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How to Build a $100M Growth Engine: Lessons from Wispr Flow & Superhuman | Matt Swulinski
- ▶ 1:13:32 Matt Swulinski I, I've yet to see, like, true A to Z boot camp of what it means to be a growth leader, and I mean, like, Reforge and Brian Balfour, they, they've tried to do this, but, like,
Phil Carter: Growth Loops, CAC + LTV Benchmarks, Pricing, Discounts, Paywalls... | E1204 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 18:27 Phil Carter Uh, one that often gets talked about, and I think Brian Balfour mentioned this, uh, when he spoke on your podcast is focusing too much on the outputs and not the inputs.
- ▶ 30:21 Phil Carter And then even once you do invest in paid acquisition, you want to run a bunch of tests to see what works, but then once you find the channel that works best, more often than not, there's this power law of distribution that Peter Thiel…
- ▶ 41:04 Phil Carter Um, number two, I think, you know, AI is going to create all sorts of chaos and disruption, and as Brian said on his episode with you, chaos is a good thing for growth teams, right?
Ely Lerner: Should Startups Hire Advisors & How much should they be paid? | E1075 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 8:13 Harry Stebbings It reminds me actually of Brian Balfour's episode
- ▶ 21:59 Ely Lerner You probably heard this from Brian too.
- ▶ 47:10 Ely Lerner I think Brian probably talked to you about this because he and I talk about this a lot, but like generally new user activation and getting people to the place where they experience the core value of your product and then build a habit…
Joost de Valk: How I Founded Yoast; The Ultimate Guide to SEO; The Threat of AI | E1000 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 13:03 Joost de Valk Um, I think it was Brian who mentioned in one of your podcasts at some point that companies tend to optimize for the power user.
Meta CMO Alex Schultz: Competing Against TikTok & Snap; Why Reels Failed at First | E985 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 9:25 Alex Schultz You've had Brian.
Kieran Flanagan: Hiring Tips for Growth; North Star Metrics; Hubspot's Mistake | 20VC #916 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 0:56 Kieran Flanagan Um, I was very fortunate that pre-me, there was a guy called Brian Balfour who set up a lot of the templates and the ways that HubSpot could do this, and Brian is, uh, someone I look up to in that industry. 2 times in the scene
20VC FF: Hiten Shah on VC Funded vs Bootstrapped Businesses and How He Decides Which Startups To Advise
- ▶ 23:37 Hiten Shah I am super impressed with, um, what Brian Balfour has been doing, uh, at HubSpot, uh, at HubSpot with the product sidekick.