Cluelys Roy Lee hints that viral hype is not enough | TechCrunch

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  • Cluely burst onto the tech scene in April with rage-bait marketing for a product it claimed would help users “cheat on everything.” The startup’s ability to grab attention helped it secure a $15 million Series A from Andreessen Horowitz in June.
  • But founder Roy Lee deflected questions on how well sales and retention were going, except to say: “I’ll say we’re doing better than I expected, but it's not the fastest growing company of all time”
While Roy Lee, the founder of Cluely, argues that startups should be thinking harder about social media virality, he also admits that brand awareness alone wont lead to sustained growth.I cant say [+2754 chars]

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