{"id":1742,"date":"2013-11-02T14:37:01","date_gmt":"2013-11-02T18:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/?p=1742"},"modified":"2013-11-02T14:39:54","modified_gmt":"2013-11-02T18:39:54","slug":"hashtag-based-min-viable-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/hashtag-based-min-viable-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Hashtag Based, Min Viable App"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>By Larry Chiang<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The power of the hashtag has yet to be leveraged&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Since, I&#8217;m enthralled at the first few steps of founding a startup, let me focus the hashtag on helping us do that. Lets use a hashtag to layer in execution of my mentor&#8217;s recipes.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Mark McCormack would ace SXSW.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<table style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px; \">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/3411684931\/bd26194fa93733b624ec22966dbdb9d9_normal.jpeg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px; \"><\/td>\n<td><b>Larry Chiang (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang\">@LarryChiang<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang\/status\/396702451098595328\">11\/2\/13, 11:16 AM<\/a><\/div>\n<div>What is a hashtag based, min viable app?! It fully functions using twttr + EM. For example&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=#LarryChiangSonar\">#LarryChiangSonar<\/a>&nbsp;and<br \/><a href=\"mailto:Larry@duck9.com\"><a href=\"mailto:Larry@duck9.com\">Larry@duck9.com<\/a><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><br style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); \"><span style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); \">Download nothing.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); \"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); \">The &#8220;app&#8221;,&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=#LarryChiangSonar\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); \">#LarryChiangSonar<\/a>, is going to help you&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; network at sxsw<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; pay for SXSW<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; get you your ROI for sxsw&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; execute sets of signature business recipes<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; transition seeing street smarts to doing street smarts<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; risk mitigate, risk minimize &amp; risk eliminate<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; pattern replicate startups who&#8217;ve &#8220;won&#8221; SXSW<\/div>\n<div>\n<table style=\"border:1px solid black;padding:8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/3411684931\/bd26194fa93733b624ec22966dbdb9d9_normal.jpeg\" style=\"width:48px;height:48px;padding-right:8px;\"><\/td>\n<td><b>Larry Chiang (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang\">@LarryChiang<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang\/status\/396702774030647296\">11\/2\/13, 11:18 AM<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Like GitHub, <a href=\"https:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=#LarryChiangSonar\">#LarryChiangSonar<\/a> breaks down success at <a href=\"https:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=#SXSW\">#SXSW<\/a> into 5, 30-35 step signature recipes. Easy to do. Easier not to do<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>GitHub is your model for understanding. In the same way a CS major ceo copy pastes GitHub code&#8230; You as three tech co-founders will be executing basic, basic promotions.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Basic, basic growth via fundamental marketing tasks<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>These then engineer up our momentum<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Sound good?<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Your 1st call to action:<\/div>\n<div>Tweet&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=#LarryChiangSonar\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); \">#LarryChiangSonar<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Extra credit if you email me <a href=\"mailto:larry@duck9.com\"><a href=\"mailto:larry@duck9.com\">larry@duck9.com<\/a><\/a> with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=#LarryChiangSonar\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); \">#LarryChiangSonar<\/a>&nbsp;in the subject line<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>You&#8217;ll get a bounce message because I&#8217;m hiLarryAss&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I will see your email because I set it up w a bounce&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>It forwards to Lawrence dot Chiang @gmail<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>ENGR145&#8217;s Anchor Concept: Lemonade and Gua Gua Guacamole&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It moves you to the right on the entrepreneur bell curve&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eudADPfTWiE&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\"><embed width='425' height='344' allowfullscreen='true' allowscriptaccess='always' type='application\/x-shockwave-flash' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/eudADPfTWiE&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n5jB310egEI&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\"><embed width='425' height='344' allowfullscreen='true' allowscriptaccess='always' type='application\/x-shockwave-flash' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/n5jB310egEI&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BMyLcDaWazU&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\"><embed width='425' height='344' allowfullscreen='true' allowscriptaccess='always' type='application\/x-shockwave-flash' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/BMyLcDaWazU&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>CEO of Duck9<\/div>\n<div>Stanford University Entrepreneur in Residence, Emeritus<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Duck9 = &#8220;Deep Underground Credit Knowledge&#8221; 9<\/div>\n<div>125 University Avenue\/ 100<\/div>\n<div>Palo Alto CA 94301<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/ass\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/ass\" >https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/ass<\/a><\/a><\/div>\n<div>650-566-9600<\/div>\n<div>650-566-9696 (direct)<\/div>\n<div>650-283-8008 (cell)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>****************<\/div>\n<div>Editor of the BusinessWeek Channel &#8220;What They Don&#8217;t Teach at Business School&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.com\/blog\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.com\/blog\" >https:\/\/whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.com\/blog<\/a><\/a><\/div>\n<div>CNN Video Channel: <a href=\"https:\/\/ireport.cnn.com\/people\/larrychiang\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ireport.cnn.com\/people\/larrychiang\" >https:\/\/ireport.cnn.com\/people\/larrychiang<\/a><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Read my last 10 tweets at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.Twitter.com\/LarryChiang\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.Twitter.com\/LarryChiang\" >https:\/\/www.Twitter.com\/LarryChiang<\/a><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Author, NY Times Bestseller<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.com\/blog\/?s=Ny+times+bestseller\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.com\/blog\/?s=Ny+times+bestseller\" >https:\/\/whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.com\/blog\/?s=Ny+times+bestseller<\/a><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;What They Will NEVER Teach You at Stanford Business School&#8221; comes out 11-11-14<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/embed\/c0d4562ea2049\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/embed\/c0d4562ea2049\" >https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/embed\/c0d4562ea2049<\/a><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>52 Cards. 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Lets use a hashtag to layer in execution of my mentor&#8217;s recipes. Mark McCormack would ace SXSW. 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