Community | University 

Jan 28, 2026

Hello, GrowthHackers

Welcome to your daily unfair advantage.

Every morning, we cut through the noise to bring you sharp insights, fast news, and fresh sparks to light up your brain and fuel your hustle. From scrappy hacks to big tech moves, AI shifts to culture flips this is your intel to stay ahead, move fast, and break boring.

Think of it as your growth-fueled espresso shot.
Short. Smart. Addictive.

Let’s dive in.👇

Quick Hits

1. Why Google Gemini Has No Ads Yet
   (No ads… yet is doing a lot of work here.)

2. Unlocking Meta’s Product-Level Ad Data
   (This is the difference between guessing and scaling.)

3. LinkedIn will let you show off your vibe coding chops with a certificate
   (Vibe coding just went corporate)

The Growth joke of the day

Why did the sales rep stop using AI-generated scripts?
Because the bot kept closing the deal… with itself.

What's New in Growth Hacking/Growth Marketing?

Strategies

• Everything you need to know about viral personal AI assistant Clawdbot

  Clawdbot, a personal AI assistant, went viral within weeks of its launch and will keep its crustacean theme despite having had to change its name to Moltbot after a legal challenge from

• X Launches ‘Brand Ranx’ To Measure Super Bowl Ad Response
  The Super Bowl is getting close, which means that advertisers are scrambling to hype up their Super Bowl campaigns, and grab the maximum share of attention during the big event.

• How CMOs should think about discovery in an AI-first world
  Many prospects now frame their pain to an AI system and expect synthesized guidance. They include constraints, budgets, compliance needs, team structure, and urgency in a single query. The system returns condensed recommendations and evaluation guidance.

• Smart marketers set the rules before AI makes the calls 
  With all the hype around AI, it should be no surprise that I’ve run into many less tech-savvy marketing team members who think AI does everything now. However, there are limitations to its capabilities, and wise marketers will combine AI’s capabilities with their existing technology to use the right tool for the right job.

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People

• Anthropic, Apple, OpenAI CEOs condemn ICE violence, praise Trump
  Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei expressed concern over “some of the things we’ve seen in the last few days,” referring to the violence of Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis.

The Podcast Where Growth 
Actually Happens

At GrowthHackers, we believe the best insights come from the community itself.

That’s why for our next podcast episode,
"From Ideas to Impact: Building a Community Platform," 
we’re handing the mic to you. 🫵

Jack, the founder of ARK STEM, will be joining our next episode to discuss the journey of building platforms that matter.

What have you always wanted to ask a founder about community growth?
We’ll select the best ones to feature in the interview!

What's New in Artificial Intelligence (AI) 

• Google Photos brings its prompt-based editing feature
  Google is bringing AI-powered photo editing to more users around the world, making it easier to fix your photos with simple text commands instead of complicated editing tools.

• AI boom will produce victors and carnage, tech boss warns
  Chuck Robbins, chairman and chief executive of Cisco Systems, told the BBC the technology will be "bigger than the internet", but the current market is probably a bubble and some companies "won't make it".

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