Growth Hacks That Actually Work

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Here’s today’s dose to become smarter in 5 minutes:

• The Growth Insight: Growth Hacks That Actually Work

• What’s Up with Tech: 3D Audio Call, Chip Wars

• Tools to Unlock Your Peak Potential

The Growth Insight 🌱

Growth Hacks That Actually Work

Unlocking higher growth across the funnel - from top-of-funnel to monetization, conversion, retention, and velocity - often requires thinking outside the box and deploying creative growth hacks at the right time.

Here are some unconventional yet effective ideas to inspire your team's growth strategies:

🪧 Billboard Blitz: Plaster your brand on billboards in a high-traffic area (like Brex did in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood).

📰 Media Mentions: Get featured in a popular newsletter or podcast (like Ramp on Packy McCormick's Not Boring, which drove significant awareness).

😈 Controversial Buzz: Stir up some controversy to get people talking (but be careful not to cross any lines, like Fabio's infamous beef with I Can't Believe It's Not Butter).

🎥 Viral Video: Create a viral video that gets shared like crazy (remember Dollar Shave Club's iconic launch video?).

⏰ Limited-Time Offer: Create a limited-time promotion (hello, Pumpkin Spice Latte season at Starbucks!).

🎁 Shareable Freebie: Release a cool, shareable free one-off product (e.g., Copy.ai's viral copywriting tool).

🎙️ Influencer Shoutout: Get a niche influencer to give you a shoutout (e.g., Tinder's early success with an Instagram influencer).

🎊 Giveaway Mania: Run an irresistible contest or giveaway (e.g., Jet's infamous $100K giveaway that drove massive signups).

📣 PR Stunt: Orchestrate a clever PR stunt to grab attention (remember IHOP's IHOb rebrand for burgers?).

🚀 Product Hunt Hustle: Launch on Product Hunt and go all-in to hit #1

🔥 Viral Content: Create a viral piece of content that spreads like wildfire (remember Clancy's Auto Body's TikTok video?).

💰 Big Ad Splash: Run ads on a popular podcast, TV show, or radio program (like Coinbase's Super Bowl ad).

🌐 Language Expansion: Translate your product into other languages (just like Facebook and Airbnb did to expand globally).

🤯 Share Something Remarkable: Highlight an impressive stat or feature about your product (like Dropbox's classic "Houston, we have a problem" stunt).

📢 Influencer Blast: Get your most followed users and investors to announce your news simultaneously.

🌍 New Market Entry: Expand to a new location or market (but do your homework first, like Uber did for each city).

With the right mix of creativity, timing, and execution, these growth hacks can supercharge your funnel metrics and overall growth trajectory.

What’s Up with Tech🖥️

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AI Shopkeeper: 🛒 WhatsApp is rolling out AI-powered tools to automatically answer shoppers' questions for businesses.

Insta Exodus: 📷 Hundreds of thousands of creators are ditching Instagram for Cara, protesting Meta's policy of using their art for AI training.

Chip Wars: 💻 TSMC's sales soared 30% as tech giants scrambled to get their hands on the firm's coveted AI chips.

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