Growth idea action plan
Double down on the feature users love
Find the one feature that actually causes upgrades, then put disproportionate product effort behind making that feature better.
Why this can grow a startup
Conversion often hinges on one unusually strong promise rather than overall product breadth. VEED learned that many upgrades were driven by its subtitle tool, so the team invested in automated subtitles, new styles, and usability improvements. Improving the feature users already value raises conversion with less guesswork than adding random surface area.
Key metric to watch
VEED tied many Pro upgrades to its subtitle tool and improved conversion by doubling down on it
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. For retention, I would watch the second and third use, not just the first click. A tactic is real when it changes a habit. 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 double down on the feature users love can create a measurable lift.
- Turn the tactic into one offer, page, campaign, or workflow for the Product and Retention channel.
- Use the evidence from veed.io 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
VEED found many Pro upgrades came from users who thought it had the best subtitle tool online, then improved that feature further to lift conversion.
Source: VEED Learn (veed.io)
GrowthDex source hub: VEED Learn
Last checked: May 24, 2026
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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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