Growth idea action plan
Bluesky topic feed keyword before generic broadcast
Design a topic-specific feed or posting keyword before you broadcast generically, so people can find the stream that matches the job instead of only the account.
Why this can grow a startup
One of Bluesky's strongest differences is that discovery does not have to center on the profile. It can center on a feed. The custom-feeds post gives several concrete examples: event feeds, science feeds keyed off an emoji, and shopping or artist-submission feeds built for a narrow purpose. That is useful growth design because it matches how demand often arrives. People do not always want to follow a founder forever. Sometimes they want the best posts about one topic, event, or use case right now. If the team creates a feed, keyword convention, or feed generator that collects that demand, the community surface can grow beyond one personality. That makes the distribution asset more durable and easier to share in starter packs, launch posts, and niche communities.
Ian's take
From scaling consumer platforms across MENA and Southeast Asia, my default is to distrust growth work that only looks good in a slide. My bias is to treat this as a small market test first. Make the audience narrow, make the promise concrete, and let the first real response decide whether it deserves more work. I would run it small enough to learn quickly, then only scale the parts that real users repeat, save, reply to, or buy from. For this tactic, I would watch one clear growth signal before putting more time or budget behind it.
Action plan
- Define one narrow startup segment where bluesky topic feed keyword before generic broadcast can create a measurable lift.
- Turn the tactic into one offer, page, campaign, or workflow for the Community-led Growth and Social channel.
- Use the evidence from bsky.social to set the first version of the message, format, and audience.
- Launch a small test for 7 to 14 days with one success metric: one measurable growth signal.
- Review the result, keep the winning message, remove weak variants, and turn the learning into a repeatable growth playbook.
Source-backed example
Bluesky's custom-feeds post says the vast majority of feeds on the network are built by independent third-party developers and highlights examples like science feeds keyed off the test-tube emoji and event-specific feeds.
Source: Bluesky Blog: Algorithmic Choice with Custom Feeds (bsky.social)
GrowthDex source hub: Bluesky Blog: Algorithmic Choice with Custom Feeds
Last checked: 2026-06-09T09:09:03.000Z
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Ian Goh has helped grow consumer platforms across Southeast Asia, India, and MENA. His work includes scaling Tiki to 100M+ users, doubling BIGO's MENA revenue in 7 months, and increasing OYO's direct booking share across 6 Southeast Asian markets.
- Helped scale Tiki to 100M+ users.
- Doubled BIGO's MENA revenue in 7 months.
- Raised OYO's direct booking share by 50% across 6 Southeast Asian markets.
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