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Loom Growth Teardown: Chrome Extension to $975M Exit
3 pivots, a COVID growth hack, 25M users at $2/year revenue, and a post-acquisition meltdown. The real story behind Loom's billion-dollar journey.
 • Rishikesh Ranjan
I Lied at My First Job Interview
The uncomfortable truth about career growth: big brands won't make you better. Freedom to experiment will.
 • Rishikesh Ranjan
7 AI Video Tools for Business (2026)
I tested every major AI video platform for business use cases. Here’s which ones are actually worth your team’s time.
 • Rishikesh Ranjan
For Founders: How a GTM Engineer Can Unblock Your Revenue Engine.
Introducing the hybrid role that combines engineering discipline with revenue obsession. GTM Engineers combine data plumbing, internal tools, and fast…
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Growth experiment that turned inbound sign-ups into high-ticket deals
The Juicy Customer Workflow. How we convert inbound signups into enterprise revenue: spot “juicy” accounts, trigger CEO outreach, expand via peers, and…
 • Rishikesh Ranjan
Start Here
Where growth hacking meets GTM engineering (and nothing is just theory)
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Experimenting With Growth
Not Growth 101. For GTM leaders, growth hackers, and folks already in the trenches. #ExperimentingWithGrowth
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Loom Growth Teardown: Chrome Extension to $975M Exit
3 pivots, a COVID growth hack, 25M users at $2/year revenue, and a post-acquisition meltdown. The real story behind Loom's billion-dollar journey.
 • Rishikesh Ranjan
How ElevenLabs Hit $330M ARR: The Three-Platform Flywheel That Conquered Enterprise AI
The ElevenLabs GTM Playbook. How a PLG Voice Platform Conquered 41% of Fortune 500 Companies.
 • Rishikesh Ranjan
Agent-First GTM : How AI Agents Let Jacob Bank Run a One-Person GTM at Relay.app
Inside Relay.app’s growth: Jacob Bank scales from 0→10→100→1,000 customers with a one-person GTM, AI agents for research/creation/follow-up…
 • Rishikesh Ranjan
How Cursor AI Hacked Growth and Re-Wrote Growth Playbook for Dev-Tools!
Growth hacking breakdown: How Cursor surged from weekend hack to $200M ARR in two years. Steal its PLG, data loops, and community tactics to scale fast.
 • Rishikesh Ranjan
From Near-Shutdown to $40 M ARR: How Bolt.new Hacked Its Growth
Steal Bolt.new’s Growth Playbook. See how Bolt.new fused WebContainers with Claude 3.5 to hit $40 M ARR in 5 months—plus growth hacks AI founders and…
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How Anthropic and Claude.ai Hacked Growth – Can you Adopt anything From It?
From stealth to $60 B: the growth hacks behind Anthropic & Claude.ai that every AI startup can steal. Anthropic’s $60 B leap: how Claude.ai nailed mega…
 • Rishikesh Ranjan
How Perplexity Hacked Its Growth – Everything You Can Adopt from It
Discover how Perplexity AI used bold growth hacking strategies to scale from idea to a $9B valuation in just two years. Learn proven tactics, viral…
 • Rishikesh Ranjan
How Lovable.dev Hacked Their Growth and What You Can Steal From It!
From open-source experiment to $17M ARR in 90 days — how Lovable.dev turned community, virality, and product magic into one of the fastest startup…
 • Rishikesh Ranjan
How Replit Hacked Its Growth - Everything that you can adopt.
The Growth Blueprint Behind Replit: Viral Loops, Community Flywheels, and Smart Monetization.Want to grow your SaaS like Replit? This in-depth guide…
 • Rishikesh Ranjan
How Duolingo Hooks Users?
How Duolingo's Strategies Turn Language Learning into an Addictive Daily Habit and What Startups Can Learn from It. Lessons in Engagement and Retention.
 • Rishikesh Ranjan
How PLG Outperforms Traditional Sales Strategies in B2B?
Product-Led Growth (PLG) is reshaping the future of B2B growth by shifting the focus from traditional sales-led strategies to user-driven adoption…
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Grammarly's Product-Led Growth: Deconstructing Their Tactics & How You Can Replicate Them
The Ultimate Guide to Replicating Grammarly's PLG Success. Unlock the secrets behind Grammarly's phenomenal growth with this in-depth guide to their…
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