Practitioner pattern · Joseph Choi (Runs Consumer Club, the paid founder community he pitches at the end, and a live presentation he promotes mid-episode)
Hire three people for organic: a trend watcher, a creator coach, a recruiter
Host's view from many teams; no numbers
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What they did
Don't look for one all-round hire. (1) Head of social growth: a 'Gen Z brainrot expert' who watches viral content all day and knows which principles apply to your app. (2) Creator manager/coach: reviews every creative and makes micro-adjustments to hooks, storylines, CTAs and visuals rather than just approving, so TikTok isn't a lottery. (3) Talent scout: does outreach to thousands of creators and builds recruiting pipelines. Separately, on-camera talent and creative strategy are two different skill sets. At $0/month the founder should do it scrappily themselves; at $50-100K/month an agency or in-house setup may make sense.
- Stage
- growth
In their words
The Superwall Podcast · Joseph Choi - 1,000 Hours of Studying The Most Profitable Apps in 17 Minutes“There are three people you need on your team, and these are pretty much non-negotiable. Number one, head of social growth.”
“Their entire role is to make micro-adjustments to hooks, storylines, CTAs, and visuals to improve content.”
“The last person is the talent scout. This is someone who can do outreach to thousands of creators and build efficient recruiting pipelines.”
“Because if you're at $0 a month, you shouldn't be hiring an agency. You should probably be starting scrappier first”
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