The Startup Nerds is a team of passionate professionals dedicated to supporting startups through every stage of their journey.
“We are a bunch of nerds who are passionate about startups. We offer outsourced support across CFO, Marketing, Legal, Product & Operations, as well as providing startup-related services in Advisory, Bookkeeping, Accounting, Tax, Corporate Governance, Grants and Capital, Marketing, and Legal. Whether you’re starting out or aiming for growth, we’re here to craft a personalised roadmap to success with you.”
However, as the company expanded its reach, it faced challenges in maintaining consistent growth and engagement across its digital channels.
To overcome these hurdles and simplify social media management, The Startup Nerds turned to Social Champ, a social media automation and management platform. Here’s how Social Champ helped them strengthen their online presence and achieve sustainable growth.
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Quick Questions With Ashley Law-Smith
Name: Ashley Law-Smith
Designation: CEO & Co-founder
Company Name: The Startup Nerds
Company Website: thestartupnerds.com
One Major Challenge: Growth and engagement
Best Feature: Analytics
The Challenge: Maintaining Growth and Engagement On Socials
Growth and engagement
As The Startup Nerds expanded their client base and service offerings, they faced a common challenge of maintaining consistent growth and engagement across their social media platforms. Despite having the expertise to share, their team struggled to keep up with regular posting, audience interaction, and performance tracking.
The lack of a structured content strategy and time-consuming manual processes made it difficult to build momentum online.
As a result, engagement rates began to plateau, and the company sought a more efficient way to manage its social presence while staying authentic and connected with its audience.
The Solution: A Collaborative, Automated SMM Tool
To address these challenges, The Startup Nerds adopted Social Champ. With Team Management features, the employees could coordinate across departments, assign roles, and maintain consistent brand messaging without overlap or confusion.
The team at The Startup Nerds particularly benefited from the Bulk Upload feature, which further transformed their process. This tool allowed them to schedule and publish multiple posts across different platforms in just a few clicks. This saved time and also ensured a steady flow of content, keeping their audience engaged and their brand presence active.
“Social Champ doesn’t just schedule your posts—they amplify your story. When your content strategy needs to scale with your business, they become the partner that turns your vision into a consistent, engaging presence across every platform.”
The Difference: Excellent Customer Support
Before switching to Social Champ, The Startup Nerds had been using Buffer for their social media management. While Buffer offered useful scheduling capabilities, it didn’t provide the firm with the tools it needed.
On the other hand, Social Champ experienced a noticeable difference, not just in functionality but in overall user experience. The platform’s AI integrations helped optimize content creation and scheduling, which made it super easy to create content and maintain consistency across platforms.
What truly stood out, however, was Social Champ’s excellent customer support. The Startup Nerds team found the support team highly responsive, solution-oriented, and genuinely invested in helping them succeed
The Result: 30% Growth in Social Media Reach and Impressions
With Social Champ, The Startup Nerds achieved an impressive 30% growth in social media reach and impressions, reflecting a significant boost in brand visibility and audience engagement.
The team’s improved consistency, strategic scheduling, and streamlined collaboration directly contributed to stronger online performance across all major platforms.
At The Startup Nerds, the long-term vision is to become the go-to ecosystem for founders.
“Our long-term vision is to become the go-to ecosystem for founders — a trusted partner that helps businesses grow smarter, not just faster. We’re building a network of specialised services that cover every stage of a company’s journey — from strategy and finance to brand and scale. Our focus is on creating practical, founder-first solutions that combine real-world experience with modern tools and insight. By simplifying complexity and driving clarity, we aim to help entrepreneurs turn ambitious ideas into sustainable, scalable businesses.”
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