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> The idea of using free ways to get your startup initial momentum is absolutely not BS. Agree, and that's also not what I said :-)
by shafyy 7y ago
> The idea of using free ways to get your startup initial momentum is absolutely not BS.
Agree, and that's also not what I said :-)
- downandout 7y agoThat’s how I read it in the context of your premise. You seemed to be mocking the notion that Craigslist was a vital part of their success. I am not sure how else to interpret “....Hell, do you even think that freeriding off of Craigslist was their reason for success?”
- shafyy 7y agoI'm saying that they would have been successful with or without this marketing tactics. I am not saying that startups shoulnd't use free marketing opportunities.
- vikramkr 7y agoExactly, which means you're saying that this wasn't a vital part of their success, while the other commenter is saying the opposite, so I don't think you agree with the argument that doing things that don't scale is a critical part of their success right? Unless I'm misreading something.
- downandout 7y agoYeah this was my point. IMO they would have never made it to the point of becoming a viral success without their prolific Craigslist spamming operation. Every virus needs a patient 0.