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Feb 10, 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. The first signs of burnout are coming from the people who embrace AI the most
   (Reminder: automation doesn’t replace rest)

2. Bluesky finally adds drafts
   (We can now overthink privately. Growth.)

3. ChatGPT rolls out ads
   (The free era officially clocked out)

The Growth joke of the day

Why did the sales team love AI at first?
Because it worked 24/7… until they realized they were expected to do the same.

What's New in Growth Hacking/Growth Marketing?

Strategies

• Bing Webmaster Tools Adds AI Citation Performance Data
  Microsoft introduced an AI Performance dashboard in Bing Webmaster Tools, giving visibility into how content gets cited across Copilot and AI-generated answers in Bing.

• SERPs with Ads + AI Overviews Grew by Over 394% in 2025
  While SEOs spent much of 2025 worrying that AI Overviews (AIOs) would siphon off even more organic traffic, Google was figuring out how to balance improving the AI search experience with their need to maintain an ad revenue model.

• Brand is the decision in B2B, and AI decides first
  AI forms brand perception upstream, long before buyers see your positioning. Consistent delivery across every touchpoint is now the differentiator.

• ActiveCampaign’s latest move signals the era of self-driving campaigns
  The purchase of Feedback Intelligence shows that learning, self-correcting AI agents are redefining how modern campaigns are built and measured.

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People

• Former GitHub CEO raises record $60M dev tool seed round at $300M valuation
  Former GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke has raised the largest-ever seed round for a dev tool startup, according to its lead backer, Felicis. The startup, Entire, has raised $60 million at a $300 million valuation.

Did you hear?
The GrowthHackers Podcast is live!🎙️

A Founder’s Journey in Microscope

Building a marketplace is widely considered one of the hardest challenges a startup can face. It requires a fragile balance of matching demand with supply get it wrong, and nothing works.
In our debut episode, "Building Goodbash From Pain Point to Marketplace," we go under the microscope with a founder who dared to implement it. We dive deep into:

• Synchronizing Supply & Demand: How to manage the complexity of multiple personas.

• Reducing Risk: Navigating high marketing costs and fragmented messaging.

• The Waiting List Myth: Do pre-launch strategies create real traction or just an illusion?

Designed for the doers, builders, and growth-minded teams in our community, this episode turns complex startup theory into a proven framework for success.

What's New in Artificial Intelligence (AI) 

• OpenAI Begins Testing Ads In ChatGPT For Free And Go Users
  OpenAI is testing ads in ChatGPT for free and Go tiers in the U.S. Ads appear below responses, labeled as sponsored. Paid tiers remain ad-free.

• Tem raises $75M to remake electricity markets using AI
  As AI data centers drive up electricity prices, London-based startup Tem thinks AI might be able to help solve it, too.Tem has built an energy transaction engine that relies on AI to cut prices relative to other energy traders.

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