Growth Experiment

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Cheng: Typical experiment win rate is 30% to 50%
“I mean, in my experience, the typical Win rate, and I hate to use that term for experiments, is, is often something like 30 to 50%.”
Albert Cheng Oct 5, 2025 ▶ 13:35 Finding hidden growth opportunities in your product | Albert Cheng (Duolingo, Grammarly, Chess.com)
Batchu: Growth experiments typically have only a 30% success rate
“Growth experiments in my history are typically like, 30 percent-ish success rate. So the vast majority of things that you try don't work.”
Sri Batchu Dec 13, 2023 ▶ 33:38 Failure
20VC Insight
Gotthilf: Statistically significant failed experiments reveal high-leverage user moments
“If you run an experiment with statistical significance and it harmed your product, that means that you found a moment that really matters to users. And if you found a moment that really matters to users, you can manipulate it in multiple ways for positive and …”
Gina Gotthilf Jun 21, 2023 ▶ 11:57 Gina Gotthilf: Lessons Scaling Duolingo from 3-200M Users; How to Master PR and Comms | E1028 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
20VC Insight
Failing to document growth experiments leads to repeated mistakes by new hires
“The third thing is choose a system of records, document learnings, document results is such a big part. Otherwise it get lost. And after two years and new hires begin to do the same experiments you already did like two years ago and didn't work.”
Hila Qu Jan 18, 2023 ▶ 42:23 Hila Qu: The Ultimate Guide to Product Growth at Your Startup | 20VC #967 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
20VC Assertion Not checkable as stated
Approximately 70% of growth experiments and 50% of startup investments fail
“About 70% of growth experiments fail, and people say about 50% of company investments fail.”
Darius Contractor May 18, 2022 ▶ 39:56 20Growth: Five Signs of Top Growth Talent and How to Detect Them, How to Structure and Conduct the Most Efficient Customer Discovery Process & The Framework to Determine Your North Star and When To Change it with Darius Contractor, Former VP Growth @ Airt

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