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Book Summary: Blitzscaling, by Reid Hoffman

23 points| allencheng | 7 years ago |allencheng.com | reply

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[+] mark_l_watson|7 years ago|reply
Except for Google, Apple, and Microsoft (all of which give me good value for my money for GSuite, books, movies, gear, compute services) I am kind down on mega corporations right now.

As a result I am more inspired right now by books like A Company of One than by books like Blitzscaling. As consumers and business people I think it is in our interests to favor small local businesses. We do vote with our wallets and can have some affect on the future of business.

[+] countryqt30|7 years ago|reply
You don't need to buy the book. It's very simple: create a product that people really LOVE. Word of mouth will boost and sustain your growth >10% week-over-week. It's really that simple of a logic. The hard part is just moving up your ass and talking to users :).
[+] ummonk|7 years ago|reply
That's not how LinkedIn grew. It grew via user-hostile patterns like emailing everyone's contact lists on their behalf to sign up.
[+] gallerdude|7 years ago|reply
Wouldn't the hard part definitely be creating a product that people love? I do understand that asking users what they want is generally underrated as advice, but that's nothing compared to creating a product that really catches people's eyes.