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Growth Lessons from
Early Snapchat
This is Snapchat,
back in 2011.
Made by students, this
app had no funding
and almost no user.
3 years later,

its valuation reached $10 Billion.
Snapchat founders
have been lucky.
But they also had an
amazing growth strategy!
Here is what we can learn from
their early exponential growth.
Launch too early
Use your weaknesses
Find a signature
Don’t explain
1
2
3
4
1
Launch too early
Use your weaknesses
Find a signature
Don’t explain
1
2
3
4
Snapchat has
many features
Photo snap
Video snap
Chat
Stories
Discover
Stickers
Gifs
Video calls
Phone calls
Memories
Live Map
Search
QR code scan
…
So you might think:
All these successful apps have so many
features, mine should have at least a few
of them at launch!
illustration by Headspace
How many of these features
where here at launch ?
Photo snap
Video snap
Chat
Stories
Discover
Stickers
Gifs
Video calls
Phone calls
Memories
Live Map
Search
QR code scan
…
How many of these features
where here at launch ?
Photo snap
Video snap
Chat
Stories
Discover
Stickers
Gifs
Video calls
Phone calls
Memories
Live Map
Search
QR code scan
…
ONLY ONE !
Snapchat was
launched with ugly
graphics and only
one feature!
Then, using user
feedback and new
ressources, they
made it evolve into
the Snapchat you
know today.
Launch strategy to avoid:
idea
making the product “perfect“
by adding many features and
polishing graphics
BIG LAUNCH!!!
Launch strategy to avoid:
nobody cares
idea
BIG LAUNCH!!!
Launch strategy to avoid:
spend money
on FB ads
idea
BIG LAUNCH!!!
Launch strategy to avoid:
company

dies
Launch strategy we recommend:
one feature done
well, basic graphics
casual launch
idea
Launch strategy we recommend:
Rework on that one feature
thanks to user feedback
and metrics analysis
release new version
of same feature
No new feature!
Launch strategy we recommend:
Product has good
retention rates
Launch strategy we recommend:
Work on

a new feature
Marketing push
for new feature!
With this strategy you will:
• Get regular insights from your users

• Spend the right amount of time to nail each
feature
• Spare $$$ by not developing useless features
• Spare $$$ by not buying FB ads before having
good retention rates
With this strategy you will:
• Get regular insights from your users

• Spend the right amount of time to nail each
feature
• Spare $$$ by not developing useless features
• Spare $$$ by not buying FB ads before having
good retention rates
With this strategy you will:
• Get regular insights from your users

• Spend the right amount of time to nail each
feature
• Spare $$$ by not developing useless features
• Spare $$$ by not buying FB ads before having
good retention rates
With this strategy you will:
• Get regular insights from your users

• Spend the right amount of time to nail each
feature
• Spare $$$ by not developing useless features
• Spare $$$ by not buying FB ads before having
good retention rates
2
Launch too early
Use your weaknesses
Find a signature
Don’t explain
1
2
3
4
It’s the fastest way to send
photos that disappear.
It’s the fastest way to send
photos that disappear.
This is how Evan Spiegel
pitched Snapchat in 2011
Ephemeral photos
made the app fun,
and ensured a new
level of privacy
never seen before.
But they forgot one little thing…
But they forgot one little thing…
SCREENSHOTS !
Snapchat was doomed.
There was no way to
prevent screenshots
from happening.
Users understood that quickly and
made a huge number of screenshots.
But instead of fighting against it, the team
twisted its weakness into a strength.
But instead of fighting against it, the team
twisted its weakness into a strength.
Screenshots
became a feature !
By notifying you when
someone makes a screenshot
of your snap, they turned the
app into an even more playful
game.
And you can even get a trophy
for screenshotting your
friends’ snaps!
This is the path you spent so
much time building for your users.
This is the path

they took instead.
Don’t try to make
users go there.
Make this path
awesome instead!
Understand which path your users are
taking with these methods:
1h user testing
sessions
Understand which path your users are
taking with these methods:
1h user testing
sessions
10min calls with
random users
Understand which path your users are
taking with these methods:
1h user testing
sessions
10min calls with
random users
Deep analysis of
your metrics
• Read “Rocket Surgery Made Easy“ by Step Krug for User Testing
• Use Amplitude to have a clear view of your metrics. Spend time configuring it!

+ contact us if you need help with this :)
3
Launch too early
Use your weaknesses
Find a signature
Don’t explain
1
2
3
4
Ever wondered why
Snapchat sticked so long to
this text format before
allowing more choices?
This was in fact Snapchat’s
signature.
Everytime you see this on
the web, you know it
comes from Snapchat.

Free marketing!
After allowing more text
choices, Snapchat needed a
new signature. And God
created the dog filter.
For the Spectacles
glasses, they came up
with round videos,
easily recognizable on
social media.
Your product needs something that can easily be
shared on social media, with a clear signature.
Houseparty's

funny quotes
Zenly’s map Pokemon Go’s
collection
Your product needs something that can easily be
shared on social media, with a clear signature.
Houseparty's

funny quotes
Zenly’s map Pokemon Go’s
collection
This will make your app viral
and save you thousand of
dollars in marketing!
4
Launch too early
Use your weaknesses
Find a signature
Don’t explain
1
2
3
4
In 2016, Snapchat rolled
out its new feature:
Memories.
When you love your snap,
you can save it with this
button.
Previously, this icon meant
that the picture would be
saved to the Camera Roll,
so users were already
used to it.
This is pretty clear!
Then the snap is saved in the
new Memories screen, with all
the other ones.
So it’s basically a cloud storage service
that backs up all user’s saved snaps.
But the only words the user have seen are
“Saved“ and “Memories“. Basic English!
• No “cloud“
• No “storage“
• No “gigabytes“
• No explanations of how things will be
synched
Memories wording:
• No “cloud“
• No “storage“
• No “gigabytes“
• No explanations of how things will be
synched
Memories wording:
It’s your job to understand
all this and handle it for the
user.
A user interface is like a joke.

If you have to explain it, it’s not
that good.
Plato probably
never said that.
Snapchat went further by
releasing features without
communicating around them
or explaining how they work.
Most users don’t know
what this flame means.
But teenagers are
really crazy about
flames!
For old people reading this:
This is a SnapStreak.
= number of consecutive days sending and
receiving snaps from a specific friend
14
By keeping mystery around flames, Snapchat:
• Didn’t clutter the screen with explanations
• Triggered curiosity of users
• Made teenagers feel special vs their parents
• Transformed its best users into evangelists, proud
to teach their friends what this emoji means
By keeping mystery around flames, Snapchat:
• Didn’t clutter the screen with explanations
• Triggered curiosity of users
• Made teenagers feel special vs their parents
• Transformed its best users into evangelists, proud
to teach their friends what this emoji means
By keeping mystery around flames, Snapchat:
• Didn’t clutter the screen with explanations
• Triggered curiosity of users
• Made teenagers feel special vs their parents
• Transformed its best users into evangelists, proud
to teach their friends what this emoji means
By keeping mystery around flames, Snapchat:
• Didn’t clutter the screen with explanations
• Triggered curiosity of users
• Made teenagers feel special vs their parents
• Transformed its best users into evangelists, proud
to teach their friends what this emoji means
Let your most engaged users discover
your advanced features by themselves.
So you can keep your product very simple
to use for everyone else!
Need a growth strategy as
good as Snapchat’s?
hello@mozza.io
We’re here to help!
virality is a science
more analyses on mozza.io

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Growth Lessons from Early Snapchat

  • 3. Made by students, this app had no funding and almost no user.
  • 4. 3 years later,
 its valuation reached $10 Billion.
  • 6. But they also had an amazing growth strategy!
  • 7. Here is what we can learn from their early exponential growth.
  • 8. Launch too early Use your weaknesses Find a signature Don’t explain 1 2 3 4
  • 9. 1
  • 10. Launch too early Use your weaknesses Find a signature Don’t explain 1 2 3 4
  • 11. Snapchat has many features Photo snap Video snap Chat Stories Discover Stickers Gifs Video calls Phone calls Memories Live Map Search QR code scan …
  • 12. So you might think: All these successful apps have so many features, mine should have at least a few of them at launch! illustration by Headspace
  • 13. How many of these features where here at launch ? Photo snap Video snap Chat Stories Discover Stickers Gifs Video calls Phone calls Memories Live Map Search QR code scan …
  • 14. How many of these features where here at launch ? Photo snap Video snap Chat Stories Discover Stickers Gifs Video calls Phone calls Memories Live Map Search QR code scan … ONLY ONE !
  • 15. Snapchat was launched with ugly graphics and only one feature!
  • 16. Then, using user feedback and new ressources, they made it evolve into the Snapchat you know today.
  • 17. Launch strategy to avoid: idea making the product “perfect“ by adding many features and polishing graphics BIG LAUNCH!!!
  • 18. Launch strategy to avoid: nobody cares idea BIG LAUNCH!!!
  • 19. Launch strategy to avoid: spend money on FB ads idea BIG LAUNCH!!!
  • 20. Launch strategy to avoid: company
 dies
  • 21. Launch strategy we recommend: one feature done well, basic graphics casual launch idea
  • 22. Launch strategy we recommend: Rework on that one feature thanks to user feedback and metrics analysis release new version of same feature No new feature!
  • 23. Launch strategy we recommend: Product has good retention rates
  • 24. Launch strategy we recommend: Work on
 a new feature Marketing push for new feature!
  • 25. With this strategy you will: • Get regular insights from your users
 • Spend the right amount of time to nail each feature • Spare $$$ by not developing useless features • Spare $$$ by not buying FB ads before having good retention rates
  • 26. With this strategy you will: • Get regular insights from your users
 • Spend the right amount of time to nail each feature • Spare $$$ by not developing useless features • Spare $$$ by not buying FB ads before having good retention rates
  • 27. With this strategy you will: • Get regular insights from your users
 • Spend the right amount of time to nail each feature • Spare $$$ by not developing useless features • Spare $$$ by not buying FB ads before having good retention rates
  • 28. With this strategy you will: • Get regular insights from your users
 • Spend the right amount of time to nail each feature • Spare $$$ by not developing useless features • Spare $$$ by not buying FB ads before having good retention rates
  • 29. 2
  • 30. Launch too early Use your weaknesses Find a signature Don’t explain 1 2 3 4
  • 31. It’s the fastest way to send photos that disappear.
  • 32. It’s the fastest way to send photos that disappear. This is how Evan Spiegel pitched Snapchat in 2011
  • 33. Ephemeral photos made the app fun, and ensured a new level of privacy never seen before.
  • 34. But they forgot one little thing…
  • 35. But they forgot one little thing… SCREENSHOTS !
  • 36. Snapchat was doomed. There was no way to prevent screenshots from happening.
  • 37. Users understood that quickly and made a huge number of screenshots.
  • 38. But instead of fighting against it, the team twisted its weakness into a strength.
  • 39. But instead of fighting against it, the team twisted its weakness into a strength. Screenshots became a feature !
  • 40. By notifying you when someone makes a screenshot of your snap, they turned the app into an even more playful game.
  • 41. And you can even get a trophy for screenshotting your friends’ snaps!
  • 42. This is the path you spent so much time building for your users.
  • 43. This is the path
 they took instead.
  • 44. Don’t try to make users go there.
  • 46. Understand which path your users are taking with these methods: 1h user testing sessions
  • 47. Understand which path your users are taking with these methods: 1h user testing sessions 10min calls with random users
  • 48. Understand which path your users are taking with these methods: 1h user testing sessions 10min calls with random users Deep analysis of your metrics • Read “Rocket Surgery Made Easy“ by Step Krug for User Testing • Use Amplitude to have a clear view of your metrics. Spend time configuring it!
 + contact us if you need help with this :)
  • 49. 3
  • 50. Launch too early Use your weaknesses Find a signature Don’t explain 1 2 3 4
  • 51. Ever wondered why Snapchat sticked so long to this text format before allowing more choices?
  • 52. This was in fact Snapchat’s signature.
  • 53. Everytime you see this on the web, you know it comes from Snapchat.
 Free marketing!
  • 54. After allowing more text choices, Snapchat needed a new signature. And God created the dog filter.
  • 55. For the Spectacles glasses, they came up with round videos, easily recognizable on social media.
  • 56. Your product needs something that can easily be shared on social media, with a clear signature. Houseparty's
 funny quotes Zenly’s map Pokemon Go’s collection
  • 57. Your product needs something that can easily be shared on social media, with a clear signature. Houseparty's
 funny quotes Zenly’s map Pokemon Go’s collection
  • 58. This will make your app viral and save you thousand of dollars in marketing!
  • 59. 4
  • 60. Launch too early Use your weaknesses Find a signature Don’t explain 1 2 3 4
  • 61. In 2016, Snapchat rolled out its new feature: Memories.
  • 62. When you love your snap, you can save it with this button. Previously, this icon meant that the picture would be saved to the Camera Roll, so users were already used to it.
  • 63. This is pretty clear!
  • 64. Then the snap is saved in the new Memories screen, with all the other ones.
  • 65. So it’s basically a cloud storage service that backs up all user’s saved snaps.
  • 66. But the only words the user have seen are “Saved“ and “Memories“. Basic English!
  • 67. • No “cloud“ • No “storage“ • No “gigabytes“ • No explanations of how things will be synched Memories wording:
  • 68. • No “cloud“ • No “storage“ • No “gigabytes“ • No explanations of how things will be synched Memories wording: It’s your job to understand all this and handle it for the user.
  • 69. A user interface is like a joke.
 If you have to explain it, it’s not that good. Plato probably never said that.
  • 70. Snapchat went further by releasing features without communicating around them or explaining how they work.
  • 71. Most users don’t know what this flame means.
  • 72. But teenagers are really crazy about flames!
  • 73. For old people reading this: This is a SnapStreak. = number of consecutive days sending and receiving snaps from a specific friend 14
  • 74. By keeping mystery around flames, Snapchat: • Didn’t clutter the screen with explanations • Triggered curiosity of users • Made teenagers feel special vs their parents • Transformed its best users into evangelists, proud to teach their friends what this emoji means
  • 75. By keeping mystery around flames, Snapchat: • Didn’t clutter the screen with explanations • Triggered curiosity of users • Made teenagers feel special vs their parents • Transformed its best users into evangelists, proud to teach their friends what this emoji means
  • 76. By keeping mystery around flames, Snapchat: • Didn’t clutter the screen with explanations • Triggered curiosity of users • Made teenagers feel special vs their parents • Transformed its best users into evangelists, proud to teach their friends what this emoji means
  • 77. By keeping mystery around flames, Snapchat: • Didn’t clutter the screen with explanations • Triggered curiosity of users • Made teenagers feel special vs their parents • Transformed its best users into evangelists, proud to teach their friends what this emoji means
  • 78. Let your most engaged users discover your advanced features by themselves.
  • 79. So you can keep your product very simple to use for everyone else!
  • 80. Need a growth strategy as good as Snapchat’s?
  • 82. virality is a science more analyses on mozza.io