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Growth Hacking
For Mobile
!

Hack to Validate
Hack to Grow

@andreehuk

andree@themobilefirm.co
same fashion
≠
different results

@andreehuk
“whenever i followed another person’s advise
i lost money”
{jim rogers}

@andreehuk
what is growth hacking?

@andreehuk
the new marketing

@andreehuk
the intersection between
product, marketing and data
!

“in the age of social, the right growth strategy
with the right product-market fit will lead to
massive scale through viral loops”
{aaron ginn}

@andreehuk
example airbnb

@andreehuk
example airbnb
# of guests

@andreehuk
example twitter

@andreehuk
example twitter

“We dug in and tried to learn what the “aha” moment
was for a new user and then rebuilt our entire new user
experience to engineer that more quickly”
{josh elman, joined twitter in oct 2009}

@andreehuk
example twitter

@andreehuk
example reddit

@andreehuk
what is growth for you?
bpmf or apmf?

@andreehuk
“product-market fit is the only thing
that matters”
{marc andreessen}

@andreehuk
before product/market fit
hack to validate
!

after product/market fit
hack to grow

@andreehuk
“growth hackers make products that are easily
understood beyond a niche tech crowd”
{bronson taylor}

@andreehuk
simplify, simplify, simplify

@andreehuk
simplify, simplify, simplify

@andreehuk
simplify, simplify, simplify

@andreehuk
simplify, simplify, simplify

This is focused
and simple

old

new
@andreehuk
tracking on mobile

@andreehuk
tracking on mobile

ios cuts the cord between
acquisition and install
!

android doesn’t, yeah

@andreehuk
tracking on mobile

cookie
{ios}

referrer
url
{android}

unique
identifier

device
fingerprint
{web > app}

@andreehuk
tracking on mobile

3rd party tools
ad

other app has
sdk of ad network
!
ad network is
integrated with
3rd party tracking
tool

app download

your app w/
3rd tracking
tracking sdk

@andreehuk
tracking on mobile mobileapptracking.com

@andreehuk
tracking on mobile adjust.io

@andreehuk
growth hacking bpmf

@andreehuk
single-player utility
!

hack 1

@andreehuk
single-player utility
single-player utility

@andreehuk
single-player utility

@andreehuk
learnings single-player utility

• get value out on your own
• solves chicken-egg problem
• its scalable
• after they became hooked
integrate smart viral loops

@andreehuk
how to tackle content v0.1
!

hack 2

@andreehuk
www.posing.es

@andreehuk
how to tackle content v0.1

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

9

when they
started

8

@andreehuk
how to tackle content v0.1

1

This is restrict
ive

This is focused
and simple

2
new
@andreehuk
learnings tackle content v0.1

• keep the core features as accessible as
possible
• avoid/mind restrictive features

@andreehuk
how to ‘fake’ or ignite activity?
!

hack 3

@andreehuk
spur activity

Aw’sm party? We

ll…

@andreehuk
how to ignite activity?

A

Empty party
Sorry mate, no buddies

@andreehuk
how to ignite activity?

user a
invites

user b

invites

non-user c

b + c do not know each other
@andreehuk
how to ignite activity?

user c
become friends

user b

signs up

non-user c

@andreehuk
alive and kickin’

@andreehuk
how to ignite activity?

alive and kickin’

A

Sorry mate, no buddies

@andreehuk
learnings ignite activity

• non-trustful connections can get your
product to the next milestone
• make it appear like the party is in full swing

@andreehuk
tackle content v0.2
!

hack 4

@andreehuk
tackle content v0.2

existing users
already have a bunch of ‘friends’

new users?
w/ time+cash: onboarding flow like twitter

@andreehuk
tackle content v0.2

user
list

signs up

@user
@user
@user
@user
@user
@user

@andreehuk
growth hacking apmf
yeaaah, luv’ that

@andreehuk
aw’sm invitations
!

hack 5

@andreehuk
aw’sm invitations

user d

@andreehuk
aw’sm invitations

andree@mobilefirm.co
Andree
Password

andree@mobilefirm.co

possible only
w/ android

@andreehuk
learnings aw’sm invitations

• “pre-fill” the sign up experience
• create an end-to-end invite loop

@andreehuk
walkthrough testing
!

hack 6

@andreehuk
walkthrough testing

adword
version 1

text version 1
Sign up now

normal on the w

adword
version 2

eb

text version 2
Sign up now

@andreehuk
walkthrough testing
not done on mob

ile, why?

@andreehuk
walkthrough testing

POSING
Welcome!
Going out tonight?
Dinner with friends?

Create an event and add photos…

Invite friends on POSINGLIFE,
via WhatsApp or Email…

Create the event. Then add photos
or invite friends or simply share it
with others.

Whatever the activity,
this is your new event!

soft-coded

< Swipe

responsive webs
ite

tracked w/ andro
id

version a

version b

@andreehuk
learnings walkthrough testing

• mobile can be as flexible as the web
• make the onboarding experience consistent
• test holistically on web & mobile

@andreehuk
give to get
!

hack 7

@andreehuk
tracking on mobile

user a

sms

email

else…

non-users
@andreehuk
tracking on mobile

iphone

android

are set up as publisher on MAT, w/ separate id’s

@andreehuk
tracking on mobile
http://hastrk1.com/serve?action=click&publisher_id=5433
&site_id_ios=4759&site_id_android=4760&site_id_web=5112
&inviter={phone}&invitee={email,phone#}
publisher_id=5433
!

site_id_ios=4759
site_id_android=4760
site_id_web=5112
!

inviter={phone}
invitee={email,phone#}

app of inviter, e.g. iphone app
!

what app to download
depending on
invitee device
!

inviter and invitee details
for callback to our server

@andreehuk
growth hacking for mobile
yeaaah, luv’ that

points to consider

@andreehuk
points to consider

• can track every sort of event, e.g. btn’s, $
• KISS
• the most important metric first
• the fewer the better
• start with android, then move to ios
• data sent cannot be removed
• reduce chaos
• keep testing & prod versions separate
• trigger tracking where the data itself changed
• trigger tracking after event happened
@andreehuk
www.startupdodgeball.net
worldwide
appendix

@andreehuk
NPS of around 30-40
!

ask how likely are you to recommend my aw’sm
product to a friend?

@andreehuk
NPS of about 35-45

@andreehuk
NPS of about 35-45

@andreehuk

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