Sean Ellis

Sean Ellis

Marketing & GrowthFinance▲+13 pts

Sean Ellis is a growth expert and author who coined the term 'growth hacking' and has worked with companies like Dropbox and Eventbrite.

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Sean Ellis is a prominent figure in growth experimentation, known for coining the term growth hacking and authoring Hacking Growth.

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Sean Ellis is a foundational figure in growth experimentation.

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Sean Ellis is best known for pioneering growth hacking.

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Sean Ellis is one of the people most associated with growth experimentation.

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Sean Ellis is a prominent entrepreneur and author in growth experimentation.

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Sean Ellis is one of the central figures in modern growth experimentation.

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Sean Ellis pushes a distinctive angle on growth experimentation, emphasizing the importance of product/market fit and data-driven decision making. Sean Ellis's experience as a growth expert, as seen in his work with Dropbox and other startups, lends credibility to his views. For example, in his Substack post 'Is Product/Market Fit Hiding in Your User Base?', Sean Ellis provides a concrete example of how to gauge product/market fit using a survey benchmark he established years ago.

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Growth Marketing

#211.1%SHARE OF VOICE

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Growth Marketing

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Growth product management

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Growth Marketing

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Product Analytics

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Conversion rate optimization (CRO)

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growth experimentation

TONE SIGNATURE

practitioner storyteller

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Anti-slop score4/5

POV score8/10

Freshness7/10

Conviction8/10

Focus9/10

Clarity8/10

Credibility9/10

Information gain9/10

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growth hackingproduct/market fitstartup growth strategiesgrowth organization

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