Sadeghpour: Viral post converted into over 1,000 free newsletter signups
Owen Sadeghpour · 721: 543 Upvotes Got Him on HackerNews Front Page · Jul 15, 2017 · at 10:35
Owen Sadeghpour, founder of YouExec, discusses subscriber conversion metrics from his viral content with host Nathan Latka.
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“We definitely got over a thousand people to sign up for a free newsletter.”
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