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Where growth hacking meets GTM engineering (and nothing is just theory)
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Rishikesh Ranjan
How we used our Existing Users to Gain More Users?
With Real-World Examples & Implementation Tips. Learn proven ways to use existing users to gain more users — with real-world examples from Canva…
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Rishikesh Ranjan
10 things that helped us with acquiring more customers.
10 low hanging, low-effort, fast to ship, easy to measure hacks/tactics/moves that helped us in acquiring more users/customers.
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Rishikesh Ranjan
5 Reasons AI Answer Engines Ignore Your Site (& How to Get Cited)
Find out why your website isn't getting AI citations from ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or Perplexity. This guide covers Reddit mentions, entities, crawl…
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Rishikesh Ranjan
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…
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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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ai toolkit of a growth hacker & gtm engineer
my 10x productivity boosters. my growth/tech stack. what makes the best of a growth hacker and a gtm engineer. it is his tech stack. and here's mine.
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Hacking Growth with GPT-5
turn gpt-5 into an always-on growth engine: measurable, repeatable, fast. Agent-first GPT-5 growth for marketers: build reliable AI workflows for…
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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…
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Rishikesh Ranjan
Why is June.so joining Amplitude? and what does it mean for Growth Hackers and GTM Engineers?
June.so joins Amplitude: why the product-analytics deal happened, official notice, user sentiment, and migration tips for growth hackers & GTM…
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Rishikesh Ranjan
Growth Funnels vs Growth Loops: Why Growth Loops Win at Hockey-Stick Growth
Why Growth Loops Beat Funnels for Sustainable, Hockey-Stick Growth. Learn how growth loops out-compound funnels, see real-world case studies, and get a…
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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…
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Rishikesh Ranjan
5 Reasons AI Answer Engines Ignore Your Site (& How to Get Cited)
Find out why your website isn't getting AI citations from ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or Perplexity. This guide covers Reddit mentions, entities, crawl…
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Rishikesh Ranjan
10 things that helped us with acquiring more customers.
10 low hanging, low-effort, fast to ship, easy to measure hacks/tactics/moves that helped us in acquiring more users/customers.
 • 
Rishikesh Ranjan
Hacking Growth with GPT-5
turn gpt-5 into an always-on growth engine: measurable, repeatable, fast. Agent-first GPT-5 growth for marketers: build reliable AI workflows for…
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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…
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Rishikesh Ranjan
Growth Funnels vs Growth Loops: Why Growth Loops Win at Hockey-Stick Growth
Why Growth Loops Beat Funnels for Sustainable, Hockey-Stick Growth. Learn how growth loops out-compound funnels, see real-world case studies, and get a…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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