engagement to follow. The comments and tweets that followed the article were quite delightful until I sighted this comment > This statement … Read More
Being a part of a growing tech start-up means, being on your toes. In simplified terms, it requires your team to multi-task all the time. So at one point you may be coding and the next moment you may be busy creating content for your company blog.In a nutshell, the toes start to ache sooner or later. Thankfully, we are … Read More
