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Growth with Matt Bilotti

113 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 26 ratings

“Growth” has inundated the tech scene, but for many of us, it’s really just a phrase (and few can actually explain what it means). Drift’s Senior Product Lead, Matt Bilotti, is tired of just nodding and smiling at the term. So every other Wednesday, he meets with other growth experts for 30 minutes to learn how they drive revenue through all sorts of growth strategies, tactics, and channels. Tune in for insights from companies like Shopify, Disney+, and Github.

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Episodes

A Special Message from Matt

May 06, 2022 07:00 - 5 minutes - 4.71 MB

Drive Growth through Education (Mark Kilens, Drift)

March 02, 2022 05:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MB

How Growth Teams and Partner Programs Can (And Should) Work Together (with Matt Nicosia and Chris Samila of Crossbeam)

February 02, 2022 08:00 - 36 minutes - 37.2 MB

We’ve talked a lot about the different areas of growth on this podcast, but there’s one topic we still haven’t hit: partnerships. Partnerships go hand in hand with growth - creating a channel for companies to expand. In this episode, Chris Samila, VP of Partnerships at Crossbeam, and Matt Nicosia, Director of Growth at Crossbeam discuss different examples of partnerships and how they play a role in growth. Like this episode? Be sure to leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review and share the pod with your...

What Makes a Successful ABM Strategy? (Rachael Tiow, Auth0)

January 19, 2022 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MB

The First 8 Activities to Do with Your Growth Team in 2022

January 05, 2022 08:00 - 8 minutes - 7.89 MB

8 Plays Growth Experts Can Steal from the World of NFTs

December 08, 2021 21:00 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MB

Happy International Podcast Day

September 30, 2021 07:00 - 1 minute - 1.22 MB

Learning GitHub’s Approach to Implementing Product Qualified Leads (w/ Thibault Imbert & Morgane Palomares of GitHub))

August 04, 2021 07:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

What the heck is a PQL? And how is one of the best tech companies out there implementing it? While it stands for product qualified lead, what that actually means is a little different for every company. In this episode, VP of Growth Thibault Imbert and senior director of revenue marketing, Morgan Palomares, of GitHub, explain how they define a product qualified lead, how they are implementing the mindset and workflows at Github, and how they plan to measure success. Like this episode? Be su...

Balancing A Portfolio Moonshots & Incremental Bets (w/ VPs of Growth: Morgan Brown [Shopify], Hila Qu [GitLab], & Thibault Imbert [GitHub])

July 07, 2021 10:47 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MB

Striking the right balance between incremental improvements and big, channel or market-shifting bets on a growth team is critical. In this episode, we talk through how three growth legends think about striking this balance, what good looks like, what systems they use, how team size and structure alters their approach, and what they do if their team is falling off track. The folks in this episode were all guests multiple times before on the podcast: Morgan Brown, VP of Growth at Shopify Hila ...

What Good Looks Like After 6 Months For a New Growth Team (W/ Hila Qu, VP of Growth at GitLab and Thibault Imbert, VP of Growth at GitHub)

June 23, 2021 13:34 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MB

When spinning up a new growth team, the first 6 months is often treated as the time for the team to prove it's value. But what about after that? What does good look like at that 6 month mark and how do you continue to evolve from there? We'll talk through all of this and more with Hila Qu, VP of Growth at GitLab and Thibault Imbert, VP of Growth at GitHub. Like this episode? Be sure to subscribe, leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review, and share the pod with your friends! You can connect with Matt B...

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

June 09, 2021 10:37 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MB

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 Twit...

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

May 26, 2021 10:23 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MB

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 @MattBilott...

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

April 28, 2021 13:37 - 7 minutes - 6.85 MB

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

The Crossover Episode: Behind the Scenes with Drift's Podcast Hosts

December 30, 2020 11:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MB

The Right Questions To Ask Yourself Before Running An Experiment

December 09, 2020 12:01 - 5 minutes - 4.75 MB

What Is The Process Of Transitioning To A Product-Led Growth Model Actually Like? (With Laura Borghesi, VP of Growth at Gympass)

October 14, 2020 11:28 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MB

Transitioning to a product-led growth model is all the hype these days. I wanted to peel back some of the layers of what it actually looks like when successful, which is why I asked Laura Borghesi to join. She's currently the VP of growth at Gympass and has most recently developed a PLG motion at MongoDB with prior roles at Google and Stripe. Listen in to hear how to think about getting leadership bought in, making investments, measuring success, and more! Like this episode? Be sure to leave...

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