Nilan will be talking through how finding its cause helped TransferWise build an evangelical brand and drive product driven growth. TransferWise is the leader in international money transfer transferring over £0,5bn a month, doubling in size every 3 to 4 months mainly through Word of Mouth. Nilan will be talking through how defining its purpose helped TransferWise unlock “NPS driven growth”.

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THE MISSION DRIVEN
STARTUP

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HOW BUILDING YOUR CULTURE
AROUND A CAUSE
CAN CREATE A PRODUCT
WHICH GROWS ITSELF

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+ A FEW GROWTH HACKS

4. FIRST INTRODUCTIONS

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INTROS

6. WTF IS ONE
ANYWAY ?

7. A MISSION DRIVEN STARTUP IS A
VEHICLE FOR CHANGING THE
WORLD

8. TRANSFERWISE WAS STARTED
TO SOLVE A PROBLEM
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9. IN OUR CASE A PERSONAL PAIN POINT
HELPED TO SEE AN EPIDEMIC DYSFUNCTION IN
THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY, WHICH LACKED ANY
NATURAL FORCE OF IMPROVEMENT OR MOVE
TOWARDS RESOLUTION.
— KRISTO KÄÄRMANN & TAAVET HINRIKUS@nilanp@nilanp

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A BANK COULD HAVE STARTED
TRANSFERWISE AT ANY POINT IN THE
LAST 100 YEARS
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11. GROWTH

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£0.5 MILLION ➤ £0.5 BILLION

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60 TRANSFERWISERS ➤ 600
TRANSFERWISERS

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EVANGELISM IS THE BIGGEST
DRIVER OF GROWTH

15. WE BELIEVE WE CAN CREATE
EVANGELICAL CUSTOMERS

16. SO WHY DO PEOPLE RECOMMEND
OUR PRODUCT ?

17. RATIONALRATIONAL EMOTIONAL

18. RATIONALPRODUCT BRAND

19. RATIONAL
SPEED
CONVENIENCE
PRICE
COVERAGE
BRAND

20. TO ACHIEVE ADVOCACY YOUR PRODUCT
NEEDS TO BE AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE
BETTER THAN THE ALTERNATIVE

21. BUT DON’T DO THIS AS “GROWTH
HACK” DO IT BECAUSE THE WORLD
DESERVES IT

22. RATIONAL
SPEED
CONVENIENCE
PRICE
COVERAGE
BRAND

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PEOPLE DO NOT TALK ABOUT MONEY
TRANSFER IN THE PUB
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GIVE YOUR CUSTOMERS STORIES
TO TELL
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INSPIRE PEOPLE WITH YOUR CAUSE AND YOU WILL
CREATE A MOVEMENT BIGGER
THAN YOUR STARTUP
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30. You can’t copy
that !

31. CULTURE

32. WE WORK IN AUTONOMOUS
INDEPENDENT TEAMS THAT
FOCUS ON KPIS THAT MAKE A
DIFFERENCE TO OUR
CUSTOMERS AND DRIVE OUR
GROWTH
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THE CURRENCIES TEAM WORKS ON
LAUNCHING NEW CURRENCIES
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IT IS AUTONOMOUS & INDEPENDENT
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35. Currencies Operations Verification Conversion Experience Virality Marketing
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37. VALUES : CUSTOMERS > TEAM > EGO

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WEAK PRODUCT OWNERSHIP

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EVERY PART OF THE PRODUCT IS
OWNED

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ANY TEAM CAN CHANGE ANY PART OF
THE PRODUCT

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43. MARKETING
PRODUCT
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44. METRICS - NPS

45. Would you recommend us to
your friends?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Detractors Neutral Promoters

46. Would you recommend us to
your friends?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Detractors Neutral Promoters
Total
Promoters - Detractors
= NPS

52. If promoters >
detractors you WILL
grow

53. N.B. This is fucking
hard.

54. It works !
(But barely)

55. It works !
(But barely)
It works with
no significant
issues !

56. It works !
(But barely)
It works with
no significant
issues !
It works. Wow that
was slick

57. It works !
(But barely)
It works with
no significant issues
!
It works. Wow that
was slick
You’ve just blown
my socks off that
was fucking
incredible

58. TRADE OFFS

59. TRADE OFFS
- Consistency
- Efficiency
- Singularity of vision
- Swiftness of collective
decision making
- Ownership
- Speed
- Agility

60. 3 GROWTH HACKS FOR EARLY STAGE
STARTUPS

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1. FIND YOUR GROWTH LEVERS

62. Supply was the
biggest growth lever
at HouseTrip

63. Facebook’s
news feed
optimises
for
engagement

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2. BUILD ACQUISITION INTO YOUR
PRODUCT

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3. USE MARKETING TO AMPLIFY YOUR
PRODUCT

69. Focus
=

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TITLE TEXT

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1. FIND YOUR SCALING LEVERS
2. BUILD ACQUISITION INTO
YOUR PRODUCT
3. ADD MARKETING

72. ONWARDS
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