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5 principles for
product driven
growth
5 principles for
product driven
growth
1. Focus on a single product / market!
2. Systemically improve experience
for your customers !
3. Focus on NPS and your business
will grow!
4. Supply is usually your biggest
scaling lever!
5. Once your unit economics are
strong look for a scalable acquisition
channel! @nilanp
@nilanp!
Introductions…
@nilanp
Startups
@nilanp
Startups Tequila
@nilanp
5 principles for product driven growth
Back to traction
@nilanp
Revenue
Revenue
Revenue
Death Zone
Revenue
How do I get
out of the
death zone ?
A typical founder
conversation
Anonymised using
characters from the
Wire
x
GROWTH
Dude - we’re running
outta cash in 6 months
GROWTH
Lets go see the Man -
he can give us funding
Introducing the Man
GROWTH
GROWTH
Come back when you
have traction…
GROWTH
We need to get
traction, we need to
find customers, you
know what we need ?
GROWTH
Marketing
GROWTHWord.
Marketing is what we
need… but marketings
expensive. You know
what we need ?
GROWTH
Money… lets go see
the Man.
GROWTH
How do I get
out of the
death zone ?
A story of 3 companies
5 principles for
product driven
growth
A story of 3 companies
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5 principles for product driven growth
5 principles for product driven growth
Would you recommend us to
your friends?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Detractors Neutral Promoters
5 principles for product driven growth
5 principles for product driven growth
5 principles for product driven growth
5 Principles for
product driven
growth
1. Focus on one
product and
one market
5 principles for product driven growth
2. Systemically improve
your experience for
customers
Practical advice
Focus on single
users
credit: Klinger.io
Startups are
prioritisation
problems…
5 principles for product driven growth
Learn how to
prioritise
• Margin per trip!
• Impact on
conversion rate!
• Impact on NPS
3. Focus on NPS and
your business will
grow
Would you recommend us to
your friends?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Detractors Neutral Promoters
5 principles for product driven growth
5 principles for product driven growth
5 principles for product driven growth
5 principles for product driven growth
5 principles for product driven growth
If promoters >
detractors you WILL
grow
N.B. This is fucking
hard.
It works ! !
(But barely)
It works ! !
(But barely)
It works with!
no significant
issues !
It works ! !
(But barely)
It works with!
no significant
issues !
It works. Wow that
was slick
It works ! !
(But barely)
It works with!
no significant
issues !
It works. Wow that
was slick
You’ve just blown
my socks off that
was fucking
incredible
Every app
on your
phone has
an insanely
high NPS
What drives
recommendation ?
Rational Emotional
Rational! Emotional
• Meeting &
exceeding
expectations!
• Product
features
• Narrative!
• Reason for
sharing!
!
!
5 principles for product driven growth
Rational! Emotional
• Faster!
• Cheaper!
• More
convenient!
• Most routes!
• Narrative!
• Reason for
sharing!
!
!
For too long we’ve been overcharged and
underserved by the old world of banking.
!
We invented TransferWise 3 years ago to change this.
A part of it at least, and what’s happened since has been humbling.
!
People now use TransferWise in more than 40 countries.
Each day proving that you don’t need to play by the old rules.
!
What we, all of us, have created is a movement.
And every movement needs a symbol.
!
So today we fly a new flag – the Fast Flag.
!
A flag for everyone who’s already said bye bye to bank fees.
And all the people who one day will too.
!
The fact is, you don’t need banks to move money.
Just a community of like minds, willing to be part of something new.
People on TransferWise prove that.
!
You’ve re-invented how money moves between countries.
Without banks. Faster, safer, for a fraction of the cost.
The Fast Flag flies for the power of people.
!
That they can change old unfair regimes.
!
For a world where the old rules don’t apply.
!
For a new set of rules based on fairness and honesty.
!
For conquering the old world of money.
!
And for building a new one.
!
For everyone.
!
Welcome to Money Without Borders.
!
Taavet & Kristo
Founders of TransferWise.
Supply is your
biggest scaling lever
3. Supply is your
biggest scaling lever
4. Once unit
economics are strong
explore scalable
acquisition
1. Performance
marketing!
2. Viral growth!
3. Inbound
marketing!
Money in Money
out
1. Performance
marketing!
Money in < Money out
The
performance
marketing
landscape
Kwaja slide
•Where to focus ?
Kwaja slide
• Where to focus ?
Where to start ?
What I need…
Targeting
Intent
Relevance
Google
Everything!
else
Practical advice
Performance
marketing in detail
1. Google
2. Facebook
3. Other stuff
@nilanp
Practical advice
When to trial
Google ?
1. When you have a product
with better unit economics
than the incumbent
2. People already search for
your product on Google
Practical advice
Google hacks
@nilanp
Hacking Google - off
topic
1. On and off topic traffic!
2. Gmail ads
Hacking Google - off
topic
1. On and off topic traffic!
2. Gmail ads
Gmail ads
Hacking Google
1. On and off topic traffic!
2. Gmail ads
Off topic adsOff topic targeting
Hacking Google
1. On and off topic traffic!
2. Gmail ads
Hacking Google
1. On and off topic traffic!
2. Gmail ads
Practical advice
2. Facebook
@nilanp
Practical advice
When to trial
Facebook ?
1. No volume on Google
2. Product inherently social
3. You can target an audience
for your product on
Facebook
Practical advice
Facebook hacks
@nilanp
Hacking Facebook
1. Similar audiences!
2. Intent targetting:!
Hacking Facebook
1. Similar audiences!
2. Intent targetting:!
Hacking Facebook
1. Similar audiences!
2. Intent targetting:!
Similar audiences
Practical advice
Performance
marketing growth
hacks
1. Google
2. Facebook
3. Other stuff
@nilanp
Practical advice
Performance
marketing growth
hacks
1. Google
2. Facebook
3. Other stuff
@nilanp
Why u no ?
1. SEO!
2. Email!
3. RTB!
4. Retargetting!
5. Content marketing!
6. Social / instagram
Practical advice
Performance
marketing summary
1. Performance marketing can
get you to scale
2. Focus on scalable channels
3. Look for unorthodox routes
to market
@nilanp
Viral growth!
Launch refer a friend
programs - play with
monetary and non-
monetary incentives
Focus!
!
Give away value!
NOT money!
Focus!
!
=
5 principles for product driven growth
5 principles for product driven growth
What amplifies viral
growth rate ?
Frequency of use!
Relevance!
Shareability
Practical advice
Pre-requisites
1. Have a great product
2. Have your first 1000
customers
3. Customers are part of high
trust networks with other
target customers
@nilanp
Inbound marketing
Build acquisition into
your app
5 principles for product driven growth
5 principles for product driven growth
5 principles for product driven growth
5 principles for product driven growth
5 principles for product driven growth
5 principles for product driven growth
5 principles for product driven growth
5 principles for product driven growth
Product driven
growth!
5 principles
1. Focus on a single product / market!
2. Systemically improve experience
for your customers !
3. Focus on NPS and your business
will grow!
4. Supply is usually your biggest
scaling lever!
5. Once your unit economics are
strong look for a scalable acquisition
channel! @nilanp
5 principles for product driven growth

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