<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[GrowthX Community Newsletter]]></title><description><![CDATA[The beat of everything that's happening inside GrowthX Community.]]></description><link>https://www.growthx.network</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zObh!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2d92d79c-5889-4545-babe-87a201bb22ce_1280x1280.png</url><title>GrowthX Community Newsletter</title><link>https://www.growthx.network</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:30:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.growthx.network/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Abhishek]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[growthxcommunity@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[growthxcommunity@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Abhishek]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Abhishek]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[growthxcommunity@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[growthxcommunity@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Abhishek]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Ice bath, AI builds & sneaker sessions 👟]]></title><description><![CDATA[Events scoop from last week.]]></description><link>https://www.growthx.network/p/ice-bath-ai-builds-and-sneaker-sessions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.growthx.network/p/ice-bath-ai-builds-and-sneaker-sessions</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Urvashi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 05:30:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vK5P!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F17803c56-7f6a-4f42-a7e3-9c0918cc28e8_4032x2268.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>&#128075; Hey, I&#8217;m Urvashi from GrowthX, a community that helps you grow your career in the AI-first world. GrowthX gives you access to a vetted AI-first community, tools &amp; courses all in one single membership. Our members represent 2,000+ companies like Palantir, Lovable, Meta, SarvamAI, Microsoft, Google, ScaleAI &amp; more. </em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://growthx.cc/decembernewsletter&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Join the tribe&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://growthx.cc/decembernewsletter"><span>Join the tribe</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>Before we dive in, a quick heads up - we&#8217;re hosting our <a href="https://growthx.club/offsite">largest community offsite</a> of the year in Goa and trust me, you&#8217;ll want to be there<em>. Onto today&#8217;s edition.</em></p><h3>Build your brand blueprint &#128161;</h3><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3fffd90c-92e5-4f2b-919d-69e9595d6dc3_3024x4032.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c0ea3f2e-d216-4ec0-985c-3ed1fd4ac1be_2048x1135.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Across Banglore &amp; Mumbai&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/28faca48-df13-43cc-b094-c736ea425b13_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>last week in Mumbai &amp; Bangalore, members got together with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/swati-mohan-26399119/">Swati</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhishpatil/">Abhishek</a>. They spoke about logos, taglines, untangled messy pricing, weak differentiation &amp; real time retention problems. The big takeaway? Tools will change, roles will blur, AI will move fast, <strong>but human behavior won&#8217;t</strong>. The people who win are the ones asking sharper questions, staying curious about users and revenue, and connecting the dots across functions.</p><div><hr></div><h3>Inside look at comet&#8217;s sneaker business &#128095;</h3><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/652fb4a0-2e4e-43e2-93ba-3862534cfa3d_1080x1080.png&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d3ce88c2-35f7-4e31-9e6f-c71c49a7f494_4160x2777.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a188c0ef-603e-4ae9-b74b-04ae5a30d203_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p><br>See that guy in the middle holding the Comet shoe? That&#8217;s <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/utk410/">Utkarsh Gupta</a>, co-founder of Comet. He shared something simple: <em>good products sell themselves</em>. When it&#8217;s done right, people notice, talk, and come back. Marketing isn&#8217;t about covering gaps, it&#8217;s about telling the story of what&#8217;s already amazing.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://growthx.club/events&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;See what&#8217;s happening next&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://growthx.club/events"><span>See what&#8217;s happening next</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h3>The -1 to 0 startup journey &#128740;&#65039;</h3><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a9abee1f-00f1-428f-bb4f-fa82f3862397_4000x3000.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a9abee1f-00f1-428f-bb4f-fa82f3862397_4000x3000.jpeg&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p><br>Most people want the title of founder. Few stop to examine the weight it carries. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/aviral-bhatnagar-ajuniorvc/">Aviral Bhatnagar</a> session wasn&#8217;t about starting up faster &#8212; it was about knowing <em>when not to</em>. The -1 &#8594; 0 journey is really about self-honesty: understanding your conviction, your trade-offs, and whether this path truly belongs to you.</p><div><hr></div><h3>How investors evaluate AI founder in 2025 &#128188;</h3><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/64648004-b673-4c08-9822-1b705050d075_1080x1080.png&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2b7289ee-f8f2-47e5-b856-d5f823dafdef_4000x3000.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c0b95d67-cce7-4108-9f79-b3d66425c1a1_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p><br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/better/">Vaibhav Domkundwar</a>, founder of Better Capital, pulled back the curtain - members learned what VCs notice, what they ignore, and what quietly builds conviction before a cheque is even written. Whether you&#8217;re raising capital or part of a founding team, this session would&#8217;ve given an unfiltered look at the investor mindset.</p><div><hr></div><h3>AI Ad-Build-a-thon &#127919;</h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vK5P!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F17803c56-7f6a-4f42-a7e3-9c0918cc28e8_4032x2268.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vK5P!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F17803c56-7f6a-4f42-a7e3-9c0918cc28e8_4032x2268.jpeg 424w, 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Teams of two took on real brands and real use cases, building ads end-to-end with AI in a single sprint. They presented their work live and watched it get dissected through attention, emotion, and consumer context. It&#8217;s the kind of pressure that rewires how you think about ads. </p><div><hr></div><h3>And some sessions had zero AI. Intentionally. </h3><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b82f8699-1071-453d-a766-b14c4e8e5d8d_4032x3024.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/dc359cc4-e05c-4ef7-b3b4-de1463ad1612_3024x4032.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1ca375b0-32b8-41da-a6d1-2adca9b09b7b_2048x1536.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6fdb57f0-24e4-4c54-a553-95c97eef8254_4000x3000.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ec3a425c-7995-44cd-93b2-dfa5dc52424e_1280x960.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4922771d-9625-4974-9284-e58e8232cb70_672x634.webp&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Morning runs at Agara Lake, coffee catchups, pickleball games, badminton &amp; brunch, matcha mornings, ice baths, ukulele jamming sessions, heart sessions, &amp;even vision boards for 2026&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5b8f1a41-339f-4907-8bae-1e02717202fc_1456x964.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p><em>Simply because in an AI-first world, the most underrated skill is still being human - together. These are the little things that make the big difference.</em></p><div><hr></div><h3>Fam win &#128153;</h3><p><em>Here&#8217;s the part we love most: celebrating wins. Big. Small. Messy. Unexpected.</em></p><div class="pullquote"><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zQYn!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1cccc399-0874-4759-96ae-d59263166dd9_2174x932.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zQYn!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1cccc399-0874-4759-96ae-d59263166dd9_2174x932.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zQYn!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1cccc399-0874-4759-96ae-d59263166dd9_2174x932.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zQYn!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1cccc399-0874-4759-96ae-d59263166dd9_2174x932.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zQYn!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1cccc399-0874-4759-96ae-d59263166dd9_2174x932.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zQYn!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1cccc399-0874-4759-96ae-d59263166dd9_2174x932.png" width="1456" height="624" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1cccc399-0874-4759-96ae-d59263166dd9_2174x932.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:624,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:524601,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.growthx.network/i/181901330?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1cccc399-0874-4759-96ae-d59263166dd9_2174x932.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zQYn!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1cccc399-0874-4759-96ae-d59263166dd9_2174x932.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zQYn!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1cccc399-0874-4759-96ae-d59263166dd9_2174x932.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zQYn!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1cccc399-0874-4759-96ae-d59263166dd9_2174x932.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zQYn!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1cccc399-0874-4759-96ae-d59263166dd9_2174x932.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div></div><p><em>The real metric isn&#8217;t users or revenue. It&#8217;s when people grow, leave to build their thing, and come back to the same room to say &#8212; &#8220;this is where it clicked&#8221;. <br><br>The rooms you step into, the conversations you have, the energy you carry back, these are the moments that shape your next chapter. Growth isn&#8217;t just what you achieve; it&#8217;s who you become alongside the right people.</em></p><div class="pullquote"><p><strong>Ready to experience it yourself?</strong></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://growthx.cc/decembernewsletter&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Become a member&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://growthx.cc/decembernewsletter"><span>Become a member</span></a></p></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[24 hours. 100 builders. Insane energy.]]></title><description><![CDATA[They just cared enough to figure it out.]]></description><link>https://www.growthx.network/p/24-hours-100-builders-insane-energy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.growthx.network/p/24-hours-100-builders-insane-energy</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Urvashi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 06:34:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YLol!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9f277559-fedf-4dc3-9721-95f98ccb38e7_4080x1836.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>&#128075; Hey, I&#8217;m Urvashi from GrowthX, a community that helps you grow your career in the AI-first world. GrowthX gives you access to a vetted AI-first community, tools &amp; courses all in one single membership.<br><br>Our members represent 2,000+ companies like Palantir, Lovable, Meta, SarvamAI, Microsoft, Google, ScaleAI &amp; more. And one more thing, we are hosting our largest community offsite this year in Goa. <a href="https://growthx.club/offsite">Here&#8217;s everything you need to know</a>. Onto today&#8217;s edition.</em></p><div><hr></div><h3>Build-a-thon &#128640;</h3><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9f277559-fedf-4dc3-9721-95f98ccb38e7_4080x1836.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/370cee36-f187-49a0-bf80-87cdb99792ac_2768x1848.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Bangalore and Mumbai&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/779a42eb-f5c8-48da-a29d-e0fb64068648_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p><br>When a hundred builders come together for 24 hours, something shifts.<br>The room stops talking ideas &amp; looks for outcomes. By morning, half-finished dreams had working demos. Most walked in without teams or plans. They found each other, structured their thoughts &amp; got to work. </p><p>A few builds that came alive include SingAI (AI singing coach<strong>), </strong>Writing Executive (rewrites content in your tone), Dukaandar Saathi (restocking AI tool for Kirana stores), Nomad genie (destination picker for group travellers), decision bot (make data driven everyday work decisions). <br><br>Most of the attendees had never built AI tools before, didn&#8217;t know how to code. Tools like Cursor, Replit, or v0 can write code. But they can&#8217;t tell you why something should exist. That came from the people - the ones debugging, questioning, and refusing to sleep till it worked.</p><blockquote><p><em>It wasn&#8217;t about knowing how to build<br>It was caring enough to figure it out.</em></p></blockquote><div><hr></div><h3>GX Soir&#233;e &#10024;</h3><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/85b55c28-e4ba-47bb-9aca-6cc23aa5fffd_5520x4279.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/df3e12da-5e30-41f9-a2e7-4fe4b9fa51f3_4080x3072.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Across Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad &amp; Pune&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c6bde1c7-5615-4503-9745-f4e4dd41a36c_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p><br>GX Soir&#233;e is one of those nights where new members walk in not knowing anyone and end up leaving with new friends, a few ideas &amp; maybe a small hangover.  It&#8217;s food, music, and conversations from what you&#8217;re building to why you&#8217;re building it.<br><br>On one side - someone breaking down a product funnel. On the other - a debate on storytelling and brand truth. And right through the middle - Loud, unfiltered laughter. I was there in Bangalore too (left image the girl with a white cross bag). </p><div class="pullquote"><p><em>We don&#8217;t grow by surrounding ourselves with mirrors. We grow when we sit across the table from someone who sees the world differently. GrowthX events are all about that. You should experience one too.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://growthx.club/events&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Attend our next event&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://growthx.club/events"><span>Attend our next event</span></a></p></div><h3>Our online private community.</h3><p>All of this was offline. We&#8217;ve had <strong>18,775 messages</strong> on Slack. here&#8217;s peek inside -</p><h4>AI agents for web automation.</h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XfTv!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F137369c3-3e0a-4f86-8e9c-9a4ec2ade391_1246x246.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XfTv!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F137369c3-3e0a-4f86-8e9c-9a4ec2ade391_1246x246.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XfTv!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F137369c3-3e0a-4f86-8e9c-9a4ec2ade391_1246x246.png 848w, 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Turns out, multiple members were already doing it live that helped Pranjal.</p><div class="pullquote"><p><em>This is what happens when you&#8217;re in the right community. People don&#8217;t just drop answers - they open their playbooks. This was just one channel. Want to see and be a part of others? </em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://growthx.club/application&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Become a member&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://growthx.club/application"><span>Become a member</span></a></p></div><h3>Our latest events feature : chats &#128172;</h3><p><em>Remember the last time you attended an event. You collect so many WhatsApp numbers. You struggle to create a group and honestly sharing Whatsapp number feels to personal for most of us. <br><br>We solved this with the new event chat feature for all GrowthX events. Now when you register for an event, you get added to event chat that you can access anytime. From co-ordinating a car pool, to discussing post events &amp; maybe deciding to grab a beer together post the agenda. 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In every thread, event, and late-night build - that&#8217;s the air we share.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://growthx.club/application&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Be part of this energy&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://growthx.club/application"><span>Be part of this energy</span></a></p><div><hr></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before we head to Goa 🌴]]></title><description><![CDATA[A week of exclusive access to Sando Club, Atomberg & Peakst8.]]></description><link>https://www.growthx.network/p/before-we-head-to-goa</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.growthx.network/p/before-we-head-to-goa</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Urvashi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 05:43:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wm5x!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0e574914-1b42-4817-a939-0d12e95c14bd_920x516.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> <em>&#128075; Hey, I&#8217;m Urvashi from GrowthX, a community that helps you grow your career in the AI-first world. GrowthX gives you access to a vetted AI-first community, tools &amp; courses all in one single membership. <br><br>We recently hit the 5,000-member mark. Our members represent 2,000+ companies like Palantir, Lovable, Meta, SarvamAI, Microsoft, Google, ScaleAI  &amp; more.</em></p><div><hr></div><h2><strong>Our annual ritual is here.</strong></h2><p>How often do you get to spend real time with people who are exceptionally good at what they do? Now imagine 3 full days with them - learning, debating &amp; sharing ideas that stay with you as you enter 2026.<br><br>That&#8217;s what GrowthX Offsite 2026 is about. This time, we&#8217;re heading to <strong>beautiful South</strong> <strong>Goa at the Novotel Dona Sylvia</strong>. 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The crazy part is that they did an exclusive menu just for GrowthX members. The host <em>Jassil Jamaludhin (Co-founder of Sando Club</em>) was kind enough to do a custom menu. Built for the night. Just one of the perks of being a GrowthX community member.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://growthx.cc/newsletternov&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Become a GrowthX member&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://growthx.cc/newsletternov"><span>Become a GrowthX member</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h3>No Parking with Peakst8 &#127939;&#127995; </h3><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0a7f81b1-de13-4fca-89e2-cd4598ac50eb_736x1288.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f7a9bff7-e2b9-45bb-8a93-2f36d1ddfbaf_1008x1560.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Bangalore members showed up&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f0459b7f-959b-44bb-9734-3e5e8f119df5_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>We collaborated with Peaks8 (Backed by Rainmatter) to have India&#8217;s first underground night festival. 1,000 runners. 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And these are just a few of the events. We hosted over 11 events in last week &amp; there is a lot that&#8217;s planned for November edition :)</p><div><hr></div><h1>Coming up next week at GrowthX.<em> </em></h1><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f7c46ec1-d6e6-44bb-8f17-195662e952c8_1080x1080.png&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0182ca8a-2417-4a53-b4fb-315774c3acb9_1080x1080.png&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c954cd22-190b-4281-ac47-b15544ad099e_1080x1080.png&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e6a5c60e-28c3-4c0b-95f2-d3e3d9868666_1080x1080.png&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/62c30603-444b-42a6-826a-c58416061e18_1080x1080.png&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3077b7dd-83d1-45e0-a7d9-73bc61a946eb_1080x1080.png&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f78b4bdd-80e8-4ee5-b46e-dd9e5ce35293_1456x964.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://growthx.cc/newsletterevents&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Explore upcoming events&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://growthx.cc/newsletterevents"><span>Explore upcoming events</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p><em>And if you want to explore everything GrowthX has to offer beyond events, head to our website and create a free account. That&#8217;s all for this week. See you next week.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://growthx.cc/newsletterhome&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Explore GrowthX&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://growthx.cc/newsletterhome"><span>Explore GrowthX</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p><br></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zero → Scale w/ Arindam, VC walks, Sando’s Club & more ✨]]></title><description><![CDATA[early-access pricing ends October 31st.]]></description><link>https://www.growthx.network/p/zero-scale-w-arindam-vc-walks-sandos</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.growthx.network/p/zero-scale-w-arindam-vc-walks-sandos</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Urvashi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 07:20:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!a_YX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F54ad9ff5-4997-4c14-8550-6a7da0355d68_2832x4240.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>&#128075; Hey, I&#8217;m Abhishek from <a href="https://growthx.club/">GrowthX</a>, a club that helps you become an AI-first leader by giving you access to a vetted community of 4,500+ leaders from companies like Meta, SarvamAI, Lovable, Palantir, Google, Microsoft &amp; more. <br><br>The membership moves to &#8377;14,999 starting November 1st. The current price (&#8377;9,999) is valid only till October 31st 11:59PM. </em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://growthx.cc/early-access_pricing&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Lock in at early pricing&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://growthx.cc/early-access_pricing"><span>Lock in at early pricing</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p><em><strong>Members who joined our AI-First community - </strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Merin from Meta</strong></em>. 12 years from Puma to Meta. Ran F1 campaigns in Austria, then scaled AI partnerships at Meta India. That&#8217;s a graph.</p><p><em><strong>Ankit from Ultrahuman</strong></em>. CA managing 22 people across 4 countries. Took finance ops from outsourced to in-house. Makes the money make sense.</p><p><em><strong>Pramitee from Airtel Payments</strong></em>. product manager for millions of daily transactions. Decides how your money moves <em>literally</em>.</p><p><em><strong>Jitender from Jupiter Money</strong></em>. built mutual funds, fixed deposits, &amp; digital gold from scratch. 10 years in investments. learning how AI will change fintech.</p><p><em><strong>Tanushree from Orange Health</strong></em>. 9 years in growth across Hotstar, HealthifyMe, Caratlane, Unacademy. Electrical engineer turned marketing mind.</p><p><em><strong>Yatendra from Iksula</strong></em>. built an AI content platform processing 40M SKUs with 98% accuracy. $390K annual billings, 99.8% on-time delivery.</p><p><em><strong>Paritosh from Reliance</strong></em>. senior marketing manager running biddable media at one of the biggest oil and gas giants. Engineer turned storyteller.</p><p><em><strong>Shiv from McKinsey</strong></em>. building scalable systems with Python, Java, Node. From microservices to AI-powered systems. Collecting the entire tech stack.</p><p><em>These kind of people are the one who make this place special. Every week, new faces join, each bringing a story that quietly reminds us why we exist.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://growthx.club/application&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Your story belongs here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://growthx.club/application"><span>Your story belongs here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p><em>while new stories began, the community kept writing more.</em></p><h3>Read w/Sajith at Blume villa</h3><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0cb16938-bf5f-4ede-b2b6-e73a86b3774c_4208x2811.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9cdb8bfb-6801-492e-ab6b-ba380c825829_4208x2811.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Bangalore&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/fb30ceff-8bca-436a-963b-281a278eabf8_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>An intimate evening where founders and operators got a first look at <em>The PMF Playbook</em> - Sajith Pai&#8217;s upcoming book on cracking PMF. 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An evening of music, laughter, and stories under the lights where work took a backseat &amp; community took over.</p><h3>Walk, talk, solve with Hemant &#127795;</h3><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/54ad9ff5-4997-4c14-8550-6a7da0355d68_2832x4240.png&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5d8c4407-d689-4317-89a5-5240d887e76b_1309x1309.png&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b64fb26f-76f9-4867-9c01-6cf2d81aa9d2_2832x4240.png&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Bangalore&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/acf224da-de01-421c-b5c8-1021797f2ed5_1456x474.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>Founders laced up for a morning walk at Cubbon Park with Hemant Mohapatra from lightspeed - trading pitch decks for real talk, sharp feedback &amp; clarity over breakfast. Just builders helping builders, the GrowthX way.</p><h3>Vibe code: Build a reddit game &#127918;</h3><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/aac59505-0909-46c8-8f82-74e21122e481_720x480.png&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/05b21769-82e9-4048-bafe-b39acbfd27a4_720x480.png&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/18c09a42-2608-422e-a3c2-fa26081b867c_720x480.png&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Bangalore&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/bbbaebbd-26c0-4a84-9985-1ff3713097d4_1456x474.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>Builders, devs, and tinkerers spent a sunday turning wild ideas into live Reddit games. 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Smaller &lt;20 people events that add real value. We launched 25+ host-led events in October.&nbsp;<a href="https://growthx.club/events">Click here</a> to explore all of them. </em></p><div><hr></div><h2>Open AI, caffeine &amp; curious minds.</h2><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6935f5bc-4291-4ec3-a654-a518fc72071a_1980x3520.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6c3a23ed-d8bb-490b-946f-2163abb1bfc6_3072x4080.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6bd74b74-9d00-4ba4-8518-53cdbe4ff2f5_5712x4284.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Pune&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f20e53a6-3931-4fea-a9ca-36833f66bc54_1456x474.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>This one started by sharing how we&#8217;re using AI at work &amp; life. We then scattered to explore each other&#8217;s ideas, swapping tips we could use, asking questions, &amp; understanding how to apply them next Monday morning.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://growthx.club/events&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Join upcoming events&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://growthx.club/events"><span>Join upcoming events</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h2>Craziest GenAI builds.</h2><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a5ebdf84-1aa0-4a20-b67f-9b5644c4e61e_1080x1080.png&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/de559d8c-0041-49b8-bcad-e51cc08d71a0_3072x3072.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Hyderabad&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6fd09175-c700-488d-8ed7-7122d3574905_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>Hosted an open circle where we began as a conversation about AI hallucinations and turned into hours of sharing startup stories. Members sharing real-world lessons from building businesses on OpenAI models. </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://growthx.club/events/city/hyderabad&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Attend events in Hyderabad&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://growthx.club/events/city/hyderabad"><span>Attend events in Hyderabad</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h2>Swap product dilemmas. </h2><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/31886059-c5b8-4197-8849-9873b3d5e870_4032x3024.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6f6e4294-73c5-4b20-900f-b70f7a33b0c7_3024x4032.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Bengaluru&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b3901951-36bf-482a-b938-e48fdcd9a238_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>We spoke about each other&#8217;s products, industries, and challenges. Members sketched funnels, bottlenecks &amp; experiments. It was all about trading perspectives and seeing what&#8217;s possible next.</p><div><hr></div><h2>Work, life &amp; everything AI.</h2><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9dc768bd-812e-4c03-9b6e-7d4ee67f0725_1080x1080.png&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Jaipur&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9dc768bd-812e-4c03-9b6e-7d4ee67f0725_1080x1080.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>Members compared frameworks, shared prototypes - the messy, iterative ones. Members had sharper frameworks, new ideas to test, and a clearer sense of what to build next.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://growthx.club/events/ai-learning-event-oavl4n&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Attend a virtual event&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://growthx.club/events/ai-learning-event-oavl4n"><span>Attend a virtual event</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h2>SaaS &amp; Marketing.</h2><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3a267c2d-a63d-4d15-a379-d13db9ef9f80_1344x768.png&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Hyderabad&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3a267c2d-a63d-4d15-a379-d13db9ef9f80_1344x768.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>We started with - tell us what worked, what failed, and what&#8217;s only half-baked. and then wins &amp; failures, honest, small stories you can learn from. Nivas from Spendflo hosted this one.</p><div><hr></div><h3>Coffee &amp; stroll- small chapters forming in SF.</h3><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/dfc69776-bd5d-4ced-ab19-d9aa32f23b57_4032x3024.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;San Francisco&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/dfc69776-bd5d-4ced-ab19-d9aa32f23b57_4032x3024.jpeg&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>We began with three people at Golden Gate Park and also have smaller chapters forming in Dubai, San Francisco, and other cities. The idea is to create the right set of people joining them. If you are in SF and want to join or host events with us, do reply to this email &#8212; would love to collab.</p><div><hr></div><h2>New perk.</h2><p><em>We are adding 2 months of </em><strong>Chronicle </strong><em>Pro plan starting today for every GrowthX member. Use Chronicle to </em>make your ideas look as good as they sound, turn rough notes into insane presentations. Become a member to access all perks <a href="https://growthx.club/">here</a></p><div><hr></div><h2>Free learning lesson.</h2><p><em>Every week, we host a live deep-dive session with an industry stalwart, covering everything from <strong>AI, product, marketing &amp; strategy</strong>. We also upload the recording of these sessions <a href="https://growthx.club/learn/explore/deepdives">here</a>. A couple of them include &#8212;<br><br></em>1. Building search for AI agents <a href="https://growthx.club/learn/resources/building_search_for_ai_agents_in_enterprise_6u3hs">here</a><br>2. Make your first $1000 with AI <a href="https://growthx.club/learn/resources/make_your_first__1_000_with_ai_7itxe">here</a><br>3. How memory makes AI agents smart <a href="https://growthx.club/learn/resources/how_memory_makes_ai_agents_smarter__4jh50">here</a></p><div><hr></div><h2>Fam win - from 150 users to $1M &#128153;</h2><p><em>In our 4,500+ member community, we have a special space where members share their wins, big or small. And last week this happened - </em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NNJ_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff5f9dfd7-ef8f-4c2f-99aa-6476ac095d89_2020x262.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NNJ_!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff5f9dfd7-ef8f-4c2f-99aa-6476ac095d89_2020x262.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NNJ_!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff5f9dfd7-ef8f-4c2f-99aa-6476ac095d89_2020x262.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NNJ_!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff5f9dfd7-ef8f-4c2f-99aa-6476ac095d89_2020x262.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NNJ_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff5f9dfd7-ef8f-4c2f-99aa-6476ac095d89_2020x262.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NNJ_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff5f9dfd7-ef8f-4c2f-99aa-6476ac095d89_2020x262.png" width="728" height="94.5" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f5f9dfd7-ef8f-4c2f-99aa-6476ac095d89_2020x262.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:false,&quot;imageSize&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:189,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:728,&quot;bytes&quot;:110293,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.growthx.network/i/176125831?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff5f9dfd7-ef8f-4c2f-99aa-6476ac095d89_2020x262.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NNJ_!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff5f9dfd7-ef8f-4c2f-99aa-6476ac095d89_2020x262.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NNJ_!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff5f9dfd7-ef8f-4c2f-99aa-6476ac095d89_2020x262.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NNJ_!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff5f9dfd7-ef8f-4c2f-99aa-6476ac095d89_2020x262.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NNJ_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff5f9dfd7-ef8f-4c2f-99aa-6476ac095d89_2020x262.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><em>But winning isn&#8217;t just hitting a number. It&#8217;s the risks you take, the curiosity you follow &amp; the lessons you learn. Each shared win becomes a ripple, proof that progress multiplies when curiosity meets the right community, &amp; This is only the beginning. The next wave of wins is waiting - maybe it&#8217;s yours.</em></p><div><hr></div><p><strong>GrowthX</strong> helps you build your unfair advantage. It gives you access to a vetted community, tools &amp; courses to grow in the AI-first world. Over 4,500 operators from companies like Airbnb, Lovable, Meta, Stripe, Apple, Google, Palantir &amp; Jio trust us with their career growth &#8212; be it cracking breakout roles or getting promoted at work. Go to the rabbit hole, thank us later :)</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://growthx.club/&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Rabbit Hole&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://growthx.club/"><span>Rabbit Hole</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p><br></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[$15M funding, $400 AI credit, Palantir FDE & more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus a cubbon walk, jamming session & game night to decompress]]></description><link>https://www.growthx.network/p/15m-funding-400-ai-credit-palantir</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.growthx.network/p/15m-funding-400-ai-credit-palantir</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Abhishek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 07:35:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1494a638-6b72-4972-8e63-a07c925bb591_750x500.webp" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>&#128075; Hey, I&#8217;m Abhishek from <a href="https://growthx.club/">GrowthX</a>, a club that helps you become an AI-first leader by giving you access to a vetted community, AI credits &amp; courses - all in one membership. The GrowthX community today has 4,500+ leaders from companies like Meta, SarvamAI, Lovable, Palantir, Google, Microsoft &amp; more.</em></p><div><hr></div><p><em><strong>Over 100 members joined us this month.<br></strong>Our members are </em>a force of nature.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhilnainani/">Nikhil</a></strong>&#8212; 10 years embedded inside Fortune 500 (Palantir) teaching them AI. Forward deployed engineering manager.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sacarora/">Sachin</a></strong>&#8212; 25 years in data &amp; AI from PwC. Managing partner mentoring startups on the side. Builds agentic automation strategies for Fortune 500s.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivam-anand-astartuplawyer/">Shivam</a></strong> &#8212; corporate lawyer who advised on Perfios $229M Series D and Temasek&#8217;s CultFit deal. Now building VettoFit for pet nutrition. From M&amp;A to dog food, basically.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/shorya-bhutani-00216a4b/">Shorya</a></strong>&#8212; launched Audible in India, rebranded Amazon Fresh, now runs fashion marketing. A decade building inside Amazon.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/vidhi-jamar-6697261b9/">Vidhi</a></strong>&#8212; Head of Business at SapiensV2. Building in AI, ML &amp; demand forecasting for retail. Tells clients what will sell, where, and when. Basically a crystal ball with machine learning.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/atkaran/">Karan</a></strong>&#8212; cofounder of SoluteLabs. 15 years building AI-native products, working with Roche &amp; a media unicorn. <br><br><strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/asthasrivastava/">Astha</a></strong>&#8212; 10 years in growth ops. Built Adalo&#8217;s India team, released 170+ components bringing $240K to their marketplace. Ashoka Young India fellow doing no-code growth.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/anil-thattil-2844075/">Anil</a></strong>&#8212; 26 years managing massive cross-functional programs at Philips, Cisco &amp; Myntra. Director of Technical Program Management. The person they call when everything&#8217;s on fire.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/chandrani-chakraborti-b55151103/">Chakraborti</a></strong>&#8212; 10 years building fintech products. Launched India&#8217;s first SMB digital current account. <br><br><strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhishekrungta/">Abhishek</a></strong>&#8212; Stanford guy who started as a trekking instructor, then built Indus Net Technologies. 750+ team across 8 countries. 25 years from wilderness guide to cybersecurity founder.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ar-minal-pareek-62974a119/">Minal</a></strong> &#8212; Architect turned founder from Amritsar. Built a design-led home furnishing brand from scratch, bootstrapped for 3 years. </p><p>And that&#8217;s just the tip of the iceberg. Over 4,500 members trust us to become an AI first leader - get in the right room</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://growthx.cc/newsletterseptedition&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Join the tribe&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://growthx.cc/newsletterseptedition"><span>Join the tribe</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h3>The ritual continues with Cubbon walk.</h3><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/15005ce8-f3c8-4856-b459-326c80e01196_736x920.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8e3bd8b6-546b-4bdc-8cbf-58dd286524e4_2160x3840.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Cubbon Park, Bangalore&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f87dc262-d28d-4ad1-ad40-ea44f8855858_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p><br>Your favorite park. An early run and conversations over coffee. This is where ideas stretch &amp; mornings actually feel alive.</p><div><hr></div><h3>Jamming sessions with the fam &#127925;</h3><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/39c0cc29-8c4b-4d93-ab67-80ed383a08a6_500x500.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5a0fde7f-7b6c-4ad6-8c44-cb905090fd8e_750x500.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3c84b322-2235-4b33-b672-832bf9b52899_750x500.webp&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Across Bengaluru &amp; Mumbai &quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/32926c26-eb60-49b8-be5b-d988e63ab708_1456x474.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p><br>One week you&#8217;re building AI agents, the next you&#8217;re vibing on songs like you&#8217;ve been doing it your whole life. Rules don&#8217;t matter here.</p><div><hr></div><h3>Pune got its share of mischief too &#127922;</h3><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b9444a0a-48cb-4739-9bd2-ff1d7c4528b2_750x938.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/41c32d2e-c120-4fea-a68c-7918a59d6d10_750x938.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/341a194c-d762-4f17-b3db-e2b61f61225b_750x422.webp&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9b600e10-46e7-496b-b95b-29754a028b7f_1456x474.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p><br>A board game night, so much fun, laughter between turns, the banter that makes everyone a little smarter &amp; a little more sharper.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>So much is happening coming week.</strong> <br>From members getting exclusive access to <em>Agent Nexus India 2025</em>, to <em>building your own AI-powered web app</em>, to <em>making your first $1,000 with AI</em>, it&#8217;s an intense week.  momentum is unreal. <br><br><a href="https://community.growthx.club/events">Explore the upcoming events</a>.</p><div><hr></div><h3>AI Perks Just Got Bigger &#128640;</h3><p>-  ElevenLabs - 3 months plan (worth $60)<br>-  Rocket.new - $100 worth of credits<br>-  SarvamAI - 3 months of unlimited API<br>-  Lyzr - 3 months on pro (worth $297)<br>-  Maya Research - 6k mins of audio credits </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://growthx.club/perks&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Claim an AI perk&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://growthx.club/perks"><span>Claim an AI perk</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h3>This week&#8217;s fam win &#128153;</h3><p>May 2022. Vishal finally closed a <em>$1.5M seed round</em> after 40 failed attempts. He wrote that it was the frameworks and mindset shifts he picked up here that made the 41st call land.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c9IY!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f6cc6e7-0225-4b17-afa9-d8ae152212e6_1410x1128.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c9IY!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f6cc6e7-0225-4b17-afa9-d8ae152212e6_1410x1128.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c9IY!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f6cc6e7-0225-4b17-afa9-d8ae152212e6_1410x1128.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c9IY!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f6cc6e7-0225-4b17-afa9-d8ae152212e6_1410x1128.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c9IY!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f6cc6e7-0225-4b17-afa9-d8ae152212e6_1410x1128.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c9IY!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f6cc6e7-0225-4b17-afa9-d8ae152212e6_1410x1128.png" width="720" height="576" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2f6cc6e7-0225-4b17-afa9-d8ae152212e6_1410x1128.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1128,&quot;width&quot;:1410,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:720,&quot;bytes&quot;:349913,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.growthx.network/i/174424287?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f6cc6e7-0225-4b17-afa9-d8ae152212e6_1410x1128.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c9IY!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f6cc6e7-0225-4b17-afa9-d8ae152212e6_1410x1128.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c9IY!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f6cc6e7-0225-4b17-afa9-d8ae152212e6_1410x1128.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c9IY!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f6cc6e7-0225-4b17-afa9-d8ae152212e6_1410x1128.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!c9IY!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f6cc6e7-0225-4b17-afa9-d8ae152212e6_1410x1128.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3>Today. Times Square. $15M funding.</h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VcyQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fda55b198-c455-4435-b5ae-53a05ee43f12_1963x1004.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VcyQ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fda55b198-c455-4435-b5ae-53a05ee43f12_1963x1004.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VcyQ!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fda55b198-c455-4435-b5ae-53a05ee43f12_1963x1004.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VcyQ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fda55b198-c455-4435-b5ae-53a05ee43f12_1963x1004.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VcyQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fda55b198-c455-4435-b5ae-53a05ee43f12_1963x1004.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VcyQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fda55b198-c455-4435-b5ae-53a05ee43f12_1963x1004.png" width="1963" height="1004" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/da55b198-c455-4435-b5ae-53a05ee43f12_1963x1004.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1004,&quot;width&quot;:1963,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:970202,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.growthx.network/i/174424287?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff26d6fd5-1bdc-404d-8516-234ad511a060_2054x1016.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VcyQ!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fda55b198-c455-4435-b5ae-53a05ee43f12_1963x1004.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VcyQ!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fda55b198-c455-4435-b5ae-53a05ee43f12_1963x1004.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VcyQ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fda55b198-c455-4435-b5ae-53a05ee43f12_1963x1004.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VcyQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fda55b198-c455-4435-b5ae-53a05ee43f12_1963x1004.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>That&#8217;s what a real community does. It&#8217;s not about giving you the win, it&#8217;s about giving you the belief and staying until that belief becomes real.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://growthx.cc/newsletterseptedition&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Become a member&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://growthx.cc/newsletterseptedition"><span>Become a member</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[GrowthX 2.0 is here ✨]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big announcements inside.]]></description><link>https://www.growthx.network/p/growthx-20-is-here</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.growthx.network/p/growthx-20-is-here</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Abhishek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 06:38:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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Today, that edge gets sharper. The GrowthX membership just got an upgrade.<br><br>Everything you love stays. The community. The events. The learning. Plus, we are adding 3 key upgrades &#8212; live weekly AI masterclasses, monthly AI meet-ups in your city &amp; AI credits from SarvamAI, ElevenLabs, Notion &amp; more.<br><br>GrowthX 2.0 is familiar. But infinitely more powerful. </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://community.growthx.club/home-new&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Explore GrowthX 2.0&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://community.growthx.club/home-new"><span>Explore GrowthX 2.0</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h2><strong>The AI perks are here &#128153;</strong></h2><p>Starting today, every GrowthX member gets <strong>3 months of ElevenLabs Creator Plan for free (worth $60)</strong>.<strong> </strong>A lot more rewards with SarvamAI, Rocket.new, NotionAI &amp; more are lined up. We didn&#8217;t add perks because they&#8217;re shiny, we added them so you can implement AI right into your work.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://community.growthx.club/privileges&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Explore all perks&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://community.growthx.club/privileges"><span>Explore all perks</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p><em>Action creates information &#8212; and our members did just that last week. </em></p><h2>23 AI prototypes in a single day &#129401; </h2><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/21de824f-1703-4651-963b-822f1797dd84_4240x2832.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d924d203-4960-4726-b1e4-bbd47ac37709_2832x4240.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d661296b-c5be-43f4-b811-50940aae697a_4000x6000.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b0419aee-4317-4af9-be28-4c49f58db9cd_6000x4000.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/852be3c8-f36a-4977-ad34-4bd6438e8c25_3899x5849.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e74381a9-fd9e-465a-aa17-f229ec5d8b2c_4240x2832.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Whiteboards full, laptops buzzing, and day-one teams shipping like their life depended on it.&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/fe4d5a48-1696-4392-aafe-6581a872a10d_1456x964.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p><em><strong>What came out?  </strong>An </em>AI tool that kills RFP chaos, ESOP liquidity marketplace &amp; 21 more prototypes &#8212; all in a day.  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That&#8217;s why we re-built GrowthX. <strong><a href="https://community.growthx.club/events/vibe-coding-sprint-gg2xbl">Here&#8217;s a list of upcoming events for you</a></strong></p><div><hr></div><h2>Live weekly deep dives &#127909;</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!orNr!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcff29e19-2084-48a4-800b-b01b3576ff33_1284x643.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!orNr!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcff29e19-2084-48a4-800b-b01b3576ff33_1284x643.webp 424w, 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library.</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><p><em>And it isn&#8217;t just about building, it&#8217;s also about belonging </em>&#128153;</p><h2>It was a week of reunions across cities &#129401; </h2><div class="image-gallery-embed" 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like]]></description><link>https://www.growthx.network/p/ai-builds-big-wins-and-new-leaders</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.growthx.network/p/ai-builds-big-wins-and-new-leaders</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Abhishek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 05:43:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CXyL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2ffee55-c06a-420e-9cf6-1bd362bdfd0b_801x801.webp" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>&#128075; Hey, I&#8217;m Abhishek from <a href="https://growthx.club/">GrowthX</a>, a private club of India&#8217;s top AI-obsessed leaders - founders, operators, and domain experts from SarvamAI, ElevenLabs, Microsoft, Google, TikTok, Zerodha, Razorpay, and 2,000+ companies </em>&#8212; <em>yes, it is a wild mix.</em></p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>A few names who joined GrowthX in August.</strong></h3><ul><li><p><strong>Vaishnavi Devi G:</strong> Vaishnavi is the Director of Product Management at Swiggy, with over 10 years of experience building and scaling product teams.</p></li><li><p><strong>Prasun Jain:</strong> Prasun is a seasoned Product and Growth leader with deep expertise in scaling businesses and growth teams. He was most recently the Senior Director of Growth &amp; Experience at Razorpay.</p></li><li><p><strong>Nivas Ravichandran</strong></p><p><strong>:</strong> Currently, the Head of Marketing at Spendflo, Nivas brings almost a decade of SaaS marketing experience. Before Spendflo, he spent ~7 years at Freshworks, where he led growth and product marketing initiatives as well as the Startup Partnerships and Product Marketing Teams.</p></li><li><p><strong>Ashwin Krishna</strong>: led marketing growth at HighRadius, Tact.ai, and Capillary Tech, scaling pipelines by 80%+ and driving impactful ABM campaigns. Now as Founder &amp; CGO at Growton, he helps SaaS companies scale ARR with ABM and growth-focused strategies.</p></li><li><p><strong>Ankit Chaturvedi</strong>: heads global marketing at RateGain, India&#8217;s first publicly listed SaaS company. As a seasoned inbound marketer and strategist, he has grown inbound revenue by 50% YoY and scaled marketing contributions by 70% YoY. With expertise in SEO, content-led demand gen, and inbound automation, he has built and executed high ROI marketing strategies at HCL, ABB, and Nokia.</p></li><li><p><strong>Sairam Krishnan:</strong> A SaaS marketer with over a decade of experience, Sairam specialises in brand, content, and communications. Leading the marketing vertical at Atomicwork, he looks at crafting and executing brand strategy, content marketing and PR at large. He comes with extensive experience in running and scaling global branding campaigns.</p></li><li><p><strong>Karthi</strong>: Karthi has 24 years of experience as an educator and designer. She leads Sales Cloud UX @ Salesforce India and has previously worked in design and research roles at HP and Microsoft. She&#8217;s also shared her expertise as a visiting faculty member at NID, Ahmedabad, and the MIT Institute of Design, Pune.</p></li><li><p><strong>Gautham Krishnan</strong>: currently a product leader at Disney+Hotstar. He has previously worked in product leadership roles in companies like Gameskraft, Snapdeal and Honestbee. Apart from this, he&#8217;s also a part of the advisory council for ISB&#8217;s PGP programme.</p></li><li><p><strong>Dharmesh Ba</strong>: founder of 1990 Research Labs, where he helps startups like Cred, Jar, and Plum with their user research. He comes with 12+ years of experience being a part of design &amp; research teams at ClearTax, Rupeek and Setu.</p></li><li><p><strong>Prateek Singh</strong>: CEO of Zero1 by Zerodha &amp; Learnapp. Some killer work (LearnApp reaches ~60 million users yearly), Zero1 YT has close to a million subscribers. When learning how to crack YouTube for your brand, Prateek is the leader to go to.</p></li></ul><p>Get into rooms that push you to new orbits. <em>Because in a world that keeps shifting, the real advantage isn&#8217;t just knowledge - it&#8217;s who you&#8217;re building alongside. </em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://community.growthx.club/application&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Become a member&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://community.growthx.club/application"><span>Become a member</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p><em><strong>In August &#8212; we built. we tested. we showed up.</strong> </em></p><h2>Build smarter with AI - Copilot &amp; MongoDB</h2><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/cd8ac1b4-22e5-4cd0-8593-14dcc6df281a_750x500.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/864074f9-7cda-4d1a-aa67-94e80c5d234b_750x1125.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/000850a9-5910-498b-864f-81940551b6d3_750x500.webp&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Bengaluru&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6efe599f-ca0c-4420-b059-058f5e343d7f_1456x474.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>When builders get the right tools, timelines collapse. With GitHub Copilot and MongoDB Vector Search in the room, members shipped AI-powered apps in <em>hours</em>, not weeks. Just live code, search that thinks, and a glimpse of tomorrow being written right in front of us.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://community.growthx.club/events&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Explore more AI events&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://community.growthx.club/events"><span>Explore more AI events</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>Build a CRM with AI</strong></h3><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/54c763a2-a5c8-4e32-a66c-cf3a41cbe312_720x900.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0ec41073-7652-4660-9c37-7f31ecb80f48_720x959.webp&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Hyderabad&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f5d28d1d-5811-407f-881f-6d28455dd0a4_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>One weekend. One idea. One working CRM. Members stitched together prompts, tools, and product thinking to go from scratch to MVP in record time. Once you see what AI can build with you, you can&#8217;t unsee the possibilities.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://community.growthx.club/application&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Your build begins here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://community.growthx.club/application"><span>Your build begins here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>US GTM for India-built SaaS</strong></h3><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/88d14a75-0212-4481-8bd9-ae936bcdfc9c_720x481.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3adc1fc3-b46e-490b-af27-e6d1bb05610f_720x481.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/be655386-dd4a-4694-909f-31cde3837c98_1456x972.webp&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b8977c68-abdf-4760-bb62-597165d61d06_1456x474.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p><strong>You don&#8217;t sell to the US with the same book you use here.</strong><br>Nivas Ravichandran (Spendflo, ex-Freshworks) broke it down: positioning that lands &#8594; demand that compounds &#8594; deals that close from 10,000 miles away, buyer language, proof that travels, pricing that builds trust, and surviving the messy middle of cross-border growth.</p><div><hr></div><h2><strong>AI Coffee catch-up &#9749;</strong></h2><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e2ffee55-c06a-420e-9cf6-1bd362bdfd0b_801x801.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/53240e74-e287-4957-992e-66aa4ed1f446_750x500.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/cdf2b745-df9f-415e-a67b-a62936695ae9_750x500.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/95e06521-fc3b-4adb-8281-b39efc647aa7_750x500.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1faad034-5a09-40cc-bfe7-c574e8927d65_750x1125.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e66c0365-c39e-4593-8a6a-70b419dad4a5_750x500.webp&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;In Bangalore, Pune, Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/184261a4-227f-496a-a575-fd12265b665e_1456x964.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>Zoom fatigue is real, so we stepped out. On the same day, 700+ members from across cities met over coffee. The magic, honestly, is people meeting in a curated setting and focused on what will help them at work. These members represent over 400 product companies in India.  </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://community.growthx.club/events?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Attend our next event&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://community.growthx.club/events?"><span>Attend our next event</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h2><strong>We added a ton of content to our library.</strong></h2><ul><li><p>Build your own AI Agent <a href="https://community.growthx.club/learn/resources/how_to_build_your_own_ai_agent_cxx6e">Here</a></p></li><li><p>Build your first AI assistant <a href="https://community.growthx.club/learn/resources/how_to_build_your_first_ai_assistant_btq9u">Here</a></p></li><li><p>Lessons from the Nike-Jordan deal <a href="https://community.growthx.club/learn/resources/building_legendary_brands_with_sonny_vaccaro_h55x2">Here</a></p></li><li><p>How to find what customers really want? <a href="https://community.growthx.club/learn/resources/consumer_intimacy___insights_for_growth_kecas">Here</a></p></li><li><p>Inbound Marketing 2025 for SaaS Growth <a href="https://community.growthx.club/learn/resources/how_to_master_inbound_marketing_for_b2b_saas_aapi2">Here</a></p></li><li><p>Building in health for India (ft. Rainmatter VC) <a href="https://community.growthx.club/learn/resources/building_for_health_in_india__markets__myths___momentum_4a8w9">Here</a></p></li><li><p>Retention lessons from Ajio &amp; Jar <a href="https://community.growthx.club/learn/resources/scaling_retention___user_engagement_for_growth_m57lr">Here</a></p></li><li><p>Cracking marketplaces for D2C <a href="https://community.growthx.club/resources/675f5c061748ad7d24e030bc">Here</a></p></li><li><p>Cracking YouTube for brands <a href="https://community.growthx.club/resources/675f5fff1748ad7d24e03256">Here</a></p></li><li><p>Cracking quick-commerce for D2C <a href="https://community.growthx.club/resources/675f5e09c42ae962d9ac4f07">Here</a></p></li><li><p>How to get your D2C in D-mart? <a href="https://community.growthx.club/resources/675f5ddaf683f304f86cc8a1">Here</a></p></li><li><p>Newsletter lessons from finshots <a href="https://community.growthx.club/resources/66c83d6f351730704b2ccac5">Here</a></p></li><li><p>Launching in the US for B2B SaaS <a href="https://community.growthx.club/resources/675f5d74f683f304f86cc86b">Here</a></p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h2><strong>New month, new win &#10024;</strong></h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qO7z!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff59ed3a5-d3d2-4899-b5b3-1e11f762f175_1938x870.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qO7z!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff59ed3a5-d3d2-4899-b5b3-1e11f762f175_1938x870.png 424w, 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It was about late-night debates, borrowed courage, and the energy of a community where every story shared became fuel for the next. His story reminds us that we&#8217;re capable of more when surrounded by the right people.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://community.growthx.club/application&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Become a member&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://community.growthx.club/application"><span>Become a member</span></a></p><p></p><div><hr></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smarter AI agents, stronger coffee & chants getting louder ✨]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scoop from last week in the community.]]></description><link>https://www.growthx.network/p/smarter-ai-agents-stronger-coffee</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.growthx.network/p/smarter-ai-agents-stronger-coffee</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Abhishek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 06:14:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/313d69c6-a103-40fb-9b0b-9bda132e4012_750x500.webp" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>&#128075; Hey, I&#8217;m Abhishek from <a href="https://growthx.club/">GrowthX</a> - a private club of India&#8217;s best AI network for ambitious leaders. Inside, you&#8217;ll find senior operators, founders and domain experts from SarvamAI, ElevenLabs, Microsoft, Google, TikTok, Zerodha, Razorpay &amp; 2,000+ companies. (Yeah, it&#8217;s a crazy mix).<br><br>What truly ties this community is how we learn, jam, and celebrate together. And if you weren&#8217;t there, here&#8217;s a quick rewind of everything that went down last week. Explore everything about community <a href="https://growthx.club/">here</a>. </em></p><div><hr></div><h2>AI Automation vs AI agents ft.N8N </h2><p>the old world was simple.<br>you set an automation &#8594; it runs &#8594; you forget.</p><p>but last week, in our session with <strong>n8n</strong>, members saw something bigger.<br>adaptive ai agents. tools that don&#8217;t just execute - they think.<br><br>automation is a calculator. agents are interns.<br>except these interns don&#8217;t take chai breaks :)</p><div><hr></div><h2>New additions to our content library &#127909; </h2><p>1. <strong>Build a competitor analysis tool in Replit - </strong>members learned how to turn prompts into working prototypes with a hands-on framework to build tools that uncover insights fast. <br><br>2. <strong>Build your own ai agent - </strong>forget &#8220;future of work.&#8221; this was about the <em>now</em>. trigger &#8594; context &#8594; action &#8594; feedback. members walked away with their own ai agents running. <br><br>Watch a replay of live sessions <a href="https://community.growthx.club/learn/66a75a16a1e042cecaa8b80f/how_to_build_your_own_ai_agent_cxx6e">here</a></p><div><hr></div><h2>AI Coffee catch-up &#9749;</h2><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/94acea6d-90ab-4cdf-9516-81569a922004_750x500.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6c4dae18-8be8-4d04-96e9-6c7ceb8bacc3_750x500.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c3f035be-19e5-49fb-8e99-f6854d55ee77_750x500.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ab0689a5-4f9a-441e-a4dd-c833f517c0a1_750x500.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5f7d4924-6c74-40f1-ac1d-8be7cb5d6928_750x500.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/23a8db66-31e1-463c-bdd8-f5db1ecd2b21_750x500.webp&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;In Bangalore, Pune, Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1190fa59-5818-4338-80b6-5856a2789a58_1456x964.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>zoom fatigue is real. so we ditched it. and for the first time ever - members in multiple cities across India met for coffee on the same day. no agenda. just members jamming on the latest ai drops, pm leads swapping &#8220;war stories&#8221; from product launches, &amp; so much more. community hits different IRL.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://community.growthx.club/events?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Attend our next event&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://community.growthx.club/events?"><span>Attend our next event</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h2>Football frenzy &#9917;</h2><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/837f6c63-1e60-451d-8aa1-15d56633024e_750x570.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/914e1a87-b7c4-411b-bfba-c6dece44e996_750x750.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2d9ac7a6-6964-4f64-a918-6543d74fa981_750x750.webp&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Delhi &amp; 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Members are hiring across AI, product, and growth. <br>here are some of the hottest open roles right now:</p><p>&#8211; senior product manager @ revraag.ai<br>&#8211; growth manager @ vedantu<br>&#8211; marketing head @ fleetx.io<br>&#8211; lead growth marketer @ learntube</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://community.growthx.club/elevate?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Explore all open roles&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://community.growthx.club/elevate?"><span>Explore all open roles</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p><em>you&#8217;re getting this because you applied to GrowthX. <br>Every issue tells you what is happening. next week&#8217;s stories are already being written - by the same voices &amp; the new ones who just walked in. <br>maybe the next story is yours too.<br><br>if you are ready, apply to <a href="http://community.growthx.club/application">become a member</a></em></p><div><hr></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Build CRM w/ AI, US GTM for AI SaaS, moving aboard or not & more ✨]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scoop inside GrowthX community.]]></description><link>https://www.growthx.network/p/build-crm-w-ai-us-gtm-for-ai-saas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.growthx.network/p/build-crm-w-ai-us-gtm-for-ai-saas</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Abhishek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 06:01:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_haE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6416f5f5-fb13-4bb0-b45c-23984fb6a8b9_750x500.webp" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>&#128075; Hey, I&#8217;m Abhishek from <a href="https://growthx.club/">GrowthX</a> - a private club of India&#8217;s best AI network for ambitious leaders. Inside, you&#8217;ll find senior operators, founders and domain experts from SarvamAI, ElevenLabs, Microsoft, Google, TikTok, Zerodha, Razorpay &amp; 2,000+ companies. Explore everything about community <a href="https://growthx.club/">here</a>. </em></p><p><em>Now, let's go back to the scoop from the last few weeks inside the community.</em></p><div><hr></div><h3>Build a CRM with AI </h3><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4deb0d14-7bac-4348-a1dc-50bf382beaf0_800x1000.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/fe4e233f-b7cd-42ec-9b8d-bf1edf35c818_800x1066.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Hyderabad&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0332874b-c33c-4b33-9f4c-68002c4e3253_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>Members built an entire AI-powered CRM&#8212;from prompt to working MVP in a single weekend. They looked inside at the full stack, the AI tools that did the heavy lifting, and the product thinking that tied it all together. <br>when you see how it&#8217;s built, you can&#8217;t unsee the possibilities.</p><div><hr></div><h3>Build smarter with AI - GitHub Copilot &amp; MongoDB</h3><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6416f5f5-fb13-4bb0-b45c-23984fb6a8b9_750x500.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/58e9d37c-ce0b-4bef-9919-afab3aa0e9c2_750x500.webp&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Bengaluru&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d7d69e85-ee4a-4630-8735-44849e76d0e2_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>What happens when you pair a room of builders with GitHub Copilot and MongoDB Vector Search? They ship AI-powered apps in hours &amp; not weeks.<br>No keynote. No slides. Just live coding, intelligent search that <em>thinks</em>, and members leaving with skills that make the &#8220;future of work&#8221; feel like yesterday.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://community.growthx.club/events&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Explore more AI events&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://community.growthx.club/events"><span>Explore more AI events</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h3>US GTM for India-built SaaS </h3><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c0f46887-9b83-4957-bceb-09c8bc1d3a2e_4240x2832.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ffc62ee5-b84d-44a3-85b9-c0e643efe33c_2767x1848.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Bengaluru&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/318b7b7f-1057-4894-8852-d8401a1c4f57_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>You don&#8217;t sell to the US with the same rules you use here. Nivas Ravichandran (Spendflo, ex-Freshworks) broke it down - positioning that lands &#8594; demand that compounds &#8594; deals that close from 10,000 miles away. Buyer language, proof that travels, pricing for trust, and surviving the messy middle of cross-border growth. Stuff you won&#8217;t find in a GPT or on search bars.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://community.growthx.club/learn/66a75a16a1e042cecaa8b80f/67694294e82e07d6a328efad&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Watch session replay [online]&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://community.growthx.club/learn/66a75a16a1e042cecaa8b80f/67694294e82e07d6a328efad"><span>Watch session replay [online]</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h3>Is moving overseas worth it? &#9992;&#65039; </h3><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c9af77c6-de6e-4543-b2f5-7de6e33448cf_750x1333.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e712357e-acf0-4db7-8148-d9765de9bd1f_750x1333.webp&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Mumbai&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Mumbai &quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/292e448d-a114-48d3-a9ed-ee8c9551ff82_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>It&#8217;s one thing to dream about life abroad. It&#8217;s another to hear it from someone who&#8217;s lived it. Nupur Dave (ex-Google TPM, author of Back Home, founder of NRI Compass) took members inside the unspoken truths of building a life abroad. Candid stories and debates over coffee have gotten as real as they get.</p><div><hr></div><h3>Board game night &#9824;&#65039; </h3><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/dd5acb0d-2cbe-40ac-a666-9d9616c27f76_750x938.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/7050ff26-f6fb-475e-8a2f-784d946816d9_750x938.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d786d16c-54bd-42a8-b5d8-93102595fef7_750x422.webp&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Pune&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c21eab5b-d860-4d45-9589-9053fa8515d9_1456x474.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>Catan trades. Codenames bluffs. Friendly betrayals. Our board game night had it all. Teams formed, alliances broke, and bragging rights were claimed, all in the name of good fun.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://community.growthx.club/events&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Explore upcoming events&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://community.growthx.club/events"><span>Explore upcoming events</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h2>Top AI topics our members are reading.</h2><ul><li><p>Building an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDKhUknuQDg">AI world</a> with one textual prompt</p></li><li><p><a href="https://om.co/2025/07/30/decoding-zucks-superintelligence-memo/">Mark Zuckerberg's formula</a> of corporate comms</p></li><li><p><a href="https://openai.com/careers/product-manager-countries-and-governments/">An interesting role</a> opened up at OpenAI</p></li><li><p>Favourite AI YT channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@aiDotEngineer">AI engineer</a></p></li></ul><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://community.growthx.club/application&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Be in the room.&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://community.growthx.club/application"><span>Be in the room.</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h2>That&#8217;s a wrap for now. </h2><p>Next up:&nbsp;<a href="https://community.growthx.club/events?">a series of coffee catch-ups</a>&nbsp;across cities. <br>Reading about GrowthX is good, <br>but being&nbsp;<em>inside</em> is where real transformation begins.  <br>Go take a bet on us, <a href="https://community.growthx.club/signup">become a member</a>.</p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community scoop from July'25 ✨]]></title><description><![CDATA[Its a lot of AI-AI-AI honestly.]]></description><link>https://www.growthx.network/p/community-scoop-from-july25</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.growthx.network/p/community-scoop-from-july25</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Abhishek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 05:30:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BIKY!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F40d6401d-9fac-47ac-8a0d-8945f294f0bc_750x422.webp" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>&#128075;  Hey, I&#8217;m Abhishek from GrowthX, </em>a private club of 4,000+ members who are CXOs, VPs &amp; ICs at companies like SarvamAI, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Netflix, Duolingo &#8212; they are CXOs, VPs, ICs; all united by one obsession &#8212; become AI first in their roles. <br><br>You applied to GrowthX sometime back. Starting this week, every once in a while I will get you the inside scoop on what&#8217;s happening inside GrowthX community. Here&#8217;s the July&#8217;25 round up of events &#8212;</p><div><hr></div><h2>Managing brand personality with Lenskart CMO.</h2><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f6e52799-54c0-479e-af8b-5a65639abd15_750x1003.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8bd11116-25b3-4491-b330-5f22274d49df_750x563.webp&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Mumbai | South Bombay&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d06544ae-b4ce-4518-858b-6fde75f13720_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>Hosted by Jaimit Doshi (CMO, Lenskart &amp; CEO, Hustler), the session pushed members to move beyond content calendars and into clarity. They walked away with a brand personality they could use - one that speaks, converts, and aligns every part of their growth engine.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.growthx.network/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading GrowthX Community Newsletter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jaimit_you-can-call-me-destinys-child-when-someone-activity-7013437420733886464-M0kC?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAAAta6dYBBXJOOLLXB_o_ZRXHWf1y8EmZAr4&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Here's more about Jaimit&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" 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How we go from messy whiteboard ideas to a content engine that scales across <em>learning, community</em>, and real <em>outcomes</em> without burning out. It wasn&#8217;t about &#8220;what to post&#8221;. It was about how to think: structured, not scattered. Consistent, not chaotic. Strategic, not reactive.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://community.growthx.club/events&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Attend our next event&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://community.growthx.club/events"><span>Attend our next event</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h2>Coffee with Subko  &#9749;&#65039;</h2><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/282c1d6e-3729-4d16-ab9f-5748d2344b2a_750x500.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1710f7fa-91c1-444a-b126-0b6d665ce41d_750x1125.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/226f0ec1-bcb2-4933-a08f-cf799d60fff2_750x500.webp&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Bengaluru | Subko Craftery Koramangala&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e2a22507-5e59-4ee2-92f0-28ef5a69d42e_1456x474.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>Croissants, cold brews, and conversations that lingered. Some came for the desserts, some for the depth. All stayed for the kind of company that doesn&#8217;t need small talk. And this? Just another Saturday for a GrowthX member.</p><div><hr></div><h2>How to go from Idea to MVP with AI &#129302;</h2><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3f0e3d27-fd7e-41ee-a05d-c80864eb17c5_750x422.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b33b84f7-eace-4ca0-a285-2a29ba10834c_675x675.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/25e2028a-3ba1-4223-b886-ec02cf2ccbf8_750x500.webp&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c6149a2d-0cc0-469e-b8ec-d26a92bf6089_1456x474.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>GrowthX members turned raw ideas into working prototypes using <em>GitHub Copilot</em> &#8212; no coding background needed. Led by Yashraj Nayak (GitHub), they explored how AI is changing product workflows, and what it takes to ship fast without cutting corners on design, security, or clarity. This is what real product rooms feels like.</p><div><hr></div><h2>Sunrise steps, beach &amp; morning breakfast &#127754;</h2><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5c5a3b70-414e-4cfd-b10c-8e8393c3a723_750x1000.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/abda97cb-ab8d-4ef7-ae89-7a6a578452f9_750x1000.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/488e693b-a52b-4380-844c-5db8f45ab95e_750x422.webp&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Chennai | The saturday morning&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9231d391-7f2c-4ba2-a39e-16574a8c19bd_1456x474.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>A quiet walk by the waves turned into deep conversations over hot idlis and filter coffee. Builders from across the city showed up - not for an event, but for the kind of company that makes you want to stay a little longer.</p><div><hr></div><h2>What it takes to build an AI first company?</h2><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/63fe7f3f-f606-4d25-99b0-6d6bbc21584e_750x422.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ff3e1af7-ea97-4787-8df8-1c68a39a197f_750x422.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/929bae22-e6ed-44c4-865a-d81f6f47e5ef_750x422.webp&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Pune &quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d1674759-ed7b-4c17-855f-44f98678ad45_1456x474.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>GrowthX members spent an evening breaking down what it really takes to build and scale an AI company beyond just models and demos.<br>From team structure to GTM, members decoded business models, monetisation bets, and the messy middle of execution.</p><div><hr></div><h2>Sundowner July 2025 Edition &#127867;</h2><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/40d6401d-9fac-47ac-8a0d-8945f294f0bc_750x422.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/90fe6561-9513-496b-b833-ac4ceb2f40f8_750x500.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f365862a-2e72-49be-81f8-803d09abeeec_750x422.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/805b1cd3-9dbd-4702-a497-79b69dff3e7c_750x500.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/711ce405-a18e-438f-b296-80be6c6551e2_1200x1200.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d7503d4c-41ab-4883-9b0d-eef521e3bd39_1200x1200.webp&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Across Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai &quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8286d61b-86b2-4b6d-8e20-cca1a7370c64_1456x964.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>Imagine walking into a room where no one asks &#8216;<em>so, what do you do</em>?&#8217; but somehow, by the end of the night, you've had the most insightful conversations of your month - this was a 700+ members curated in-person event spanning 5 cities &#8212; real people, real conversations,  sharing what&#8217;s working, and what&#8217;s not.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://community.growthx.club/events&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Attend our next event&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://community.growthx.club/events"><span>Attend our next event</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h2>AI &amp; Hardware Deep Dive - lessons from China  </h2><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9fbc10a0-2240-4076-820a-c39d24d35004_750x1000.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/fe596bff-747e-49d8-b7d3-11fc7a14d6ae_750x501.webp&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Bengaluru | GrowthX HQ Office&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/13f47be5-6e01-47f1-80ff-ba3d4f0e1174_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>Hosted by Alysha Lobo (Founder, FWD Ventures). From the drone labs of Shanghai to robotaxis in Shenzhen &#8212; Alysha unpacked what she saw on ground in China&#8217;s AI ecosystem. But this wasn&#8217;t a travel story. It was a lens into what&#8217;s being built &#8212; and what India needs to watch out for.</p><div><hr></div><h2>These aren&#8217;t one-off events. </h2><p>This is what momentum looks like. Learning from real builders, testing ideas in public, and surrounding yourself with people who don&#8217;t just talk AI, but implement it. They learn live from those who&#8217;ve done it. Build together, in-person, across 11 Indian cities. <br><br>GrowthX exists to give people who take their craft seriously the ecosystem they deserve. One that teaches, connects, and accelerates. One that opens doors. 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