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Slowth (deliberate slow growth response)

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Lenny’s Podcast74 min

How to build a cult-like brand

Laura Modi · Apr 13, 2023
Key learnings
  • Build culture first: if the team internalizes that the supply side or users come first, growth and better tools tend to follow.
  • Connect your brand to the top worries your customer already has, rather than trying to convince them they have a new problem.
  • When a crisis threatens customers, be willing to pause growth, like Bobbie did by turning off its site to protect current…