Hacking GrowthHow Today's Fastest-Growing Companies Drive Breakout Success.
The definitive playbook by the pioneers of Growth Hacking, one of the hottest business methodologies in Silicon Valley and beyond.
It seems hard to believe today, but there was a time when Airbnb was the best-kept secret of travel hackers and couch surfers, Pinterest was a niche web site frequented only by bakers and crafters, LinkedIn was an exclusive network for C-suite executives and top-level recruiters, Facebook was MySpace’s sorry step-brother, and Uber was a scrappy upstart that didn’t stand a chance against the Goliath that was New York City Yellow Cabs.
So how did these companies grow from these humble beginnings into the powerhouses they are today? Contrary to popular belief, they didn’t explode to massive worldwide popularity simply by building a great product then crossing their fingers and hoping it would catch on. There was a studied, carefully implemented methodology behind these companies’ extraordinary rise. That methodology is called Growth Hacking, and it’s practitioners include not just today’s hottest start-ups, but also companies like IBM, Walmart, and Microsoft as well as the millions of entrepreneurs, marketers, managers and executives who make up the community of Growth Hackers.
Think of the Growth Hacking methodology as doing for market-share growth what Lean Start-Up did for product development, and Scrum did for productivity. It involves cross-functional teams and rapid-tempo testing and iteration that focuses customers: attaining them, retaining them, engaging them, and motivating them to come back and buy more.
An accessible and practical toolkit that teams and companies in all industries can use to increase their customer base and market share, this book walks readers through the process of creating and executing their own custom-made growth hacking strategy. It is a must read for any marketer, entrepreneur, innovator or manger looking to replace wasteful big bets and "spaghetti-on-the-wall" approaches with more consistent, replicable, cost-effective, and data-driven results.
by Sean Ellis (Author), Morgan Brown (Author)
Product-Led GrowthHow to Build a Product That Sells Itself (Product-Led Growth Series).
“Product-Led Growth is about helping your customers experience the ongoing value your product provides...and this book shows you how it’s done.” -Nir Eyal, Author of “Hooked” and “Indistractible”
“As captivating as a good novel, Product-Led Growth is an absolute must-read for SaaS business owners.” -Omar Zenhom, CEO, WebinarNinja
“Why did I just blow $300K promoting a whitepaper?”
That’s the hard question I asked myself but couldn’t answer—after all, we were just following the same old SaaS playbook. Sure, sales cycles were long and acquisition was expensive, but that’s how everybody grew their companies.
But after I helped launch a freemium product that went from 0-100K users in less than 12 months, I realized the traditional way of selling software was deeply flawed.
Hi, I’m Wes Bush, founder of ProductLed.com. And in Product-Led Growth, I show you how you can cut your acquisition costs and scale further than you ever thought possible...by making your product the tool that helps you acquire, convert, and retain customers.
But what does it mean to be “product-led”? How do you know if a product-led growth strategy makes sense for your business? And most importantly, how do you execute it?
You’ll find answers to all of these questions inside this book. In addition, I’ll also show you:
How to save 3-6 months of development and hundreds of thousands of dollars by launching a free trial in 24 hours—and why you should do it (Ch. 10)
Which HUGE mistake ProfitWell's Patrick Campbell says can "kill your growth and set you up for long-term failure"...and how to avoid making it (Ch. 8)
How to turn more users into customers with the simple framework I invented—that already drives brands millions in revenue (Ch. 13)
Why you can't ever stop your churn, but how you can (almost) wipe it out (Ch. 15)
The 4-letter decision framework that will help you nail the right go-to-market strategy and growth model for your SaaS (Ch. 2)
Which of the 4 most common SaaS pricing strategies is the ONLY one with long-term viability (Ch. 9)
What the "Triple-A" sprint cycle is and how to use it to build a sustainable growth process—in just 1 month (Ch. 12)
How to stop paying customers from slipping away (Ch. 15)
The 3 apocalyptic "tidal waves" that are coming for SaaS companies—and what you MUST do to survive them (Ch. 1)
How to make free trial and freemium users hunger to upgrade to paid (Ch. 9)
The single biggest cause of leaky funnels and how to fix it, fast (Ch. 10)
Which 7 people you need in your “tiger team” to run a successful product-led growth team (Ch. 11)
The #1 thing to improve right now to maximize your customer lifetime value (Ch. 14)
Product-Led Growth also comes packed with “do this, not that” real-life examples from the industry’s biggest brands—as well as a collection of high-converting email scripts you can customize and send out immediately to turn more users into customers.
by Wes Bush (Author)
Growth Hacker MarketingA Primer on the Future of PR, Marketing, and Advertising.
A primer on the future of PR, marketing and advertising — now revised and updated with new case studies
"Forget everything you thought you knew about marketing and read this book. And then make everyone you work with read it, too." —Jason Harris, CEO of Mekanism
Megabrands like Dropbox, Instagram, Snapchat, and Airbnb were barely a blip on the radar years ago, but now they're worth billions—with hardly a dime spent on traditional marketing. No press releases, no TV commercials, no billboards. Instead, they relied on growth hacking to reach users and build their businesses.
Growth hackers have thrown out the old playbook and replaced it with tools that are testable, trackable, and scalable. They believe that products and businesses should be modified repeatedly until they’re primed to generate explosive reactions.
Bestselling author Ryan Holiday, the acclaimed marketing guru for many successful brands, authors, and musicians, explains the new rules in a book that has become a marketing classic in Silicon Valley and around the world. This new edition is updated with cutting-edge case studies of startups, brands, and small businesses.
Growth Hacker Marketing is the go-to playbook for any company or entrepreneur looking to build and grow.
by Ryan Holiday (Author)
Hacking GrowthHow Today's Fastest-Growing Companies Drive Breakout Success.
The definitive playbook by the pioneers of Growth Hacking, one of the hottest business methodologies in Silicon Valley and beyond.
It seems hard to believe today, but there was a time when Airbnb was the best-kept secret of travel hackers and couch surfers, Pinterest was a niche web site frequented only by bakers and crafters, LinkedIn was an exclusive network for C-suite executives and top-level recruiters, Facebook was MySpace’s sorry step-brother, and Uber was a scrappy upstart that didn’t stand a chance against the Goliath that was New York City Yellow Cabs.
So how did these companies grow from these humble beginnings into the powerhouses they are today? Contrary to popular belief, they didn’t explode to massive worldwide popularity simply by building a great product then crossing their fingers and hoping it would catch on. There was a studied, carefully implemented methodology behind these companies’ extraordinary rise. That methodology is called Growth Hacking, and it’s practitioners include not just today’s hottest start-ups, but also companies like IBM, Walmart, and Microsoft as well as the millions of entrepreneurs, marketers, managers and executives who make up the community of Growth Hackers.
Think of the Growth Hacking methodology as doing for market-share growth what Lean Start-Up did for product development, and Scrum did for productivity. It involves cross-functional teams and rapid-tempo testing and iteration that focuses customers: attaining them, retaining them, engaging them, and motivating them to come back and buy more.
An accessible and practical toolkit that teams and companies in all industries can use to increase their customer base and market share, this book walks readers through the process of creating and executing their own custom-made growth hacking strategy. It is a must read for any marketer, entrepreneur, innovator or manger looking to replace wasteful big bets and "spaghetti-on-the-wall" approaches with more consistent, replicable, cost-effective, and data-driven results.
by Sean Ellis (Author), Morgan Brown (Author)
Product-Led GrowthHow to Build a Product That Sells Itself (Product-Led Growth Series).
“Product-Led Growth is about helping your customers experience the ongoing value your product provides...and this book shows you how it’s done.” -Nir Eyal, Author of “Hooked” and “Indistractible”
“As captivating as a good novel, Product-Led Growth is an absolute must-read for SaaS business owners.” -Omar Zenhom, CEO, WebinarNinja
“Why did I just blow $300K promoting a whitepaper?”
That’s the hard question I asked myself but couldn’t answer—after all, we were just following the same old SaaS playbook. Sure, sales cycles were long and acquisition was expensive, but that’s how everybody grew their companies.
But after I helped launch a freemium product that went from 0-100K users in less than 12 months, I realized the traditional way of selling software was deeply flawed.
Hi, I’m Wes Bush, founder of ProductLed.com. And in Product-Led Growth, I show you how you can cut your acquisition costs and scale further than you ever thought possible...by making your product the tool that helps you acquire, convert, and retain customers.
But what does it mean to be “product-led”? How do you know if a product-led growth strategy makes sense for your business? And most importantly, how do you execute it?
You’ll find answers to all of these questions inside this book. In addition, I’ll also show you:
How to save 3-6 months of development and hundreds of thousands of dollars by launching a free trial in 24 hours—and why you should do it (Ch. 10)
Which HUGE mistake ProfitWell's Patrick Campbell says can "kill your growth and set you up for long-term failure"...and how to avoid making it (Ch. 8)
How to turn more users into customers with the simple framework I invented—that already drives brands millions in revenue (Ch. 13)
Why you can't ever stop your churn, but how you can (almost) wipe it out (Ch. 15)
The 4-letter decision framework that will help you nail the right go-to-market strategy and growth model for your SaaS (Ch. 2)
Which of the 4 most common SaaS pricing strategies is the ONLY one with long-term viability (Ch. 9)
What the "Triple-A" sprint cycle is and how to use it to build a sustainable growth process—in just 1 month (Ch. 12)
How to stop paying customers from slipping away (Ch. 15)
The 3 apocalyptic "tidal waves" that are coming for SaaS companies—and what you MUST do to survive them (Ch. 1)
How to make free trial and freemium users hunger to upgrade to paid (Ch. 9)
The single biggest cause of leaky funnels and how to fix it, fast (Ch. 10)
Which 7 people you need in your “tiger team” to run a successful product-led growth team (Ch. 11)
The #1 thing to improve right now to maximize your customer lifetime value (Ch. 14)
Product-Led Growth also comes packed with “do this, not that” real-life examples from the industry’s biggest brands—as well as a collection of high-converting email scripts you can customize and send out immediately to turn more users into customers.
by Wes Bush (Author)
Growth Hacker MarketingA Primer on the Future of PR, Marketing, and Advertising.
A primer on the future of PR, marketing and advertising — now revised and updated with new case studies
"Forget everything you thought you knew about marketing and read this book. And then make everyone you work with read it, too." —Jason Harris, CEO of Mekanism
Megabrands like Dropbox, Instagram, Snapchat, and Airbnb were barely a blip on the radar years ago, but now they're worth billions—with hardly a dime spent on traditional marketing. No press releases, no TV commercials, no billboards. Instead, they relied on growth hacking to reach users and build their businesses.
Growth hackers have thrown out the old playbook and replaced it with tools that are testable, trackable, and scalable. They believe that products and businesses should be modified repeatedly until they’re primed to generate explosive reactions.
Bestselling author Ryan Holiday, the acclaimed marketing guru for many successful brands, authors, and musicians, explains the new rules in a book that has become a marketing classic in Silicon Valley and around the world. This new edition is updated with cutting-edge case studies of startups, brands, and small businesses.
Growth Hacker Marketing is the go-to playbook for any company or entrepreneur looking to build and grow.
by Ryan Holiday (Author)
Hacking GrowthHow Today's Fastest-Growing Companies Drive Breakout Success.
The definitive playbook by the pioneers of Growth Hacking, one of the hottest business methodologies in Silicon Valley and beyond.
It seems hard to believe today, but there was a time when Airbnb was the best-kept secret of travel hackers and couch surfers, Pinterest was a niche web site frequented only by bakers and crafters, LinkedIn was an exclusive network for C-suite executives and top-level recruiters, Facebook was MySpace’s sorry step-brother, and Uber was a scrappy upstart that didn’t stand a chance against the Goliath that was New York City Yellow Cabs.
So how did these companies grow from these humble beginnings into the powerhouses they are today? Contrary to popular belief, they didn’t explode to massive worldwide popularity simply by building a great product then crossing their fingers and hoping it would catch on. There was a studied, carefully implemented methodology behind these companies’ extraordinary rise. That methodology is called Growth Hacking, and it’s practitioners include not just today’s hottest start-ups, but also companies like IBM, Walmart, and Microsoft as well as the millions of entrepreneurs, marketers, managers and executives who make up the community of Growth Hackers.
Think of the Growth Hacking methodology as doing for market-share growth what Lean Start-Up did for product development, and Scrum did for productivity. It involves cross-functional teams and rapid-tempo testing and iteration that focuses customers: attaining them, retaining them, engaging them, and motivating them to come back and buy more.
An accessible and practical toolkit that teams and companies in all industries can use to increase their customer base and market share, this book walks readers through the process of creating and executing their own custom-made growth hacking strategy. It is a must read for any marketer, entrepreneur, innovator or manger looking to replace wasteful big bets and "spaghetti-on-the-wall" approaches with more consistent, replicable, cost-effective, and data-driven results.
by Sean Ellis (Author), Morgan Brown (Author)
Product-Led GrowthHow to Build a Product That Sells Itself (Product-Led Growth Series).
“Product-Led Growth is about helping your customers experience the ongoing value your product provides...and this book shows you how it’s done.” -Nir Eyal, Author of “Hooked” and “Indistractible”
“As captivating as a good novel, Product-Led Growth is an absolute must-read for SaaS business owners.” -Omar Zenhom, CEO, WebinarNinja
“Why did I just blow $300K promoting a whitepaper?”
That’s the hard question I asked myself but couldn’t answer—after all, we were just following the same old SaaS playbook. Sure, sales cycles were long and acquisition was expensive, but that’s how everybody grew their companies.
But after I helped launch a freemium product that went from 0-100K users in less than 12 months, I realized the traditional way of selling software was deeply flawed.
Hi, I’m Wes Bush, founder of ProductLed.com. And in Product-Led Growth, I show you how you can cut your acquisition costs and scale further than you ever thought possible...by making your product the tool that helps you acquire, convert, and retain customers.
But what does it mean to be “product-led”? How do you know if a product-led growth strategy makes sense for your business? And most importantly, how do you execute it?
You’ll find answers to all of these questions inside this book. In addition, I’ll also show you:
How to save 3-6 months of development and hundreds of thousands of dollars by launching a free trial in 24 hours—and why you should do it (Ch. 10)
Which HUGE mistake ProfitWell's Patrick Campbell says can "kill your growth and set you up for long-term failure"...and how to avoid making it (Ch. 8)
How to turn more users into customers with the simple framework I invented—that already drives brands millions in revenue (Ch. 13)
Why you can't ever stop your churn, but how you can (almost) wipe it out (Ch. 15)
The 4-letter decision framework that will help you nail the right go-to-market strategy and growth model for your SaaS (Ch. 2)
Which of the 4 most common SaaS pricing strategies is the ONLY one with long-term viability (Ch. 9)
What the "Triple-A" sprint cycle is and how to use it to build a sustainable growth process—in just 1 month (Ch. 12)
How to stop paying customers from slipping away (Ch. 15)
The 3 apocalyptic "tidal waves" that are coming for SaaS companies—and what you MUST do to survive them (Ch. 1)
How to make free trial and freemium users hunger to upgrade to paid (Ch. 9)
The single biggest cause of leaky funnels and how to fix it, fast (Ch. 10)
Which 7 people you need in your “tiger team” to run a successful product-led growth team (Ch. 11)
The #1 thing to improve right now to maximize your customer lifetime value (Ch. 14)
Product-Led Growth also comes packed with “do this, not that” real-life examples from the industry’s biggest brands—as well as a collection of high-converting email scripts you can customize and send out immediately to turn more users into customers.
by Wes Bush (Author)
Growth Hacker MarketingA Primer on the Future of PR, Marketing, and Advertising.
A primer on the future of PR, marketing and advertising — now revised and updated with new case studies
"Forget everything you thought you knew about marketing and read this book. And then make everyone you work with read it, too." —Jason Harris, CEO of Mekanism
Megabrands like Dropbox, Instagram, Snapchat, and Airbnb were barely a blip on the radar years ago, but now they're worth billions—with hardly a dime spent on traditional marketing. No press releases, no TV commercials, no billboards. Instead, they relied on growth hacking to reach users and build their businesses.
Growth hackers have thrown out the old playbook and replaced it with tools that are testable, trackable, and scalable. They believe that products and businesses should be modified repeatedly until they’re primed to generate explosive reactions.
Bestselling author Ryan Holiday, the acclaimed marketing guru for many successful brands, authors, and musicians, explains the new rules in a book that has become a marketing classic in Silicon Valley and around the world. This new edition is updated with cutting-edge case studies of startups, brands, and small businesses.
Growth Hacker Marketing is the go-to playbook for any company or entrepreneur looking to build and grow.
by Ryan Holiday (Author)