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• ~2MM users
• 4k-5k per day
• +3B mssgs per month
• 2k queries per second
• PROFITABLE.
{UNSEXY}
DESIGN.
technically,

FREEMIUM
but


DESIGN
 really really helped.
KILLING THE COMPETITION
WITH DESIGN-DRIVEN PRODUCTS
(SEXY)
rule #1
rule #1
    STOP OBSESSING
ABOUT THE COMPETITION.
Small Businesses
 Fortune 500
  Non-profits
   Agencies
Small Businesses
 Fortune 500
  Non-profits
   Agencies
Small Businesses
 Fortune 500
  Non-profits
   Agencies
Small Businesses
 Fortune 500
  Non-profits
   Agencies
Small Businesses
 Fortune 500
  Non-profits
   Agencies
“tech-savvy weirdos”
rule #2
rule #2
FIGHT REALLY,
REALLY WEIRD
/rtfm/
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750000




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      2004-10 2005-05 2005-10 2006-03 2006-08 2007-01 2007-06 2007-11 2008-04 2008-09 2009-02 2009-07 2009-12 2010-05 2010-10 2011-03 2011-08 2012-01 2012-06
3000000




2250000




1500000                                @100k users
                                        Launched
                                        Freemium
                                          (8yrs)
750000




     0
      2004-10 2005-05 2005-10 2006-03 2006-08 2007-01 2007-06 2007-11 2008-04 2008-09 2009-02 2009-07 2009-12 2010-05 2010-10 2011-03 2011-08 2012-01 2012-06
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                                                                         one meellion
                                                                          users (2yrs)
2250000




1500000                                @100k users
                                        Launched
                                        Freemium
                                          (8yrs)
750000




     0
      2004-10 2005-05 2005-10 2006-03 2006-08 2007-01 2007-06 2007-11 2008-04 2008-09 2009-02 2009-07 2009-12 2010-05 2010-10 2011-03 2011-08 2012-01 2012-06
two gorillians
3000000
                                                                                       (10 mo)
                                                                         one meellion
                                                                          users (2yrs)
2250000




1500000                                @100k users
                                        Launched
                                        Freemium
                                          (8yrs)
750000




     0
      2004-10 2005-05 2005-10 2006-03 2006-08 2007-01 2007-06 2007-11 2008-04 2008-09 2009-02 2009-07 2009-12 2010-05 2010-10 2011-03 2011-08 2012-01 2012-06
“Creativity is just
connecting things.”
“Creativity is just
connecting things.”
rule #3
rule #3
ALWAYS. BE.
 CREATING.
   (things)
NO PROJECT
SHOULD TAKE
LONGER THAN
  2 WEEKS.
@benchestnut

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  45. 10k shirts, 2k hats, 1k plushies - 18 minutes. \nEnterprise can’t do shirts. SmallBiz can’t do shirts. \n
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  54. We couldn’t have done freemium before understanding who our audience was.\n
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  58. We couldn’t have done freemium before understanding who our audience was.\n
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