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#2258 Why Didn’t Facebook Groups Crush Circle?

Jan 19, 2024
Andrew Guttormsen, Co-Founder of Circle.so, discusses how Circle became successful in a world dominated by Facebook Groups. Topics include revenue and value of Circle, acquiring the first hundred customers, insights into the creator economy, qualities of a good leader, online growth experience, using marketing strategies from outside industries, and focusing on efficient growth and profitability.
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Quick takeaways

  • Circle.so stands out in the community-based software market by offering a dedicated space for course creators to interact with their students and foster a sense of community.
  • Strategic partnerships, influencer collaborations, webinars, and virtual summits have played a crucial role in Circle's rapid growth and market penetration.

Deep dives

Circle's Unique Approach to Community Software

Circle stands out by offering community software that can be hosted on users' domains and subdomains. Unlike other platforms, Circle's community software has gained traction and success by fulfilling the need for a dedicated space where course creators can interact with their students and foster a sense of community. Circle's founders, Andy Batormson and his co-founders, identified the gap in the market and built a platform that caters specifically to course creators and their unique requirements. By focusing on this niche and offering features like discussions, posting, commenting, and private messaging, Circle has successfully carved out its space in the community-based software market.

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