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The growth hacks that made these startups | Sidebean
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- Jul 20, 2026
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The growth hacks that made these startups Get started for free today at rows.com ► https://yt.slidebean.com/h2u Picking the right marketing strategy when you’re starting up can be the difference between success and failure. Slidebean is here to help ► Lessons on detailing the most effective strategies at each stage of your business. ► Our lessons also warn you about marketing traps that many entrepreneurs fall into. ► Frameworks & templates to build your perfect Go to market strategy ► 1 on 1 time with experts to validate your strategy & more… Our Community gets 30% Discount on their Slidebean Subscription. Get started now: Use code ‘SLBYTCOMMUNITY’ or check out https://youtube.slidebean.com/get-customers Subscribe to our FREE weekly startup newsletter ► https://yt.slidebean.com/guy Are you ready to pitch to investors? We can help ► https://yt.slidebean.com/0kg -- Famous growth hacking tactics from successful startups In 2008 - this group of founders had come up with this idea of an Air Bed and Breakfast. It’s like a Bed and Breakfast, but with air mattresses. They launched the website, but it was still too early to drive revenue, and they were broke. They lived in San Francisco, of all places, one of the most expensive cities to live in (flying there next week for our next Startup Planet episode). Anyway, they are short on cash, so they come up with this hack. Since it’s an election year, they come up with this Obama and John MCain-themed cereal. $40 for a box. They made $30,000 from it. Soon after they get accepted to YCombinator, raise $600K using this pitch deck- no, sorry, that’s the prettier version we made. This pitch deck. And you know the rest. As much as we could hate on the Airbnb cleaning and service fees, the truth is the founders are an incredible example…