This post was originally published on on November 13, 2015 Search Decoder Since I wrote 22 Growth Hackers to Follow on Twitter on The Next Web , I have received a lot of feedback from the growth hacking community. The list was valuable but I did not mention all the key biggest players in the growth hacking world. I just call them Sumos here. The list was incomplete and needed to be expanded. So here is the expanded list that includes eight new growth hackers to follow. (Special thanks to Clara Buchanan , one of the growth hackers on the original list, who shared a valuable list of new names to consider. Founder of Hypergrow , Clara is a growth strategist by trade and a mentor at EDGE EdTech accelerator in NYC. She regularly blogs about what it means to be a growth hacker and guidance for entrepreneurs .) I checked my spam folder the other day. It was pretty amusing. I got one email that said, Button was missing a ‘T’. I didn’t click it. I just laughed. “Get 100k website visitors with the click of a buton.” These days, the internet has opened up to anybody with a keyboard and a wifi connection. By the way, I found a typo recently in a newsletter I wrote. I was embarrassed. I wonder how many of my subscribers put me in a spam folder. With a skyrocketing buzz around ‘growth hacker’ on the Web, comes a pile of myths, misconceptions, and self-proclaimed gurus. Fortunately, there are still plenty of smart people providing insane amounts of value on a regular basis. Unfortunately, it’s getting harder and harder to tell who’s who. Some former black hats embarrassed the new term so it’s important to keep abreast of the legit growth hacking pros to follow. Tap in to the growth community at , and read any of to ramp up your game, but don’t expect these strategies to last forever. Growth hacks quickly become old-hacks, so use Twitter to get a steady feed of real-time growth hacking tips. GrowthHackers.com these growth hacking books There are some amazing growth hackers that are constantly sharing their best advice on Twitter. Their content has no scams or lies, just pure value. Below are twenty two growth hackers worth following (in no particular order). All have a proven track record and publish valuable content regularly. Nichole Elizabeth DeMeré Twitter: @NikkiElizDemere You probably recognize this long and unique name if you’ve been to , or . She has played a large role in the growth of all of those platforms, and she still acts as a community moderator. and are two of her specialties, and her writing is both inspirational and valuable. ProductHunt inbound.org, GrowthHackers Growth metrics SaaS Neil Patel Twitter: @Neil Patel Co-founder of , and , Neil is a powerhouse of knowledge in the online business space. He writes about social media, SEO, digital marketing, content marketing, growth hacking, and more. His resume? He helps companies such as Amazon, NBC, GM, HP, and Viacom grow. Look no further for an A-class growth hacker to follow. CrazyEgg, KISSmetrics HelloBar Noah Kagan Twitter: @NoahKagan The “chief sumo” at , Noah also has experience working at Mint and Facebook. His personal blog covers , start ups, and self-exploration. He also built , with a suite of every growth hacker should have in their toolbox. Appsumo marketing SumoMe blog growth tools James Altucher Twitter: @Jaltucher Finance, creativity, , hedge funds, self-development, pro blogging, startups, you name it and James spills out his honest opinion the topic. His posts are fun reads, as make you feel like you’re sitting right next to him. James is a seasoned growth hacker, and he is most famous for building Stockpicker. If I only have five minutes in a day to check Twitter, I start with @jaltucher. entrepreneurship self-publishing, his stories Rand Fishkin Twitter: @RandFish Co-founder of and Rand is the number one SEO expert out there. He writes about everything there is to know about , which is one of the key pillars of growth hacking methodology. MOZ.com inbound.org, SEO Nathan Barry Twitter: @NathanBarry As the Founder of , Nathan writes about “ On top of marketing, he focuses on design, specifically He breaks down his projects in public, allowing anyone and everyone to learn about his as he grows his saas business. ConvertKit anything that interests me.” app design. design strategies Tiffany Dasilva Twitter: @Bellastone Director of Digital Strategy at , Tiffany specializes in conversion rate optimization. Prior to joining PowerdbySearch, she worked with several startups, being the most well-known. If you want to save money on your PPC campaign ASAP, today. PoweredbySearch Shopify read this article Jeff Walker Twitter: @JeffWalker Apart from being a #1 New York Times , Jeff is now one of the biggest marketing trainers around. His goal is to help you not just but to also live the life of your dreams. bestselling author grow your business Whitney Wolfe Twitter: @WLWolfe Whitney helped grow from scratch, and she’s recently launched a new app called . Changing the dating game once wasn’t enough for this ambitious 25 year old. talks about the growth plans with this new app and how it plans to be bigger and better than tinder. Tinder Bumble This article Mike King Twitter: @iPullRank Founder of , and former SEO strategist at Razorfish abd Publicis Modem, Mike is “a marketing technologist, equal parts marketing and technology.” iPullRank Courtney Seiter Twitter: @CourtneySeiter Courtney has been the head of content at since April 2014. She’s the one working hard behind the incredible content that the team produces every day. Her work is unique, taking everyday topics like and and applying them to marketing. Buffer selfies emojis Hiten Shah Twitter: @hnshah Hiten Shah is Neil’s business partner on KISSmetrics and Crazyegg. He actually helped coin the term “growth hacker”, definitely him as well for additional business tips and inspiration. follow Sean Ellis Twitter: @SeanEllis If growth hacking is a Star Wars movie, Sean is a Yoda. He’s the CEO at and . He’s always coming up with fresh ideas to help businesses such as email marketing and any other under the sun. GrowthHackers Qualaroo content marketing, growth hack Tia Kelly Twitter: @lil_tea Tia works at as their customer success manager. She writes often about her love for landing pages and social media. I suppose there are worse things in life you could obsess over, but her passion is inspiring and also rather Unbounce humorous. Josh Elman Twitter: @JoshElman Now board member of Medium and , Elman is also a partner at . He also previously played a large role in the growth at Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin. Super Greylock Partners He posts about business regularly on topics such as and on Medium. growth hacking product development Gabriel Weinberg Twitter: @yegg Weinberg is CEO & Founder of and co-author of the book . He writes about marketing channels and DuckDuckGo Traction online privacy. Dharmesh Shah Twitter: @Dharmesh Co-founder & CTO of , Shah founded and writes for . His articles about and are quite unique and also helpful. HubSpot OnStartups.com leadership hiring Ryan Holiday Twitter: @RyanHoliday Former director of marketing for American Apparel, Ryan is the author of Trust Me I’m Lying, and . On his blog, he writes mostly about life strategy hacks, such as and Growth Hacker Marketing productivity self-development. Clara Buchanan Twitter: @Clara_buchanan Founder of , Clara is “a growth focused strategist utilizing cyberpsychology backed product development and experimental marketing techniques in order to form creative and nimble hypothesizes. Hypergrow Brian Dean Twitter: @BackLinko Brian is the Founder of , where he spills valuable content about link building, and other SEO topics. Check out his post on , you’ll definitely learn something. Backlinko content strategy, keyword research Mikael Cho Twitter: @MikaelCho Co-founder of , Mikael has founded several companies in the last eight years. His writing is very personal, and he covers topics such as and Crew investment work culture. Sujan Patel Twitter: @Sujanpatel Sujan is a growth-focused marketer and entrepreneur. He is currently the VP of Marketing at , and previously founded Single Grain, a San Francisco-based digital marketing agency. He’s helped companies like Sales Force, TurboTax, Sony, Mint, and hundreds of others acquire more customers, build brand awareness, and grow their businesses. Sujan is the co-author of . His new book is available on Amazon Kindle. When I Work 100 Days of Growth Content Marketing Playbook Lincoln Murphy Twitter: @lincolnmurphy Lincoln knows more than a thing or two about SaaS Customer Success, Customer Acquisition, Customer Onboarding, Marketing, & Growth Hacking. He’s a doer of nonessential things. Also, Lincoln invented . # breadabandname David Arnoux. Growth Twitter: @darnocks David is a magician at and . He’s all about growth hacking, analytics and cro. He’s also addicted to GIFs and Converse. Growth Tribe Academy twoodoo Roy Povarchik Twitter: @roypovar Roy is a growth and content marketing consultant for startups. He’s founder of ‘Growth By Content’ agency. Avid blogger and music lover. Meg Nordmann Twitter: @MegNordmann She’s Director of Marketing at , CyberSecurity, founder of . She’s always talking social media & tech news, and she’s a passionate advocate for Women in Tech. @ RiskSense http://PickMyBrainMentors.com Andy Johns Twitter: @ibringtraffic Andy helped with growth at Facebook, Twitter, Quora. Ex-EIR Greylock. He’s the current VP of Growth at Wealthfront where they make world-class investing easy & accessible to everyone. Oli Gardner Twitter: @oligardner Meet Oli, Unbounce Co-founder. He’s seen more landing pages than anyone on the planet. He’s also an opinionated writer & speaker on Attention-Driven Design. Pierre Lechelle Twitter: @PierreLechelle Pierre is helping SaaS businesses to generate more revenue through customer acquisition & growth with marketing & growth hacking. Brian Balfour Twitter: @bbalfour He’s the current VP Growth at HubSpot, Formerly EIR at Trinity Ventures, Co-Founder at Boundless, Viximo, and PopSignal. Your Turn No matter what stage of the growth cycle your business is in, you’ve got plenty of growth ideas to come from this list of savvy growth hackers. So get “growth hakering.” I’m not sure if “ is a word, but it is now. It relates to following growth hacking tips from these smart growth hackers. growth hackering” Finally, the list is not exclusive. There are many talented growth hackers out there. Let me know in comments below who else should be on the list. Image credit: Shutterstock
