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T.LY

Short links, QR codes, OneLinks, and analytics in one place

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  1. Stories T.LY: How Tim Leland turned an extension's weak dependency into a business

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About the startup

T.LY is an all-in-one URL shortener and QR code platform for marketers, developers, creators, and teams. Create branded short links, track clicks and scans, use custom domains, build link-in-bio OneLinks, and automate workflows through the API. T.LY has powered more than 60 million links and QR codes and billions of tracked clicks. The free browser extension is used by more than 450,000 people.

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T.LY: How Tim Leland turned an extension's weak dependency into a business

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