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Growth tactics
Kleo built the audience first, then the product
Lara Acosta and her co-founders reached $1m in annual recurring revenue in six months without paid ads, according to an account published by Inc. The order of operations is the lesson.
№ 201 · 8 September 2026
Startup news
Product Hunt from a 20-minute email list to a 60 per cent cut
Ryan Hoover built the first version in about twenty minutes with a borrowed link-sharing tool. Twelve years, a $20 million sale and one round of deep cuts later, only about one launch in ten reaches the homepage.
№ 100 · 20 August 2026