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Oct 28

Growth Foundations

Gain a foundational understanding of growth, plus the systems and frameworks that can help your product grow

Course outcomes

Learn the foundations of growth:

  • Retention and Engagement. Define use cases and retention metrics, analyze retention, and scope habit-building strategies.

  • Acquisition. Understand different types of growth loops, understand which ones work for your product, and build an acquisition strategy.

  • Monetization strategy. Identify how your monetization strategy is enabling or disabling your growth, understand how to analyze it, and identify improvements you can make.

  • Growth Models. Bring the first three topics together in a qualitative and quantitative growth model to answer the most important question for your team: “How does our product grow?” Use that model to identify opportunities, prioritize efforts, and set goals.

Note: This course used to be known as Growth Series.

Course outcomes

Learn the foundations of growth:

  • Retention and Engagement. Define use cases and retention metrics, analyze retention, and scope habit-building strategies.

  • Acquisition. Understand different types of growth loops, understand which ones work for your product, and build an acquisition strategy.

  • Monetization strategy. Identify how your monetization strategy is enabling or disabling your growth, understand how to analyze it, and identify improvements you can make.

  • Growth Models. Bring the first three topics together in a qualitative and quantitative growth model to answer the most important question for your team: “How does our product grow?” Use that model to identify opportunities, prioritize efforts, and set goals.

Note: This course used to be known as Growth Series.

Course outcomes

Learn the foundations of growth:

  • Retention and Engagement. Define use cases and retention metrics, analyze retention, and scope habit-building strategies.

  • Acquisition. Understand different types of growth loops, understand which ones work for your product, and build an acquisition strategy.

  • Monetization strategy. Identify how your monetization strategy is enabling or disabling your growth, understand how to analyze it, and identify improvements you can make.

  • Growth Models. Bring the first three topics together in a qualitative and quantitative growth model to answer the most important question for your team: “How does our product grow?” Use that model to identify opportunities, prioritize efforts, and set goals.

Note: This course used to be known as Growth Series.

Who this course is for

Any product builders (such as PMs, marketers, designers, engineers, data analysts, and more) who are new to growth.

Who this course is for

Any product builders (such as PMs, marketers, designers, engineers, data analysts, and more) who are new to growth.

Who this course is for

Any product builders (such as PMs, marketers, designers, engineers, data analysts, and more) who are new to growth.

Course syllabus

Module

0

Why Growth Wins

Module

1

Retention and Engagement

Module

2

Acquisition

Module

3

Monetization Strategy

Module

4

Growth Models

Course syllabus

Module

0

Why Growth Wins

Module

1

Retention and Engagement

Module

2

Acquisition

Module

3

Monetization Strategy

Module

4

Growth Models

Course syllabus

Module

0

Why Growth Wins

Module

1

Retention and Engagement

Module

2

Acquisition

Module

3

Monetization Strategy

Module

4

Growth Models

Live course schedule

Week

1

Wed, October 28

Retention & Engagement

Week

2

Wed, November 4

Acquisition

Week

3

Wed, November 11

Monetization

Week

4

Wed, November 18

Growth Models

Live course schedule

Week

1

Wed, October 28

Retention & Engagement

Week

2

Wed, November 4

Acquisition

Week

3

Wed, November 11

Monetization

Week

4

Wed, November 18

Growth Models

Live course schedule

Week

1

Wed, October 28

Retention & Engagement

Week

2

Wed, November 4

Acquisition

Week

3

Wed, November 11

Monetization

Week

4

Wed, November 18

Growth Models

Unique benefits of live courses

Tackle challenging projects with direct access to top tech experts who have hands-on experience with the exact problem you're facing.

Live courses

On-demand courses

Study material

Step-by-step lessons, frameworks, tips & common mistakes, and examples

Direct access to tech experts

Live insights and advice from experts plus unlimited chat access with course host

✕

Weekly live sessions and recordings

Dive deeper into the lessons with course host insights and lively Q&A discussions

✕

Relevant case studies

Contextualize lessons with real-world insights from guest experts

✕

Collaborative learning

Dedicated Slack channel to engage with a group of peers sharing similar objective

✕

Structure and accountability

Weekly priorities to help you stay on track with your learning schedule

✕

Unique benefits of live courses

Tackle challenging projects with direct access to top tech experts who have hands-on experience with the exact problem you're facing.

Live courses

On-demand courses

Study material

Step-by-step lessons, frameworks, tips & common mistakes, and examples

Direct access to tech experts

Live insights and advice from experts plus unlimited chat access with course host

✕

Weekly live sessions and recordings

Dive deeper into the lessons with course host insights and lively Q&A discussions

✕

Relevant case studies

Contextualize lessons with real-world insights from guest experts

✕

Collaborative learning

Dedicated Slack channel to engage with a group of peers sharing similar objective

✕

Structure and accountability

Weekly priorities to help you stay on track with your learning schedule

✕

Unique benefits of live courses

Tackle challenging projects with direct access to top tech experts who have hands-on experience with the exact problem you're facing.

Live courses

On-demand courses

Study material

Step-by-step lessons, frameworks, tips & common mistakes, and examples

Direct access to tech experts

Live insights and advice from experts plus unlimited chat access with course host

✕

Weekly live sessions and recordings

Dive deeper into the lessons with course host insights and lively Q&A discussions

✕

Relevant case studies

Contextualize lessons with real-world insights from guest experts

✕

Collaborative learning

Dedicated Slack channel to engage with a group of peers sharing similar objective

✕

Structure and accountability

Weekly priorities to help you stay on track with your learning schedule

✕

Why product builders choose Reforge

Vetted frameworks & processes

Proven product and growth frameworks refined by experienced operators.

Easy-to-use templates

Practical templates that turn complex work into repeatable steps.

Real-world examples

Annotated case studies grounded in actual decisions and tradeoffs.

Thousands of artifacts and guides

A deep library of tactical docs, playbooks, and walkthroughs.

Expert operators and builders

Exclusive, unique insights shaped by operators who have owned real outcomes.

Why product builders choose Reforge

Vetted frameworks & processes

Proven product and growth frameworks refined by experienced operators.

Easy-to-use templates

Practical templates that turn complex work into repeatable steps.

Real-world examples

Annotated case studies grounded in actual decisions and tradeoffs.

Thousands of artifacts and guides

A deep library of tactical docs, playbooks, and walkthroughs.

Expert operators and builders

Exclusive, unique insights shaped by operators who have owned real outcomes.

Why product builders choose Reforge

Week

1

Wed, October 28

Retention & Engagement

Week

2

Wed, November 4

Acquisition

Week

3

Wed, November 11

Monetization

Week

4

Wed, November 18

Growth Models

Growth Foundations

Live

Gain a foundational understanding of growth, plus the systems and frameworks that can help your product grow

Starts
Oct 28, 2026

Hosted by

Erika Warren

Growth Foundations

Live

Gain a foundational understanding of growth, plus the systems and frameworks that can help your product grow

Starts
Oct 28, 2026

Hosted by

Erika Warren

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