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Nov 07, 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. Laude Institute announces first batch of ‘Slingshots’ AI grants
   (Finally, AI money with main-character energy.)

2. Meta brings its short-form video feed of AI slop to Europe
   (Europe wasn’t ready for this level )

3. Google plans to expand Opal with advanced Agent capabilities
   (Google slowly turning into that one coworker who knows everything.)

The Growth joke of the day

Why do digital marketers love to shop at Whole Foods?
They have a lot of organic content.

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What's New in Growth Hacking/Growth Marketing?

Strategies

• Accel backs Uber rival Rapido as Prosus boosts stake
  Accel has invested in Rapido, the ride-hailing platform competing with Uber in India, while Prosus has increased its stake, after Indian two-wheeler giant TVS Motor sold its entire holding.

• Google Warns Against Relying On SEO Audit Tool Scores
  Google published guidance emphasizing context-driven technical SEO audits over tool-generated scores, explaining when high 404s are normal.

• Mastodon’s latest software update brings quote posts to all server operators
  Decentralized open source social network Mastodon is rolling out its latest release, version 4.5, which brings support for Quote Posts to all server operators, along with other features for admins, conversation improvements, and more.

• AI spending may slow down as ROI remains elusive
  Most enterprises have yet to see their AI investments make a positive impact on their bottom lines, which could lead many to rethink AI budgets over the next year, IT analyst firm Forrester predicts.

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People

• Chris Sacca’s VC firm is raising a second nuclear fusion fund 

  Chris Sacca’s venture firm Lowercarbon Capital is raising a second fund to back nuclear fusion energy hopefuls, the VC said at the SOSV Climate Tech Summit on Thursday, as reported by Bloomberg. 

Because Communities Matter:
A Shout-Out to ARK-STEM

At GrowthHackers, we’ve always believed that communities build what algorithms can’t, trust, collaboration, and real momentum.

That’s why I want to spotlight a fellow builders’ community that lives by the same values we do, just in a different domain.

Meet ARK-STEM, a community and marketplace for makers, innovators, and STEM enthusiasts.

It’s where people who build from first principles come together to show, learn, share, and sell their creations, among peers who get what it means to tinker, invent, and experiment.

If, besides being marketers, you (or your kids) love STEM, science, tech, engineering, or making things that actually work this community is for you.

Because, whether it’s growth or gravity, we all grow faster when we build together.🚀

What's New in Artificial Intelligence (AI) 

• Amazon launches an AI-powered Kindle Translate service for e-book authors
  Amazon announced on Thursday the launch of Kindle Translate, an AI-powered translation service designed for authors using Kindle Direct Publishing to broaden their reach. The service initially translates text between English and Spanish and from German to English, as it’s still operating in beta. More languages will be supported over time.

• Snap shares surge as $400 million Perplexity deal rekindles AI ambitions
  "Compute cost implications over time are unclear, but it's wild to think about Snap actually delivering something that approaches Meta AI on a relative shoestring budget," RBC analysts said.

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