Growth idea action plan
Persona-curated community outreach
Share tightly curated resources for one user persona inside the communities they already trust, then invite replies or DMs around that bundle instead of leading with the product.
Why this can grow a startup
A curated bundle gives the prospect something useful before you ask for attention, which lowers the social cost of replying. It also reveals whether your positioning matches how a real niche learns and talks. For early products, this is a faster way to earn first conversations than trying to force interest with a broad launch.
Key metric to watch
Used as part of the manual motion that took Glasp from about 100 to 1,000 users in roughly 3 months
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. I would treat this as earning the right to be in the room, not dropping a campaign into a room. In community-led growth, the first job is to notice what people already care about, then bring a useful proof, tool, teardown, or question that makes the conversation better. For acquisition, I would keep the first test narrow enough that a clear yes or no is possible. Broad reach is not useful if the signal is muddy. 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 persona-curated community outreach can create a measurable lift.
- Turn the tactic into one offer, page, campaign, or workflow for the Communities and LinkedIn channel.
- Use the evidence from read.glasp.co 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
Glasp reached its first 1,000 users in about three months by sharing personalized product-management reading lists inside US-based PM communities on Slack, LinkedIn, and forums, then inviting people to view the lists and continue the conversation.
Source: Glasp Newsletter (read.glasp.co)
GrowthDex source hub: Glasp Newsletter
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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