Startups of The Year —HackerNoon’s community-driven event celebrating tech startups that are shaping the future—is reaching its final destination. Marking the third commencement, Startups of The Year 2024 has garnered impressive numbers, with 4M votes towards 151,4K Startups nominated over 2.9K cities across 98 industries ✨🙌
Last year, our winners set the bar high, showcasing their journeys and successes through inspiring brand stories. Now, it’s your turn!
Winners, are you ready? Let this blog post be a guide to how you can take home the W with grace, and style 💃🎉
A Look Back: Lessons from Last Year’s Winners
Last year, our winners transformed their victory into a powerful brand statement. Using our Startups of The Year Winner Interview Template, they celebrated by crafting engaging stories that resonated across the evergreen community 💚
Your startup’s journey is a story worth telling. Use this opportunity to highlight your challenges, triumphs, and future vision to inspire the next generation of founders.
Kickstart the winning ceremony by taking advantage of your own exclusive Winner Interview! Here’s how you can make the most of it…
Own Your Bragging Rights
Winners make history—now it’s your turn to write it! 🪶
Highlight the defining moments that set your startup apart. Showcase your company’s vision, values, and what makes you a game-changer—just like Ikius, No Trust Verify, and WRANGLD did with their 2023 winning campaigns.
Tell Your Brand Story
Give your audience a behind-the-scenes look at your startup’s journey. Share the grit, passion, and lessons learned that brought you to this moment.
✅ Introduce your team and their unique contributions
✅ Highlight the obstacles you’ve overcome
✅ Share insights that future founders can learn from
For inspiration, check out the stories of PennyFly, Neliti, and Salsa Valley—startups that turned their wins into storytelling gold!
Pro Tip: Make Your Story Unforgettable
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: Content is your best friend.
Therefore, it is important to ensure your interview is engaging and memorable. Aside from a good narrative and carefully crafted phrases, complement your blog post with team photos, visual document embeds, or behind-the-scenes videos. You can refer to this guide on how to make your article more compelling by the HackerNoon team!
Maximize Your Social Media Reach
Got a good winning interview? Noice! It’s time to blast it everywhere using your trusted social platforms.
REMEMBER: Utilize social media strengths to spread the word about your Startups of The Year BIG WIN! Facebook, LinkedIn, X… the more the merrier. You have bragging rights, so post on EVERY social platform possible🔥
Don’t forget to tag HackerNoon, we’d love to support your company to the top 1️⃣ by featuring you on our testimonials site and HackerNoon social media!
For more examples of how to make the most out of social media for your Startups of The Year campaign, check out this article of ours:
Brag on, and celebrate!
The HackerNoon Team
About HackerNoon’s Startups of The Year
Startups of The Year 2024 is HackerNoon’s flagship community-driven event celebrating startups, technology, and the spirit of innovation. Currently in its third iteration, the prestigious Internet award recognizes and celebrates tech startups of all shapes and sizes. This year, over 150,000 entities across 4200+ cities, 6 continents, and 100+ industries will participate in a bid to be crowned the best startup of the year! Millions of votes have been cast over the past few years, and many stories have been written about these daring and rising startups.
The winners will get a free interview on HackerNoon and an Evergreen Tech Company Newspage.
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