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Introducing Growth Bug Tools & Resources: 22 free growth tools and a map of the growth stack
Growth

Introducing Growth Bug Tools & Resources: 22 free growth tools and a map of the growth stack

Growth Bug is now more than a blog: 22 free growth tools for ASO, SEO, speed, AI search and growth maths, plus a directory of 90+ growth platforms. No sign-up.

Deepak Abbot · Sep 29, 2026 · 3 min read
30% cap on UPI may never be possible
Upi

30% cap on UPI may never be possible

30% cap on UPI may never be possible WhatsApp can now onboard its 500 million monthly active users to UPI. However, it’s unlikely to help NPCI reach its goal of limiting third-party app share to …

Deepak Abbot · Jan 1, 2025 · 4 min read
How to calculate Life Time Value (LTV) of your customers correctly
Startup

How to calculate Life Time Value (LTV) of your customers correctly

How to calculate Life Time Value (LTV) of your customers correctly Life time value (LTV) of customers is one of the key metric measured by startups to offset a heavy one time customer acquisition …

Deepak Abbot · Apr 6, 2022 · 2 min read
Driving 100mn users to adopt digital payments:
Growth

Driving 100mn users to adopt digital payments:

Driving 100mn users to adopt digital payments: Growth is the fuel that energizes startups to defy heavy odds. It sustains and drives startups in their quest to create value and to build successful …

Deepak Abbot · Oct 11, 2021 · 3 min read
GTM for early stage startups
Go To Market

GTM for early stage startups

GTM for early stage startups The most common question a new startup faces is — how do we acquire users -starting from your first 1000 users? How do we go from 1k to 10k users? How do we launch our …

Dinesh · Jul 13, 2021 · 6 min read
Find out the value of an active user in Indian startups: Byju tops the chart with $890/user
India

Find out the value of an active user in Indian startups: Byju tops the chart with $890/user

Find out the value of an active user in Indian startups: Byju tops the chart with $890/user Last week I did some analysis on MAU of some of the top Apps in India. You can check it here — …

Deepak Abbot · Jan 18, 2021 · 2 min read
Face off: India top Android Apps by MAU (Dec 2020)
Growth

Face off: India top Android Apps by MAU (Dec 2020)

Face off: India top Android Apps by MAU (Dec 2020) This is just going to be a quick visual blog comparing top 2 android apps in each category. I could not find any true competition for other tops …

Deepak Abbot · Jan 16, 2021 · 1 min read
One of India’s most celebrated apps has bought 26k fake reviews. Find out more!
Apps

One of India’s most celebrated apps has bought 26k fake reviews. Find out more!

One of India’s most celebrated apps has bought 26k fake reviews. Find out more! Fake reviews are so commonplace among (well funded) Indian Apps (a trick we all learnt from China probably). But what …

Deepak Abbot · Nov 30, 2020 · 4 min read
VCs & Founders: Here is a PMF finder tool, download now
Growth

VCs & Founders: Here is a PMF finder tool, download now

VCs & Founders: Here is a PMF finder tool, download now PMF analyzer for early stage startups or/and a Growth dashboard for a post PMF B2C startup: Download FREE excel dashboard Q. What is a Product …

Deepak Abbot · Nov 26, 2020 · 3 min read
UPI Ubiquity Will Ease QR Code Standardisation
Payments

UPI Ubiquity Will Ease QR Code Standardisation

UPI Ubiquity Will Ease QR Code Standardisation This was originally published on Bloombergquint.com https://www.bloombergquint.com/opinion/upi-ubiquity-will-ease-qr-code-standardisation In December …

Deepak Abbot · Nov 19, 2020 · 6 min read
UPI October 2020: P2M vs P2P, PhonePe takes the crown, Paytm fastest growing on P2M, CRED continues to shine
Payments

UPI October 2020: P2M vs P2P, PhonePe takes the crown, Paytm fastest growing on P2M, CRED continues to shine

UPI October 2020: P2M vs P2P, PhonePe takes the crown, Paytm fastest growing on P2M, CRED continues to shine Last week was a big one for UPI with 2 major announcements which may have some far …

Deepak Abbot · Nov 9, 2020 · 5 min read
Top UPI merchants — Zerodha, CRED & BharatPe are 3 big surprises
Payments

Top UPI merchants — Zerodha, CRED & BharatPe are 3 big surprises

Top UPI merchants — Zerodha, CRED & BharatPe are 3 big surprises UPI is going strong at 1.8bn transactions a month. It is expected to touch 2bn in October. We have roughly 120mn users on UPI …

Deepak Abbot · Oct 22, 2020 · 5 min read
December 2019: India Digital Payments Data
Payments

December 2019: India Digital Payments Data

December 2019: India Digital Payments Data Credit/Debit Card/UPI/Wallet now have 28.5% share in overall retail (offline + online) transactions in India. This is 23% growth over previous year and 1.5X …

Deepak Abbot · Jan 11, 2020 · 1 min read
How to get featured on the App Store Today tab
Apps

How to get featured on the App Store Today tab

How to get featured on the App Store Today tab What featured apps and games have in common, and why getting featured is not always for the best Starting with iOS 11, Apple now publishes lists of apps …

Deepak Abbot · Sep 1, 2018 · 8 min read
Retentioneering 101: Track & Retain your App installs
Mobile

Retentioneering 101: Track & Retain your App installs

Retentioneering 101: Track & Retain your App installs By now, most growth practitioners do not talk about App installs. The key metric have changed from Installs to Visitors to Active. First step to …

Deepak Abbot · Feb 17, 2018 · 3 min read
Questions you must ask when building a product for billion users
India

Questions you must ask when building a product for billion users

Questions you must ask when building a product for billion users This was originally written for Yourstory. Here is a shorter version of the same: Address the questions below and understand the vital …

Deepak Abbot · Dec 30, 2017 · 2 min read
India’s Digital Pyramid: 15 Key Data Points
Startup

India’s Digital Pyramid: 15 Key Data Points

India’s Digital Pyramid: 15 Key Data Points While writing this piece for Yourstory (7 questions you must ask when building a product for a billion users …

Deepak Abbot · Dec 30, 2017 · 1 min read
6 Reasons You Shouldn’t Hire a Growth Hacker
Business

6 Reasons You Shouldn’t Hire a Growth Hacker

6 Reasons You Shouldn’t Hire a Growth Hacker (according to growth hackers) Hiring a growth hacker for your startup is an increasingly common practice. As with most new trends (SEO, inbound …

Nathan Brown · Nov 15, 2017 · 1 min read
State of Indian Consumer Apps: Have we stopped producing good Apps?
Startup

State of Indian Consumer Apps: Have we stopped producing good Apps?

State of Indian Consumer Apps: Have we stopped producing good Apps? I love to keep an eye on App trends in India so I thought of sharing a not so happy analysis for Indian B2C App based …

Deepak Abbot · Aug 13, 2017 · 3 min read
6 Best Practices for better App Engagement & Retention
Mobile

6 Best Practices for better App Engagement & Retention

6 Best Practices for better App Engagement & Retention Note: This was originally published in a useful App Developer Guide created by Vmax. Must download for all App Developers & Product Managers …

Deepak Abbot · Nov 19, 2016 · 4 min read
Play Store Trends for India: Chinese Invasion, Downloads doubled, & Indian Apps are still not worthy of IAP Revenues
Android

Play Store Trends for India: Chinese Invasion, Downloads doubled, & Indian Apps are still not worthy of IAP Revenues

Play Store Trends for India: Chinese Invasion, Downloads doubled, & Indian Apps are still not worthy of IAP Revenues India has seen a huge surge in Internet usage over last 12 months and it is …

Deepak Abbot · Oct 11, 2016 · 3 min read
How Many “Real Internet Users” in India? 60mn maybe?
India

How Many “Real Internet Users” in India? 60mn maybe?

How Many “Real Internet Users” in India? 60mn maybe? I recently had a very interesting session with some Internet Industry leaders at H2.co India meet — we discussed at length the REAL INDIAN …

Deepak Abbot · Aug 28, 2016 · 1 min read
Struggling with D1 retention? You need to read this.
Analytics

Struggling with D1 retention? You need to read this.

Struggling with D1 retention? You need to read this. My experience tackling the hardest problem in app retention — figuring out the best first time user experience. In this post I talk about: 1 …

Dinesh · Jul 6, 2016 · 6 min read
App Growth Metrics: eCPI, CAC, True LTV, Retention, Cost of MAU/DAU Calculator for Beginners [Download Excel]
Mobile

App Growth Metrics: eCPI, CAC, True LTV, Retention, Cost of MAU/DAU Calculator for Beginners [Download Excel]

App Growth Metrics: eCPI, CAC, True LTV, Retention, Cost of MAU/DAU Calculator for Beginners [Download Excel] I keep stressing upon the fact about using the “Right Metrics” in all my growth …

Deepak Abbot · Jun 7, 2016 · 2 min read
Stunning New Report: Now track user level data in Google Analytics without passing a UserID
Analytics

Stunning New Report: Now track user level data in Google Analytics without passing a UserID

Stunning New Report: Now track user level data in Google Analytics without passing a UserID Just came across a new report in Google Analytics called “User Explorer” today. It is available in beta …

Deepak Abbot · Apr 7, 2016 · 2 min read
100k App users in 25 Days for smartapp with ZERO paid marketing*
Mobile

100k App users in 25 Days for smartapp with ZERO paid marketing*

100k App users in 25 Days for smartapp with ZERO paid marketing* UPDATE (15th Jan, 2016): It’s been 25 days since I wrote this post and I am happy to announce that we got our next 100k in 24 days …

Deepak Abbot · Jan 15, 2016 · 5 min read
Measuring Retention For Startups
Startup

Measuring Retention For Startups

Measuring Retention For Startups Getting new customers is fun. Losing customers is not. ‘If you’re committed enough, you can make any story work. I once told a woman I was Kevin Costner, and it …

Neil Patel · Aug 18, 2015 · 6 min read
3 Ways To Turn Your Customer Support Into a Growth And Product Machine
Customer Service

3 Ways To Turn Your Customer Support Into a Growth And Product Machine

3 Ways To Turn Your Customer Support Into a Growth And Product Machine Top startups nowadays are using their customer service teams as a growth and product driver. How might you ask? By collecting …

Luke Duncan · Jul 23, 2015 · 4 min read
Analytics Done Wrong: my big whinge
Analytics

Analytics Done Wrong: my big whinge

Analytics Done Wrong: my big whinge The use of data and analytics has become de rigueur in the world of business strategy, business intelligence and marketing. It’s moved from being a specialist …

Smarter Than Me by Nish · Apr 26, 2015 · 2 min read
What’s More Important in Growth? The Product, the Tools, or the Process?
Growth

What’s More Important in Growth? The Product, the Tools, or the Process?

What’s More Important in Growth? The Product, the Tools, or the Process? In a world driven by tech it’s easy to fall in love with the product or the software tools used by leading growth teams …

Chris Bechtel · Mar 11, 2015 · 3 min read