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“clearly became one of the hottest AI startups in the world,”
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Reverse-engineers Cluely's growth into six concrete moves: distribution before product, strategic controversy, importing formats across platforms, 700-plus clippers, UGC retainers plus view bonuses, and brutally simple “cheat on everything” positioning demonstrated through universally legible dating content.
@How It Blew Up · 159 followers · 1 of 6 recent posts mention Cluely · creator page →
- 0:00clearly became one of the hottest AI startups in the world,
- 0:03even though their founder is only 22 years old.
- 0:05- You've gotten 500K MRR.
Open on expulsion, cheating, or “main character” controversy, then argue that the outrage itself created protection, demand, and a launch surface for Cluely's broader AI company.
Founder interviews and tech podcasts reframing backlash as proof that attention, demand, and product direction are compounding together · 26 creators · 26 posts
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