X's Nikita Bier: publicly publishing flattery lists is a surprisingly effective growth hack
nikitabier · x · 2026-10-16
Nikita Bier, X's product lead, says publicly publishing lists of people you want to flatter is a remarkably effective growth strategy, and half-jokes that someone should build an app for sending high volumes of compliments, maybe via polls.
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