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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…
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Rishikesh Ranian
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 Ranian
What happens when you don't steal like an artist? and 24 products that failed...
Twenty-four copycats, twenty-four shutdowns—what their collapse teaches about real innovation...
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Rishikesh Ranian
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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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Rishikesh Ranian
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May 2025

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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Rishikesh Ranian
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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Rishikesh Ranian
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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…
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Rishikesh Ranian

April 2025

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…
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Rishikesh Ranian
Harmful Side Effects of Designing UX in Vacuum.
Why solo-designer magic turns into product mayhem—and five quick fixes to break the bubble. Learn how one-person UX decisions sink startups: Icons8…
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Rishikesh Ranian
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What are Growth Loops and How to use them.
Discover how growth loops, used by TikTok, Notion, Miro, and Reddit, can create compounding, self-sustaining user growth for your product. Learn the 5…
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Rishikesh Ranian
User Onboarding - How a Little Friction Can Boost Your Product’s Success!!!
Striking the Right Balance Between Easy Sign-Ups and Truly Engaged Users. How much frictionLess is too much frictionLess?
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Rishikesh Ranian
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