# speedrun.substack.com - Canonical HTML: https://growth.iangoh.com/sources/speedrun-substack-com-speedrun-substack-com/ - Original source: https://speedrun.substack.com/p/the-lost-art-of-designing-viral-loops - Domain: speedrun.substack.com - Latest check: 2026-03-22 - Channels: Referrals ## Cited GrowthDex tactics - [Sharer-ID URL encoding for viral factor A/B testing](/growth-ideas/sharer-id-url-encoding-for-viral-factor-ab-testing/) - Encode the sharing user's ID into every shared URL so you can calculate viral factor as a cohort-to-cohort ratio and A/B test product changes to increase it. ## Related reading - [GrowthDex Blog](/blog/) - [All growth ideas](/growth-ideas/index.md)