Growth idea action plan
Telegram Main Mini App previews before store push
Enable the Main Mini App and load the bot profile with strong preview media before promotion, so the first tap opens a real app path instead of a half-explained bot profile.
Why this can grow a startup
Telegram treats the Main Mini App like the public front door for serious mini apps. The bot profile can show a Launch App button plus photos and videos previewing the product, and Telegram's feature docs say highlighted Mini App Store placements depend on enabling the Main Mini App, uploading strong demos, and accepting Stars. That means distribution, proof, and first-run UX are tied together. A campaign that points to a bot without this setup wastes the intent it just paid or worked to earn.
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 main mini app previews before store push can create a measurable lift.
- Turn the tactic into one offer, page, campaign, or workflow for the Acquisition and Brand Trust 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 says more than 500 million users interact with mini apps every month, and says apps that want a better chance of Mini App Store featuring should enable the Main Mini App in BotFather, upload high-quality media demos, and accept Telegram Stars.
Source: Telegram Bot Features (core.telegram.org)
GrowthDex source hub: Telegram Bot Features
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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