Growth hacking

Growth hacking

I walked away from what was familiar and comfortable to chase something completely different, something uncertain, but deeply exciting. It wasn't just about switching careers. It was about choosing growth over routine, purpose over predictability.

"Based on what you know about my business and industry from our conversations, identify 5 emerging trends that could create million-dollar opportunities in the next 3 years. For each trend, explain why it matters, what gap it fills, and how I could position myself to capitalize on it early."

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) gained a whopping 116% in the second quarter, putting it up more than 134% year to date.

First principles thinking is literally just breaking down complicated problems into their basic, underlying facts and rebuilding solutions afresh from scratch. Instead of analogizing solutions from one's own background (or worse, copying competitors), this process forces you to question assumptions, drill down, and generate true innovation.

"When you are a mid-sized brokerage and the company is too big for you as the broker-owner to be both a Realtor and lead the company, you need to be focused on intentional growth..."

Freelancing can be daunting, especially when it comes to securing clients. A lack of differentiation and poor branding are common pitfalls for newcomers.

In product management, relationships matter. It’s about investing time and genuinely caring about your work, which ultimately drives product success.

“The path to the future isn’t a straight line. That’s where strategic foresight comes in. Foresight isn’t prediction; it’s a discipline for understanding complexity.”

Jason had always been the go-to guy. Smart, strategic, relational, he could manage up, down, and sideways without breaking a sweat. By 42, he was COO of a global tech firm.

"The threat actor added code in the installed binaries of the fake NetExtender so that information related to VPN configuration is stolen and sent to a remote server," Ganachari said.

People don't remember bullet points. They remember what happened. The moment. The metaphor. The story... That's the kind of stuff that gets passed around.

Partnerships can scale your income significantly by increasing visibility, simplifying marketing, and unlocking lucrative opportunities with high-value collaborations.

Unilever's acquisition of Dr. Squatch reflects its strategy to strengthen its portfolio with premium brands and expand into the fast-growing mens' grooming market.

I really optimize for everyone that I support and everyone I hire, which is in six months, if I'm telling you what to do, I've hired the wrong person.

Leslie Danford, founder of Vitaminis, emphasizes that including elite brands like HBS and Bain in her LinkedIn headline has opened doors, serving as shorthand for credibility.

"Follow your passion" is a cliché for a reason. Prince told Fischer to "do something because you want to do it, you can't help doing it, you're drawn to it naturally." This mindset compounds over time in terms of knowledge and capabilities.