E33: Growth Levers: A PayPal Veteran's Guide to Startup Success | Matt Lerner on the CRAFTED. Podcast
Today, we’re sharing a special episode from our friends at the Webby Awards-honored CRAFTED. podcast. In this conversation, Dan Blumberg interviews growth expert, SYSTM founder, and former PayPal leader Matt Lerner about his book 'Growth Levers,' offering actionable strategies for startups to identify the 10% of efforts that drive 90% of growth. They discuss common startup pitfalls, the mindset shift to customer-centric thinking, JTBD-style interviewing, and the importance of rapid experimentation. For full show notes, visit: https://highlightai.com/share/af10e152-f30a-403e-805f-d234eb40109a — 🙏 Help shape our show by taking our quick listener survey at https://bit.ly/TurpentinePulse. — Check out Dan Blumberg's CRAFTED. where he interviews founders of high growth startups, including from Lattice, Gusto, Moov, Monte Carlo, Customer.io and our own Sasha Orloff! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crafted-the-tech-podcast-for-founders-makers/id1649355311 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3xtU2V1jRP89aI1ULRN2GI?si=b5753bd5be14494c — SPONSOR: 📝Notion offers powerful workflow and automation templates, perfect for streamlining processes and laying the groundwork for AI-driven automation. With Notion AI, you can search across thousands of documents from various platforms, generating highly relevant analysis and content tailored just for you - try it for free at https://www.notion.com/upstreampod — LINKS: Matt Lerner's company: https://www.systm.co/ CRAFTED. podcast: https://crafted.fm Growth Levers: https://www.amazon.com/dp/173842622X — LinkedIn: Matt Lerner https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewlerner/ Dan Blumberg https://www.linkedin.com/in/dblums/ Sasha Orloff https://www.linkedin.com/in/sashaorloff/