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growth playbook · Oct 23, 2026

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115 Ventures growth playbook

Diagnosis

115 Ventures runs a paid-social machine with a 30+ person creative team and is hiring a senior creative strategist and senior video editor to raise its hit rate on Meta. The stores around that machine have gaps that leak value: both blogs credit their articles to a placeholder author, most of TrySpartan's current product pages are hidden from search while older versions are indexed, offers conflict on FurLife and pages load slowly for real visitors.

This playbook fixes trust and search first, then gives the new creative hires a research and testing system, adds retention around subscriptions and replacement dates, and documents the launch system for the next brand.

Growth Score

6/10

Biggest Opportunity

Use what the group already has (eight physicians, 40,000 reviews, a big creative team and two catalogues) as proof in content and ads, and keep customers through the months results take.

Biggest Risk

Rely on paid social in closely watched health categories: rising ad costs or claim-related ad restrictions hit both brands at once.

01

Start here

The three moves to make first. Each one is written up in full below.

  1. 1

    Put your doctors' names on your articles: both blogs are credited to a placeholder author

    Ask two of the featured physicians to review and sign the top five hair articles.

    High impact First result in 1 month
  2. 2

    Let search engines index the product pages your homepage actually sells

    Export the 13 noindexed pages and match each to its older twin.

    High impact First result in 3 weeks
  3. 3

    Remove the "Translation missing" text and fix the membership page that describes beard oil

    Hide the pickup-availability block today.

    Medium impact First result in 1 week

02

Your idea portfolio

23 ideas, grouped by when to run them. Open any idea for how to run it: the steps, who to approach, copy you can use, and how to measure it.

  • 7 ideas are marked Unexpected: plays you are unlikely to have tried.

Every idea placed by the effort it takes against the impact it could have. Quick wins sit top left; select a number to open that idea. The filters below narrow the list by status, timing, category and what Programmable can build.

Effort vs impactEach number is an idea. Select one to open it.
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Effort →

Showing 23 of 23 ideas

This week 7

Quick wins with a clear first action.

  • 01

    TrySpartan and FurLife publish a new article every week, but every one is credited to the same author page, whose bio is lorem ipsum and whose expertise reads "Veterinary Wildlife", even on the men's hair loss site. Meanwhile the TrySpartan homepage presents eight named dermatologists, urologists and functional medicine doctors. Health and pet-health articles are where search engines and AI assistants weigh who wrote and reviewed the advice most heavily, and where a shopper checks before buying from an ad.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Head of Growth

    First action

    Ask two of the featured physicians to review and sign the top five hair articles.

    How to measure it

    Organic blog sessions

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    90 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      List articles

      Top 20 by traffic on both blogs.

      Head of Growth 1 day

    2. 2

      Recruit reviewers

      Two featured physicians and one veterinarian.

      Head of Growth 1 week

    3. 3

      Rewrite author pages

      Real bios, credentials and photos.

      Head of Growth 2 days

    4. 4

      Add review lines

      "Medically reviewed by" with a date on each article.

      Shopify Developer 2 days

    5. 5

      Fix markup

      Person author and reviewer in the article data.

      Shopify Developer 1 day

    6. 6

      Clean openings

      Answer the question first, no keyword lists.

      Senior Creative Strategist 1 week

    7. 7

      Measure

      Rankings and clicks in Search Console.

      Head of Growth monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Reviewer fees
    Owner
    Head of Growth

    Smallest test

    Replace the author page on one blog today.

    Why it works

    Replace the placeholder with real bylines: a named writer plus "Medically reviewed by" one of the physicians already featured (for TrySpartan) and a named veterinary reviewer (for FurLife), with a short bio, credentials and review date on each article, and matching Person markup instead of a website account. Start with the ten most-visited articles, and stop opening excerpts with keyword lists.

    Credible authorship lifts rankings and click-through on health topics, and it gives the new Creative Strategist expert proof to reuse in ads and landing pages.

    Ready to use

    ChecklistArticle trust checklist

    [ ] Named writer with a real bio
    [ ] "Medically reviewed by" a named physician or veterinarian
    [ ] Reviewed date
    [ ] Sources linked
    [ ] Person markup for author and reviewer
    [ ] Opening answers the question in two sentences
    [ ] Product mentions after the advice, clearly marked

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Doctors decline to sign product-adjacent content

      Ask them to review the general advice only, and say so on the page.

    • Claims stretch beyond the evidence

      Reviewers edit before publishing.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteBoth blogs publish weekly (TrySpartan: October 20, 14 and 6, September 29; FurLife: the same dates) and credit the articles to the same author page, whose bio is lorem ipsum placeholder text and which lists "Expertise: Veterinary Wildlife", on the men's hair site too. The article markup names a website account rather than a person as author. TrySpartan excerpts open with keyword strings such as "hair growth shampoo for men, the best hair loss shampoo for men, DHT-blocking shampoo".Source
    • Your websiteTrySpartan homepage: "348.000+ customers", "4.8/5 (21687 reviews)", four needs ("Losing hair? Low energy? Weight loss? Patchy beard?"), a "Shop my routine" button and a quiz, "BASED IN USA", and a "TRUSTED BY LEADING PHYSICIANS" section with eight named doctors (board-certified dermatologists, urologists and functional medicine practitioners) described as giving "expert input".Source
    • HiringSenior Creative Strategist (DTC / eCommerce), remote, posted October 16, 2026: owns "the creative strategy cycle - from research and concept development through briefing, production feedback, performance analysis and iteration"; conducts "customer, product, competitor and market research"; measured on "Winning-ad hit rate" and "Share of ad spend allocated to your creative"; pay of 7,000-10,000 plus "uncapped performance compensation equivalent to 1-2% of ad spend". The post names the brands: "TrySpartan - Men's grooming, hair-growth and beard-care products" and "FurLife - Pet health and wellness products".Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: Keeps, "FDA-approved hair loss medications delivered to your door"; VEGAMOUR, "plant-powered formulas for hair, scalp, lashes and brows"; Vet's Best, "natural flea and tick products" made with "plant-based" ingredients, "Where Nature Meets Science".Source
  • 02

    Thirteen of the 18 product pages linked from the TrySpartan homepage are set to "noindex,nofollow", including the best-selling Full Hair Growth System and Root Activator Shampoo 2.0, while the sitemap points search engines to older 2023-2025 versions of the same products. People who search the brand after seeing an ad land on pages the site no longer promotes, or not at all.

    High impactLow effort First result in 3 weeks Shopify Developer

    First action

    Export the 13 noindexed pages and match each to its older twin.

    How to measure it

    Organic revenue

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Map products

      One live URL per product.

      Shopify Developer 1 day

    2. 2

      Remove noindex

      On the chosen pages.

      Shopify Developer 2 hours

    3. 3

      Redirect old versions

      Or set canonicals where ads still use them.

      Shopify Developer 1 day

    4. 4

      Rebuild sitemap

      Current pages only.

      Shopify Developer 1 hour

    5. 5

      Request indexing

      Search Console.

      Head of Growth 1 day

    6. 6

      Check ads

      No live ad points to a redirected page.

      Media Buyer 1 day

    7. 7

      Measure

      Branded clicks and revenue.

      Head of Growth weekly

    First result
    3 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Shopify Developer

    Smallest test

    Fix the Full Hair Growth System page first.

    Why it works

    Pick one live URL per product. Remove noindex from the current pages, redirect or canonicalize the older versions to them, regenerate the sitemap, and keep noindex only on ad-test copies, as FurLife already does.

    Paid social creates branded searches, and a clean index sends them to the current offer and reviews.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • An old page still converts for an ad

      Canonicalize it instead of redirecting.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteIndex check (October 22, 2026, repeated the same day): of the 18 product pages the TrySpartan homepage links to, 13 carry robots "noindex,nofollow", including the "best seller" Full Hair Growth System (4,403 reviews), the Daily Essentials Bundle, Root Activator Shampoo 2.0 and all three bundles for men's health, weight loss and beard. The product sitemap instead lists 19 other URLs, mostly older versions of the same products created in 2023-2025, which are indexable.Source
    • Your websiteTrySpartan homepage: "348.000+ customers", "4.8/5 (21687 reviews)", four needs ("Losing hair? Low energy? Weight loss? Patchy beard?"), a "Shop my routine" button and a quiz, "BASED IN USA", and a "TRUSTED BY LEADING PHYSICIANS" section with eight named doctors (board-certified dermatologists, urologists and functional medicine practitioners) described as giving "expert input".Source
    • Your websiteFurLife's pages sitemap lists more than 60 pages, most of them advertorials, listicles, pre-landers and test pages (several "10 reasons why" and "top 5" variants per traffic source); duplicate product pages are already set to noindex and kept out of the product sitemap.Source
    • HiringSenior Creative Strategist (DTC / eCommerce), remote, posted October 16, 2026: owns "the creative strategy cycle - from research and concept development through briefing, production feedback, performance analysis and iteration"; conducts "customer, product, competitor and market research"; measured on "Winning-ad hit rate" and "Share of ad spend allocated to your creative"; pay of 7,000-10,000 plus "uncapped performance compensation equivalent to 1-2% of ad spend". The post names the brands: "TrySpartan - Men's grooming, hair-growth and beard-care products" and "FurLife - Pet health and wellness products".Source
  • 03

    TrySpartan product pages show raw theme text ("Translation missing: en.products.product.pickup_availability.unavailable") near the add-to-cart button, and the $49.99 Elite Membership page shows Beard Growth Oil benefits, ingredients and a beard clinical study.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 week Shopify Developer

    First action

    Hide the pickup-availability block today.

    How to measure it

    Add-to-cart rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    +3%
    By
    30 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Fix strings

      Theme locale file.

      Shopify Developer 1 hour

    2. 2

      New template

      Membership page.

      Shopify Developer 1 day

    3. 3

      Write copy

      Rewards explained.

      Senior Creative Strategist 1 day

    4. 4

      Scan pages

      All live products.

      Shopify Developer 2 hours

    5. 5

      Weekly check

      Placeholder text alert.

      Shopify Developer weekly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Conversion before and after.

      Head of Growth 1 month

    First result
    1 week
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Shopify Developer

    Smallest test

    Fix one page and compare add-to-cart.

    Why it works

    Fill in the missing theme strings or hide pickup availability, give the membership page its own template that explains the rewards, and run a weekly check of all live product pages for placeholder text.

    Small errors next to the buy button cost trust on a premium, health-related purchase.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Theme updates bring it back

      Keep the weekly check.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteTrySpartan product pages: Full Hair Growth System at $99.95 (1 month), $179.95 (2 months) or $249.95 (3 months) with subscribe-and-save, "Regular price $614.40"; pages show the raw text "Translation missing: en.products.product.pickup_availability.unavailable"; the Spartan Elite Membership page ($49.99) shows Beard Growth Oil benefits, ingredients and a beard "Clinical Study Results" section.Source
    • Your websiteSpartan Rewards: every active subscriber starts as "Recruit", earns "Guardian" "After 3 consecutive months", or buys "Elite" at "$49.99 / year" (fee returned as credit, "10% extra savings", "At least four member-only savings events every year", free expedited delivery); Recruit lists "Apollo Tricho AI access*" and a "Monthly product lottery". The page offers no referral benefit.Source
  • 04

    In late October the FurLife banner still reads "SUMMER SALE ... Up To 70% Off" with a countdown, the top bar says up to 32% off bundles, and the product page runs a Halloween sale. Shoppers arriving from an ad see three promises with three different numbers.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Senior Creative Strategist

    First action

    Remove the summer banner.

    How to measure it

    Landing conversion rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    +5%
    By
    30 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick the offer

      One number per season.

      Senior Creative Strategist 1 day

    2. 2

      Update banner

      Matches product pages.

      Shopify Developer 2 hours

    3. 3

      Update ads

      Same number.

      Media Buyer 1 day

    4. 4

      Build the calendar

      Offers and dates.

      Senior Creative Strategist 1 day

    5. 5

      Assign changes

      Site and ads on the same day.

      Head of Growth ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Conversion by offer.

      Head of Growth monthly

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Senior Creative Strategist

    Smallest test

    Run one offer for two weeks.

    Why it works

    Set one seasonal offer, with one discount number, used in the banner, product pages and the ads that point there. Keep a calendar of offers so creative and site change on the same day.

    Consistent offers cut doubt and lift conversion, and they keep ads and pages aligned as testing speeds up.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Lower urgency

      Keep one real deadline per offer.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteFurLife offers on October 22, 2026: the site banner reads "SUMMER SALE Shop Now and Get Up To 70% Off" with a countdown, the top bar says "BUNDLE & SAVE UP TO 32% OFF", and the product page runs a "LIMITED HALLOWEEN SALE" with a Halloween edition tag.Source
    • HiringSenior Creative Strategist (DTC / eCommerce), remote, posted October 16, 2026: owns "the creative strategy cycle - from research and concept development through briefing, production feedback, performance analysis and iteration"; conducts "customer, product, competitor and market research"; measured on "Winning-ad hit rate" and "Share of ad spend allocated to your creative"; pay of 7,000-10,000 plus "uncapped performance compensation equivalent to 1-2% of ad spend". The post names the brands: "TrySpartan - Men's grooming, hair-growth and beard-care products" and "FurLife - Pet health and wellness products".Source
    • Your websiteFurLife (getfurlife.com): 12-Month Flea and Tick Tag at $39.99 with about 18,400 reviews, 8-Month Collar at $29.99, calming collars and pendants, chews, spray, shampoo and Colostrum+; "Over 50,000+ Happy Customers"; a Trustpilot badge; Instagram @furlife_us; an affiliate program for "content creators"; a flea and tick quiz that asks pet type, number of pets, name and weight. Every country's prices are in US dollars except South Africa. The About page mentions dogs ten times and cats not at all, although cat collars and tags are sold.Source
  • 05

    Real TrySpartan visitors wait 3.4 seconds for the main content (the "good" mark is 2.5) and FurLife visitors 2.8 seconds, both slower than before. On mobile tests the FurLife hero image takes 15 seconds. Nearly all paid-social traffic is mobile.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 month Shopify Developer

    First action

    Compress and preload the TrySpartan hero image.

    How to measure it

    LCP p75

    Now
    –
    Target
    under 2.5 s
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Find heavy images

      Hero and landing templates.

      Shopify Developer 1 day

    2. 2

      Resize

      Modern formats and sizes.

      Shopify Developer 2 days

    3. 3

      Priority

      Preload the first image.

      Shopify Developer 1 day

    4. 4

      Remove apps

      Unused scripts.

      Shopify Developer 1 week

    5. 5

      Test landers

      Top five ad pages.

      Shopify Developer 1 week

    6. 6

      Monitor

      Chrome UX Report monthly.

      Shopify Developer monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Developer time
    Owner
    Shopify Developer

    Smallest test

    Fix one hero image and re-run PageSpeed.

    Why it works

    Serve smaller, modern-format hero images with a priority hint, stop lazy-loading the first image, cut unused apps and scripts on the homepage and landing templates, and test on the ad landing pages first.

    Faster first screens lift conversion on every ad dollar.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Images look worse

      Check quality on phones before release.

    Evidence

    • Google PageSpeedtry-spartan.com: real Chrome visitors' Largest Contentful Paint (p75) is 3.4 seconds, above the 2.5-second "good" mark, and 12% slower than before; interaction (111 ms) and layout shift (0.01) pass. Mobile lab score 72 with LCP 5.3 s on the hero image; desktop 90.Source
    • Google PageSpeedgetfurlife.com: real visitors' LCP (p75) is 2.8 seconds ("needs improvement") and 13% slower than before; interaction 161 ms. Mobile lab score 56 with LCP 15.0 s on the hero image ("Happy dog in the Forest"); desktop 89.Source
    • HiringSenior Video Editor (DTC / eCommerce), remote on GMT+4 hours, posted October 16, 2026: edits paid-social ads "including VSLs", produces "variations and iterations for creative testing" for Meta, and must deliver "at least seven high-quality, performance-driven ads per week"; offers "Access to our internally hosted AI video-generation tool" and "A creative team with more than 30 Video Editors, Graphic Designers, Creative Strategists and project-management support".Source
  • 06

    FurLife already keeps duplicate product pages out of search, but its pages sitemap lists more than 60 advertorials, listicles, pre-landers and test pages, with one variant per traffic source. That hands competitors a map of your funnel tests and invites thin pages into search.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Shopify Developer

    First action

    Tag the advertorial template noindex.

    How to measure it

    Thin pages indexed

    Now
    –
    Target
    0
    By
    30 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      List pages

      Type and purpose.

      Shopify Developer 2 hours

    2. 2

      Noindex templates

      Advertorials and pre-landers.

      Shopify Developer 2 hours

    3. 3

      Delete tests

      Abandoned pages.

      Shopify Developer 1 hour

    4. 4

      Check sitemap

      Only evergreen pages.

      Shopify Developer 1 hour

    5. 5

      Same on TrySpartan

      Its reasons-why and test pages.

      Shopify Developer 2 hours

    6. 6

      Review

      Monthly.

      Shopify Developer monthly

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Shopify Developer

    Smallest test

    Noindex the test pages today.

    Why it works

    Set noindex on advertorial, pre-lander and test templates, remove them from the sitemap, delete abandoned test pages, and keep only evergreen guides indexed.

    A clean sitemap focuses search on pages that sell and keeps your testing private.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • An advertorial earns organic traffic

      Keep that one indexed.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteFurLife's pages sitemap lists more than 60 pages, most of them advertorials, listicles, pre-landers and test pages (several "10 reasons why" and "top 5" variants per traffic source); duplicate product pages are already set to noindex and kept out of the product sitemap.Source
    • Your websiteIndex check (October 22, 2026, repeated the same day): of the 18 product pages the TrySpartan homepage links to, 13 carry robots "noindex,nofollow", including the "best seller" Full Hair Growth System (4,403 reviews), the Daily Essentials Bundle, Root Activator Shampoo 2.0 and all three bundles for men's health, weight loss and beard. The product sitemap instead lists 19 other URLs, mostly older versions of the same products created in 2023-2025, which are indexable.Source
  • 07

    115 Ventures is hiring a senior creative strategist paid on ad spend and a senior editor, and the group site asks visitors to "Discover our brands" but names neither TrySpartan nor FurLife. Its title and description just say "115 Ventures", and the job posts warn about scam emails from a domain with no website.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Founder

    First action

    Write the two brand cards.

    How to measure it

    Applicants per senior role

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Brand cards

      Two brands with links.

      Founder 1 day

    2. 2

      Team section

      Creative team size and process.

      Founder 1 day

    3. 3

      Recruiting note

      Genuine email domain explained.

      Founder 1 hour

    4. 4

      Sender page

      A simple page on the email domain.

      Shopify Developer 1 hour

    5. 5

      Title and description

      Search and link previews.

      Shopify Developer 1 hour

    6. 6

      Track

      Applications by source.

      Founder monthly

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Founder

    Smallest test

    Add the brand names to the homepage today.

    Why it works

    Add a brand card for each (what it sells, customers served, link), a short team and process section, the careers link, and a note on how genuine recruiting emails are sent, with that sender domain showing a page. Write a real title and description.

    Strong candidates check the company before applying; seeing real brands and scale lifts applications and offer acceptance.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Brands prefer to stay separate

      Link out without merging branding.

    Evidence

    • Your website115ventures.com (checked October 22, 2026) calls the company a "Multi-Brand e-Commerce Group" and a "privately held venture group focused on building, operating, and scaling consumer brands from the ground up", asks visitors to "Discover our brands", but names and links neither brand; its only outbound link is the Ashby job board, and its page title and meta description are just "115 Ventures". The domain was registered on November 30, 2025. The job posts warn about scam emails and say the company's only email domain is a third domain that showed no website when we checked.Source
    • HiringSenior Creative Strategist (DTC / eCommerce), remote, posted October 16, 2026: owns "the creative strategy cycle - from research and concept development through briefing, production feedback, performance analysis and iteration"; conducts "customer, product, competitor and market research"; measured on "Winning-ad hit rate" and "Share of ad spend allocated to your creative"; pay of 7,000-10,000 plus "uncapped performance compensation equivalent to 1-2% of ad spend". The post names the brands: "TrySpartan - Men's grooming, hair-growth and beard-care products" and "FurLife - Pet health and wellness products".Source
    • HiringSenior Video Editor (DTC / eCommerce), remote on GMT+4 hours, posted October 16, 2026: edits paid-social ads "including VSLs", produces "variations and iterations for creative testing" for Meta, and must deliver "at least seven high-quality, performance-driven ads per week"; offers "Access to our internally hosted AI video-generation tool" and "A creative team with more than 30 Video Editors, Graphic Designers, Creative Strategists and project-management support".Source
    • Your websiteTrySpartan's terms say try-spartan.com is "owned and maintained by 115 Ventures LLC" (Sheridan, Wyoming); FurLife's terms name "FurLife Canine Essentials LLC" and give the same Gould Street suite, once with Austin, Texas and once without, so the address differs between sections.Source

This quarter 11

The core plays for the next three months.

  • 08

    The Creative Strategist is asked to find "customer desires, problems, objections and buying motivations". TrySpartan has about 21,700 reviews and FurLife about 18,400: the largest research source the group owns.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 month Senior Creative Strategist

    First action

    Tag 500 reviews by hand.

    How to measure it

    Winning-ad hit rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    +25%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Export reviews

      Both brands.

      Senior Creative Strategist 1 day

    2. 2

      Build tags

      Need, objection, outcome.

      Senior Creative Strategist 1 week

    3. 3

      Tag with AI

      Checked by hand.

      Senior Creative Strategist 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Write briefs

      Top ten angles.

      Senior Creative Strategist 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Test

      Against current ads.

      Media Buyer 1 month

    6. 6

      Refresh

      Monthly.

      Senior Creative Strategist monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Senior Creative Strategist

    Smallest test

    Write one ad from review language.

    Why it works

    Export reviews, tag them by need, objection, outcome and timeline, and turn the top themes into angle briefs. Track which angles win and refresh monthly.

    Customer language beats invented hooks, and it raises the winning-ad hit rate the role is measured on.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Paid reviews skew themes

      Tag and exclude compensated reviews.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Creative Strategist (DTC / eCommerce), remote, posted October 16, 2026: owns "the creative strategy cycle - from research and concept development through briefing, production feedback, performance analysis and iteration"; conducts "customer, product, competitor and market research"; measured on "Winning-ad hit rate" and "Share of ad spend allocated to your creative"; pay of 7,000-10,000 plus "uncapped performance compensation equivalent to 1-2% of ad spend". The post names the brands: "TrySpartan - Men's grooming, hair-growth and beard-care products" and "FurLife - Pet health and wellness products".Source
    • Your websiteTrySpartan homepage: "348.000+ customers", "4.8/5 (21687 reviews)", four needs ("Losing hair? Low energy? Weight loss? Patchy beard?"), a "Shop my routine" button and a quiz, "BASED IN USA", and a "TRUSTED BY LEADING PHYSICIANS" section with eight named doctors (board-certified dermatologists, urologists and functional medicine practitioners) described as giving "expert input".Source
    • Your websiteFurLife (getfurlife.com): 12-Month Flea and Tick Tag at $39.99 with about 18,400 reviews, 8-Month Collar at $29.99, calming collars and pendants, chews, spray, shampoo and Colostrum+; "Over 50,000+ Happy Customers"; a Trustpilot badge; Instagram @furlife_us; an affiliate program for "content creators"; a flea and tick quiz that asks pet type, number of pets, name and weight. Every country's prices are in US dollars except South Africa. The About page mentions dogs ten times and cats not at all, although cat collars and tags are sold.Source
  • 09

    Each senior editor delivers at least seven ads a week across a team of 30+, with an in-house AI video tool. Without a naming system and shared results, the same hooks get tested twice.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Video Editor

    First action

    Agree the naming convention.

    How to measure it

    Paid cost per purchase

    Now
    –
    Target
    -15%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Naming

      One convention.

      Senior Creative Strategist 2 days

    2. 2

      Matrix

      Hook, then body, then CTA.

      Senior Creative Strategist 1 week

    3. 3

      Library

      Shared results.

      Senior Creative Strategist 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Train editors

      Matrix and naming.

      Senior Video Editor 1 week

    5. 5

      Weekly review

      Winners and losers.

      Senior Creative Strategist weekly

    6. 6

      Scale

      Winners to new formats.

      Media Buyer weekly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Senior Video Editor

    Smallest test

    Run one hook test this week.

    Why it works

    Name every ad by hook, angle, format, length and creator; test hooks on the same body, then bodies on the winning hook; log results in one shared library both brands can search.

    Structured iteration finds winners faster and stops wasted spend on repeated tests.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Too rigid for new ideas

      Keep 20% for wild concepts.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Video Editor (DTC / eCommerce), remote on GMT+4 hours, posted October 16, 2026: edits paid-social ads "including VSLs", produces "variations and iterations for creative testing" for Meta, and must deliver "at least seven high-quality, performance-driven ads per week"; offers "Access to our internally hosted AI video-generation tool" and "A creative team with more than 30 Video Editors, Graphic Designers, Creative Strategists and project-management support".Source
    • HiringSenior Creative Strategist (DTC / eCommerce), remote, posted October 16, 2026: owns "the creative strategy cycle - from research and concept development through briefing, production feedback, performance analysis and iteration"; conducts "customer, product, competitor and market research"; measured on "Winning-ad hit rate" and "Share of ad spend allocated to your creative"; pay of 7,000-10,000 plus "uncapped performance compensation equivalent to 1-2% of ad spend". The post names the brands: "TrySpartan - Men's grooming, hair-growth and beard-care products" and "FurLife - Pet health and wellness products".Source
  • 10

    TrySpartan features eight named physicians who gave "expert input", but its ads and pages use them as a list of names. An expert explaining how to choose a hair routine is a strong, different angle.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Creative Strategist

    First action

    Ask two physicians for a filming day.

    How to measure it

    Doctor-ad purchase rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20% vs creator ads
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Agree scope

      What each doctor will say.

      Senior Creative Strategist 1 week

    2. 2

      Script

      Education first.

      Senior Creative Strategist 1 week

    3. 3

      Review

      Claims check.

      Compliance Counsel 1 week

    4. 4

      Film

      One day.

      Senior Video Editor 1 day

    5. 5

      Edit variants

      Hooks and lengths.

      Senior Video Editor 1 week

    6. 6

      Test

      Against creator ads.

      Media Buyer 1 month

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Physician fees and production
    Owner
    Senior Creative Strategist

    Smallest test

    Film one doctor answer and test it.

    Why it works

    Film short explainers with two physicians (what causes thinning, how long results take, how to use the routine), with scripts limited to what each doctor will stand behind, and test them against creator ads.

    Expert framing builds trust in a skeptical category and stands apart from creator testimonials.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Claims overstated

      Every script reviewed by counsel and the doctor.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteTrySpartan homepage: "348.000+ customers", "4.8/5 (21687 reviews)", four needs ("Losing hair? Low energy? Weight loss? Patchy beard?"), a "Shop my routine" button and a quiz, "BASED IN USA", and a "TRUSTED BY LEADING PHYSICIANS" section with eight named doctors (board-certified dermatologists, urologists and functional medicine practitioners) described as giving "expert input".Source
    • HiringSenior Creative Strategist (DTC / eCommerce), remote, posted October 16, 2026: owns "the creative strategy cycle - from research and concept development through briefing, production feedback, performance analysis and iteration"; conducts "customer, product, competitor and market research"; measured on "Winning-ad hit rate" and "Share of ad spend allocated to your creative"; pay of 7,000-10,000 plus "uncapped performance compensation equivalent to 1-2% of ad spend". The post names the brands: "TrySpartan - Men's grooming, hair-growth and beard-care products" and "FurLife - Pet health and wellness products".Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: Keeps, "FDA-approved hair loss medications delivered to your door"; VEGAMOUR, "plant-powered formulas for hair, scalp, lashes and brows"; Vet's Best, "natural flea and tick products" made with "plant-based" ingredients, "Where Nature Meets Science".Source
  • 11

    TrySpartan says results take 3 to 6 months, and its rewards make subscribers Guardians "After 3 consecutive months". The biggest churn risk is before that point.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Retention and Email Manager

    First action

    Map churn by subscription month.

    How to measure it

    Retention at month 3

    Now
    –
    Target
    +15%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Churn curve

      By month.

      Retention and Email Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Write series

      Weekly expectations.

      Retention and Email Manager 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Photo check-ins

      Opt-in progress photos.

      Retention and Email Manager 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Tier countdown

      Guardian benefits.

      Retention and Email Manager 1 week

    5. 5

      Pause option

      Instead of cancel.

      Shopify Developer 1 week

    6. 6

      Measure

      Retention by cohort.

      Retention and Email Manager monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Email tool already in place
    Owner
    Retention and Email Manager

    Smallest test

    Send the series to one week's new subscribers.

    Why it works

    Send a progress series from day one: what to expect each week, photo check-ins, a countdown to Guardian with its benefits, and a pause option instead of cancel.

    Subscribers who reach the result window stay, and tier progress gives a concrete reason to wait.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Too many emails

      Weekly at most.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSpartan Rewards: every active subscriber starts as "Recruit", earns "Guardian" "After 3 consecutive months", or buys "Elite" at "$49.99 / year" (fee returned as credit, "10% extra savings", "At least four member-only savings events every year", free expedited delivery); Recruit lists "Apollo Tricho AI access*" and a "Monthly product lottery". The page offers no referral benefit.Source
    • Your websiteTrySpartan product pages: Full Hair Growth System at $99.95 (1 month), $179.95 (2 months) or $249.95 (3 months) with subscribe-and-save, "Regular price $614.40"; pages show the raw text "Translation missing: en.products.product.pickup_availability.unavailable"; the Spartan Elite Membership page ($49.99) shows Beard Growth Oil benefits, ingredients and a beard "Clinical Study Results" section.Source
    • Your websiteTrySpartan catalogue (product feed, 48 items): hair growth (shampoo, conditioner, spray, soap bar, booster, a $199.95 Red Light Growth Cap), beard growth, men's health supplements (Alpha Ignite, Stamina Prime, Load Max) and weight loss supplements (Crave X, Absorb X, After Burn); an FDA disclaimer and a note that "Some testimonials ... may include customers who received free products or compensation"; a country selector with local currencies (EUR, GBP, AED, SEK and more) and payment methods such as Bizum and MB WAY.Source
  • 12

    The FurLife quiz asks the pet's name, weight, outdoor time, past fleas and allergies. Those answers can drive a named recommendation and a reminder schedule.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Retention and Email Manager

    First action

    Add an email step to the quiz result.

    How to measure it

    Quiz conversion

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Result page

      Named plan.

      Shopify Developer 1 week

    2. 2

      Email capture

      Save the plan.

      Shopify Developer 2 days

    3. 3

      Flows

      Welcome and reminders.

      Retention and Email Manager 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Replacement timing

      8 and 12 months.

      Retention and Email Manager 1 week

    5. 5

      Same on TrySpartan

      Its routine quiz.

      Retention and Email Manager 1 month

    6. 6

      Measure

      Quiz revenue.

      Head of Growth monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Developer time
    Owner
    Retention and Email Manager

    Smallest test

    Email quiz takers their pet's plan.

    Why it works

    Show a result page with the pet's name and the right product, ask for email to save the plan, then send reminders when protection runs out (8 or 12 months) and seasonal tips.

    Personal plans lift conversion, and replacement reminders bring repeat orders.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Quiz drop-off

      Keep it under ten questions.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteFurLife (getfurlife.com): 12-Month Flea and Tick Tag at $39.99 with about 18,400 reviews, 8-Month Collar at $29.99, calming collars and pendants, chews, spray, shampoo and Colostrum+; "Over 50,000+ Happy Customers"; a Trustpilot badge; Instagram @furlife_us; an affiliate program for "content creators"; a flea and tick quiz that asks pet type, number of pets, name and weight. Every country's prices are in US dollars except South Africa. The About page mentions dogs ten times and cats not at all, although cat collars and tags are sold.Source
    • Your websiteSpartan Rewards: every active subscriber starts as "Recruit", earns "Guardian" "After 3 consecutive months", or buys "Elite" at "$49.99 / year" (fee returned as credit, "10% extra savings", "At least four member-only savings events every year", free expedited delivery); Recruit lists "Apollo Tricho AI access*" and a "Monthly product lottery". The page offers no referral benefit.Source
  • 13

    FurLife's best sellers promise 8 or 12 months of protection. Every buyer has a known date when they need a new one.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Retention and Email Manager

    First action

    Pull buyers from 11 months ago.

    How to measure it

    Reorders at expiry

    Now
    –
    Target
    25%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Purchase dates

      By product.

      Retention and Email Manager 1 day

    2. 2

      Reminder flow

      One month before.

      Retention and Email Manager 1 week

    3. 3

      One-click reorder

      Prefilled cart.

      Shopify Developer 1 week

    4. 4

      Subscription option

      Ships at expiry.

      Shopify Developer 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Test offers

      Free shipping vs discount.

      Retention and Email Manager 1 month

    6. 6

      Measure

      Repeat rate.

      Retention and Email Manager monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Email tool already in place
    Owner
    Retention and Email Manager

    Smallest test

    Email last year's buyers this week.

    Why it works

    Record the purchase date, send a reminder a month before expiry with a one-click reorder, and offer a subscription that ships on that date.

    Timed reorders are the cheapest repeat revenue a pet brand can get.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Customers forget they bought

      Show a photo of the product in the email.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteFurLife (getfurlife.com): 12-Month Flea and Tick Tag at $39.99 with about 18,400 reviews, 8-Month Collar at $29.99, calming collars and pendants, chews, spray, shampoo and Colostrum+; "Over 50,000+ Happy Customers"; a Trustpilot badge; Instagram @furlife_us; an affiliate program for "content creators"; a flea and tick quiz that asks pet type, number of pets, name and weight. Every country's prices are in US dollars except South Africa. The About page mentions dogs ten times and cats not at all, although cat collars and tags are sold.Source
  • 14

    FurLife sells cat collars and tags, but its About page talks only about dogs (ten mentions, no cats) and the homepage shows dogs.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Creative Strategist

    First action

    Count cat orders and reviews.

    How to measure it

    Cat revenue share

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Size it

      Cat orders.

      Head of Growth 1 day

    2. 2

      Landing page

      Cats only.

      Shopify Developer 1 week

    3. 3

      About page

      Cats and dogs.

      Senior Creative Strategist 1 hour

    4. 4

      Cat ads

      Three angles.

      Senior Creative Strategist 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Edit

      Cat creatives.

      Senior Video Editor 2 weeks

    6. 6

      Measure

      Cat revenue.

      Head of Growth monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Ad test budget
    Owner
    Senior Creative Strategist

    Smallest test

    Fix the About page.

    Why it works

    Build a cat landing page and cat ads, use cat reviews, and add cats to the About page and quiz results.

    Cat owners need to see their pet to buy, and the catalogue is already there.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Small segment

      Test before scaling.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteFurLife (getfurlife.com): 12-Month Flea and Tick Tag at $39.99 with about 18,400 reviews, 8-Month Collar at $29.99, calming collars and pendants, chews, spray, shampoo and Colostrum+; "Over 50,000+ Happy Customers"; a Trustpilot badge; Instagram @furlife_us; an affiliate program for "content creators"; a flea and tick quiz that asks pet type, number of pets, name and weight. Every country's prices are in US dollars except South Africa. The About page mentions dogs ten times and cats not at all, although cat collars and tags are sold.Source
  • 15

    FurLife invites "content creators" to its affiliate program, and the editors need raw footage for seven ads a week each.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Creative Strategist

    First action

    Brief ten creators.

    How to measure it

    Usable clips

    Now
    –
    Target
    100 a month
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Terms

      Commission and usage rights.

      Head of Growth 1 week

    2. 2

      Recruit

      Pet creators.

      Senior Creative Strategist 1 month

    3. 3

      Briefs

      Per angle.

      Senior Creative Strategist ongoing

    4. 4

      Intake

      Raw footage library.

      Senior Video Editor 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Edit

      Into ad variants.

      Senior Video Editor weekly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Winners from creator footage.

      Senior Creative Strategist monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Creator fees
    Owner
    Senior Creative Strategist

    Smallest test

    Sign three creators.

    Why it works

    Recruit pet creators with a commission plus a flat fee for usage rights, give them a brief per angle, and route their raw clips to the editing team.

    Creator footage is cheaper and more varied than shoots, and affiliates also sell.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Rights disputes

      Written usage terms.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteFurLife (getfurlife.com): 12-Month Flea and Tick Tag at $39.99 with about 18,400 reviews, 8-Month Collar at $29.99, calming collars and pendants, chews, spray, shampoo and Colostrum+; "Over 50,000+ Happy Customers"; a Trustpilot badge; Instagram @furlife_us; an affiliate program for "content creators"; a flea and tick quiz that asks pet type, number of pets, name and weight. Every country's prices are in US dollars except South Africa. The About page mentions dogs ten times and cats not at all, although cat collars and tags are sold.Source
    • HiringSenior Video Editor (DTC / eCommerce), remote on GMT+4 hours, posted October 16, 2026: edits paid-social ads "including VSLs", produces "variations and iterations for creative testing" for Meta, and must deliver "at least seven high-quality, performance-driven ads per week"; offers "Access to our internally hosted AI video-generation tool" and "A creative team with more than 30 Video Editors, Graphic Designers, Creative Strategists and project-management support".Source
  • 16

    TrySpartan shows euros, pounds, dirhams and kronor; FurLife shows US dollars in every country except South Africa.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 month Head of Growth

    First action

    Turn on euros and pounds.

    How to measure it

    Non-US conversion rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    +15%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick markets

      Top non-US traffic.

      Head of Growth 1 day

    2. 2

      Currencies

      Shopify Markets.

      Shopify Developer 1 day

    3. 3

      Round prices

      Local endings.

      Head of Growth 1 day

    4. 4

      Shipping

      Local thresholds.

      Head of Growth 1 week

    5. 5

      Local ads

      Two markets.

      Media Buyer 1 month

    6. 6

      Measure

      Conversion by country.

      Head of Growth monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Head of Growth

    Smallest test

    Turn on euros for one month.

    Why it works

    Turn on local currencies and rounded local prices for FurLife's top markets, matching the TrySpartan setup, and test local ads.

    Local prices lift conversion abroad with little work.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Margin on currency

      Review prices quarterly.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteFurLife (getfurlife.com): 12-Month Flea and Tick Tag at $39.99 with about 18,400 reviews, 8-Month Collar at $29.99, calming collars and pendants, chews, spray, shampoo and Colostrum+; "Over 50,000+ Happy Customers"; a Trustpilot badge; Instagram @furlife_us; an affiliate program for "content creators"; a flea and tick quiz that asks pet type, number of pets, name and weight. Every country's prices are in US dollars except South Africa. The About page mentions dogs ten times and cats not at all, although cat collars and tags are sold.Source
    • Your websiteTrySpartan catalogue (product feed, 48 items): hair growth (shampoo, conditioner, spray, soap bar, booster, a $199.95 Red Light Growth Cap), beard growth, men's health supplements (Alpha Ignite, Stamina Prime, Load Max) and weight loss supplements (Crave X, Absorb X, After Burn); an FDA disclaimer and a note that "Some testimonials ... may include customers who received free products or compensation"; a country selector with local currencies (EUR, GBP, AED, SEK and more) and payment methods such as Bizum and MB WAY.Source
  • 17

    Spartan Rewards has three tiers, a monthly lottery and achievement rewards, but no referral benefit. Men who see results are the best source of new customers.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Head of Growth

    First action

    Pick the reward amount.

    How to measure it

    Referral share of orders

    Now
    –
    Target
    5%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Design

      Credit for both.

      Head of Growth 1 week

    2. 2

      Set up

      Referral app.

      Shopify Developer 1 week

    3. 3

      Timing

      After month three.

      Retention and Email Manager 1 week

    4. 4

      Tier link

      Counts toward Elite.

      Head of Growth 1 week

    5. 5

      Launch

      Email and account page.

      Retention and Email Manager 1 week

    6. 6

      Measure

      Referred orders.

      Head of Growth monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Referral credit
    Owner
    Head of Growth

    Smallest test

    Email 100 Guardians a referral code.

    Why it works

    Give each subscriber a code worth credit for both sides, show it in the progress emails after month three, and count referrals toward Guardian or Elite.

    Referrals from satisfied users cost less than paid social and convert better.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Fraud

      Credit after the first order ships.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSpartan Rewards: every active subscriber starts as "Recruit", earns "Guardian" "After 3 consecutive months", or buys "Elite" at "$49.99 / year" (fee returned as credit, "10% extra savings", "At least four member-only savings events every year", free expedited delivery); Recruit lists "Apollo Tricho AI access*" and a "Monthly product lottery". The page offers no referral benefit.Source
    • Your websiteTrySpartan homepage: "348.000+ customers", "4.8/5 (21687 reviews)", four needs ("Losing hair? Low energy? Weight loss? Patchy beard?"), a "Shop my routine" button and a quiz, "BASED IN USA", and a "TRUSTED BY LEADING PHYSICIANS" section with eight named doctors (board-certified dermatologists, urologists and functional medicine practitioners) described as giving "expert input".Source
  • 18

    The team tests a high volume of ads for hair growth, men's health and weight loss supplements and natural flea and tick products, categories where ad platforms and regulators look closely at claims.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Compliance Counsel

    First action

    Write the approved claims list for the top three products.

    How to measure it

    Disapproved ads

    Now
    –
    Target
    -50%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Claims list

      Per product with evidence.

      Compliance Counsel 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Script check

      Before launch.

      Senior Creative Strategist ongoing

    3. 3

      Disapproval log

      Reasons.

      Media Buyer ongoing

    4. 4

      Train

      Strategists and editors.

      Compliance Counsel 1 week

    5. 5

      Review

      Monthly.

      Compliance Counsel monthly

    6. 6

      Update pages

      Same claims on site.

      Senior Creative Strategist 1 month

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Counsel time
    Owner
    Compliance Counsel

    Smallest test

    Check this week's scripts against a draft list.

    Why it works

    Keep an approved claims list per product with its evidence, check every new script against it before spend scales, and log disapprovals by reason.

    Fewer rejected ads and account restrictions keep the testing machine running.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Slower launches

      Pre-approve common claims.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteTrySpartan catalogue (product feed, 48 items): hair growth (shampoo, conditioner, spray, soap bar, booster, a $199.95 Red Light Growth Cap), beard growth, men's health supplements (Alpha Ignite, Stamina Prime, Load Max) and weight loss supplements (Crave X, Absorb X, After Burn); an FDA disclaimer and a note that "Some testimonials ... may include customers who received free products or compensation"; a country selector with local currencies (EUR, GBP, AED, SEK and more) and payment methods such as Bizum and MB WAY.Source
    • HiringSenior Creative Strategist (DTC / eCommerce), remote, posted October 16, 2026: owns "the creative strategy cycle - from research and concept development through briefing, production feedback, performance analysis and iteration"; conducts "customer, product, competitor and market research"; measured on "Winning-ad hit rate" and "Share of ad spend allocated to your creative"; pay of 7,000-10,000 plus "uncapped performance compensation equivalent to 1-2% of ad spend". The post names the brands: "TrySpartan - Men's grooming, hair-growth and beard-care products" and "FurLife - Pet health and wellness products".Source
    • Your websiteFurLife offers on October 22, 2026: the site banner reads "SUMMER SALE Shop Now and Get Up To 70% Off" with a countdown, the top bar says "BUNDLE & SAVE UP TO 32% OFF", and the product page runs a "LIMITED HALLOWEEN SALE" with a Halloween edition tag.Source

Big bets 3

Larger plays that can change the trajectory.

  • 19

    Spartan Rewards lists "Apollo Tricho AI access" for every subscriber, and hair results take months to see. Men stop when they cannot see change.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Head of Growth

    First action

    Test a guided photo check-in by email.

    How to measure it

    Month-6 retention

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Design

      Guided photo capture.

      Head of Growth 1 month

    2. 2

      Build

      In the account area.

      Shopify Developer 1 quarter

    3. 3

      Consent

      Opt-in sharing.

      Compliance Counsel 1 month

    4. 4

      Reminders

      Monthly.

      Retention and Email Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Use proof

      In ads with consent.

      Senior Creative Strategist ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Retention of users.

      Head of Growth monthly

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Product build
    Owner
    Head of Growth

    Smallest test

    Run email photo check-ins with 100 subscribers.

    Why it works

    Build a monthly photo check-in with the same angle and lighting each time, a side-by-side view, and opt-in sharing of progress for reviews and ads.

    Visible progress keeps subscribers through the slow months and creates consented before-and-after proof.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Privacy concerns

      Private by default.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSpartan Rewards: every active subscriber starts as "Recruit", earns "Guardian" "After 3 consecutive months", or buys "Elite" at "$49.99 / year" (fee returned as credit, "10% extra savings", "At least four member-only savings events every year", free expedited delivery); Recruit lists "Apollo Tricho AI access*" and a "Monthly product lottery". The page offers no referral benefit.Source
    • Your websiteTrySpartan product pages: Full Hair Growth System at $99.95 (1 month), $179.95 (2 months) or $249.95 (3 months) with subscribe-and-save, "Regular price $614.40"; pages show the raw text "Translation missing: en.products.product.pickup_availability.unavailable"; the Spartan Elite Membership page ($49.99) shows Beard Growth Oil benefits, ingredients and a beard "Clinical Study Results" section.Source
    • Your websiteTrySpartan homepage: "348.000+ customers", "4.8/5 (21687 reviews)", four needs ("Losing hair? Low energy? Weight loss? Patchy beard?"), a "Shop my routine" button and a quiz, "BASED IN USA", and a "TRUSTED BY LEADING PHYSICIANS" section with eight named doctors (board-certified dermatologists, urologists and functional medicine practitioners) described as giving "expert input".Source
  • 20

    115 Ventures describes itself as building brands "from the ground up", with a shared creative team of 30+, an in-house AI video tool and two brands on the same Shopify setup. The repeatable system is the group's real asset.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 4 quarters Founder

    First action

    List the steps used for the last launch.

    How to measure it

    Time to $100k month

    Now
    –
    Target
    -30%
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Document

      Each launch step.

      Founder 1 month

    2. 2

      Templates

      Shared themes and flows.

      Shopify Developer 1 month

    3. 3

      Metrics

      First 90 days.

      Head of Growth 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Pick brand three

      Category scoring.

      Founder 1 month

    5. 5

      Launch

      Using the playbook.

      Founder 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Review

      Against the first two brands.

      Founder 1 quarter

    First result
    4 quarters
    Cost
    Launch budget
    Owner
    Founder

    Smallest test

    Write the launch checklist.

    Why it works

    Document the launch playbook: research, offer, landing templates, creative matrix, claims list, email flows and the first 90-day metrics. Use it to launch the next brand and compare its first 90 days with TrySpartan and FurLife.

    A written system makes each new brand faster and cheaper, and it is what investors and partners value.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Spread too thin

      Launch only when both brands meet targets.

    Evidence

    • Your website115ventures.com (checked October 22, 2026) calls the company a "Multi-Brand e-Commerce Group" and a "privately held venture group focused on building, operating, and scaling consumer brands from the ground up", asks visitors to "Discover our brands", but names and links neither brand; its only outbound link is the Ashby job board, and its page title and meta description are just "115 Ventures". The domain was registered on November 30, 2025. The job posts warn about scam emails and say the company's only email domain is a third domain that showed no website when we checked.Source
    • HiringSenior Video Editor (DTC / eCommerce), remote on GMT+4 hours, posted October 16, 2026: edits paid-social ads "including VSLs", produces "variations and iterations for creative testing" for Meta, and must deliver "at least seven high-quality, performance-driven ads per week"; offers "Access to our internally hosted AI video-generation tool" and "A creative team with more than 30 Video Editors, Graphic Designers, Creative Strategists and project-management support".Source
    • HiringSenior Creative Strategist (DTC / eCommerce), remote, posted October 16, 2026: owns "the creative strategy cycle - from research and concept development through briefing, production feedback, performance analysis and iteration"; conducts "customer, product, competitor and market research"; measured on "Winning-ad hit rate" and "Share of ad spend allocated to your creative"; pay of 7,000-10,000 plus "uncapped performance compensation equivalent to 1-2% of ad spend". The post names the brands: "TrySpartan - Men's grooming, hair-growth and beard-care products" and "FurLife - Pet health and wellness products".Source
  • 21

    TrySpartan added men's health and weight loss supplements, but its site, reviews and articles are built around hair. New lines need their own proof and answers.

    Medium impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Head of Growth

    First action

    Count reviews on the new lines.

    How to measure it

    New-line revenue share

    Now
    –
    Target
    25%
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Gap check

      Pages and reviews.

      Head of Growth 1 week

    2. 2

      Education hub

      Per line.

      Senior Creative Strategist 1 quarter

    3. 3

      Reviews

      Ask new buyers.

      Retention and Email Manager ongoing

    4. 4

      Landing pages

      Per line.

      Shopify Developer 1 month

    5. 5

      Quiz path

      Per need.

      Shopify Developer 1 month

    6. 6

      Measure

      Revenue by line.

      Head of Growth monthly

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Content and developer time
    Owner
    Head of Growth

    Smallest test

    Ask 100 new-line buyers for reviews.

    Why it works

    Build an education hub for each new line, collect reviews for the new products, and give each its own landing page and quiz path.

    New categories grow faster with their own proof than as add-ons to a hair brand.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Diluting the hair brand

      Keep hair as the hero on the homepage.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteTrySpartan catalogue (product feed, 48 items): hair growth (shampoo, conditioner, spray, soap bar, booster, a $199.95 Red Light Growth Cap), beard growth, men's health supplements (Alpha Ignite, Stamina Prime, Load Max) and weight loss supplements (Crave X, Absorb X, After Burn); an FDA disclaimer and a note that "Some testimonials ... may include customers who received free products or compensation"; a country selector with local currencies (EUR, GBP, AED, SEK and more) and payment methods such as Bizum and MB WAY.Source
    • Your websiteTrySpartan homepage: "348.000+ customers", "4.8/5 (21687 reviews)", four needs ("Losing hair? Low energy? Weight loss? Patchy beard?"), a "Shop my routine" button and a quiz, "BASED IN USA", and a "TRUSTED BY LEADING PHYSICIANS" section with eight named doctors (board-certified dermatologists, urologists and functional medicine practitioners) described as giving "expert input".Source
    • Your websiteBoth blogs publish weekly (TrySpartan: October 20, 14 and 6, September 29; FurLife: the same dates) and credit the articles to the same author page, whose bio is lorem ipsum placeholder text and which lists "Expertise: Veterinary Wildlife", on the men's hair site too. The article markup names a website account rather than a person as author. TrySpartan excerpts open with keyword strings such as "hair growth shampoo for men, the best hair loss shampoo for men, DHT-blocking shampoo".Source

Wildcards 2

Unexpected experiments, each with a cheap way to test it.

  • 22

    The same creative team serves men's hair and pet health. A hook that wins in one may work in the other.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Creative Strategist

    First action

    Hold the first review.

    How to measure it

    Adapted winners

    Now
    –
    Target
    2 a month
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick winners

      Top five each.

      Senior Creative Strategist monthly

    2. 2

      Review

      Structures.

      Senior Creative Strategist monthly

    3. 3

      Adapt

      Two per brand.

      Senior Creative Strategist monthly

    4. 4

      Edit

      Variants.

      Senior Video Editor monthly

    5. 5

      Test

      New brand.

      Media Buyer monthly

    6. 6

      Log

      Library.

      Senior Creative Strategist monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Senior Creative Strategist

    Smallest test

    Adapt one FurLife winner for TrySpartan.

    Why it works

    Each month, review the top five winners from each brand and adapt their structure (not their claims) to the other brand.

    Cross-pollination finds new winners without new research.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Audiences differ

      Adapt structure only.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Video Editor (DTC / eCommerce), remote on GMT+4 hours, posted October 16, 2026: edits paid-social ads "including VSLs", produces "variations and iterations for creative testing" for Meta, and must deliver "at least seven high-quality, performance-driven ads per week"; offers "Access to our internally hosted AI video-generation tool" and "A creative team with more than 30 Video Editors, Graphic Designers, Creative Strategists and project-management support".Source
    • HiringSenior Creative Strategist (DTC / eCommerce), remote, posted October 16, 2026: owns "the creative strategy cycle - from research and concept development through briefing, production feedback, performance analysis and iteration"; conducts "customer, product, competitor and market research"; measured on "Winning-ad hit rate" and "Share of ad spend allocated to your creative"; pay of 7,000-10,000 plus "uncapped performance compensation equivalent to 1-2% of ad spend". The post names the brands: "TrySpartan - Men's grooming, hair-growth and beard-care products" and "FurLife - Pet health and wellness products".Source
  • 23

    FurLife's terms give the same Gould Street suite with two different cities, and the two brands' policies differ in structure. Careful shoppers read them before buying a subscription.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Senior Creative Strategist

    First action

    Fix the address.

    How to measure it

    Disputes

    Now
    –
    Target
    -20%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Audit

      Both brands.

      Compliance Counsel 1 week

    2. 2

      Fix addresses

      Consistent.

      Compliance Counsel 1 day

    3. 3

      Plain summary

      Guarantees and cancellations.

      Senior Creative Strategist 1 week

    4. 4

      Link

      From product pages.

      Shopify Developer 1 day

    5. 5

      Review

      Yearly.

      Compliance Counsel yearly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Disputes.

      Head of Growth monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Senior Creative Strategist

    Smallest test

    Fix the FurLife address.

    Why it works

    Align addresses, contact details and subscription terms across both brands, and link a short plain-language summary of guarantees and cancellations.

    Clear terms reduce refund disputes and build trust for subscriptions.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Legal review time

      Small changes only.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteTrySpartan's terms say try-spartan.com is "owned and maintained by 115 Ventures LLC" (Sheridan, Wyoming); FurLife's terms name "FurLife Canine Essentials LLC" and give the same Gould Street suite, once with Austin, Texas and once without, so the address differs between sections.Source
    • Your websiteTrySpartan product pages: Full Hair Growth System at $99.95 (1 month), $179.95 (2 months) or $249.95 (3 months) with subscribe-and-save, "Regular price $614.40"; pages show the raw text "Translation missing: en.products.product.pickup_availability.unavailable"; the Spartan Elite Membership page ($49.99) shows Beard Growth Oil benefits, ingredients and a beard "Clinical Study Results" section.Source

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30/60/90 roadmap

What to focus on in each month, and the ideas that carry it.

  1. Days 1 to 308 ideas

    Real bylines, a clean index, page fixes, one offer at a time, faster hero images, a clean FurLife sitemap and a group site that names the brands.

  2. Days 31 to 6012 ideas

    Review mining, the test matrix, doctor-led ads, retention to month three, quiz plans, replacement reminders, cats, creators, local prices, referrals and the claims check.

  3. Days 61 to 903 ideas

    Progress tracking, the brand launch system and the new product lines.

The research behind the plan

3 research areas, each summarised in a few lines. Open any of them for the full detail.

Customers

What customers say

Customers value natural ingredients. The most cited problem: thinning hair and a receding hairline.

  • Money-back guarantees
  • Fleas and ticks without harsh chemicals
  • In their words: “thicker, fuller-looking hair”

Market

Competitive landscape

3 competitors compared: Keeps, VEGAMOUR and Vet's Best.

  • Gap to exploit: Expert-reviewed education for natural hair care
  • Keeps: Medical route some men avoid
  • VEGAMOUR: Not men-focused

Hiring signals

115 Ventures is investing in paid-social creative: a Senior Creative Strategist paid partly on ad spend and measured on winning-ad hit rate (ideas 1, 8, 10, 18), and a Senior Video Editor delivering seven ads a week on…

  • Senior Creative Strategist (DTC / eCommerce): Research-led creative, paid on ad spend. Ideas 1, 8, 10, 18.
  • Senior Video Editor (DTC / eCommerce): Seven ads a week, VSLs and testing variants. Ideas 9, 15, 22.

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