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Oct 13, 2025

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.

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Quick Hits

1. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg joins Sam Altman and acknowledges that artificial intelligence could be on a bubble
   (Even the builders are whispering it now)

2. Gen Z held an anti-social media event.
   (Authenticity is trending harder than algorithms.)

3. Apple accused of using “shadow libraries” to feed its AI training data
   (When data becomes the new oil, everyone’s pipelines suddenly look a little murky)

The Growth joke of the day

What do you call an SEO expert’s favorite movie?
The Fast and the Curious: Rank Drift Edition 😂

What's New in Growth Hacking/Growth Marketing?

Strategies

• Report Suggests That Posting More Often Increases TikTok Performance

  Buffer’s analysis of 11 million TikTok uploads shows that posting more frequently significantly boosts per-post views. Posting 2–5x weekly gives a 17% view boost, while 11+ times a week can double performance, suggesting higher posting frequency increases the chance for viral reach and brand growth.

  Google quietly restricts generous workplace policy for employees

  Over the past few months, Google, which is led by CEO Sundar Pichai, has been making drastic workplace changes as it invests billions of dollars in artificial intelligence, following in the footsteps of its tech competitors.

  DOJ and Google wrap up ad tech monopoly hearing

  The Justice Department and Google wrapped a two-week hearing over how to address Google’s illegal monopoly in online advertising technology, setting up a pivotal antitrust showdown that could reshape the digital ad industry.

  Strava eyes IPO as Gen Z trades dating apps for running clubs

  CEO Michael Martin told the FT that the San Francisco company plans to list “at some point,” eyeing capital for more acquisitions. The company, backed by Sequoia Capital, TCV, and Jackson Square Ventures, was last valued at $2.2 billion in May.

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People

• Meta’s Compensation War for AI Talent

  The competition for leading AI experts, as highlighted by Tulloch’s reported $1.5B offer from Meta, underscores the critical role top talent plays in AI-driven digital transformation and platform growth.

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What's New in Artificial Intelligence (AI) 

• Tesla Under Investigation for Full Self-Driving Technology

  The NHTSA is investigating Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) software after reports of vehicles running red lights or veering into incorrect lanes. This regulatory scrutiny could impact Tesla's efforts to lead in autonomous vehicles a core component of their growth and marketing strategy.

• Ready or not, enterprises are betting on AI

  This has been a big week for AI companies signing enterprise deals, with Zendesk unveiling new AI agents that are supposed to be able to resolve 80% of customer service issues, Anthropic and IBM announcing a strategic partnership, and Deloitte also announcing a deal with Anthropic.

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