Sorry for the lack of blogging last week but here's a short and summary of what I learnt from Week 5 on growth hacking and what I thought about the process that week.
Growth hacking was a topic I was really looking forward to learning more about and working on because it's something I hadn't come across earlier. I learnt some awesome tips and tricks on how to market/grow in a very cost-efficient and smart manner.
The first experiment with the bit.ly link itself was very exciting, especially for a social media enthusiast like me. I'm always curious to see how things go viral and understand the mechanics and the psychology behind people sharing things. Seeing people use all types of strategies from personal messages to group spamming to tweeting the pope with the video was not just super fun but also a great learning experience. I also liked how we used our newly acquired growth hacking skills to discover some precious photos of each of the team members - from red speedos to mexican sombreros, we had plenty of fun using growth hacking tricks till late hours of the evening.
I also really enjoyed our conversation with Rhys Fisher - a growth hacking expert. He gave us some really cool tips on how to grow our networks, both online and offline. Content, timing and knowing the right people is key!
In terms of process, this week was a lot more doing and a lot less talking. I really liked that change. It was good to see us actually getting things done. Setting tight deadlines really helped. Also, I must publicly declare, I love working with the Toolbox team. I appreciate the diversity we share and how complementary our skills are. With Kiko's help, starting this week, it's nice to see our toolbox looking all pretty and more real!
Good week overall! Here's to more growth hacking
Growth hacking was a topic I was really looking forward to learning more about and working on because it's something I hadn't come across earlier. I learnt some awesome tips and tricks on how to market/grow in a very cost-efficient and smart manner.
The first experiment with the bit.ly link itself was very exciting, especially for a social media enthusiast like me. I'm always curious to see how things go viral and understand the mechanics and the psychology behind people sharing things. Seeing people use all types of strategies from personal messages to group spamming to tweeting the pope with the video was not just super fun but also a great learning experience. I also liked how we used our newly acquired growth hacking skills to discover some precious photos of each of the team members - from red speedos to mexican sombreros, we had plenty of fun using growth hacking tricks till late hours of the evening.
I also really enjoyed our conversation with Rhys Fisher - a growth hacking expert. He gave us some really cool tips on how to grow our networks, both online and offline. Content, timing and knowing the right people is key!
In terms of process, this week was a lot more doing and a lot less talking. I really liked that change. It was good to see us actually getting things done. Setting tight deadlines really helped. Also, I must publicly declare, I love working with the Toolbox team. I appreciate the diversity we share and how complementary our skills are. With Kiko's help, starting this week, it's nice to see our toolbox looking all pretty and more real!
Good week overall! Here's to more growth hacking
Hey Rucha! I just wanna thank all of you for the growth hacking each other's Facebook session as well…it really made my day after a rough week :) My only regret was not being able to delve deeper into growth hacking as I had to help out with the Community Management and Event Organizing Modules, but I think that is the tradeoff we have to make to be more efficient as a team.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I'm glad you enjoyed working in the Toolbox Team!! :)
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