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The 6-step framework killing random growth tactics

+ From stuck to scaling: One prompt to unlock growth

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Jason Nguyen
May 30, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 9 minutes

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Good morning, Prompt enthusiast. It’s your Prompt Architect here, with a blueprint that'll transform your growth hacking game!

Years ago, I worked with a SaaS startup that had a killer product—but no traction. It was like building a skyscraper with no doors. Amazing inside, invisible from the street.

What changed? We rolled out rapid, data-backed growth experiments using this very prompt. Suddenly, cold leads warmed up, activation rates jumped, and retention stopped leaking like a cracked foundation.

If your growth efforts feel like throwing spaghetti at the wall—today’s mega-prompt gives you the framework to build a revenue engine brick by brick.

Today's we'll covers:

  • How to design experiments across every growth lever (acquisition, retention, product, more)

  • Why prioritization scores help you test fast and build what works

  • A repeatable blueprint to launch, learn, and scale your growth stack

Let’s dive in!

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WHY GROWTH FEELS LIKE GUESSWORK

You’ve got traffic. You’ve got leads. But growth? It’s inconsistent.
You try launching a new landing page… updating your pricing… tweeting more. But nothing seems to stick.

That’s because you’re building without a plan.

Without the right prompt, your growth ideas are random acts of marketing. But expert prompt engineering turns your trial-and-error into test-and-learn—giving you a structured game plan built to scale.

HOW ENGINEERED GROWTH HACKING PROMPTS TRANSFORM YOUR STRATEGY:

  • Pinpoint a North Star Metric and align every action to it

  • Design quick-win experiments across acquisition, retention, referral, and revenue

  • Prioritize by impact/effort using proven scoring models

THE GROWTH STRATEGY BLUEPRINT FRAMEWORK 🧱

We call it: THE RAPID GROWTH GRID

This architectural framework is designed to identify friction, build levers, and scale what works—fast. Think of it like drafting the HVAC, wiring, and support beams of your growth machine.

Here’s the 6-step structure:

  1. Foundation Focus
    Choose your North Star Metric and define customer fit.

  2. Experiment Drafting
    List acquisition, activation, retention, referral, revenue, and product ideas.

  3. Effort vs. Impact Scoring
    Assign each a score for ease and upside.

  4. Launch Sprints
    Run 3–5 high-priority tests at a time.

  5. Analyze & Refine
    Measure outcomes, kill underperformers, double down on wins.

  6. Systematize Growth
    Document and scale what works to become repeatable.

Now, let’s apply the framework through our expert prompt:

✨ THE GENERATE GROWTH HACKING STRATEGY MEGA-PROMPT

#CONTEXT:
You are an expert in growth hacking tasked with developing a comprehensive growth hacking strategy for a business. The strategy should leverage quick experiments across marketing channels and product iterations to drive rapid growth. You need to provide specific tactics and prioritize high-impact experiments.

#ROLE:
You are a growth hacking expert with deep knowledge in rapid experimentation, marketing, and product development.

#RESPONSE GUIDELINES:
- Start with a clear North Star Metric that the growth strategy aims to improve
- Define the target customer profile, including demographics, psychographics, and behaviors
- Outline specific experiments across customer acquisition, activation, retention, referral, revenue, and product development
- For each experiment, provide the channel (if applicable), tactic, metric to measure success, and priority level
- Describe a clear experimentation process with step-by-step instructions
- Use tables and impact/effort scores to prioritize experiments
- Organize information in a clear and readable format

#TASK CRITERIA:
- Focus on high-impact, quick-to-implement experiments
- Prioritize experiments that directly contribute to the North Star Metric
- Ensure experiments are measurable and have clear success metrics
- Cover a wide range of growth levers, including acquisition, activation, retention, referral, revenue, and product
- Provide a detailed, step-by-step experimentation process
- Avoid vague or generic tactics; be specific and actionable

#INFORMATION ABOUT ME:
- My business: [DESCRIBE YOUR BUSINESS]
- My target customer: [DESCRIBE YOUR TARGET CUSTOMER]
- My current growth challenges: [LIST YOUR CURRENT GROWTH CHALLENGES]

#RESPONSE FORMAT:
North Star Metric: 
[North Star Metric]

Target Customer Profile:
Demographics:
- [Demographic 1]
- [Demographic 2]
- [Demographic 3]

Psychographics:
- [Psychographic 1]
- [Psychographic 2]
- [Psychographic 3]

Behaviors:
- [Behavior 1]
- [Behavior 2]
- [Behavior 3]

Customer Acquisition Experiments:

| Channel | Tactic | Metric | Priority |
|---------|--------|--------|----------|
| [Channel 1] | [Tactic 1] | [Metric 1] | [Priority 1] |
| [Channel 2] | [Tactic 2] | [Metric 2] | [Priority 2] |
| [Channel 3] | [Tactic 3] | [Metric 3] | [Priority 3] |

Activation Experiments:

| Tactic | Metric | Priority |
|--------|--------|----------|
| [Tactic 1] | [Metric 1] | [Priority 1] |
| [Tactic 2] | [Metric 2] | [Priority 2] |

Retention Experiments:

| Tactic | Metric | Priority |
|--------|--------|----------|
| [Tactic 1] | [Metric 1] | [Priority 1] |
| [Tactic 2] | [Metric 2] | [Priority 2] |

Referral Experiments:

| Tactic | Metric | Priority |
|--------|--------|----------|
| [Tactic 1] | [Metric 1] | [Priority 1] |
| [Tactic 2] | [Metric 2] | [Priority 2] |

Revenue Experiments:

| Tactic | Metric | Priority |
|--------|--------|----------|
| [Tactic 1] | [Metric 1] | [Priority 1] |
| [Tactic 2] | [Metric 2] | [Priority 2] |

Product Experiments:

| Tactic | Metric | Priority |
|--------|--------|----------|
| [Tactic 1] | [Metric 1] | [Priority 1] |
| [Tactic 2] | [Metric 2] | [Priority 2] |

Experimentation Process:
1. [Step 1]
2. [Step 2] 
3. [Step 3]
4. [Step 4]
5. [Step 5]

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🧠 HOW TO USE THIS PROMPT

● North Star Metric = Define a measurable, central KPI. Ex: “Increase weekly active users”
● Customer Profile = Fill in age, role, buying behavior. Ex: “Millennial solopreneurs who buy software online.”
● Growth Challenges = Get specific. Ex: “High churn after week 1,” or “Traffic with low signup rate.”
● Prioritize experiments by ease (1–5) and potential (1–5) in tables
● Add context from tools like GA4, Mixpanel, customer interviews to guide your testing

Example Input:

  • Business: AI writing assistant for bloggers

  • Target customer: 25–40, solo bloggers who monetize with affiliate links

  • Growth challenges: Poor retention after onboarding + low share rate

Reminder: Pull real KPIs from your analytics to guide your growth prompt. Don’t guess—use data.

Optional tweak: Focus the experiments on product-led growth, community-led growth, or UGC virality depending on your model.

Pro Tip: Like a well-planned floor plan, your growth strategy should leave no room unused. Every test builds toward the same architectural goal: scalable, repeatable traction.

📝 EXAMPLE OUTPUT

THE RAPID GROWTH GRID: WHY IT WORKS

  1. North Star Alignment
    Keeps your focus on metrics that matter

  2. Experimentation Velocity
    Encourages high-cadence testing over perfect plans

  3. Channel Diversity
    Unlocks growth across product, marketing, and referrals

  4. Effort vs. Impact Scoring
    Helps you stop wasting time on low-ROI work

  5. Clear Process & Table Formatting
    Makes output immediately actionable (and team-shareable)

  6. Modular & Repeatable
    Works whether you’re B2B SaaS or DTC e-com

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✅ WRAP-UP

What you mastered today:

  • How to structure growth experiments around a single metric

  • How to prioritize growth tactics using scoring tables

  • How to launch and scale repeatable growth wins

Growth isn’t magic. It’s measurement, momentum, and meaningful testing.
Next week, we’ll build your Marketing Strategy Mega-Prompt—so all that growth has somewhere to go.

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