Mikael Cho
Co-Founder, Unsplash
Profile
Mikael Cho is the co-founder of Unsplash, the free photography platform that grew from a simple Tumblr blog to a community of over 300,000 photographers and billions of image downloads. Based in Sweden, Cho's story is one of the most compelling case studies in community-led growth in European marketing history. Unsplash's growth strategy — giving away high-quality photography for free and building a community of contributors around that generosity — demonstrated that the most powerful marketing is often the product itself. Cho has become a sought-after speaker and advisor on product marketing, community building, and the strategic use of content as a growth engine. His thinking on how to build genuine communities around products — rather than just audiences — has influenced a generation of European startup founders and marketers. He is a regular contributor to discussions on the future of creator economies and platform marketing.
Marketing Philosophy
"The best marketing strategy is a product that people genuinely want to share. Build something worth talking about, make it easy to share, and the community will do the rest."
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