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Growth systems

Uber and Figma, side by side.

Compare the tactics currently documented in Tactern. This is a research view, not a scorecard.

Uber
CanvaDesignNotionProductivityDropboxStorageSlackProductivityLinearProductivityLoomVideoCalendlyProductivityHubSpotMarketingShopifyCommerceDuolingoEducationWiseFintechRevolutFintechAirbnbTravelUberMobilityGrabMobilityTokopediaCommerceShopeeCommerceWahdaCommunity
Growth teardown

Uber

A platform connecting riders, drivers, and delivery services.

Documented
2 tactics
Context
Mobility · Marketplace
Open teardown ↗
Figma
CanvaDesignNotionProductivityDropboxStorageFigmaDesignSlackProductivityLinearProductivityLoomVideoCalendlyProductivityHubSpotMarketingShopifyCommerceDuolingoEducationWiseFintechRevolutFintechAirbnbTravelGrabMobilityTokopediaCommerceShopeeCommerceWahdaCommunity
Growth teardown

Figma

A collaborative platform for designing and building digital products.

Documented
4 tactics
Context
Design · Freemium
Open teardown ↗
Shared patterns

No shared pattern documented yet.

More research is needed before a shared mechanism can be identified.

Different emphasis

Where the current research diverges.

UberReferral Credits · Cross-Sell

FigmaInvite Loop · Template Activation · Creator Ecosystem

Read the systems by growth stage

Documented tactics only
01

Acquisition

Get discovered

Uber
  • Referral offers tied to local programsReferral Credits
Figma
  • A community of reusable resourcesCreator Ecosystem
02

Activation

Deliver the first win

Uber
  • Not documented in Tactern yet.
Figma
  • The multiplayer invite loopInvite Loop
  • Duplicate a starting pointTemplate Activation
  • Design lessons connect concepts to hands-on practiceProduct Education
04

Retention

Give people a reason to return

Uber
  • Uber One connects recurring rides and deliveryCross-Sell
Figma
  • A community of reusable resourcesCreator Ecosystem
  • Design lessons connect concepts to hands-on practiceProduct Education
  • 05

    Monetization

    Create value worth paying for

    Uber
    • Uber One connects recurring rides and deliveryCross-Sell
    Figma
    • Not documented in Tactern yet.
    06

    Virality

    Build growth into the product

    Uber
    • Referral offers tied to local programsReferral Credits
    Figma
    • The multiplayer invite loopInvite Loop