The program, mentors, and network of advisors/investors were instrumental in shaping our product and strategy (plus $100k in funding). PS… 500 Startups Batch 16 is accepting applications. Make sure you follow Growbot on twitter, get notified when Growbot writes a new blog post, or add us to your Slack! Hopefully we’ll meet again on the front page of Product Hunt :) We’re heads down on Growbot 2.0, and we’d love to keep you informed along the way. We are excited to see how messaging as a platform evolves to create new enterprise opportunities. No (edit: few) startups flied or died because of a launch. It’s important to take a good first step, but there are miles and miles of land-mines after launch. Think of it as one step on the path to startup summit. Retention won’t magically shoot from 25% to 75%. The truth is your leaky conversion funnel will be just as leaky a week after launch. A tiny step - Too many teams think a good launch will magically solve all their problems.
GROWBOT AND SLACK SOFTWARE
This shows the community 1) we are somewhat legit and 2) open to listening and learning from feedback. Slack and its venture capital allies have backed 11 more software startups that complement Slack’s business messaging app. Get stakeholders to weigh in - the great folks at Slack and several of our beta customers were gracious enough to weigh in on what they liked and what needed to improve.
Try to be one of the first to comment and give some backstory on the founders, how the product has evolved, and your vision.