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If we really think that it's not something to be proud of, we could stop calling these people "growth hackers" and start calling them spammers. Edit: to clarif
by hdevalence 13y ago
If we really think that it's not something to be proud of, we could stop calling these people "growth hackers" and start calling them spammers.
Edit: to clarify, "these people" refers to the type of people the parent was complaining about, who use deception and dark patterns, not to all people working on growth in general. Making the distinction is what I'm arguing for.
- wellboy 13y agoWell you know there are also really great/impressive ways to growth hack, such as Noah Kagan who grew Appsumo with his really cool emails that people loved or the guy who made Dropbox go viral by giving 250MB additional data for each new person that signed up.
- nwh 13y agoThat being said, LinkedIn are neither of those. They are just spammers.
- bobytables 13y agoSome would argue that Appsumo is sleazy, spammy and dark
- bulatb 13y ago"Growth spammers" has a ring to it.
- staringispolite 13y ago"Growth slackers", perhaps. You know, because rhyming :)