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Blitzscaling, the book, was introduced in 2018 and built upon principles that Chris Yeh and Reid Hoffman developed over decades of working in tech and startups. In this episode, Matt sits down with Chris and talks all about how the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted the principles of blitzscaling. We cover what is different, what is the same, and what people in any type of growth role can be thinking about as the world continues to shift around us.


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Chris Yeh is the co-author, along with Reid Hoffman, of Blitzscaling, the book that explains how to build world-changing companies like Amazon, Alibaba, and Airbnb in record time.

A writer, investor, and entrepreneur, Chris has had a ringside seat in the world of startups and scaleups since 1995. His books help founders, venture capitalists, corporate leaders, policymakers, and everyday people better understand how the internet has changed the way we work together to build amazing organizations.

Hundreds of companies, from garage-dwelling startups to Fortune 50 titans have tapped his knowledge and insights to accelerate and transform their businesses.

Chris Yeh

Co-author of Blitzscaling and co-founder of the Global Scaling Academy

Blitzscaling In The Age Of A Pandemic (With Chris Yeh, Co-author of Blitzscaling)

The very first growth hire on any team is an absolutely critical one. In this episode, Hila (VP of Growth at GitLab) and Matt break down how you should approach that first hire from a focus, skill set, seniority, and structure standpoint. Lots of insights from this conversation both for the folks doing the hiring and the ones trying to be that first hire. Like this episode? Be sure to leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review and share the pod with your friends! You can connect with Matt and Hila on Twitter @MattBilotti @HilaQu @HYPERGROWTH_pod

The very first growth hire on any team is an absolutely critical one. In this episode, Hila (VP of Growth at GitLab) and Matt break down how you should approach that first hire from a focus, skill set, seniority, and structure standpoint. Lots of insights from this conversation both for the folks doing the hiring and the ones trying to be that first hire.

Like this episode? Be sure to leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review and share the pod with your friends! You can connect with Matt and Hila on Twitter @MattBilotti @HilaQu @HYPERGROWTH_pod


What A Good First Growth Hire Looks Like (With Hila Qu, VP of Growth at GitLab)

Many see Product Led Growth (PLG) as a sure-ticket to growth. But often times, it doesn't work out. With two industry leaders, Morgan Brown (VP of Growth at Shopify) &amp; Laura Borghesi (VP of Growth at ClassPass), we talk all about when PLG works, when it doesn't, and how you can up your chances of success. Like this episode? Be sure to leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review and share the pod with your friends! You can connect with Matt Bilotti, Morgan Brown, and Laura Borghesi on Twitter at @MattBilotti, @morganb, @missborga, and @DriftPodcasts

Many see Product Led Growth (PLG) as a sure-ticket to growth. But often times, it doesn't work out. With two industry leaders, Morgan Brown (VP of Growth at Shopify) & Laura Borghesi (VP of Growth at ClassPass), we talk all about when PLG works, when it doesn't, and how you can up your chances of success.

Like this episode? Be sure to leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review and share the pod with your friends! You can connect with Matt Bilotti, Morgan Brown, and Laura Borghesi on Twitter at @MattBilotti, @morganb, @missborga, and @DriftPodcasts


Why Your Attempts At PLG Aren't Working (With Morgan Brown, VP of Growth at Shopify and Laura Borghesi, VP of Growth at ClassPass))

Data has always been a tool in the growth/marketing toolkit. In the last few years, intent data has become a more and more popular set of information to leverage to drive better results. In this episode, Matt chats with Kate Athmer, VP of Growth at Bombora, about how teams should think about intent data, mistakes she often sees, and other tips and tricks on how to leverage it. Like this episode? Be sure to leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review and share the pod with your friends! You can connect with Matt Bilotti on Twitter at @MattBilotti and @DriftPodcasts

Data has always been a tool in the growth/marketing toolkit. In the last few years, intent data has become a more and more popular set of information to leverage to drive better results. In this episode, Matt chats with Kate Athmer, VP of Growth at Bombora, about how teams should think about intent data, mistakes she often sees, and other tips and tricks on how to leverage it. 


How to Think About Intent Data for Your Marketing & Growth Campaigns (with Kate Athmer, VP of Growth at Bombora)

This is a question I hear all the time. In this episode, I break down some of the ownership, skill set, and strategic differences between operating in a growth-focused product manager role vs. a classic product management role on a product team. Like this episode? Be sure to leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review and share the pod with your friends! You can connect with Matt Bilotti on Twitter at @MattBilotti and @DriftPodcasts

This is a question I hear all the time. In this episode, I break down some of the ownership, skill set, and strategic differences between operating in a growth-focused product manager role vs. a classic product management role on a product team. 


What's The Difference Between a Growth Product Manager and a Regular Product Manager?

Joined by two of the most well respected folks in the growth space, this episode is an honest take on how even the best make progress in situations of high ambiguity. There's a strong narrative that exists that drives people to focus too much having perfect data to make decisions, building an explicit system before getting started with growth, and so much more. In this episode, Morgan Brown (VP of Growth at Shopify + Author of Hacking Growth), Thibault Imbert (VP of Growth at Github and most recently was Director of Growth at Adobe for 4 years), and Matt give listeners a look into how to cut through the noise of a perfect system and find ways to make an impact. And how it's okay when things get a bit messy. Like this episode? Be sure to leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review and share the pod with your friends! You can connect with Matt Bilotti, Morgan Brown, and Thibault Imbert on Twitter at @MattBilotti, @morganb, @thibault_imbert, and @DriftPodcasts

Joined by two of the most well respected folks in the growth space, this episode is an honest take on how even the best make progress in situations of high ambiguity. There's a strong narrative that exists that drives people to focus too much having perfect data to make decisions, building an explicit system before getting started with growth, and so much more. In this episode, Morgan Brown (VP of Growth at Shopify + Author of Hacking Growth), Thibault Imbert (VP of Growth at Github and most recently was Director of Growth at Adobe for 4 years), and Matt give listeners a look into how to cut through the noise of a perfect system and find ways to make an impact. And how it's okay when things get a bit messy. Like this episode? Be sure to leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review and share the pod with your friends! You can connect with Matt Bilotti, Morgan Brown, and Thibault Imbert on Twitter at @MattBilotti, @morganb, @thibault_imbert, and @HYPERGROWTH_pod


Growth in Places of Ambiguity (W/ Morgan Brown, VP of Growth at Shopify and Thibault Imbert, VP of Growth at GitHub)

Email. Decades after showing up as a core channel for brands and companies to communicate with leads and customers, it been making a bit of a resurgence lately as a growth channel. While (basically) every company does email in some way, and it's always been important, we're seeing companies and individuals build huge followings via newsletters (and even becoming acquisition targets as a result). In this episode Ilona Abramova, VP of Operations at AppSumo, breaks down the fundamentals around email: how to approach it, what works, and what doesn't. Like this episode? Be sure to leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review and share the pod with your friends! You can connect with Matt Bilotti and Ilona Abramova on Twitter at @MattBilotti &amp; @DriftPodcasts

Email. Decades after showing up as a core channel for brands and companies to communicate with leads and customers, it been making a bit of a resurgence lately as a growth channel. While (basically) every company does email in some way, and it's always been important, we're seeing companies and individuals build huge followings via newsletters (and even becoming acquisition targets as a result). In this episode Ilona Abramova, VP of Operations at AppSumo, breaks down the fundamentals around email: how to approach it, what works, and what doesn't. 


Getting Back To Fundamentals on an Often Overlooked Growth Channel...Email! (w/ Ilona Abramova, VP of Operations at AppSumo)

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Blitzscaling In The Age Of A Pandemic (With Chris Yeh, Co-author of Blitzscaling)

Blitzscaling In The Age Of A Pandemic (With Chris Yeh, Co-author of Blitzscaling)

Chris Yeh

More Episodes

What A Good First Growth Hire Looks Like (With Hila Qu, VP of Growth at GitLab)

Why Your Attempts At PLG Aren't Working (With Morgan Brown, VP of Growth at Shopify and Laura Borghesi, VP of Growth at ClassPass))

How to Think About Intent Data for Your Marketing & Growth Campaigns (with Kate Athmer, VP of Growth at Bombora)

What's The Difference Between a Growth Product Manager and a Regular Product Manager?

Growth in Places of Ambiguity (W/ Morgan Brown, VP of Growth at Shopify and Thibault Imbert, VP of Growth at GitHub)

Getting Back To Fundamentals on an Often Overlooked Growth Channel...Email! (w/ Ilona Abramova, VP of Operations at AppSumo)