Growth Manual / Reading trail
Where this
method comes from.
This is a synthesized operating guide, not a transcription of one article. These public studies, original essays and platform documents shaped the framework.
NFX: The Growth Loops Model
Understand compounding growth as loops rather than a one-way funnel.
Open source ↗PUBLIC REFERENCEFirst Round: Finding Product/Market Fit
Use user research and high-expectation segments to identify value.
Open source ↗PUBLIC REFERENCEReforge: Growth Models
Growth models, input metrics and systematic experiments.
Open source ↗PUBLIC REFERENCEAmplitude: Product Analytics Guide
Product analytics from core behavior and activation to retention.
Open source ↗PUBLIC REFERENCEGoogle Search Central: Helpful Content
Content quality and search practices for real user needs.
Open source ↗PUBLIC REFERENCELenny's Newsletter: Product-Market Fit
How early teams identify and advance product-market fit.
Open source ↗PUBLIC REFERENCEY Combinator: Users and Startup Ideas
Start with a concrete user problem, not a channel tactic.
Open source ↗PUBLIC REFERENCEGOV.UK: User Research
Practical principles for interviews, observation and research ethics.
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