It is important to do things that don’t scale, as these efforts can effectively solve some of the hardest problems for companies and people.
In customer acquisition, “unscalable” tactics like guerilla marketing, non-traditional marketing channels, and in-person activations can be very effective.
Human-powered tactics like calling potential drivers, in-person training before launching, and a manual referral program can also be effective.
In addition to customer acquisition, unscalable operations like building creator pages, culture building with internal newsletters, charging patrons subversively, and forecasting with daily manual updates can be effective.
These unscalable tactics require hard work, but they can help bring companies closer to customers and build better products.