Keep Going - A Guide to Unlocking Success

Keep Going - A Guide to Unlocking Success

How to Win With Sin

How the Seven Deadly Sins Build Virality

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John Biggs
Jul 01, 2021
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The question of virality always comes up in startup pitches. How will you gain millions of users? How will you build a customer base to rival Oracle’s? How do you convince people to use your app?

Here’s a simple way to tell if you’re going to go viral: ask yourself if your app appeals to one of the seven deadly sins. Instead of doing no evil, figure out …

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