Aiello: Unprompted viral influencer video drove $15K revenue in three days
Salvatore Aiello · Startup Acquisition Stories with Salvatore Aiello, Co-founder of DimeADozen · Nov 29, 2023 · at 16:24
Salvatore Aiello, co-founder of AI validation tool DimeADozen, describes the unexpected viral video that validated their product and reversed their pivot plans.
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“A influencer out of nowhere who had a lot of followers posted a video that went way beyond his user base. He ended up getting 1.2 million views, and we made, like, call it 15,000 dollars in, in three days.”
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