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SaaSFest 2015: Accelerating Organic Growth Through High Tempo Testing
The document outlines strategies for scaling authentic organic growth through high-tempo testing and validating product-market fit. It emphasizes the importance of understanding user demographics, intent, and key benefits, while fostering a cross-functional growth team to drive ongoing testing. The process includes generating a backlog of ideas, conducting a/b tests, and capturing learnings to optimize growth effectively.
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SaaSFest 2015: Accelerating Organic Growth Through High Tempo Testing
- 1. Scaling Authentic Growth AcceleratingOrganic Growth Through High Tempo Testing December 9, 2015
- 2. Key To SustainableGrowth Success
- 3. Requirements for OrganicGrowth • “Must have” product • Compelling promise delivered on quickly • Excitement about your product category
- 4. Accelerate by PouringFuel on Fire
- 5. But First ThingsFirst Scale Growth Unlocking Organic Product/Market Fit
- 6. Validate Product MarketFit • “Must have” product for large market • Ask users “How would you feel if you could no longer use this product?” – Very disappointed (40%+) – Somewhat disappointed – Not disappointed – N/A – I already stopped using
- 7. Unlocking Organic Growth Scale Growth UnlockingOrganic Product/Market Fit
- 8. Research for OrganicGrowth Understand “Must Have” Users • Who are they (demographics)? • Why did they seek product (intent)? • How are they using product? Key Benefit - Narrow by Must Have • Ask 1st group: “What is key benefit?” (open ended) • Ask 2nd group: “What is key benefit?” (multiple choice), “Why is that benefit important?” (open ended)
- 9. Research for OrganicGrowth (P2) Crowdsource product description • Have you recommended this product? (Yes/No) • If Yes, ask “How did you describe it?” (open ended)
- 10. Optimize Organic ValueDelivery Home Page Messaging • Hook: A/B test “hook” based on intent (best response) • Promise: A/B test promise statements (stay true to “must have benefit”) • Description: A/B test descriptions (best response) Onboarding to “must have experience”
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- 12. Product Scaling Growth isCross Functional External Channels Promise 1st Experience Ongoing Experience Acquisition Activation Revenue Retention Referral biz dev/APIs Marketing
- 13. Product Core Growth TeamDrives Testing External Channels Promise 1st Experience Ongoing Experience Acquisition Activation Revenue Retention Referral biz dev/APIs Marketing Growth Team
- 14. Building Core GrowthTeam • Start with a dedicated PM Growth • Rest of core growth team can initially be ad hoc • Add other dedicated people as needed to hit temp goals • Example roles: growth eng, designers, analysts, VP Prod, CEO
- 15. Testing Drives Growth •Day 1: No certainty about how you will grow • More testing = More discovery • Rapid testing across all vectors Acquisition Referral Activation Revenue Retention Resurrection
- 16. High Tempo Testing:Twitter
- 17. Growth Team NeedsEffective Process Unbridled Ideation Prioritize backlog Launch Tests Capture learning
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- 19. Unbridled Ideation • Buildlarge backlog of ideas (my team 500+)
- 20. Inputs for GrowthTesting Ideas External Experts Internal Experts Ideas Tests Results Core Growth Team Drives Process
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- 22. Formalize ideas inExperiment Doc • Include research, hypothesis, target lever Keep general contributor ideas simple (no ICE)
- 23. Compare Ideas byICE Score
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- 25. Select Tests inWeekly Meeting • Choose tests to launch (no brainstorming) • Assign a project manager to each test
- 26. Example Growth MeetingAgenda 15 min: KPI review & update focus area 10 min: Review last week’s testing sprint 15 min: Key lessons learned from analyzed tests 15 min: Select tests for this week’s sprint 5 min: Check growth of idea backlog
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- 28. Capture Learning Details •Every test leads to learning • Organize learning for easy access
- 29. Share Learning withTeam+ External Experts Internal Experts Ideas Tests Results Core Growth Team Drives Process
- 30. Example - oEmbed •Data: Embeds = longer sessions • Hypothesis: Same action = more embeds • Result: 41% increase in embedded media Slides Videos
- 31. Example Tests fromDropbox Revenue test Referral test Retention/Re venue test
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- 33. Join GH ProjectsPrivate Beta at Projects.GrowthHackers.com Purpose-Built Growth Collaboration System: 1) Team Ideation 2) Prioritize Testing 3) Capture Learning