Is Growth Hacking just a meaningless Buzzword?

Working in LATAM, I've started to notice that a lot of the Silicon Valley/Start-up Jargon is being increasingly used around here due to a surge in the tech industry.

A lot of people are taking advantage of this and now its becoming annoyingly common for people to proclaim themselves as blockchain experts, or pivoting professionals. A friend of mine recently enrolled in this "Growth Hacking" class and I can't help thinking the course is the equivalent of a bunch of schmucks jerking themselves to buzzwords and playing soggy waffle

 

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