20VC: ElevenLabs Head of Growth on Why You Do Not Need PMs | The 7-Part Launch Playbook That Gets 700K+ Views Per Product | The Truth About CAC, Payback & Performance Marketing in AI with Luke Harries | The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

In this episode of 20 Growth, Harry Stebbings interviews Luke Harries, Head of Growth at ElevenLabs, about growth strategies, product building, and team scaling. Luke shares his background, including his early experiences at a hackathon and founding Fela. The conversation covers ElevenLabs' horizontal product offering, sharded team structure, and launch strategies, emphasizing the importance of video and clear messaging. Luke advises founders to focus on copywriting, organic LinkedIn, and building a strong brand. They also discuss the role of AI in coding, the future of enterprise revenue, and the effectiveness of AI-driven customer support. The episode concludes with a quick-fire round on common mistakes, underappreciated channels, and the best growth strategies.

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20VC: ElevenLabs Head of Growth on Why You Do Not Need PMs | The 7-Part Launch Playbook That Gets 700K+ Views Per Product | The Truth About CAC, Payback & Performance Marketing in AI with Luke Harries

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

Introduction to 20 Growth and Luke Harries' Background

The Origin Story of ElevenLabs and Luke's Initial Skepticism

Luke's Experience with Fela and the Importance of Market Timing

Horizontal Product Offering at ElevenLabs and Team Structure

Scaling the Growth Team and the Importance of Motion Designers

Types of Videos for Growth and Using Humor in Marketing

Testing Video Content and Launch Strategies

Launch Checklists, Messaging, and Distribution Strategies

Overcoming Launch Challenges and Crafting Effective Tweet Threads

The Role of Blog Posts in Launches and SEO Strategies

Distribution Channel Strategy and Early Hiring Mistakes

Measuring Channel Effectiveness and Defining a North Star Metric

CAC to LTV vs. CAC to Payback Period and CAC Trends

Consumer Entry into Enterprise and Defining the Target Audience

The Right Time for Brand Marketing and the Importance of Founder Brand

The Concept of Bad Press and Brand Authenticity

Competition and Counter-Positioning Strategies

The Lack of PMs at ElevenLabs and the Role of Engineers

The Growth Role and Preventing Over-Engineering

The Future of PMs and AI-Generated Code

The Reality of Gen AI Revenues and Retention Metrics

The Growth of Lovable and the Future of AI-Powered Development

Quick Fire: Common Mistakes and Underappreciated Channels

Quick Fire: Polluted Channels and Advice for New Growth Roles

Quick Fire: Changing the World of Growth and Launching Ready Products

Quick Fire: Changing Minds and Infrastructure vs. Application Layers

Quick Fire: The Death of Inbound SDRs

Quick Fire: Voice Cloning and the Best Growth Strategy

Conclusion and Sponsor Messages

20VC: ElevenLabs Head of Growth on Why You Do Not Need PMs | The 7-Part Launch Playbook That Gets 700K+ Views Per Product | The Truth About CAC, Payback & Performance Marketing in AI with Luke Harries

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

00:00Introduction to 20 Growth and Luke Harries' Background

Introduction to 20 Growth and Luke Harries' Background

04:44The Origin Story of ElevenLabs and Luke's Initial Skepticism

The Origin Story of ElevenLabs and Luke's Initial Skepticism

07:39Luke's Experience with Fela and the Importance of Market Timing

Luke's Experience with Fela and the Importance of Market Timing

12:12Horizontal Product Offering at ElevenLabs and Team Structure

Horizontal Product Offering at ElevenLabs and Team Structure

15:53Scaling the Growth Team and the Importance of Motion Designers

Scaling the Growth Team and the Importance of Motion Designers

18:41Types of Videos for Growth and Using Humor in Marketing

Types of Videos for Growth and Using Humor in Marketing

21:23Testing Video Content and Launch Strategies

Testing Video Content and Launch Strategies

23:30Launch Checklists, Messaging, and Distribution Strategies

Launch Checklists, Messaging, and Distribution Strategies

27:01Overcoming Launch Challenges and Crafting Effective Tweet Threads

Overcoming Launch Challenges and Crafting Effective Tweet Threads

29:40The Role of Blog Posts in Launches and SEO Strategies

The Role of Blog Posts in Launches and SEO Strategies

31:41Distribution Channel Strategy and Early Hiring Mistakes

Distribution Channel Strategy and Early Hiring Mistakes

34:00Measuring Channel Effectiveness and Defining a North Star Metric

Measuring Channel Effectiveness and Defining a North Star Metric

36:40CAC to LTV vs. CAC to Payback Period and CAC Trends

CAC to LTV vs. CAC to Payback Period and CAC Trends

39:14Consumer Entry into Enterprise and Defining the Target Audience

Consumer Entry into Enterprise and Defining the Target Audience

41:10The Right Time for Brand Marketing and the Importance of Founder Brand

The Right Time for Brand Marketing and the Importance of Founder Brand

43:03The Concept of Bad Press and Brand Authenticity

The Concept of Bad Press and Brand Authenticity

45:56Competition and Counter-Positioning Strategies

Competition and Counter-Positioning Strategies

47:58The Lack of PMs at ElevenLabs and the Role of Engineers

The Lack of PMs at ElevenLabs and the Role of Engineers

50:50The Growth Role and Preventing Over-Engineering

The Growth Role and Preventing Over-Engineering

53:19The Future of PMs and AI-Generated Code

The Future of PMs and AI-Generated Code

55:03The Reality of Gen AI Revenues and Retention Metrics

The Reality of Gen AI Revenues and Retention Metrics

57:52The Growth of Lovable and the Future of AI-Powered Development

The Growth of Lovable and the Future of AI-Powered Development

1:00:03Quick Fire: Common Mistakes and Underappreciated Channels

Quick Fire: Common Mistakes and Underappreciated Channels

1:02:23Quick Fire: Polluted Channels and Advice for New Growth Roles

Quick Fire: Polluted Channels and Advice for New Growth Roles

1:04:03Quick Fire: Changing the World of Growth and Launching Ready Products

Quick Fire: Changing the World of Growth and Launching Ready Products

1:05:21Quick Fire: Changing Minds and Infrastructure vs. Application Layers

Quick Fire: Changing Minds and Infrastructure vs. Application Layers

1:07:12Quick Fire: The Death of Inbound SDRs

Quick Fire: The Death of Inbound SDRs

1:09:06Quick Fire: Voice Cloning and the Best Growth Strategy

Quick Fire: Voice Cloning and the Best Growth Strategy

1:11:25Conclusion and Sponsor Messages

Conclusion and Sponsor Messages