latrica on Nostr: *taps mic* 🥳 Hey ya’ll, I wanted to follow-up on Rabble's idea for a #Nostr ...

*taps mic* 🥳

Hey ya’ll,

I wanted to follow-up on Rabble (npub1wmr…g240)'s idea for a #Nostr Growth Team. I asked the following questions the other day but no one responded.

“What does a growth team look like? What are the integral components?”

So, I’ll respond to myself. 🙃 I know some of you don’t want #marketing. I agree that we don’t need #ads in the traditional sense. But we need *something*. I think there should be a group of individuals who can provide some tips, suggestions, and guidance for both devs and users. Just to be clear…the Nostr Growth Team members are NOT in a position of power nor authority. They’re NOT the bosses of Nostr nor CEOs. Consider them a team of *advisors*. You can use your free will to take their advice or not. At the end of the day, you can do what you want. You’re in the driver’s seat. With that said, the loudest voice in the room doesn’t speak for everyone. I’m sure there are some devs out there who would appreciate the help. Some of them are a team of 1, 2, or 3. I believe they would be happy to receive guidance as they move forward. Some of them don’t have the time, money, nor manpower to do everything.

Therefore, here is where the Nostr Growth Team comes in to help. I envision the components of the Nostr Growth Team being the following:

*Global Strategy
*User Acquisition and Retention
*User Experience and Engagement
*Networking and Connections
*Revenue and Sales
*Market Research & Competitive Analysis
*Opportunity Discovery

The members of the team have a growth mindset and big picture thinking. More importantly, they want to help grow Nostr.

For example, they might…

*Show the results from the latest user research
*Explain the latest trends and provide insights
*Show how your app compares to others and offer tweaks to make yours stand out
*Provide advice as to how your free app can be a paid app
*Discuss different giveaways and contests that attract new users
*Provide information about international markets
*Create tutorials for best practices regarding app design and user interface
*Discuss geopolitics to identify potential upcoming bans of other platforms and using the opportunity to onboard new users
*Offer suggestions for new apps (Like I did when I suggested the Nostr version of Teledoc)

Depending on the position, they’ll work with #devs, users, or both. It’s a team effort and collaboration is key. This is a *dedicated* team of professionals. Also, there could be a Nostr Community Resource Center, where devs and users can search for information, guides, tutorials, etc. in one place. The #developers can also reach out to the team for constructive criticism, feedback, and suggestions for improvement. Let’s be honest, sometimes you can’t see your own error. It’s nice to get a perspective from someone who is honest and wants the best for you. Always remember, you have the autonomy to agree or disagree with the advice.

On a final note, I think the Nostr Growth Team’s mission should be how Nostr can be used to make the world a better place. But I don’t think the main focus should be on Nostr *itself*. Nostr is “behind the scenes”. As I’ve stated before and I’ll state it again, we should focus on the apps, front end user experience, and offerings.

For example, when you think of Apple products, people don’t typically talk about Apple *itself*. They will say they have an iPhone, iPad, or MacBook. I think that’s how we should consider Nostr.

I also think our attention should be on giving people something they can’t get anywhere else and making it awesome! That’s the sweet spot. You gotta make it irresistible.

Hopefully by the next Nostr conference/unconference next year, we’ll be able to showcase more and better apps/clients. I would like for it to be in Africa or South America. Those continents are truly untapped markets with so much potential for Nostr apps/clients.

I’m happy to share more. I can go into additional details about the roles of the Nostr Growth Team, if anyone is interested. I just didn’t want this post to be too long. Please feel free to chime in. Don’t hesitate to reply. Tag others. #asknostr

jack (npub1sg6…f63m) , let me know your thoughts.

Thanks Rabble (npub1wmr…g240) for the idea of a Nostr Growth Team. 🫂🚀✨