Below is a great talk by Kevin Rose (the q&a not so much) sharing his insight on how to get from 1 user to 1 million, recounting his experience with sites like Digg, Pownce, Twitter and others.  Definitely worth the 20 minutes to hear from the man who has created countless hits.  In this talk it’s easy to see why.  He’s got the user-first mentality that is necessary to build sites that people are passionate about.

Here’s the video:

Taking your Site from One to One Million Users by Kevin Rose from Carsonified on Vimeo.

And here are the 10 things he highlights as keys to success:

1. Ego
2. Simplicity
3. Build & Release
4. Hack the Press
5. Connect w/your community
6. Advisors
7. Leverage your user base to spread the word
8. Does your product provide value to 3rd party sites?
9. Analyze your traffic
10. The entire picture