Go-to-Market Growth Masterclass from Silicon Valley
🚀 Go-to-Market Growth Masterclass from Silicon Valley
Learn from the lessons of the fastest-growing AI & SaaS startups
This 6-session live masterclass is designed for AI and SaaS founders, growth, and GTM leaders expanding into the U.S. market. Taught by top Silicon Valley growth experts who are advisors or founders of the fastest-growing AI startups, the course blends strategy, frameworks, and real-world case studies to help you localize, scale, and win in North America.
What You’ll Learn:
Session 1: U.S. Market 101 — Where to Start?
Understand U.S. user behavior, pricing psychology, and trust dynamics, and identify the right go-to-market channels for early traction.
Instructor: Chang Chen, Founder of Hockey Stick
A serial entrepreneur with 3 exits, Chang has helped 100+ companies scale in the U.S., driving 35B+ impressions and 400% annual growth for startups like Otter.ai, HeyGen, Gamma, and Cartesia.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ccchangchen/
Session 2: Product-Led Growth (PLG)
Turn your product into a growth engine using 6-step PLG frameworks from GitLab and Acorns.
Instructor: Hila Qu, Founder of Trajectory Growth; ex-GitLab, ex-Acorns, Advisor at A16Z & Replit
A Reforge EIR and one of top growth leaders, Hila scaled GitLab’s PLG motion and grew Acorns from 1M to 5M users.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hilaqu/
Session 3: B2B Growth Essentials — From Outreach to ABM
Build a repeatable B2B engine and adapt your sales motion to U.S. enterprise buyers.
Instructor: Bei Zhang, VP of Growth at Tanka.ai, ex-Grammarly & Point Digital Finance
Partner at ExponentialX, Bei specializes in B2B growth and analytics for SaaS and fintech startups.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beizhang/
Session 4: Winning Organic Traffic & Trust — SEO to GEO
Learn how top companies like Zillow and Stripe drive long-term, localized organic growth.
Instructor: Kristan Bauer, Founder of Bauer Growth Consulting; ex-SEO Lead at Zillow & AWS
Kristan led SEO strategies for Zillow, AWS, Google, Stripe, and REI, managing channels with over 1B visitors annually.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristandauble/
Session 5: Building a Repeatable Growth Engine: Insight, Fit & Economics
How to identify in-market customers, align product-channel fit, and master growth economics.
Instructor: Rob Denton, Growth Consultant at Granola; ex-PayPal, Gett, NALA, Ben；
With 15+ years of experience across SaaS, fintech, and consumer tech, Rob has built and scaled GTM engines for multiple fast-growing startups.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robjdenton/
Session 6: Growth in Action — Founder Playbooks
Learn from startup founders and marketers on how to grow from zero to scale, balancing organic and paid strategies.
Speakers: Founders of VideoTutor (AI-powered education, backed by ByteDance & Baidu Ventures) and StartPlaying (gaming platform, backed by A16Z)
Instructor: Claire Bai, Assistant Professor at Syracuse University; Former Head of U.S. E-Commerce Marketing at TikTok
With 10+ years leading brand and growth strategies across the U.S. and China, Claire has worked with Spotify, McDonald’s, Google Pixel, LEGO, and Farfetch.
VideoTutor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kai-zhao-3212b6222/
StartPlaying: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-tucker-543b4872/
Claire Bai: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-bai/
📅 Dates: Dec 5 – Dec 20, 2025
🕙 Time: Sat & Sun (Beijing) / Fri & Sat (San Francisco)
💻 Format: 6 live online sessions with strategy lectures, case studies, and guest speakers