I tracked 10 AI startup launch videos from the last 6 months. The gap between the ones that hit 1M+ views and the ones that died is weirdly consistent
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An analysis of 10 AI startup launch videos over six months reveals a consistent pattern distinguishing those that achieved over 1 million views from those that failed.
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