I’ve always been in awe of growth hacking. Although I see a lot of different definitions surrounding this buzzword, I like growth hacker Aaron Ginn’s summation the best:
A growth hacker is someone whose passion and focus is pushing a metric through use of a testable and scalable methodology.
One reason I like this definition is because it hints at the how much entrepreneurs and seasoned professionals can learn from the depth of understanding growth hackers have about how companies grow — and their ability to draw connections between how a company is performing, and the actions needed to lead to healthy, rapid growth that improve performance and set a company up for success…
The Essential Reading List for Growth Hackers: 15 Experts to Follow