Val Katayev ✓

@ValKatayev · New York, USA · joined 03 May 2012

Immigrant. Started at $0. Bootstrapped to $100M+ in profits & exits. Funded $1.7B of credit. Serial entrepreneur in adtech, music, fintech, jewelry, SaaS, RE.

129 249Followers

71Following

8 387Posts total

58.8KViews on collected posts

Latest posts

Val Katayev ✓@ValKatayev3 Sep

@ValKatayev He means don’t take a dump for 30 min 59 views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Val Katayev ✓@ValKatayev2 Sep

@ValKatayev But Val I thought you always worked for yourself? 444 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Val Katayev ✓@ValKatayev2 Sep

@ValKatayev Outworking others is often a good strategy especially if it’s interconnected with a bit of luck and constantly looking for new opportunities. A winning combination. 348 views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Val Katayev ✓@ValKatayev2 Sep

If there’s one video or piece of knowledge that you would want to follow, to set yourself up for success, this is it. FWIW, I don’t go to the bathroom often either. https://t.co/pzEpccEQ5q

2:20

18.9K views · 306 likes · 31 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

Val Katayev ✓@ValKatayev8 Aug

A23 https://t.co/dOkycBMTvW

6.2K views · 26 likes · 0 reposts · 10 replies Open on X →

Val Katayev ✓@ValKatayev8 Aug

@ValKatayev definition of first mover advantage 499 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Val Katayev ✓@ValKatayev8 Aug

@ValKatayev That's only $8 CPM, but it sure adds up over 9 years.. 834 views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Val Katayev ✓@ValKatayev8 Aug

If you’re not sure why your YouTube CTV ads are not working… 26.6K views · 95 likes · 0 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

Val Katayev ✓@ValKatayev6 Aug

What’s the biggest thing stopping you from growing? 4.9K views · 20 likes · 1 reposts · 6 replies Open on X →

Val Katayev ✓@ValKatayev6 Nov 2022

I've generated over $1 billion in sales using ONE strategy. Used it in every recession - 2000, 2009, and 2020. I've never shared it publicly before. This thread might make you a millionaire. 0 views · 10.5K likes · 1.7K reposts · 403 replies Open on X →

Against accounts of the same size

9 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 100K–1M follower range. below its peers on both reach and engagement.

Median views834this account5 910median for 100K–1M

Reach, %0.65%this account1.56%median for 100K–1M

Engagement, %0.55%this account0.99%median for 100K–1M

Metric	This account	Median for 100K–1M	Ratio
Median views per post	834	5 910	0.14×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	0.65%	1.56%	0.41×
Engagement rate	0.55%	0.99%	0.55×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

4.9K6 Aug

26.6K8 Aug

834

499

6.2K

18.9K2 Sep

348

444

593 Sep

Last 9 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.55%6 Aug

0.37%8 Aug

0.24%

0.00%

0.58%

1.80%2 Sep

0.57%

0.23%

3.39%3 Sep

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 100K–1M accounts is 0.99%.

What the audience does

Likes49.9%453 in total

Reposts3.5%32 in total

Replies2.5%23 in total

Bookmarks44.1%400 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

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