10 fast-growing companies you've (probably) never heard of.

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1/ @Cubii

Ultra-portable elliptical trainer.

Why the ๐Ÿ“ˆ?

-Part of growing workout @ home trend
-Super small (fits under a desk or table)
-Proprietary tracking app
-Smart "fit while you sit" branding
-Sizable community of Cubii users
@cubii 2/ @undraw_co

Open source illustration library.

Why the ๐Ÿ“ˆ?

-1000s pro-level illustrations
-As illustrations replace stock photos, demand for illustrations=๐Ÿ“ˆ
-Part of growing open source media libraries (music, images and icons)trend
@cubii @unDraw_co 3/ @flodeskinc

Email service provider that focuses on design.

Why the ๐Ÿ“ˆ?

-No-frills UI
-Appeals to Shopify stores
-Attractive email templates
-Designed for ecommerce marketing
@cubii @unDraw_co @flodeskinc 4/ @pushpay

Venmo for church donations.

Why the ๐Ÿ“ˆ?

-7900+ churches use it
-Disrupting cash donation baskets
-Taps into cashless payments meta trend
@cubii @unDraw_co @flodeskinc @Pushpay 5/ @drinkdripdrop

Souped up version of Pedialyte for adults.

Why the ๐Ÿ“ˆ?

-Part of medical device --> consumer-facing product meta trend
-Weird flavors ( โ€œspiced apple cider")
-Super portable powder sticks
-Mixed with water
@cubii @unDraw_co @flodeskinc @Pushpay @drinkdripdrop 6/ @Wallethub

Emerging player in the personal finance content space.

Why the ๐Ÿ“ˆ?

-More people searching for finance info
-Focus on SEO + content
-Free credit scores
@cubii @unDraw_co @flodeskinc @Pushpay @drinkdripdrop @wallethub 7/ @Blinkist

21st century version of CliffNotes.

Why the ๐Ÿ“ˆ?

-Part of the rise of audiobooks
-Aimed for busy professionals
-Shortens books into 15 min summary
-Aggressive PPC marketing
-VC-backed
@cubii @unDraw_co @flodeskinc @Pushpay @drinkdripdrop @wallethub @blinkist 8/ @rankmathseo

Direct competitor to the Yoast SEO WordPress plugin.

Why the ๐Ÿ“ˆ?

-Free "premium features"
-Supports Schema markup
-Rank tracking
-Part of โ€œaccessible martechโ€ trend
@cubii @unDraw_co @flodeskinc @Pushpay @drinkdripdrop @wallethub @blinkist @rankmathseo 9/ @flodeskinc

Email service provider that focuses on design.

Why the ๐Ÿ“ˆ?

-No-frills UI
-Appeals to Shopify stores
-Attractive email templates
-Designed for ecommerce marketing
@cubii @unDraw_co @flodeskinc @Pushpay @drinkdripdrop @wallethub @blinkist @rankmathseo 10/ @HerbalCbd

Apple cider vinegar in gummy form.

Why the ๐Ÿ“ˆ?

-ACV = huge superfood trend
-Masks bitter ACV taste
-Highly portable
-Part of "gummification" trend (ie. CBD gummies)
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The Ordinary

Growing skincare brand.

Why the ๐Ÿ“ˆ?

-Cheap vs other natural skincare brands
-Simple packaging
-Extremely transparent names (โ€œNiacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%โ€)
-Large retail distribution

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20 years ago, I created the Danish gaming site Daily Rush with @mwittrock โ€“ inside a startup accelerator called Prey4, complete with fantastical projections of world domination ๐Ÿ˜‚ โ€“ but now it's the end, after the proprietor of many years died in 2018.

Daily Rush was the culmination of years of using the web to do gaming journalism. I started Konsollen all the way back in 1995, then ran
https://t.co/zsT3ykQcVk for years in anticipation of Id's shooter, then worked at a web portal, then Daily Rush.

This was how I got into web development, project management, organizing, writing, publishing, and how I met lifelong friends. What a wonderful time. But most good things come to an end. We should all be so lucky to see something we help set in the sea brave the waves for 20 yrs!

It's awesome to see the Internet Archive snapshots from all the way back to the early months of the site. Web design anno 2000 ๐Ÿ˜


The memory lane trip on the Internet Archive goes all the way back to the precursor to Daily Rush, that https://t.co/zsT3ykQcVk site. Here's a snapshot from 1999! Complete with all the news written by yours truly ๐Ÿ˜„

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