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June 16, 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.

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

Let’s dive in.👇

Quick Hits

1. Spiraling with ChatGPT
   (Therapy? No thanks, I got spiral sessions for free.)

2. Amazon joins the big nuclear party, buying 1.92 GW for AWS
   (Jeff Bezos said: If I can’t be Iron Man, I’ll power him.)

3. YouTube Offers Expanded Monetization Avenues for Educational Content
   (Education just got its influencer era.)
   

The Growth joke of the day

Me: I’ll just ask one question.
ChatGPT: Let’s unpack that.
Also ChatGPT: Here’s a 5-year plan, a poem, and a recipe.

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What's New in Growth Hacking/Growth Marketing?

Strategies

• Anvil: SEO for LLMs becomes a new digital strategy trend
  Anvil helps brands increase visibility inside AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini, introducing the emerging practice of optimizing for AI-driven search and recommender systems instead of traditional Google SEO.

• Google reportedly plans to cut ties with Scale AI
  Meta’s big investment in Scale AI may be giving some of the startup’s customers pause.Reuters reports that Google had planned to pay Scale $200 million this year but is now having conversations with its competitors and planning to cut ties.

• TikTok Says In-Stream Shopping Has Increased 120% This Year
  According to TikTok, Americans, in particular, are warming to its TikTok Shop offerings, as it continues to promote its in-app buying options to its billion-plus users.

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  People

• CEO Alexandr Wang steps down from Scale AI to join Meta

  Alexandr Wang is leaving Scale AI as CEO to join Meta and lead efforts in "superintelligence." His move is part of a broader strategic AI initiative.

Mark your calendars and listen,
because it's time to tell new stories!

STORYTELLING: It’s not in your dna.
It’s a skill you can learn.

A practical, myth-busting webinar that shows storytelling isn’t a talent you’re born with—it’s a skill anyone can learn. You will learn actionable tips to turn everyday moments into stories that connect and inspire.

LIVE WEBINAR | JUNE 25, 2025 | 9AM PT - 12PM ET - 5PM GMT

Speaker 1 - Saul Cambridge (Director, Program Leader and Catalyst, Ergo Ego AS)
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What's New in Artificial Intelligence (AI)

1. Den: Cursor for enterprise knowledge workers impresses investors

   Den’s AI aims to replace Slack and Notion by acting as a context-aware tool tailored to an enterprise’s internal needs. It caught significant investor attention during YC Demo Day.

2. Meta Adds VR-Based Avatar Achievements to Drive More Interest
   Meta’s working on a new way to spark more interest in its evolving VR experiences, with users now able to view a list of “Avatar Quests” on Facebook and IG, which relate to various VR experiences.

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