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The 60k users 60 hours is just the end result, but the slideshow is not about quick results as I expected : it's about iterating around different things to see

The 60k users 60 hours is just the end result, but the slideshow is not about quick results as I expected : it's about iterating around different things to see what sticks until you find something that works. "Presenting one feature at a time" is a quite useful thing because it allows you to talk about yourself regularly with a slightly different angle and it create news all the time.

rl12345 13y ago
Well, they HAD very quick results in a certain period of time, the author explains it in detail on slides 20-30. But the point I take from that story is that the surge in growth didn't happen because they were working directly in a shortcut. Rather, there was a lot of hard work going on, with multiple tactics being tested at the same time, and the quick results were a direct output of that approach.
walden42 13y ago
> it's about iterating around different things to see what sticks until you find something that works. There's no other way. I found a lot of useful nuggets in the article, nevertheless.
patrickambron 13y ago
Hi, I'm the author of the slideshare/founder of the company. You are right, before the actual surge, there was a lot of upfront work understanding how to build our product and how to tell our story. That said, once you have the right product with the right viral loops we learned that taking an extremely focused story (check out this ONE feature) to the right audience accelerates growth like crazy
- sylvainkalache 13y ago
  Hello Patrick, First of all thanks for sharing, awesome story. We, at SlideShare, are currently running a contest "My Startup Story": http://blog.slideshare.net/2013/09/04/slideshare-contest-whats-your-startup-story/ http://blog.slideshare.net/2013/09/04/slideshare-contest-wha... Your slide actually match what the contest ask for, so I invite you to join it. You just need to edit pour presentation and add the tag "MyStartupStory".
  - patrickambron 13y ago
    OK great, I will definitely join

rl12345 13y ago

Well, they HAD very quick results in a certain period of time, the author explains it in detail on slides 20-30. But the point I take from that story is that the surge in growth didn't happen because they were working directly in a shortcut. Rather, there was a lot of hard work going on, with multiple tactics being tested at the same time, and the quick results were a direct output of that approach.

walden42 13y ago

> it's about iterating around different things to see what sticks until you find something that works. There's no other way. I found a lot of useful nuggets in the article, nevertheless.

patrickambron 13y ago

Hi, I'm the author of the slideshare/founder of the company. You are right, before the actual surge, there was a lot of upfront work understanding how to build our product and how to tell our story. That said, once you have the right product with the right viral loops we learned that taking an extremely focused story (check out this ONE feature) to the right audience accelerates growth like crazy

sylvainkalache 13y ago
Hello Patrick, First of all thanks for sharing, awesome story. We, at SlideShare, are currently running a contest "My Startup Story": http://blog.slideshare.net/2013/09/04/slideshare-contest-whats-your-startup-story/ http://blog.slideshare.net/2013/09/04/slideshare-contest-wha... Your slide actually match what the contest ask for, so I invite you to join it. You just need to edit pour presentation and add the tag "MyStartupStory".
- patrickambron 13y ago
  OK great, I will definitely join