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I'd file that under "domain knowledge". Not only marketers need that though. If I am a coder and develop software that is used in fishing (and thus aquire knowl

• danso 14y ago
  Well, to use your same line of reasoning...Not all coders are necessarily "hackers", right? Hacking connotes a certain ability to work from outside a system, to improvise, and to "break things" for good or bad, which is why various groups of non-programmers are considered "hackers", at least by HN's upvotes. Aren't these qualities needed by everyone? So why even have the term "hacker"? Why doesn't Lifehacker just call itself the "Life" blog? So to answer your question, I don't know when are where we should draw the line when assigning titles. I don't think there are any obvious rules, and in the case of growth hackers, I think there is a specific combination of skills and insight that isn't adequately covered by just marketers or by just coders.