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Lenny’s Newsletter♥ 147

Virality is a myth (mostly)

Jan 3, 2023 · 17 min
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Lenny Rachitsky argues that true viral growth is rare and short-lived, and that most products spike when a large one-to-many broadcaster shares them. Drawing on Derek Thompson's Hit Makers and examples like Spotify…