The Upside of Naivete

George Dantzig solved "unsolvable" problems because he thought they were homework. The same principle builds empires.

Feb 16 • Rishikesh Ranjan

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October 2025

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…

Oct 16, 2025 • Rishikesh Ranjan

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September 2025

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…

Sep 30, 2025 • Rishikesh Ranjan

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Start Here

Where growth hacking meets GTM engineering (and nothing is just theory)

Sep 17, 2025 • Rishikesh Ranjan

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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…

Sep 1, 2025 • Rishikesh Ranjan

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August 2025

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.

Aug 25, 2025 • Rishikesh Ranjan

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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.

Aug 18, 2025 • Rishikesh Ranjan

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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…

Aug 11, 2025 • Rishikesh Ranjan

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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…

Aug 4, 2025 • Rishikesh Ranjan

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July 2025

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…

Jul 18, 2025 • Rishikesh Ranjan

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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…

Jul 8, 2025 • Rishikesh Ranjan

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June 2025

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…

Jun 27, 2025 • Rishikesh Ranjan

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