Member story
“GrowthMentor helps me progress faster on certain topics that I have no clue how to progress on!”
The Work
Tell us about what you are currently working on.
I am the founder of Kosy. We are a full remote team of 10 split across Europe and have been backed by VC capital.
We are building a virtual space to help remote teams be more connected and productive.
Before
Before you learned about GrowthMentor, how did you deal with the challenges you faced?
I used to (and still do) read a lot of blogs, ask people in my network (I am part of OnDeck) or various Slack communities.
The Decision
What ultimately compelled you to sign up for GrowthMentor?
The clear value that a mentor could provide based on a specific problem I was facing. We were looking at product onboarding hence spoke to a few UX consultants when we got started!
Inside the Platform
What's your favorite thing about GrowthMentor?
It's great that I know I can have access to any mentor to unstuck me on any topic that I need.
I used to be a big fan of expert interviews back in my days in consulting. We used to use companies like GLG, Alphasights and Thirdbridge. However, these only work for big consulting/PE funds.
GrowthMentor works super well for startups.
What topics have you mostly discussed with mentors?
A real range as we got the product ready to grow. The biggest push was around our growth model ahead of raising, plus product onboarding and activation, the UX and how to read user behaviour, and our ProductHunt launch. Basically whatever the next bottleneck was.
The Breakthrough
Is there a specific session/mentor that stands out in your mind as super helpful?
A few of them made a big difference. Oren was probably the one I came back to most. We talked through growth strategy, marketing channels, and how to position and differentiate the product, and he always gave practical feedback. Matteo Tittarelli was excellent on our growth model while we were getting ready to raise. And Marc von Brockdorff, who co-founded Hotjar, helped me think clearly about how to analyse user behaviour.
The Transformation
How has GrowthMentor helped you?
By speaking to various experts, it makes it a lot easier to understand what we know and what we don't know about a certain topic.
For example, regarding our ProductHunt campaign, we got confirmation that we were thinking about it the right way with a few relevant pointers of where to look for more information.
For our onboarding flow, we got confirmation that we were also thinking about it the right way.
GrowthMentor helps me progress faster on certain topics that I have no clue how to progress on!
The Verdict
What three adjectives would you use to describe GrowthMentor?
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