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Breaking the Myths of Growth Hacking - What Really Matters for Moving Your North Star Metric

Sean Ellis, GrowthHackers

Breaking the Myths of Growth Hacking -

What Really Matters for Moving Your North

Star Metric

May24th,2017GrowthHackersConference

Overview

• Whatisgrowthhacking(really)?

• Bustingthecommonmyths

• Keystodrivingsustainablegrowth

GrowthHackingis…

• Rapidexperimentationacrossfullcustomerjourney

• Scrutinizeeverythingbyitsimpactondrivingsustainablecustomerandrevenuegrowth

FiveMostCommonMyths

• Myth1:Growthhackingistricksandspamming

• Myth2:Growthhackingissamethingasmarketing

• Myth3:Growthhackingisclevermarketing

• Myth4:Growthhackingissilverbullets

• Myth5:GHisacrossbetweenmarketingandcoding

Myth1:TricksandSpamming

TheTruth:Tricksandspammingleadtofleetinggrowth

Myth2:SameThingasMarketing

TheTruth

• Marketinggenerallylimitedtoexternalchannels,landingpagesandemail

• GrowthHackingiscrossfunctionaleffort

Myth3:CleverMarketing

TheTruth

• Oftenrequiresresourceful,creativeproblemsolving

• Buttestleversacrossthefullcustomerjourney

Myth4:SilverBullets

TheTruth

• Everythingmustbetestedwithclearhypothesis

• Testsoftenfailbutalwaysleadtolearning

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Myth5:CrossbetweenMarketing/Coding

TheTruth• Devskillshelpfulbutnotcritical

• Usefulforrollingoutrapidprototypes

• Growthteamsshouldincluderapidprototypedeveloper

WhatReallyMattersforSustainableGrowth?

Principles Process Platformknowledge Tactics

Startbylearningprinciplesandprocessfirst,thenplatforms

PrinciplesAreEvergreen(NeverChange)

• PMFitMusthaveproductrequiredforsustainablegrowth• NorthStarMetric(NSM) Aggregatevalue delivered• GrowthModel RelationshipofvariablesthatmoveNSM• Leverage Bestopportunitiestoaccelerategrowth• Testing Drivediscovery&optimizationofgrowthdrivers

Principles Process Platformknowledge Tactics

ProcessLargelyRemainsUnchanged

• Testingprocessfordiscoveringbetterwaystogrow

• Basedonscientificmethod(aroundsince1600s)

Principles Process Platformknowledge Tactics

PlatformKnowledge

• Platformsareoftenveryimportantforgrowth

• Deepplatformunderstandingishugecompetitiveadvantage

• Platformsareconstantlychanging,requirecontinuousrelearning

Principles Process Platformknowledge Tactics

Tactics

• Focusondeliveringmorevaluetomorecustomers(NSM)

• Usetestingprocesstodiscoverandoptimizetactics

• Moretesting=morediscovery(testathightempo)

Principles Process Platformknowledge Tactics

RemembertoStartwithPrinciples

Principles Process Platformknowledge Tactics

KeyTakeaways

• Growthhackingistestingacrossfullcustomerjourneytoacceleratesustainablegrowth

• UseaNorthStarMetrictotrackexpansionofvalueovertime(truesustainablegrowth)

• Principles,processandplatformknowledgearecriticaltouncoveringeffectivegrowthtactics

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