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Startup Lesson: How to Be Viral (Humor)

By on June 13, 2009

Here’s Michael Arrington’s favorite slide from the Things a VC Will Never Say slide-show.

 

But Not All VC’s Are Created Equal.  ( I think I should trademark this).  Some will actually tell you .. even better, they show what they mean by those buzzwords.  Here’s Mark Suster  and Paul Kedrosky explaining what viral spread really means:

 

The beginning is always hard, and you have to be a risk-taker.  This guy looked like a lonely fool … for a while.  But once you gain traction, you’re unstoppable.  So there you have it: if your users go this crazy and you just can’t hold them back – then you have a  viral  product or service.

Oh, and about that VC preso: Chris Yeh countered with Things A Startup Founder Will Never Say:

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2 responses to “Startup Lesson: How to Be Viral (Humor)”

  1. Chris Yeh
    Chris Yeh June 13, 2009 at 7:38 pm |

    Zoli,

    Hope you liked the entrepreneur presentation. The entrepreneurial crowd on TechCrunch didn’t like it as much as the VC presentation…I think it hit a little too close to home! But as someone who’s sat on both sides, fair is fair.

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    [..] Thanks toZoli at CloudAve for the video [..]