Growth idea action plan
Telegram attachment menu install before habit ask
Ask the user to add the Mini App to the attachment or side menu before you ask for repeat behavior, so the app becomes launchable from the chats where the work already happens.
Why this can grow a startup
Habit formation is hard when the app disappears after one session. Telegram's attachment-menu docs show a more durable route. A Mini App can be installed into the attachment or side menu, opened from deep links, and constrained to the right peer types. Telegram also makes the trust contract explicit with install prompts, Terms of Service acceptance, and a third-party disclaimer when needed. That means the placement decision is doing two jobs at once: making the app easier to reopen and making the user consent to what kind of tool it is.
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 telegram attachment menu install before habit ask can create a measurable lift.
- Turn the tactic into one offer, page, campaign, or workflow for the Activation and Retention channel.
- Use the evidence from core.telegram.org 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
Telegram's attachment-menu docs say clients should prompt users to add the Mini App to the attachment or side menu, may require Mini App TOS acceptance plus a third-party disclaimer, and should then open the Mini App in supported chat types.
Source: Bot attachment menu and side menu entries (core.telegram.org)
GrowthDex source hub: Bot attachment menu and side menu entries
Last checked: 2026-06-09T04:07:00.000Z
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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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