Check this article from Reforge:
Although it is not written for a higher education audience, I find some of Brian Balfour's observations to be useful in thinking about academic program growth. Some highlights from the piece:
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2. "It’s Not Just Product Market Fit... It’s Definitely Not Growth Hacking"
3. You need to find four fits to grow:
- Market/Product Fit
- Product/Channel Fit
- Channel/Model Fit
- Model/Market Fit
"The difference between the $100M+ companies, and those that struggle are the ones that are able to make four pieces in a puzzle fit:"
The four growth frameworks are interesting when I think about how OPMs are organized. But are there any useful takeaways as we think about growth in higher education?