Launch a Double-Sided Referral Reward

Launch a Double-Sided Referral Reward is a product-led growth tactic for getting your first users: Reward both the referrer and the new user when an invite converts (Dropbox's extra-storage program), using your own product as the cheap reward currency.

It's a strong fit for teams of almost any kind, and works especially well for products with a low-marginal-cost reward. As a product-led growth play, plan for medium effort and expect results to arrive at a steady pace, all grounded in 1 linked primary source.

Product-led growthMedium effortMedium

Why does product-led growth work for this?

Two-sided incentives remove the awkwardness of asking and make accepting attractive too.

The exact steps (4)

The full step-by-step this founder ran, what they posted, where, and in what order, plus the watch-outs, is part of the library.

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Sources

Works for
Any / universal

Frequently asked

How is the "Launch a Double-Sided Referral Reward" tactic verified?
It is drawn from 1 primary source — a real founder write-up or interview, not generic advice. It is linked in the Sources section above so you can read the original account yourself.
How much effort is it and how fast are results?
It is medium effort, and results tend to be medium.
Where can I see the exact step-by-step?
The full step-by-step a founder ran, documented via Source — IndieHackers, is in the paid library.

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