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Founders
You run a DTC or consumer brand and want launch and marketing ideas that come with numbers attached.
Free Guide for Founders
Creator Receipts
10 brands built on audiences, creators and social video, from Rhode to Prime. Each page shows the tactic, what the numbers did, and a play you can run without a celebrity founder or a big budget.
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What’s Inside
10 brands · 9 wins · 1 mixedOne page per brand. Each page names the tactic, then covers the bet (what the brand did and what it risked), the receipts (what happened, in numbers) and the play (a move a small brand can run).
Page 03 Rhode · Win 
Page 07 Poppi · Win 
Page 12 Prime · Mixed 
Page 13 The Scorecard
All 10 Brands Rhode · Huda Beauty · Rare Beauty · Skims · Poppi · Liquid Death · Feastables · Stanley · Medicube · Prime Hydration
Also inside: the Scorecard, 10 Questions to Ask First (a launch checklist) and Notes on the Numbers.
Inside
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Most of these companies are private, so many figures are reported by the press or stated by the company, and some are estimates or projections. The guide labels each one that way and cites its source.
Three Plays From the Guide
- 01Rhode. Start with a short product list. When something sells out, open a waitlist and use it as your launch list for the next drop.
- 05Poppi. Tell your founding story yourself, on camera, where your buyers scroll. Check sales the next day to see which posts land.
- 09Medicube. Pick one marketplace where shoppers buy from creator videos, and pay creators commission to post about your best product.
Who It’s For
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Creator-Led Brands
You have an audience, or you’re building a product around one. These brands sold through followers, creators and social video.
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Small Teams
You don’t have a famous founder or a big ad budget. Every play is written so a small brand can run it.
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