Demystifying 
Growth 
Hacking 
Christos Iosifidis
About 
me 
I come from games
About 
me 
I come from games 
• Consumer 
mobile 
apps 
• Product guy
Agenda 
• Understanding vs Knowing 
• Abbreviating vs Generating complexity 
• Communicating vs (Re)Acting
"We 
don't 
know 
what 
we 
don't 
know"
You 
are 
here
The 
main 
goal 
of 
a 
growth 
hacker 
is 
to 
understand 
core 
product 
value 
and 
user 
behaviour
“What 
about 
testing?”
Understanding 
means 
• Where are your users coming from, how and why 
• Are they served core product value within the first 
60 seconds? 
• How do they engage and how often
There 
is 
no 
secret 
sauce 
Understand 
the 
context 
and 
deliver 
core 
product 
value 
as 
quickly 
and 
as 
often 
as 
you 
can 
by 
trying, 
measuring 
and 
evaluating 
different 
strategies
Complexity
if 
(company_goals 
!= 
user_goals 
{ 
complexity++; 
}
You 
cant 
induce 
some 
unnatural 
user 
behaviour 
against 
their 
will
Reduce 
complexity 
•In your product 
•In your analysis 
•In your communication
Communicating 
how 
core 
product 
value 
is 
exposed 
and 
measured 
is 
as 
important 
as 
facilitating 
it
Growth 
should 
not 
be 
an 
issue 
of 
an 
expert 
that 
“knows", 
but 
a 
common 
goal 
that 
can 
be 
achieved 
through 
process.
Growth 
hacking 
is 
not 
some 
kind 
of 
"mystical 
art" 
practiced 
by 
marketing 
geniuses 
to 
increase 
metric-­‐x, 
but 
a 
process 
that 
helps 
entire 
organisations 
prioritise 
resources 
to 
the 
things 
that 
matter
Culture 
aka 
"how 
do 
you 
make 
it 
all 
happen"
Culture 
•Ownership 
Don't expect people to try to improve things if they are not 
allowed to change anything 
•Freedom 
Failure is what happens 9/10 times, how do you deal with it? 
Celebrate curiosity and learning ability 
•Tons of hard work 
Nothing is good enough 
Remember, there is no secret formulas 
•Tons of hard work 
It takes a person of very high integrity to acknowledge that 
something isn't working 
Learn how to avoid bias
Thank 
you

Demystifying growth hacking

  • 1.
    Demystifying Growth Hacking Christos Iosifidis
  • 2.
    About me Icome from games
  • 3.
    About me Icome from games • Consumer mobile apps • Product guy
  • 4.
    Agenda • Understandingvs Knowing • Abbreviating vs Generating complexity • Communicating vs (Re)Acting
  • 5.
    "We don't know what we don't know"
  • 6.
  • 7.
    The main goal of a growth hacker is to understand core product value and user behaviour
  • 8.
  • 9.
    Understanding means •Where are your users coming from, how and why • Are they served core product value within the first 60 seconds? • How do they engage and how often
  • 10.
    There is no secret sauce Understand the context and deliver core product value as quickly and as often as you can by trying, measuring and evaluating different strategies
  • 11.
  • 12.
    if (company_goals != user_goals { complexity++; }
  • 13.
    You cant induce some unnatural user behaviour against their will
  • 14.
    Reduce complexity •Inyour product •In your analysis •In your communication
  • 15.
    Communicating how core product value is exposed and measured is as important as facilitating it
  • 16.
    Growth should not be an issue of an expert that “knows", but a common goal that can be achieved through process.
  • 17.
    Growth hacking is not some kind of "mystical art" practiced by marketing geniuses to increase metric-­‐x, but a process that helps entire organisations prioritise resources to the things that matter
  • 18.
    Culture aka "how do you make it all happen"
  • 19.
    Culture •Ownership Don'texpect people to try to improve things if they are not allowed to change anything •Freedom Failure is what happens 9/10 times, how do you deal with it? Celebrate curiosity and learning ability •Tons of hard work Nothing is good enough Remember, there is no secret formulas •Tons of hard work It takes a person of very high integrity to acknowledge that something isn't working Learn how to avoid bias
  • 20.