🔮 How To Scale a Marketplace, "Vibe" Loops and Growth Journalism | Foti Panagiotakopoulos, founder of GrowthMentor

In Growth We Trust: Marketing | Growth | Startups

In this episode, we spoke with Foti, founder of GrowthMentor. If you're looking for expert advice on business growth? Look no further! We dive into GrowthMentor's marketplace, how it came about, how it grew, and how it can help your business thrive. 🚀 Chapters 📌

0:00 Intro.

5:25 How GrowthMentor started?

7:55 Product market fit.

11:02 Onboarding mentors during the sales process.

14:33 Gamifying mentor ranks.

19:22 A leader in the weeds.

23:03 Mentoring and problem-solving.

26:42 Channel prioritization and PPC.

28:07 Mentors booking calls with mentors.

31:27 Mentors: Full-time or Freelancers?

35:26 Monetization and pricing strategies.

39:24 Monetizing without taking commissions.

43:22 Growth journalism.

48:02 "Vibe loops" and growth.

50:30 Emotional motivators for growth.

54:07 Manual vs automated processes. 🖇 Useful links 🖇

👉 Foti on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fotis-panagio/

👉Visit Growth Mentor: https://www.growthmentor.com/

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