Growth Hacking Silicon Valley's Best Protected Secret. Here we have made this veil of secret into a guide. We have clarified all the information by providing you with comprehensive information. The most popular and popular topic in the startups world lately, along with the most confusing topic, is growth hacking. When it comes to growth and hacking , minds can get confused very easily. In my previous articles, I mentioned AARRR, which is the foundation of growth hacking. Although AARRR shows us a significant part of the process with its own technical details , first of all, in order to answer the question of what is growth hacking , first of all, 'What is a startup?' I think we need to make a definition starting from the question.Paul Graham, the co-founder of Y Combinator , shares the definition of the internet initiative first and then the question of why and how the growth process is important for internet initiatives, in his article Startup = Growth . Starting a new company, working with technology, or receiving investment doesn't make you a startup, as Paul Graham explains in his article. In order to be a startup, you must first be solving a problem in a large market in scalable ways through technology .