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11 statements across 9 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 9 people on the record · first statement Feb 18, 2020 by Gaurav Munjal · said 124 times in 58 episodes since 2019 · across every show →

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Everything said about Instagram, oldest first

Feb 18, 2020 positive
Insight
Munjal: Platforms must start by making content creation easy
“For platforms to succeed, you need to start with a creation tool. If you make creation easy, Instagram made creation of beautiful posts easy. When you make creation easy, TikTok has made creation of entertainment videos easy. When you make creation easy, that'…”
Gaurav Munjal Feb 18, 2020 ▶ 20:20 @unacademy founder on Building a 3 Billion Edtech Giant ft. Gaurav Munjal
Mar 9, 2020
Assertion Contradicted
Meesho initially thrived as the only tool for WhatsApp and Facebook sales
“They were using our app because we were the only tool to manage sales on WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram.”
Vidit Aatrey Mar 9, 2020 ▶ 7:50 Episode 55 | Inside the mind of Vidit Aatrey, Founder & CEO, Meesho
Aug 30, 2021 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Jain: FamPay ran zero Facebook or Instagram ads until 50,000 users
“When we reached our first, for first 40, 50,000 Consumers. We did not do any advertising on Facebook or Instagram. And after that, we actually started with performance.”
Sambhav Jain Aug 30, 2021 ▶ 23:23 Fampay Founder on Fintech for GenZ and Funding ft. Sambhav Jain | 100x Entrepreneur
Oct 11, 2021
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Raj Shamani hit 1M Instagram followers in one year posting 525 videos.
“So from hundred K to one million, it was this one year, but it was about 523 or 525 videos, which I produced.”
Raj Shamani Oct 11, 2021 ▶ 8:36 @rajshamani on Making Money, Organic Growth and Content Creation on Social Media
Oct 11, 2021
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Raj Shamani: Grew from 0 to 100K Instagram followers in 4.5 years
“This take me to like from zero to hundred K this took me four and a half years.”
Raj Shamani Oct 11, 2021 ▶ 7:13 @rajshamani on Making Money, Organic Growth and Content Creation on Social Media
Oct 11, 2021
Disclosure
Raj Shamani reveals specific follower thresholds for monetizing different social platforms.
“So, after 50,000, I started doing on LinkedIn, after 50,000, I started doing on Twitter, after a hundred k, I started doing on YouTube, and after 300 k or three 50 k, I started doing on Instagram.”
Raj Shamani Oct 11, 2021 ▶ 18:46 @rajshamani on Making Money, Organic Growth and Content Creation on Social Media
May 16, 2022 neutral
Disclosure
Khatri: Noise allocates 99% of its marketing budget to digital channels
“So we are 99% as organization on digital platforms. Which are like Instagram, YouTube, Hotstar.”
Amit Khatri May 16, 2022 ▶ 26:17 From Selling Mobile Covers To Building a 1000Crore Revenue D2C Brand ft. Amit Khatri, Founder-Noise
Aug 3, 2022 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Vikas Nahar says e-commerce customer acquisition cost typically runs 500 rupees
“For example, when you want to promote your own website, acquiring a customer on an Instagram or a Facebook or even on Google, it's like, you know, typically the CAC, the acquisition of, the customer acquisition cost is typically, you know, 500 hundred rupees.”
Vikas Nahar Aug 3, 2022 ▶ 18:13 The Newest SHARK in Shark Tank India Ft. Vikas Nahar, Founder-Happilo
Jan 23, 2023 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Flatheads Generated 25% of Organic Traffic From LinkedIn and Twitter
“We got 25 to 30% organic traffic from LinkedIn and Twitter, not from Instagram as a brand, right?”
Ganesh Balakrishnan Jan 23, 2023 ▶ 22:37 Shark Tank India Behind The Scenes With Flatheads Founder - Ganesh Balakrishnan
Apr 13, 2024 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Mayya: India's next cultural heroes will emerge primarily on YouTube
“I feel like the new heroes are going to be made on YouTube. Twitter maybe, but slightly less, because the audience size of Twitter is lower, ah, and Instagram to some extent, but it's still short form, so connection is low.”
Varun Mayya Apr 13, 2024 ▶ 18:05 Dear Indians, Watch This Before Moving To America - Varun Mayya’s Brutally Honest Career Advice
May 17, 2024
Disclosure
Sethi: Invested in Square early and passed on Instagram
“So I invested in Square when they first started, like the black small square of credit card processing, but I didn't invest in Instagram.”
Arjun Sethi May 17, 2024 ▶ 5:25 VC MASTERCLASS - B2B SAAS, Quick Commerce, Peter Thiel And India’s Decade I Arjun Sethi I Neon Show
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