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Jan 23, 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.

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Quick Hits

1. Vimeo starts layoffs after acquisition
   (Post-acquisition reality check arrived fast)

2. Microsoft 365 hit by outage, preventing access to emails and files
   (The cloud took a personal day.)

3. Substack launches a TV app
   (Long-form content said: bigger screen, bigger impact.)

The Growth joke of the day

Why did the SEO expert bring a ladder to work?
Because Google said the site needed higher authority.

What's New in Growth Hacking/Growth Marketing?

Strategies

• Law Firm SEO: Top Tactics, Average Costs, & What to Avoid

  Red flag checklist for law firm SEO providers gives marketers and growth hackers a toolset for vetting digital marketing partners spotting those who might use black-hat or noncompliant tactics.

• Tesla discontinues Autopilot in bid to boost adoption of its Full Self-Driving software

  Tesla has discontinued Autopilot, its basic driver-assistance system, as the company tries to boost adoption of a more advanced version of the technology that it calls Full Self-Driving (Supervised).

• Voice AI engine and OpenAI partner LiveKit hits $1B valuation

  LiveKit, a developer of infrastructure software for real-time AI voice and video applications, has announced the raise of $100 million in funding at a $1 billion valuation.

• TikTok US Deal Closes After Years Of Regulatory Uncertainty

  A White House official said the US and China have finalized a deal to spin off TikTok’s US business to a consortium led by Oracle and Silver Lake, Fox Business reported Thursday.

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People

• Former Sequoia partner’s new startup uses AI to negotiate your calendar for you

  “Blockit has a chance to become a $1Bn+ revenue business, and Kais will make sure it gets there,” Pat Grady, Sequoia’s general partner and co-steward who led the investment.

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What's New in Artificial Intelligence (AI) 

• More Sites Blocking LLM Crawling – Could That Backfire On GEO?

  Analysis shows that while businesses are aggressively blocking AI bots (LLM crawlers) for model training, AI assistant crawlers are expanding, affecting how content is indexed and summarized for users potentially impacting brand visibility and digital marketing effectiveness.

• Ring is adding a new content verification feature to videos

  Ring launches "Ring Verify," a feature enabling users to check whether shared videos were altered, using a tamper-evident digital seal a move to build digital trust and transparency, directly tied to content marketing and authenticity.

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