Your startup’s growth operating system

The lowest risk, fastest path to growing your startup. Powered by our premium content library, expert guidance, and our AI growth co-pilot.

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Used by 3,000+ Startups
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Built by the team behind $1B+ in startup growth

♥ Loved by thousands of founders

Not so Fun fact:

55% of startups fail due to marketing problems.

AI made launching products easier than ever. Repeatably getting customers is the new battle. You either spend months trying to piece it together or gamble on hiring expensive marketers or agencies.

There’s a better way.
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Welcome to The Growth Program 2.0

Learn and Master Growth
Get a growth curriculum tailored to your startup.
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Build & Execute
Actually implement what you learn, with no fluff.
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Expert Guidance
Coaching from your AI growth co-pilot, trained by the experts.
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Hire Growth Talent

The easiest way to hire startup growth talent.

When you’re ready to scale, we’ll connect you with top agencies and growth experts vetted by the Demand Curve team.
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The Vault
Members-only tools & resources that boost your growth advantage.
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3,000+ startups have used the Growth Program to get results like these...

Doopoll increased monthly recurring revenue by 800%
  • Consumer SaaS
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The Growth Program is phenomenal and I would 100% recommend you do it.
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Marc Thomas
Founder – Doopoll
Astra increased monthly active users by 500%
  • B2B
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I’ve never experienced a training program that moved this quickly while also delivering high-impact content.
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Gil Akos
Founder – Astra
3 Leaf Tea 2x'd conversions & reduced bounces by 50+%
  • Ecommerce
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[The program] kept me on track, and gave me the confidence to implement a lot of new strategies.
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Luciana Torous
Founder – 3 Leaf Tea
growth curriculum

Tailored paths and courses for every growth goal and challenge

A sampling of the 50+ premium courses you’ll unlock in the program👇

Acquisition
Community-Based Outreach

Build trust through social DMs: join communities, spark natural chats, and turn them into users.

Acquisition
Sales Strategy Fundamentals

The 80/20 sales system that gets early-stage founders from zero to first revenue fast.

Acquisition
Acquisition Strategy

Build your acquisition strategy by scoring channels, picking flywheels, and sequencing a testing roadmap.

Acquisition
Design your Growth Engine

Design a growth engine by aligning motions into flywheels that drive sustainable, compounding growth.

Strategy
The Foundational Five: Overview

The Foundational Five framework teaches you to engineer growth into your business foundation using five aligned pillars: market, product, model, brand (story), and channel.

Strategy
The DC Growth System

Stop chasing random marketing tactics. Build a systematic growth engine using five foundational pillars and proven motions.

Acquisition
Cold Email

Most cold emails get ignored. We’ll show you how to write ones your leads are excited to reply to.

Acquisition
Organic LinkedIn: Getting Started

Our members have amassed 4M+ followers using our content systems. We’ll show you how.

Acquisition
SEO Fundamentals

The old SEO playbooks are fading. Learn how to grow search traffic in an AI-first world.

Acquisition
Meta Ads (FB + IG)

Run profitable Meta ads using proven creative formats, targeting strategies, and optimization frameworks.

Acquisition
Google Search Ads

Launch and scale Google search campaigns using conversion-first strategies.

Conversion
Make High-Converting Ad Creatives

Make high-performing ads that stop the scroll—even if you’re not a designer.

Conversion
Make High-Converting Landing Pages

Use our proven playbooks and templates to build landing pages that convert—fast.

Conversion
Copywriting Fundamentals

Write headlines, product copy, and CTAs that convert across landing pages, ads, and onboarding.

Retention
The Complete Onboarding System: From Signup to Activation

Design onboarding experiences that activate users quickly and increase long-term retention.

Strategy
Monetization & Pricing Strategy

Smart pricing avoids guessing—define value metrics, choose a clear structure, and adjust often.

Tailored paths for every company type and model

Your guided path through our content👇

company path
COMING SOON
Core Growth Path

Learn the proven growth system that drives scalable revenue, with strategies and tactics adaptable to any startup model.

company path
COMING SOON
B2C Tech Path

Scale your consumer tech startup with the proven growth system that drives user acquisition, retention, and revenue.

company path
COMING SOON
B2B Tech Path

Scale B2B growth across acquisition, conversion, retention, and monetization.

company path
COMING SOON
Education Path

Learn how we built one of the top education companies in startup growth—and apply our proven system to scale yours.

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COMING SOON
Mobile Apps Path

Master mobile app growth: learn the strategies that scale installs, maximize retention, and drive predictable revenue.

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COMING SOON
Services Path

Get your services businesses out of the word-of-mouth trap.

Tactical playbooks for to acquire customers at scale

A sampling of the 50+ premium courses you’ll unlock in the program👇

Acquisition
Cold Outreach (Partnerships & PR)

The complete guide to building partnerships, securing sponsorships, and creating distribution opportunities through relationship-first outreach

Acquisition
Community-Based Outreach

Build trust through social DMs: join communities, spark natural chats, and turn them into users.

Acquisition
Sales Strategy Fundamentals

The 80/20 sales system that gets early-stage founders from zero to first revenue fast.

Acquisition
Acquisition Strategy

Build your acquisition strategy by scoring channels, picking flywheels, and sequencing a testing roadmap.

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Identify Your Acquisition Motion

Filter Paid, Content, Virality, Sales motions by fit to find which are viable for your startup.

Acquisition
Design your Growth Engine

Design a growth engine by aligning motions into flywheels that drive sustainable, compounding growth.

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Product Virality

Design viral loops and referral mechanics that turn users into your best growth engine.

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Cold Email

Most cold emails get ignored. We’ll show you how to write ones your leads are excited to reply to.

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Tap Your Network For Initial Traction

Strategic network outreach: target the right 5% with personalized messages, not mass contact blasts.

Acquisition
Launching on Product Hunt

Product Hunt guide: validation platform requiring 400+ pre-launch audience and quality engagement strategy.

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Organic LinkedIn: Getting Started

Our members have amassed 4M+ followers using our content systems. We’ll show you how.

Acquisition
Organic Instagram: Getting Started

Use organic content and community building on Instagram to build brand awareness, acquire leads, and drive sales.

Acquisition
SEO: Build Your Foundation

SEO foundation guide: technical setup, on-page optimization, content strategy for startup credibility.

Acquisition
SEO Fundamentals

The old SEO playbooks are fading. Learn how to grow search traffic in an AI-first world.

Acquisition
Content Marketing Fundamentals

While others chase volume with low-quality AI content, you’ll learn to publish less and drive more traffic, trust, and conversions.

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Influencer Marketing

Tap into trust and reach by partnering with creators—even before you have an audience of your own.

Tailored courses to convert users into customers

A sampling of the 50+ premium courses you’ll unlock in the program👇

Retention
The B2B Complete Onboarding System: From Signup to Activation

Design onboarding experiences that activate users quickly and increase long-term retention.

Retention
Identify Your Retention Motion

Choose a retention motion—product-led, sales-led, or hybrid—based on fit, ARPU, and strategy.

Monetization
Identify Your Monetization Motion

Decide whether product-led, sales-led, or hybrid monetization best fits your model, customers, and strategy.

Conversion
User Surveys

Design, run, and mine user surveys for segment insights that sharpen ads and copy.

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Screen Recordings & Heatmaps

Use Hotjar recordings and heatmaps to spot friction, analyze behavior, and boost conversions.

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Landing Page A/B Tests: Getting Started

Learn how to build, prioritize, and launch A/B tests that actually move the needle.

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Make High-Converting Ad Creatives

Make high-performing ads that stop the scroll—even if you’re not a designer.

Conversion
Make High-Converting Landing Pages

Use our proven playbooks and templates to build landing pages that convert—fast.

Conversion
Copywriting Fundamentals

Write headlines, product copy, and CTAs that convert across landing pages, ads, and onboarding.

Retention
The Complete Onboarding System: From Signup to Activation

Design onboarding experiences that activate users quickly and increase long-term retention.

Thousands of startup founders and marketers have joined Demand Curve to get traction and scale revenue.

Here’s what they’re saying:

We landed two big meetings using their cold outreach strategy — while we were still in the course.
– Wayne Anderson
Co-Founder, SmartAlto
You learn the tactics DC uses to grow their clients. When I wrote the growth book, Traction, I hoped someone would build a course like this.
– Justin Mares
Founder, Kettle & Fire
This is the team you want to learn growth from. They know every channel and every tactic. And they know how to scale efficiently.
– Elie Schoppik
Education, Anthropic
I've learned so much as a new marketer that probably would have taken at least a few months and considerable stress. The confidence boost I have now when running campaigns and publishing projects is unparalleled.
– Brent Jensen
Growth, Hopper
The DC course might be the most valuable thing I've done for my career. The course allows you to tailor your experience to serve the needs of your business, and every project you do contributes to growth in a direct way.
– Candace Kim
Marketing, Scanwell
The Demand Curve team knows paid acquisition, conversion, landing pages, and a lot more very well. If you’re lagging behind on your growth skills, let them teach you what you’re missing.
– Alex Kracov
Founder, Dock

There’s a better way to grow your startup

THE NEW WAY
💥 Demand Curve 💥
  • Cost
    $995/year (or $300/quarter)
  • Time-to-value
    Day one. Your path tells you what to do. Our playbooks show you how.
  • Risk
    Low. Try the program for 7 days. If it's not right for you, get a full refund—no questions asked.
  • Long-term benefit
    Build a scalable engine and level up your team’s growth skills for the long run.
THE OLD WAY
Agency or Freelancer
  • Cost
    $5,000+ per month. Even junior hires aren’t cheap.
  • Time-to-value
    3+ months to vet, onboard, and test whether they’re even a fit.
  • Risk
    High. A bad hire puts you back at square one with nothing to show for it.
  • Long-term benefit
    Limited. Even if it works, you’re still dependent on someone else to drive growth.
Courses
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    $100–$2,000. But your time is the real cost.
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    Slow. Weeks of learning—very little doing.
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    High. Generic advice, zero personalization, and no way to know if you’re on the right track.
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    You might learn something. But actual results are rare.
WHY We built demand curve

“The traditional paths to growth were broken.”

Our team has spent years leading growth at successful startups and working with hundreds more through our agency. Over time, we noticed a clear pattern: most founders don’t struggle because they lack intelligence or hustle.

They struggle because the traditional paths to growth are broken.

Hiring elite marketers or agencies isn’t in the cards for most early-stage startups. That leaves one option—trying to figure it out alone. And that’s a very risky road to go down.

You might think startups with budget would have it easier. But it turns out there are very few people with the rare mix of strategic and tactical know-how to drive early-stage growth.

That’s why we built Demand Curve—to offer startups a better path.

– Justin Setzer
Founder, Demand Curve

Is the Growth Program right for you?

The Growth Program has helped 3,000+ consumer and B2B tech companies gain traction and build scalable growth engines. Whether you’re stuck trying to get your first customers or pushing to break through to the next stage, this was built for you.

You're a fit if...

  • You’ve launched a product, but no one’s showing up

  • You’re stuck in analysis paralysis — second-guessing every move and avoiding execution

  • You’re doing a million things, but have no idea what’s actually working

  • You’ve hit a wall, and no matter how hard you push, the needle just won’t move

  • You’re an experienced marketer, back in the startup trenches — and realizing you need to rebuild your tactical edge

  • You don’t have a marketing background (or budget for a $10K/month hire) but you know growth has to start with you

  • You want to build growth in-house and empower your team with systems they can run.

Who's not a fit?

  • You’d rather outsource growth than lead it yourself

  • You’re looking to land a job, not scale a startup

  • You want high-level theory instead of tactical execution

  • You’re a late-stage company with a fully scaled growth engine

ONE SIMPLE, FLEXIBLE MEMBERSHIP

Choose Your Plan

Start building your growth strategy today with one simple, flexible membership
Core Plan

$995

/ year
(or $300 / quarter)
Enroll now

Learn growth and build a scalable engine, guided by your AI Growth Co-Pilot.

Full Startup Growth Curriculum
50+ strategic and tactical playbooks covering every aspect of startup growth.
Tactical Projects and Templates
We don’t just tell you what to do, we guide you through the exact execution.
AI Growth Co-Pilot
Get strategic guidance, tactical feedback, and a clear plan forward. Ask anything from “How do I price my product?” to “What channel should I focus on first?”
The Vault
Our comprehensive database of services, tools, and resources. Only for members.
Company-Specific Growth Paths
Step-by-step strategies and roadmaps tailored to your unique business and goals.
Talent Collective
50+ strategic and tactical playbooks covering every aspect of startup growth.
Core Plan

$300

/ Quarter
(or $995 / year)
Enroll now
Open enrollment coming soon

Learn growth and build a scalable engine, guided by your AI Growth Co-Pilot.

Full Startup Growth Curriculum
50+ strategic and tactical playbooks covering every aspect of startup growth.
Tactical Projects and Templates
We don’t just tell you what to do, we guide you through the exact execution.
AI Growth Co-Pilot
Get strategic guidance, tactical feedback, and a clear plan forward. Ask anything from “How do I price my product?” to “What channel should I focus on first?”
The Vault
Our comprehensive database of services, tools, and resources. Only for members.
Company-Specific Growth Paths
Step-by-step strategies and roadmaps tailored to your unique business and goals.
Talent Collective
50+ strategic and tactical playbooks covering every aspect of startup growth.
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Growth Program Guarantee

You have 7 days to assess if this program is for you. If you want a refund before the 7 days are up, you'll get one. No questions asked.

Frequently Asked Questions

It says I’ll build my growth engine in 6 weeks—do I have to go through the program that quickly?

Absolutely not. You have lifetime access to the content. You can work through the program at whatever pace suits you and your team.

How is this worth the price?

Quite frankly, because it works. You’ll acquire the skills that 1000’s of companies have used to produce hundreds of thousands and even millions in incremental revenue. We strongly believe (and have data to prove) that the program is one of the highest-ROI investments a company can make.

For example, take a look at this case study on how we helped Doopoll increase their revenue by 800%.

Or this one describing how Astra increased their conversion rates by 2x and their monthly active users by 4x.

Many companies hire premium agencies and consultants for $10,000+ per month and never see those kinds of results. And that’s why we stand by our claim that for a single payment of $1,200, this program is one of the best investments a company can make.

I'm in a different time zone than the United States—can I still take the program?

Yes, absolutely. The course can be taken from anywhere in the world.

Is the program designed for B2B and B2C startups?

Yes! In fact, we’ve created tailored program paths for the following company types:

  • B2B software
  • B2C software
  • Ecommerce
  • Mobile apps
  • Service providers
  • Education products

We’ve found the program to be effective for nearly all verticals and business models. But if you have any questions, drop us a message in the customer support widget on the bottom-right corner of the site.

Who should take the program?

Our program is a fit for anyone looking to learn how to acquire new customers and scale their business through modern channels, tools, and frameworks: primarily founders and business owners, junior marketers, startup employees, and even senior marketers who come from a different area of expertise and/or want a refresher on the latest channels and tactics.

Should I hire a marketing agency or full-time marketer instead of doing the program?

Marketing agencies and full-time hires are great options for many companies. But they come with their own set of pros and cons when compared to our programs.

The major upside is the expertise and bandwidth they bring to the team. The biggest downside—especially for cash-strapped startups—is the high cost. Good agencies generally start at a minimum of $5,000/mo (many charge much more). Full-time hires can easily cost $100,000+ per year. They also come with a level of risk and commitment that shouldn’t be ignored. A full-time hire is a long-term investment. And many agencies require commitments between 6-12 months. So, if you have the budget and mainly need additional labor to scale acquisition channels that are already working, then hiring may be a good idea.

However, if you’re tight on budget and your primary goals are building a foundation for growth, and testing acquisition channels to find the ones you can scale, then we recommend starting with our program. We’ll teach you how to produce the same results as an agency or full-time hire, at a fraction of the cost and without the risk.

Is this a good fit for my type of company?

Demand Curve is designed for nearly every B2B or B2C tech startup.

Whether your startup is a SaaS, AI, marketplace, hardware, or what we call a modern B2B company (think tech-enabled services, modern media, or education), you’ll find a tailored path specific to your company type.

Please note: we do not currently have specific paths for eCommerce or D2C brands. However, hundreds of D2C founders have gone through the program with great success. The vast majority of material is still highly relevant and actionable, but most examples and case studies are geared toward tech startups.

If you have any questions, email us at help@demandcurve.com.

Do you offer refunds if the program isn’t a good fit?

Yes. We offer a 7-day money-back guarantee.

You’ll have a full week to explore the program, try out the tools, and make sure it’s the right fit for you.

What is Demand Curve (Growth Program 2.0)?

Demand Curve’s Growth Program 2.0 is a modern growth platform that helps startups build and scale their entire growth engine—from acquisition, conversion, monetization, and beyond.

If you're leading growth for your startup, our strategy playbooks help you define the right growth model, align your “five pillars of growth” (if there’s any secret to growth, this is it), and build a prioritized roadmap of what to build and when. Then, you'll follow our step-by-step projects and recipes that show you exactly how to build, test, and optimize everything from acquisition channels to landing pages, onboarding flows, and more.

If you're supporting growth at a startup, the program is your on-demand toolkit. It helps you learn quickly, solve real problems, and ship faster without having to Google your way through it or waste countless hours trying to figure things out from scratch.

Whether you're looking to level up your growth knowledge or build your company’s entire growth system, the program gives you the guidance, structure, and tools to do it without hiring expensive experts or going it alone.

In addition to the cost of the program, how much should I budget for running ads?

An ad budget isn’t necessary to be successful with the program. Some startups aren’t a fit for ad channels to begin with. Others may simply want to focus their efforts on organic channels. In these cases, the program will guide you through the steps to evaluate and prioritize the best organic channels (we cover more than a dozen organic channels in the program) to focus on.

That being said, if ads are a viable channel but you have a limited budget, you can get valuable learnings by investing as little as $1,000-2,000.

When does Growth Program 2.0 launch?

The early-bird sale for Growth Program 2.0 begins Monday, September 9th at 12pm ET. Pricing begins at 50% off ($495/year) and will increase throughout the week. Please note that early-bird slots will be limited.

Signing up for our waitlist gives you the best shot at securing a spot at the lowest price. Waitlisters will get priority access to enroll before the general public on launch day. You can get on the waitlist here.

Once the early-bird sale ends, we’ll begin rolling new members into the program between September 18–30. We’re doing a staged rollout to ensure every member gets a high-touch, smooth onboarding experience from day one.

I’m not a founder. Is this still for me?

Absolutely. The program is designed for anyone working on growth at a startup, not just founders.

Whether you're a marketer, agency, freelancer, or simply wearing multiple hats on a startup team, you'll find tactical playbooks, step-by-step projects, and real examples to help you level up fast and execute with confidence.

What topics are covered in the program?

The program includes 50+ strategic and tactical playbooks across every major aspect of startup growth—plus even more step-by-step projects, templates, and cheat sheets to help you move faster without the guesswork.

You’ll learn how to craft your growth strategy, identify and prioritize acquisition channels, and build high-converting funnels that scale. Topics span positioning, brand strategy, paid acquisition, conversion flows, pricing, monetization, and more.

We cover dozens of the most effective acquisition channels and all major “growth motions” (paid, content, sales, PLG). Basically, however your startup needs to grow—we’ve got it covered.

As far as we know, this is the most comprehensive and tactical startup growth education program on the planet.

How much time should I plan to spend in the program?

The program and our membership plans are designed for flexibility. You can use it how and when you need it.

If you're joining to solve a specific growth problem, you'll get value immediately—most playbooks and projects are built to help you ship in a matter of hours. From there, think of the program as your on-demand growth resource. Pop back in whenever you need support tackling the next challenge.

If you're a founder or growth leader using the program to guide your company’s entire growth engine, time investment will vary. Some dedicate a few hours a week. Others treat it like a sprint, going deep for 10–20 hours when growth is the top priority.

No matter your pace, the program is built to meet you where you are.

Will this work if I haven’t launched yet?

Absolutely. In fact, if you're pre-launch, this may be one of the most valuable investments you can make.

Early-stage founders often don’t have the budget to hire help. But getting the right users into your product is a critical part of validating product-market fit and getting traction, and we help you do exactly that.

Every company path in the program includes channels and tactics specifically marked for pre-launch and traction-stage startups. That means low-cost, scrappy, quick-to-execute methods such as launching on Product Hunt, setting up lean cold email systems, and more.

Whether you're aiming to assess product-market fit or lay a strong foundation for fundraising, the program helps you get there.

How is this better than courses or hiring agencies/full-time employees?

Startups are already dealt a tough hand. You're building from scratch, competing with well-funded incumbents, and trying to break through in an overwhelming sea of noise.

When it comes to growth, most early-stage teams are stuck between two not-so-great options. You can try to do it yourself—Googling your way through it, piecing together conflicting advice, and burning weeks or months figuring things out through trial and error. Or you can hire a growth agency or full-time expert, which is expensive, time-consuming to vet, and still hit-or-miss in results.

Demand Curve gives you a better third option.

We combine expert guidance—via our AI Growth Copilot or one-on-one coaching from our leadership team—with the exact playbooks and tactics we’ve used to help hundreds of the fastest-growing startups. You’ll get a fully structured growth curriculum tailored to your company type, paired with step-by-step projects and templates that show you exactly how to execute.

You get the clarity and strategic depth of hiring experts, without the cost. And unlike courses or content alone, we don’t just tell you what you could do. We show you what you should do, and just as importantly, exactly how to do it.

Can I join if I’m outside the U.S.?

Yes, absolutely.

The Core Plan is fully self-paced, and you can work through it on your own schedule no matter your time zone. Plus, you’ll have access to our AI Growth Copilot, who’s available 24/7 on demand.

If you're interested in the VIP coaching plan, we work with founders worldwide and will coordinate call times that fit your availability.

If you have any questions or concerns before signing up, just email us at help@demandcurve.com.

I’m an experienced marketer. Is this still useful for me?

Maybe.

We’ve had plenty of veteran marketers go through the program and get a ton of value—especially those coming from larger companies who’ve been out of the startup trenches for a while.

In many cases, experienced leaders join an early-stage startup as the new head of growth or head of marketing. Suddenly, they’re the one building channels, writing copy, and deploying experiments again. No big team. No huge budget. The Growth Program helps them retune their tactical skills, sharpen their channel instincts, and get back up to speed on what actually works in a scrappy startup environment.

If you’re deep in execution and startup-stage growth is part of your day-to-day, you’ll find the program immediately useful. If you’re mostly looking for theory or leadership frameworks, this probably isn’t the right fit.

I already purchased the original Growth Program. Do I get access to Growth Program 2.0?

If you’re a Growth Program 1.0 customer, nothing changes about your original purchase. You’ll continue to have lifetime access to all of your 1.0 curriculum.

Growth Program 2.0 is a major evolution: rebuilt on a new platform, overhauled curriculum, an AI Copilot, and future features like community and events. As a thank-you for supporting us early, we’re offering especially generous discounts and upgrade options just for legacy customers.

We’ll send all past customers emails before launch with the details and your personal link to claim the offer. If by mid-October 2025, you haven’t received that email, or have any questions, please reach out to us at help@demandcurve.com and we’ll make sure you’re taken care of.