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5 Ways brands can play to win on TikTok

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In fact, TikTok was the most downloaded and highest grossing non-game app globally in the first half of 2021. Invite participation through disruptive activations. Do something disruptive and leverage TikTok’s participatory nature to create a true cultural moment for your brand. Interested in standing out from the pack?

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A user’s guide to TechCrunch Disrupt 2022

TechCrunch

TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 kicks off in just four days, startup fans. Here’s a handy how-to guide for everything you can expect at TechCrunch Disrupt presented by AT&T on October 18-20 in San Francisco at Moscone West (Oct. If you’ve previously downloaded the app, please delete it and re-download to get the latest update.

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Why “The Culture of Failure” is Imperative to Startup Communities

Both Sides of the Table

And if you want my presentation on the things I Effed Up at my first startup you can view or download the short PPT by clicking that link on Docstoc. 46:00 Do you believe that most of the disruption over the last few years has some from Elon Musk and Sebastian Thrun? And ideas you have to drive acceptance.

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The product-led growth behind edtech’s most downloaded app

TechCrunch

In part one of this EC-1 , we explored how von Ahn’s previous products around CAPTCHA led to Duolingo’s launch, the rise and fall of crowdsourced translation as a way to disrupt language learning, and the accidental iteration of a top education app by a pair of interns.

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Would the Last Blackberry User Please Turn Out the Lights? I Already Left the Building

Both Sides of the Table

This was not the Innovator’s Dilemma at hand – adding email would not have disrupted their business. Yet their business was disrupted entirely by email because a small company called Research in Motion came out with a device that did email flawlessly – the Blackberry. I wasted hours trying to download apps.

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Be Honest About Whether Your Product Really Makes a Difference

Both Sides of the Table

Or app companies that went viral due to spammy friend requests to download in an app store only to have a community backlash and subsequent crash. They are most susceptible to being disrupted by better versions. “Hacking” growth is only sustainable with a truly great product. Push yourself hard to be honest with yourself.

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Rustic Canyon Speaks out on GaiKai Exit, Changing Nature of VC, LA Tech & More

Both Sides of the Table

We spent a bunch of time in the video talking about “disruption” as described by Clay Christensen in his seminal book, “The Innovator’s Dilemman” which I profiled here. You can watch on YouTube or download the podcast (for the gym!) And so they never got consumer adoption. or video podcast.

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