Rating: Not rated
Tags: Lang:en
Publisher: Hachette Books
Added: January 16, 2021
Modified: November 5, 2021
Summary
Here's something you may not know about today's
Internet. Simply by designing your product the right way, you
can build a flourishing business from scratch. No advertising
or marketing budget, no need for a sales force, and venture
capitalists will flock to throw money at you.
Many of the most successful Web 2.0 companies, including
MySpace, YouTube, eBay, and rising stars like Twitter and
Flickr, are prime examples of what journalist Adam L. Penenberg
calls a "viral loop"—to use it, you have to spread it.
After all, what's the sense of being on Facebook if none of
your friends are The result: Never before has there been the
potential to create wealth this fast, on this scale, and
starting with so little.
In this game-changing must-read, Penenberg tells the
fascinating story of the entrepreneurs who first harnessed the
unprecedented potential of viral loops to create the successful
online businesses—some worth billions of...