Matt Lerner
@matthlerner
Ex @PayPal, Ex @500startups VC. I write emails that get forwarded around companies and spark debates.
After 17 years, we finally “cracked” a $100M churn problem at PayPal. Zero fancy tech. Just a spreadsheet, some simple SQL, and a physicist named Ben. 👇🏼
Husband is away on business this week, and somehow both kids were asleep by 7:45pm. I don’t normally drink on Mondays but I have some down time for once. So here we are with a Manhattan and a new book: “Growth Levers” by Matt Lerner. Cheers!
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I took this course with @amandanat and agree - transformative, even for experienced speakers looking to go from good to great.
I just finished the Ultraspeaking course to improve my public speaking (and loved it). I'm leading a webinar tomorrow with 1,485 attendees. And I'm getting braces today. Drowning in the deep end over here.
The UK is in dire trouble. We've had three strikes. Let me look at the UK through the lens of an entrepreneur... 1. Core product 2. Positioning 3. Talent Prior to 2008, the UK had a clear core product, a strong position and the ability to attract talent and then it…
Each week over 1.5M people listen to this podcast. And this week, they'll be listening to me. 🤯 Sharing the mic with @HarryStebbings was a surreal and humbling experience. Tune in to hear our conversation on 20Growth 👇🏼
“The best growth people I hired had no marketing experience.” This is a masterclass from growth OG @matthlerner. 🏆 How to hire & manage winning growth teams 🤖 How to Use AI to Grow Faster 🔑 What Companies Get Most Wrong About Growth My 5 takeaways 👇
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2 hours well spent listening to the insightful book 'Growth Levers' by @matthlerner. Lots of actionable tips for multifunctional teams to work better together. The first half of the book is also applicable for early stage founders seeking growth beyond initial adopters.
Growth Levers by @matthlerner is one of the best books I've ever read on startups. High signal/noise ratio, very actionable
“Great startups don’t waste time on small stuff. If you study their early days, 90% of their growth came from 10% of what they tried.” 🆕 on The Review: @matthlerner shares a blueprint for impatient founders on how to run growth sprints, prioritize your backlog and learn faster.
OMG it’s book launch day! Half price for the first 48 hours. amazon.com/Growth-Levers-…
Holy guacamole, look what turned up! This is a beta copy, final version ships in Jan. Here's a link for early notification: systm.co/growth-levers-…
NEW: we need to talk about UK graduate wages, and the idea that Britain sends too many people to university. American readers should stick around for the UK/US comparisons 👀 Let’s start with this: the UK graduate wage premium has fallen substantially over the last 25 years
thrilled to be working with @gaganbiyani again.
It’s time. I’ve been talking about courses for a while but haven’t taken one in ages. The one I’m going to take is, IMO truly the most important thing for a startup to learn: