The Growth Hour

The Growth Hour
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The no-BS podcast to scaling startups and growing revenue and businesses.
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The podcast covers a range of topics centered around startup growth, including achieving product market fit, sustainable growth strategies, marketing challenges, and the role of community in brand building. Specific episode examples include discussions on navigating market changes after achieving product market fit, exploring the balance of user feedback against business goals, and leveraging content marketing to drive engagement.

The no-BS podcast to scaling startups and growing revenue and businesses.
In this episode, we sit down with Mikhail Chernyshev, Global Brand Director at InDrive, the ride-hailing unicorn reshaping emerging markets. Mikhail shares his journey from growing Dodo Pizza into an international franchise to leading brand at VK and now InDrive.
We dive into:
- How to build purpose-driven marketing that actually converts
- What it takes to sell your vision to a CFO and secure brand budgets
- Why founders need personal brand marketing—and how to do it right
- What growing a global brand from Russia really looked like
- Lessons from scaling Dodo Pizza beyond borders
- The mindset shift from startup to unicorn
Whether you’re building a brand, pitching for budget, or figuring out how to grow with purpose — this episode is packed with insight.

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