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FINNY growth playbook

Diagnosis

FINNY has raised a YC seed and a $17M Series A, works with over 1,000 firms, and in August 2026 moved to self-serve Pay-as-You-Grow pricing with LPL first.

Its hiring shows the plan: a Growth Marketing Manager for SEO, GEO, paid and conversion; Growth Strategists for onboarding and health; enterprise sales to broker-dealers; and a first analytics engineer for shared metrics.

This playbook lightens the mobile homepage before paid spend scales, nurtures the waitlist, makes the new pricing clear to search and AI, defines attributed assets once, leads with inbound and gets every new advisor to a first campaign in a week. All advisor-facing copy goes through compliance, and nothing here promises investment results.

Growth Score

7/10

Biggest Opportunity

Turn the new $50 self-serve price into a fast, well-measured funnel: a light site, a nurtured waitlist and a first campaign in week one.

Biggest Risk

Few advisors do cold outreach, and attribution disputes under asset-based pricing could erode trust; Catchlight, Wealthfeed, WEALTHAWK, Cashmere and CRM vendors adding AI compete for the same budget.

01

Start here

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

  1. 1

    Make the homepage light enough for the paid LinkedIn clicks the new growth marketer will buy

    Identify the five AWS-hosted files and their sizes in the browser's network panel.

    High impact First result in 2 weeks
  2. 2

    Turn the non-LPL waitlist into a nurtured queue, with a clear "when can I join" answer

    Add the three questions to the waitlist form.

    High impact First result in 1 month
  3. 3

    A pricing explainer that answers "how much does FINNY cost" for search and AI assistants

    List the ten questions sales hears most about the new pricing.

    High impact First result in 1 month

02

Your idea portfolio

22 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.

  • 6 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.

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Showing 22 of 22 ideas

This week 6

Quick wins with a clear first action.

  • 01

    FINNY just moved to self-serve and hired a Growth Marketing Manager to run Google and LinkedIn ads and lift trial conversion. Most of those clicks are first visits, many on phones. On Google's phone test the finny.com homepage downloads 7.9 MB, 6.3 MB of it from five files on Amazon Web Services that are not cached efficiently, and the headline paragraph appears after 11 seconds (mobile score 43). Today's real visitors still pass Core Web Vitals, but load time is getting slower, and cold paid traffic gets the slowest version of the page.

    High impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Growth Marketing Manager

    First action

    Identify the five AWS-hosted files and their sizes in the browser's network panel.

    How to measure it

    Mobile page weight

    Now
    –
    Target
    under 2 MB
    By
    30 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Find the heavy files

      The five AWS-hosted assets and where they load.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 hour

    2. 2

      Compress and defer

      Poster image first, media after the headline.

      Product engineer 2 days

    3. 3

      Set caching

      Long cache lifetimes on static assets.

      Product engineer 1 hour

    4. 4

      Trim scripts

      Unused JavaScript and render-blocking requests.

      Product engineer 2 days

    5. 5

      Retest

      PageSpeed mobile and desktop.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 hour

    6. 6

      Build paid landing pages

      Lean pages per audience with one action.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 week

    7. 7

      Measure

      Sign-up rate from paid before and after.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 month

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Growth Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Replace the heaviest file with a poster image and rerun PageSpeed.

    Why it works

    Find the five heavy AWS-hosted files (likely video or animation), compress them, serve a poster image first and load the media after the headline, set long cache lifetimes, remove the 386 KB of unused JavaScript and defer render-blocking requests. Then build lean landing pages for paid traffic with the same message and one "Join Now" action.

    Every second on a cold mobile visit costs sign-ups, and fixing it before scaling spend makes every ad dollar the new role spends go further. A faster page also helps organic and AI-search visibility, which the same role owns.

    Ready to use

    ChecklistHomepage weight fixes

    [ ] List the five AWS-hosted files and sizes
    [ ] Compress video/animation; poster image first
    [ ] Lazy-load media below the headline
    [ ] Cache-Control: long max-age on static assets
    [ ] Remove unused JavaScript
    [ ] Defer render-blocking requests
    [ ] Rerun PageSpeed mobile; target under 2 MB
    [ ] Separate lean landing pages for paid traffic

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Losing the brand video

      Keep it, but load it after the page is usable.

    • Real-visitor scores look fine today

      Track paid mobile traffic separately; it is first-visit traffic.

    Evidence

    • PageSpeed testGoogle PageSpeed for the finny.com homepage (October 22, 2026): mobile performance 43/100 (desktop 70); on the phone test the main content, the paragraph "From hello to close, FINNY is the AI growth officer for financial advisors", appears after 11.0 s; the page downloads 7.9 MB in 59 requests, 6.3 MB of it from five files on Amazon Web Services with no efficient cache lifetime; 386 KB of unused JavaScript and 1.15 s of render-blocking requests. Real Chrome visitors still pass Core Web Vitals (homepage LCP about 2.1 s at the 75th percentile), but origin LCP is 25% slower than the previous period.Source
    • HiringGrowth Marketing Manager (New York, posted July 21, 2026): to "build and own our SEO, GEO (generative engine optimization), and paid acquisition function from the ground up", reporting to the CEO, "right as FINNY's brand has been sharpened and the business model has pivoted to self-serve". Owns paid acquisition "across Google and LinkedIn", landing pages and "a steady CRO test roadmap" to "lift demo/trial conversion", and "clean, trusted attribution from click to paid client". A regulated-vertical background is "a strong plus".Source
    • Your websitefinny.com (read through programmable.info; the site challenges automated readers): page title "The AI growth officer for financial advisors | FINNY" (a year ago: "Take the guess work out of prospecting"); links to Pricing, Compliance, Security and a blog post announcing Pay As You Grow ("No longer a vendor: meet your new growth partner"); "Join Now" goes to app.finny.com/welcome; SOC 2 is listed; press logos include TechCrunch, RIABiz, WealthManagement.com, Forbes and "Wealthies 2026 Winner". A Growth Community runs at community.finny.com behind sign-in.Source
  • 02

    Pay-as-You-Grow opened to LPL advisors first; everyone else "can join a waitlist", and existing users switch "as eligible". A waitlist with no next step loses interest, while the new model is FINNY's biggest acquisition story.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Growth Marketing Manager

    First action

    Add the three questions to the waitlist form.

    How to measure it

    Waitlist conversion at opening

    Now
    –
    Target
    30%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Add questions

      Affiliation, custodian, team size.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 day

    2. 2

      Explain eligibility

      A short FAQ on the pricing page.

      Growth Marketing Manager 2 days

    3. 3

      Set nurture

      Monthly update emails.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 week

    4. 4

      Offer demos

      Monthly live demo for the waitlist.

      Growth Strategist monthly

    5. 5

      Share demand

      Waitlist counts by firm to enterprise sales.

      Senior Account Executive, Enterprise monthly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Conversion when each group opens.

      Senior Analytics Engineer monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Growth Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Email the current waitlist once with the three questions.

    Why it works

    Ask each waitlist sign-up three questions (broker-dealer or RIA, custodian, team size), show what decides eligibility, and send a short monthly update: which affiliations opened, a product tip and an invitation to a live demo. Let waitlisted advisors start a guided trial if allowed, and track how many convert when their group opens.

    A warm, segmented waitlist becomes the first cohort for each new firm FINNY opens, and its answers show the enterprise team which firms to approach next.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Promising dates that slip

      Say which groups are open now, never dates.

    • Messaging reviewed late

      Route all pricing copy through compliance before sending.

    Evidence

    • Press releasePay-as-You-Grow (August 17, 2026): unlimited platform access for $50 a month plus a small share of assets FINNY helped bring in, charged only while those clients stay; it replaces the flat annual subscription of $6,000 or $12,000. LPL Financial is the first to get access; "non-LPL advisors can join a waitlist"; existing users are grandfathered with the option to switch "as eligible". Custodian and reporting integrations cover an estimated 85% of U.S. RIA custodied assets.Source
    • HiringGrowth Marketing Manager (New York, posted July 21, 2026): to "build and own our SEO, GEO (generative engine optimization), and paid acquisition function from the ground up", reporting to the CEO, "right as FINNY's brand has been sharpened and the business model has pivoted to self-serve". Owns paid acquisition "across Google and LinkedIn", landing pages and "a steady CRO test roadmap" to "lift demo/trial conversion", and "clean, trusted attribution from click to paid client". A regulated-vertical background is "a strong plus".Source
    • Your websitefinny.com (read through programmable.info; the site challenges automated readers): page title "The AI growth officer for financial advisors | FINNY" (a year ago: "Take the guess work out of prospecting"); links to Pricing, Compliance, Security and a blog post announcing Pay As You Grow ("No longer a vendor: meet your new growth partner"); "Join Now" goes to app.finny.com/welcome; SOC 2 is listed; press logos include TechCrunch, RIABiz, WealthManagement.com, Forbes and "Wealthies 2026 Winner". A Growth Community runs at community.finny.com behind sign-in.Source
  • 03

    The launch coverage mentions both the new $50 a month plus a share of assets and the old $6,000 or $12,000 subscription, and WealthManagement.com compares the model to custodial referral programs. AI assistants summarizing FINNY can mix the two prices or misread the asset share.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Growth Marketing Manager

    First action

    List the ten questions sales hears most about the new pricing.

    How to measure it

    Assistant answers citing current pricing

    Now
    –
    Target
    8 of 10 tested
    By
    90 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Collect questions

      From sales calls and support.

      Account Executive 2 days

    2. 2

      Write the explainer

      Plain definitions and an illustrative example.

      Growth Marketing Manager 3 days

    3. 3

      Compliance review

      No projections, clear definitions.

      Compliance lead 1 week

    4. 4

      Publish with schema

      FAQ markup on the pricing page.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 day

    5. 5

      Test assistants

      Ask ten pricing questions monthly.

      Growth Marketing Manager monthly

    6. 6

      Update

      As eligibility widens.

      Growth Marketing Manager monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Growth Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Publish the FAQ section on the pricing page.

    Why it works

    Publish a plain pricing explainer: what the $50 covers, how the asset share is defined and measured, that it stops when clients leave, who is eligible today, and what existing subscribers can do. Add an FAQ with schema markup and a worked example using a hypothetical round number for assets, clearly labeled as illustrative and with no projected results. Have compliance review it.

    Buyers check price early, and a single clear source keeps search and AI answers current. It is also what the growth marketer is hired to own: SEO, GEO and conversion.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Example read as a promise

      Use a hypothetical round figure and label it illustrative.

    Evidence

    • Press releasePay-as-You-Grow (August 17, 2026): unlimited platform access for $50 a month plus a small share of assets FINNY helped bring in, charged only while those clients stay; it replaces the flat annual subscription of $6,000 or $12,000. LPL Financial is the first to get access; "non-LPL advisors can join a waitlist"; existing users are grandfathered with the option to switch "as eligible". Custodian and reporting integrations cover an estimated 85% of U.S. RIA custodied assets.Source
    • News coverageWealthManagement.com describes Pay-as-You-Grow as a monthly fee plus a percentage of assets from clients it helps bring in, similar to custodial referral programs; FINNY also discussed the pricing on The WealthStack Podcast ("Why FINNY AI is Rethinking Wealthtech Pricing").Source
    • HiringGrowth Marketing Manager (New York, posted July 21, 2026): to "build and own our SEO, GEO (generative engine optimization), and paid acquisition function from the ground up", reporting to the CEO, "right as FINNY's brand has been sharpened and the business model has pivoted to self-serve". Owns paid acquisition "across Google and LinkedIn", landing pages and "a steady CRO test roadmap" to "lift demo/trial conversion", and "clean, trusted attribution from click to paid client". A regulated-vertical background is "a strong plus".Source
    • Your websitefinny.com (read through programmable.info; the site challenges automated readers): page title "The AI growth officer for financial advisors | FINNY" (a year ago: "Take the guess work out of prospecting"); links to Pricing, Compliance, Security and a blog post announcing Pay As You Grow ("No longer a vendor: meet your new growth partner"); "Join Now" goes to app.finny.com/welcome; SOC 2 is listed; press logos include TechCrunch, RIABiz, WealthManagement.com, Forbes and "Wealthies 2026 Winner". A Growth Community runs at community.finny.com behind sign-in.Source
  • 04

    Under Pay-as-You-Grow, FINNY earns a share of assets it helped bring in, while clients stay. That makes attribution a billing number, not just a marketing one. The new analytics engineer must give every team "the same numbers", and the growth marketer needs attribution "from click to paid client".

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Analytics Engineer

    First action

    Write the definition in one page and review it with finance.

    How to measure it

    Billing disputes

    Now
    –
    Target
    under 1% of invoices
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Draft definition

      Touch, window, source, exits.

      Senior Analytics Engineer 1 week

    2. 2

      Review

      Finance, sales and compliance.

      Compliance lead 1 week

    3. 3

      Model in dbt

      With tests.

      Senior Analytics Engineer 1 month

    4. 4

      Use everywhere

      Invoices, dashboards, health.

      Senior Analytics Engineer 1 month

    5. 5

      Explain to advisors

      Plain-language page.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 week

    6. 6

      Audit

      Monthly sample checks.

      Senior Analytics Engineer monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Analyst time
    Owner
    Senior Analytics Engineer

    Smallest test

    Reconcile one month of attributed assets across two teams.

    Why it works

    Write one definition of an attributed client and their assets (first FINNY touch, time window, custodian data source, what happens on transfer out), model it in dbt with tests, and use the same table for invoices, the growth dashboard and customer health. Publish a plain-language version for advisors.

    If billing, marketing and the advisor see different numbers, trust in the new model breaks; one definition protects revenue and renewals.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Custodian data gaps

      Mark records with missing data and exclude them from billing.

    Evidence

    • Press releasePay-as-You-Grow (August 17, 2026): unlimited platform access for $50 a month plus a small share of assets FINNY helped bring in, charged only while those clients stay; it replaces the flat annual subscription of $6,000 or $12,000. LPL Financial is the first to get access; "non-LPL advisors can join a waitlist"; existing users are grandfathered with the option to switch "as eligible". Custodian and reporting integrations cover an estimated 85% of U.S. RIA custodied assets.Source
    • HiringSenior Analytics Engineer (posted October 22, 2026), FINNY's first: "Define the metrics FINNY runs on, with tests and documentation, so every team works from the same numbers"; the warehouse on dbt Core and Snowflake serves "operations, sales, marketing, growth strategy, finance"; nice to have: modeled "pricing, billing, subscription or usage data". A Senior Product Manager (October 2, 2026) must "understand why advisors churn, why campaigns fail, and how to increase activation and retention".Source
    • HiringGrowth Marketing Manager (New York, posted July 21, 2026): to "build and own our SEO, GEO (generative engine optimization), and paid acquisition function from the ground up", reporting to the CEO, "right as FINNY's brand has been sharpened and the business model has pivoted to self-serve". Owns paid acquisition "across Google and LinkedIn", landing pages and "a steady CRO test roadmap" to "lift demo/trial conversion", and "clean, trusted attribution from click to paid client". A regulated-vertical background is "a strong plus".Source
  • 05

    Kitces found fewer than 5% of advisors do cold outreach and those who do are broadly unsatisfied, and advisors prefer inbound. FINNY's Hunter agent drafts blog posts, LinkedIn content and website copy, but the brand story ("from hello to close") still reads as outreach first.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Growth Marketing Manager

    First action

    Write two ad variants: inbound and outbound.

    How to measure it

    Sign-ups from inbound message

    Now
    –
    Target
    +25% vs outbound
    By
    90 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Write messages

      Inbound and outbound.

      Growth Marketing Manager 2 days

    2. 2

      Compliance check

      Claims and wording.

      Compliance lead 3 days

    3. 3

      Build page

      Inbound landing page.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 week

    4. 4

      Run ads

      LinkedIn split test.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Share results

      With sales and product.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 day

    6. 6

      Update homepage

      Winning message.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 week

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    LinkedIn test budget
    Owner
    Growth Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Run the two-message LinkedIn test for two weeks.

    Why it works

    Add an inbound path to the site and ads: "Get found by the right clients" with Hunter's content drafting, compliance review step and LinkedIn presence, next to the outreach story. Test both messages in LinkedIn ads to advisors and measure sign-ups.

    Matching the method most advisors already like widens the market beyond the small share who prospect cold.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Diluting the brand

      Keep one promise: growth, with two ways in.

    Evidence

    • Industry researchKitces (January 2026): "fewer than 5% of advisors" engage in cold outreach and "those who do it" are "broadly unsatisfied with its effectiveness"; advisors "tend to prefer an inbound approach"; about 5.3% use third-party outbound prospecting technology. Kitces lists FINNY with Catchlight, Wealthfeed, WEALTHAWK and Cashmere as AI prospecting tools.Source
    • Press releaseHunter (April 14, 2026): an AI agent that "thinks, guides and acts" as a chief growth officer for advisors, drafting personalized outreach and marketing content "including blog posts, LinkedIn content and website copy", first for members of FINNY's Product Advisory Board.Source
    • News coverageFinancial Planning: FINNY's "F-Score" engine ranks prospects from thousands of data points and money-in-motion signals; the product includes a compliance review step and automated email sequences.Source
    • PageSpeed testGoogle PageSpeed for the finny.com homepage (October 22, 2026): mobile performance 43/100 (desktop 70); on the phone test the main content, the paragraph "From hello to close, FINNY is the AI growth officer for financial advisors", appears after 11.0 s; the page downloads 7.9 MB in 59 requests, 6.3 MB of it from five files on Amazon Web Services with no efficient cache lifetime; 386 KB of unused JavaScript and 1.15 s of render-blocking requests. Real Chrome visitors still pass Core Web Vitals (homepage LCP about 2.1 s at the 75th percentile), but origin LCP is 25% slower than the previous period.Source
  • 06

    With $50 a month and self-serve sign-up, many advisors will join without a sales call. Growth Strategists are hired to help customers "build their first campaigns" and run weekly office hours; the PM must find "why campaigns fail".

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Growth Strategist

    First action

    Measure today's time from sign-up to first campaign sent.

    How to measure it

    7-day first campaign rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    60%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Measure

      Time to first campaign.

      Senior Analytics Engineer 2 days

    2. 2

      Design the path

      Seven days, five steps.

      Growth Strategist 1 week

    3. 3

      Build prompts

      In-app checklist and emails.

      Senior Product Manager 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Flag stuck users

      Alerts to strategists.

      Growth Strategist 1 week

    5. 5

      Run office hours

      For new sign-ups.

      Growth Strategist weekly

    6. 6

      Review

      Launch rate weekly.

      Senior Product Manager weekly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Product time
    Owner
    Growth Strategist

    Smallest test

    Walk ten new sign-ups through the path by hand.

    Why it works

    Give every new advisor a seven-day path: day 1 ideal client profile, day 2 first campaign from a compliant template, day 3 compliance review, day 5 first sends, day 7 a short office-hours check. Flag anyone stuck for a strategist call.

    Advisors who launch a campaign in week one are the ones who stay, and FINNY only earns the asset share when they succeed.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Rushed campaigns

      Keep the compliance review step in the path.

    Evidence

    • HiringGrowth Strategist and Growth Strategist, Enterprise (Partner Experience team, posted June 10 and September 14, 2026): "Lead onboarding and training", "help customers build their first campaigns and workflows", "Run weekly office hours", "Track and manage customer health: Monitor usage, engagement, campaign quality, and retention indicators", and build "the playbooks that will scale our platform across thousands of advisors".Source
    • HiringSenior Analytics Engineer (posted October 22, 2026), FINNY's first: "Define the metrics FINNY runs on, with tests and documentation, so every team works from the same numbers"; the warehouse on dbt Core and Snowflake serves "operations, sales, marketing, growth strategy, finance"; nice to have: modeled "pricing, billing, subscription or usage data". A Senior Product Manager (October 2, 2026) must "understand why advisors churn, why campaigns fail, and how to increase activation and retention".Source
    • Press releasePay-as-You-Grow (August 17, 2026): unlimited platform access for $50 a month plus a small share of assets FINNY helped bring in, charged only while those clients stay; it replaces the flat annual subscription of $6,000 or $12,000. LPL Financial is the first to get access; "non-LPL advisors can join a waitlist"; existing users are grandfathered with the option to switch "as eligible". Custodian and reporting integrations cover an estimated 85% of U.S. RIA custodied assets.Source
    • News coverageFinancial Planning: FINNY's "F-Score" engine ranks prospects from thousands of data points and money-in-motion signals; the product includes a compliance review step and automated email sequences.Source

This quarter 10

The core plays for the next three months.

  • 07

    Growth Strategists run weekly office hours for customers, working through real campaigns. Advisors deciding whether to join want to see that help.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Growth Strategist

    First action

    Pick the first topic and date.

    How to measure it

    Workshop-to-sign-up rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    20%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick topics

      Six months.

      Growth Strategist 1 week

    2. 2

      Compliance check

      Content and examples.

      Compliance lead 1 week

    3. 3

      Promote

      Waitlist and LinkedIn.

      Growth Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Run

      Monthly.

      Growth Strategist monthly

    5. 5

      Publish recording

      Site and YouTube.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 week

    6. 6

      Measure

      Sign-ups.

      Senior Analytics Engineer monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Growth Strategist

    Smallest test

    Run one public session.

    Why it works

    Make one session a month a public workshop on a growth topic (ideal client profile, LinkedIn presence, follow-up), with no customer data shown, and record it for the site and YouTube. Invite waitlisted and trial advisors.

    It shows the service behind the software and feeds the content plan the growth marketer must build.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Customer data on screen

      Use a demo account only.

    Evidence

    • HiringGrowth Strategist and Growth Strategist, Enterprise (Partner Experience team, posted June 10 and September 14, 2026): "Lead onboarding and training", "help customers build their first campaigns and workflows", "Run weekly office hours", "Track and manage customer health: Monitor usage, engagement, campaign quality, and retention indicators", and build "the playbooks that will scale our platform across thousands of advisors".Source
    • HiringGrowth Marketing Manager (New York, posted July 21, 2026): to "build and own our SEO, GEO (generative engine optimization), and paid acquisition function from the ground up", reporting to the CEO, "right as FINNY's brand has been sharpened and the business model has pivoted to self-serve". Owns paid acquisition "across Google and LinkedIn", landing pages and "a steady CRO test roadmap" to "lift demo/trial conversion", and "clean, trusted attribution from click to paid client". A regulated-vertical background is "a strong plus".Source
    • Industry researchKitces (January 2026): "fewer than 5% of advisors" engage in cold outreach and "those who do it" are "broadly unsatisfied with its effectiveness"; advisors "tend to prefer an inbound approach"; about 5.3% use third-party outbound prospecting technology. Kitces lists FINNY with Catchlight, Wealthfeed, WEALTHAWK and Cashmere as AI prospecting tools.Source
  • 08

    Hunter drafts blog posts, LinkedIn content and website copy, and FINNY includes a compliance review step. Advisors' firms review marketing before it goes out, and slow approval delays every campaign.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Product Manager

    First action

    Ask one enterprise firm's compliance team which phrases they reject most.

    How to measure it

    Median approval time

    Now
    –
    Target
    -50%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Interview reviewers

      Three firms.

      Growth Strategist, Enterprise 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Write templates

      Common campaign types.

      Senior Product Manager 1 month

    3. 3

      Review

      With firm compliance teams.

      Compliance lead 1 month

    4. 4

      Add pre-approval

      Enterprise setting.

      Senior Product Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Train advisors

      Office hours.

      Growth Strategist ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Approval time.

      Senior Analytics Engineer monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Product time
    Owner
    Senior Product Manager

    Smallest test

    Build one pre-approved template with one firm.

    Why it works

    Build template packs with plain language, no performance claims, and the disclosures each firm requires, written with firms' compliance teams. Let enterprise firms pre-approve templates so their advisors can send faster.

    Faster approval means more campaigns live, which is the activity FINNY's pricing depends on.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Templates drift from rules

      Review each quarter with the firm.

    Evidence

    • Press releaseHunter (April 14, 2026): an AI agent that "thinks, guides and acts" as a chief growth officer for advisors, drafting personalized outreach and marketing content "including blog posts, LinkedIn content and website copy", first for members of FINNY's Product Advisory Board.Source
    • News coverageFinancial Planning: FINNY's "F-Score" engine ranks prospects from thousands of data points and money-in-motion signals; the product includes a compliance review step and automated email sequences.Source
    • HiringSenior Account Executive, Enterprise (posted June 3, 2026): sells to "broker-dealers, large RIA aggregators, and wirehouse teams", builds "a pipeline of $500K+ ACV opportunities", leads deals "involving C-suite, compliance, operations, and IT stakeholders" and negotiates "MSAs, and security reviews". The Account Executive post (March 30, 2026) asks for "high-volume, high-velocity sales (25+ deals / month)" with Attio, HubSpot, Outreach and LinkedIn Navigator.Source
  • 09

    LPL was first to get Pay-as-You-Grow, and the enterprise AE is hired to close $500K+ deals with broker-dealers, RIA aggregators and wirehouse teams. Each firm opened brings its advisors as a group.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 2 quarters Senior Account Executive

    First action

    Rank firms by waitlist demand.

    How to measure it

    New firm launches

    Now
    –
    Target
    2
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Document LPL

      What worked.

      Senior Account Executive, Enterprise 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Rank firms

      Waitlist demand.

      Senior Analytics Engineer 1 week

    3. 3

      Build kit

      Agreement, security, onboarding.

      Senior Account Executive, Enterprise 1 month

    4. 4

      Pitch

      Top three firms.

      Senior Account Executive, Enterprise 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Launch

      Webinar and onboarding.

      Growth Strategist, Enterprise 1 month

    6. 6

      Measure

      Adoption.

      Senior Analytics Engineer monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Sales time
    Owner
    Senior Account Executive, Enterprise

    Smallest test

    Share waitlist demand with one firm.

    Why it works

    Write the LPL launch as a repeatable program: firm-level agreement, compliance and security review, branded onboarding, launch webinar and success metrics. Use the waitlist answers to rank the next firms by demand.

    Firm launches add many advisors at once and give each one a reason to join now.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Long cycles

      Run several firms in parallel.

    Evidence

    • Press releasePay-as-You-Grow (August 17, 2026): unlimited platform access for $50 a month plus a small share of assets FINNY helped bring in, charged only while those clients stay; it replaces the flat annual subscription of $6,000 or $12,000. LPL Financial is the first to get access; "non-LPL advisors can join a waitlist"; existing users are grandfathered with the option to switch "as eligible". Custodian and reporting integrations cover an estimated 85% of U.S. RIA custodied assets.Source
    • HiringSenior Account Executive, Enterprise (posted June 3, 2026): sells to "broker-dealers, large RIA aggregators, and wirehouse teams", builds "a pipeline of $500K+ ACV opportunities", leads deals "involving C-suite, compliance, operations, and IT stakeholders" and negotiates "MSAs, and security reviews". The Account Executive post (March 30, 2026) asks for "high-volume, high-velocity sales (25+ deals / month)" with Attio, HubSpot, Outreach and LinkedIn Navigator.Source
    • News coverageInvestmentNews on the launch: the CEO contrasts it with custodian referral programs, which have mostly served the largest RIAs with minimums, custody arrangements and lock-in, and says FINNY wants to open that kind of growth to the tens of thousands of firms outside them; more than 400 firms use the latest version of the platform.Source
  • 10

    Enterprise deals involve "C-suite, compliance, operations, and IT" and "security reviews". FINNY lists SOC 2 and has Compliance and Security pages.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Account Executive

    First action

    Collect the last three questionnaires.

    How to measure it

    Days in review

    Now
    –
    Target
    -40%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Collect questions

      Past reviews.

      Senior Account Executive, Enterprise 1 week

    2. 2

      Write answers

      Standard pack.

      VP of Engineering 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Legal review

      Data use.

      Compliance lead 1 week

    4. 4

      Publish trust page

      With request form.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 week

    5. 5

      Use in deals

      Early in cycle.

      Senior Account Executive, Enterprise ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Days in review.

      Senior Analytics Engineer quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Senior Account Executive, Enterprise

    Smallest test

    Send the pack in the next deal.

    Why it works

    Build a trust page and request pack: SOC 2 report access, data sources and how prospect data is used, compliance review features, subprocessors and a standard questionnaire. Track time to finish review.

    Shorter reviews mean faster enterprise revenue.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Oversharing

      Gate detailed documents behind NDA.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Account Executive, Enterprise (posted June 3, 2026): sells to "broker-dealers, large RIA aggregators, and wirehouse teams", builds "a pipeline of $500K+ ACV opportunities", leads deals "involving C-suite, compliance, operations, and IT stakeholders" and negotiates "MSAs, and security reviews". The Account Executive post (March 30, 2026) asks for "high-volume, high-velocity sales (25+ deals / month)" with Attio, HubSpot, Outreach and LinkedIn Navigator.Source
    • Your websitefinny.com (read through programmable.info; the site challenges automated readers): page title "The AI growth officer for financial advisors | FINNY" (a year ago: "Take the guess work out of prospecting"); links to Pricing, Compliance, Security and a blog post announcing Pay As You Grow ("No longer a vendor: meet your new growth partner"); "Join Now" goes to app.finny.com/welcome; SOC 2 is listed; press logos include TechCrunch, RIABiz, WealthManagement.com, Forbes and "Wealthies 2026 Winner". A Growth Community runs at community.finny.com behind sign-in.Source
    • News coverageFinancial Planning: FINNY's "F-Score" engine ranks prospects from thousands of data points and money-in-motion signals; the product includes a compliance review step and automated email sequences.Source
  • 11

    Growth Strategists track "usage, engagement, campaign quality, and retention indicators", and the PM must learn "why campaigns fail". With asset-based pricing, healthy campaigns are revenue.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Growth Strategist

    First action

    Pick five signals from retained accounts.

    How to measure it

    Monthly churn

    Now
    –
    Target
    -20%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick signals

      From retained accounts.

      Senior Analytics Engineer 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Build score

      Warehouse model.

      Senior Analytics Engineer 1 month

    3. 3

      Set alerts

      Weekly drops.

      Growth Strategist, Enterprise 1 week

    4. 4

      Write plays

      One per risk.

      Growth Strategist, Enterprise 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Run

      Weekly reviews.

      Growth Strategist, Enterprise weekly

    6. 6

      Check

      Score vs churn.

      Senior Analytics Engineer quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Analyst time
    Owner
    Growth Strategist, Enterprise

    Smallest test

    Score the top 50 accounts by hand.

    Why it works

    Score each account weekly: campaigns live, reply rate, meetings booked, compliance approval time, last strategist contact. Alert on drops and give each risk a play.

    Early warning lets strategists help before an advisor gives up.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Score gamed by activity

      Weight outcomes like meetings booked.

    Evidence

    • HiringGrowth Strategist and Growth Strategist, Enterprise (Partner Experience team, posted June 10 and September 14, 2026): "Lead onboarding and training", "help customers build their first campaigns and workflows", "Run weekly office hours", "Track and manage customer health: Monitor usage, engagement, campaign quality, and retention indicators", and build "the playbooks that will scale our platform across thousands of advisors".Source
    • HiringSenior Analytics Engineer (posted October 22, 2026), FINNY's first: "Define the metrics FINNY runs on, with tests and documentation, so every team works from the same numbers"; the warehouse on dbt Core and Snowflake serves "operations, sales, marketing, growth strategy, finance"; nice to have: modeled "pricing, billing, subscription or usage data". A Senior Product Manager (October 2, 2026) must "understand why advisors churn, why campaigns fail, and how to increase activation and retention".Source
    • Press releasePay-as-You-Grow (August 17, 2026): unlimited platform access for $50 a month plus a small share of assets FINNY helped bring in, charged only while those clients stay; it replaces the flat annual subscription of $6,000 or $12,000. LPL Financial is the first to get access; "non-LPL advisors can join a waitlist"; existing users are grandfathered with the option to switch "as eligible". Custodian and reporting integrations cover an estimated 85% of U.S. RIA custodied assets.Source
  • 12

    Pricing access differs by firm (LPL first, others on a waitlist). An ad that promises $50 a month to an advisor who cannot buy it yet wastes the click.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Growth Marketing Manager

    First action

    Build the LPL audience and page.

    How to measure it

    Paid cost per sign-up

    Now
    –
    Target
    -25%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Build audiences

      By affiliation.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Write ads

      Offer per group.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 week

    3. 3

      Compliance check

      Ad copy.

      Compliance lead 1 week

    4. 4

      Launch

      Google and LinkedIn.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 day

    5. 5

      Track

      Sign-ups by group.

      Growth Marketing Manager weekly

    6. 6

      Shift budget

      To best groups.

      Growth Marketing Manager monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Ad budget
    Owner
    Growth Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Run LPL-only ads for two weeks.

    Why it works

    Build audiences by affiliation where targeting allows: LPL advisors see the open offer, others see the waitlist and inbound content. Use separate landing pages and track cost per sign-up by group.

    Matching the offer to the audience lifts conversion and avoids disappointed sign-ups.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Small audiences

      Use broader groups and page-level segmentation.

    Evidence

    • Press releasePay-as-You-Grow (August 17, 2026): unlimited platform access for $50 a month plus a small share of assets FINNY helped bring in, charged only while those clients stay; it replaces the flat annual subscription of $6,000 or $12,000. LPL Financial is the first to get access; "non-LPL advisors can join a waitlist"; existing users are grandfathered with the option to switch "as eligible". Custodian and reporting integrations cover an estimated 85% of U.S. RIA custodied assets.Source
    • HiringGrowth Marketing Manager (New York, posted July 21, 2026): to "build and own our SEO, GEO (generative engine optimization), and paid acquisition function from the ground up", reporting to the CEO, "right as FINNY's brand has been sharpened and the business model has pivoted to self-serve". Owns paid acquisition "across Google and LinkedIn", landing pages and "a steady CRO test roadmap" to "lift demo/trial conversion", and "clean, trusted attribution from click to paid client". A regulated-vertical background is "a strong plus".Source
  • 13

    FINNY has public praise from OneSeven's growth leader and 400+ firms on the platform, but advisor marketing cannot promise outcomes. Stories about meetings booked and hours saved are safer and still persuasive.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Growth Marketing Manager

    First action

    Ask five happy firms for a story.

    How to measure it

    Story-to-sign-up rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    10%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick firms

      Five.

      Growth Strategist 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Interview

      Process and activity.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 month

    3. 3

      Approve

      Firm and compliance.

      Compliance lead 1 month

    4. 4

      Publish

      Site and LinkedIn.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 week

    5. 5

      Use in sales

      By segment.

      Account Executive ongoing

    6. 6

      Refresh

      Twice a year.

      Growth Marketing Manager 6 months

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Growth Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Publish one story.

    Why it works

    Publish five stories focused on process: prospects found, meetings booked, time saved, how compliance review worked. Get written approval from each firm and review with compliance.

    Peer stories persuade advisors, and process metrics keep them compliant.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Outcome claims slip in

      Compliance signs off every story.

    Evidence

    • News coverageInvestmentNews on the launch: the CEO contrasts it with custodian referral programs, which have mostly served the largest RIAs with minimums, custody arrangements and lock-in, and says FINNY wants to open that kind of growth to the tens of thousands of firms outside them; more than 400 firms use the latest version of the platform.Source
    • News coverageFinancial Planning: FINNY's "F-Score" engine ranks prospects from thousands of data points and money-in-motion signals; the product includes a compliance review step and automated email sequences.Source
    • HiringGrowth Strategist and Growth Strategist, Enterprise (Partner Experience team, posted June 10 and September 14, 2026): "Lead onboarding and training", "help customers build their first campaigns and workflows", "Run weekly office hours", "Track and manage customer health: Monitor usage, engagement, campaign quality, and retention indicators", and build "the playbooks that will scale our platform across thousands of advisors".Source
  • 14

    FINNY runs a Growth Community at community.finny.com behind sign-in. Peer learning is a reason to join that rivals rarely offer.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Growth Marketing Manager

    First action

    Pick three discussions to preview with permission.

    How to measure it

    Guest-to-sign-up rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    15%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick content

      With permission.

      Growth Strategist 1 week

    2. 2

      Build page

      Public preview.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 week

    3. 3

      Invite guests

      Waitlist.

      Growth Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Host event

      Guest session.

      Growth Strategist monthly

    5. 5

      Follow up

      Sign-up offer.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 week

    6. 6

      Measure

      Conversion.

      Senior Analytics Engineer monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Growth Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Open one event to guests.

    Why it works

    Publish a public preview: topics, a sample discussion with permission, upcoming sessions. Offer waitlisted advisors guest access to one event.

    Community makes the decision about people, not just software.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Member privacy

      Only share approved posts.

    Evidence

    • Your websitefinny.com (read through programmable.info; the site challenges automated readers): page title "The AI growth officer for financial advisors | FINNY" (a year ago: "Take the guess work out of prospecting"); links to Pricing, Compliance, Security and a blog post announcing Pay As You Grow ("No longer a vendor: meet your new growth partner"); "Join Now" goes to app.finny.com/welcome; SOC 2 is listed; press logos include TechCrunch, RIABiz, WealthManagement.com, Forbes and "Wealthies 2026 Winner". A Growth Community runs at community.finny.com behind sign-in.Source
    • HiringGrowth Strategist and Growth Strategist, Enterprise (Partner Experience team, posted June 10 and September 14, 2026): "Lead onboarding and training", "help customers build their first campaigns and workflows", "Run weekly office hours", "Track and manage customer health: Monitor usage, engagement, campaign quality, and retention indicators", and build "the playbooks that will scale our platform across thousands of advisors".Source
  • 15

    FINNY says its integrations cover about 85% of U.S. RIA custodied assets. Those platforms have marketplaces and advisor events.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Senior Account Executive

    First action

    Check which partners have a marketplace.

    How to measure it

    Partner sign-ups

    Now
    –
    Target
    50 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List partners

      Marketplaces.

      Senior Account Executive, Enterprise 1 week

    2. 2

      Submit listings

      Each.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 month

    3. 3

      Build pages

      Per integration.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 month

    4. 4

      Joint webinar

      One partner.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Track

      Sign-ups.

      Senior Analytics Engineer monthly

    6. 6

      Expand

      Next partner.

      Senior Account Executive, Enterprise quarterly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Senior Account Executive, Enterprise

    Smallest test

    Submit one marketplace listing.

    Why it works

    List FINNY in each partner's marketplace, run a joint webinar with one reporting platform, and build a page per integration explaining setup.

    Partners bring trusted advisor audiences.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Partner approval slow

      Start with self-serve listings.

    Evidence

    • Press releasePay-as-You-Grow (August 17, 2026): unlimited platform access for $50 a month plus a small share of assets FINNY helped bring in, charged only while those clients stay; it replaces the flat annual subscription of $6,000 or $12,000. LPL Financial is the first to get access; "non-LPL advisors can join a waitlist"; existing users are grandfathered with the option to switch "as eligible". Custodian and reporting integrations cover an estimated 85% of U.S. RIA custodied assets.Source
    • HiringGrowth Marketing Manager (New York, posted July 21, 2026): to "build and own our SEO, GEO (generative engine optimization), and paid acquisition function from the ground up", reporting to the CEO, "right as FINNY's brand has been sharpened and the business model has pivoted to self-serve". Owns paid acquisition "across Google and LinkedIn", landing pages and "a steady CRO test roadmap" to "lift demo/trial conversion", and "clean, trusted attribution from click to paid client". A regulated-vertical background is "a strong plus".Source
  • 16

    Advisors talk to peers in study groups and at events, and $50 a month is easy to recommend. FINNY has no visible referral program.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Growth Strategist

    First action

    Draft the offer and review it.

    How to measure it

    Referred sign-ups

    Now
    –
    Target
    10% of new
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Draft offer

      Free month each.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Compliance check

      Rules for each firm.

      Compliance lead 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Build link

      In app.

      Senior Product Manager 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Trigger

      After first meeting booked.

      Senior Product Manager 1 week

    5. 5

      Promote

      Office hours.

      Growth Strategist ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Referrals.

      Senior Analytics Engineer monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Free months
    Owner
    Growth Strategist

    Smallest test

    Ask ten active advisors to refer one peer.

    Why it works

    Offer a free month to both the referrer and the new advisor, with a link in the app after the first meeting booked. Check the offer with compliance first.

    Peer referrals bring advisors who already trust the product.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Firm rules vary

      Let enterprise firms opt out.

    Evidence

    • Press releasePay-as-You-Grow (August 17, 2026): unlimited platform access for $50 a month plus a small share of assets FINNY helped bring in, charged only while those clients stay; it replaces the flat annual subscription of $6,000 or $12,000. LPL Financial is the first to get access; "non-LPL advisors can join a waitlist"; existing users are grandfathered with the option to switch "as eligible". Custodian and reporting integrations cover an estimated 85% of U.S. RIA custodied assets.Source
    • HiringGrowth Strategist and Growth Strategist, Enterprise (Partner Experience team, posted June 10 and September 14, 2026): "Lead onboarding and training", "help customers build their first campaigns and workflows", "Run weekly office hours", "Track and manage customer health: Monitor usage, engagement, campaign quality, and retention indicators", and build "the playbooks that will scale our platform across thousands of advisors".Source

Big bets 3

Larger plays that can change the trajectory.

  • 17

    FINNY works with over 1,000 firms and runs campaigns daily. Industry research (Kitces) asks how advisors grow but has little data on what modern prospecting does.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Senior Analytics Engineer

    First action

    Pick ten benchmark questions.

    How to measure it

    Downloads

    Now
    –
    Target
    3,000
    By
    1 year

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick questions

      Ten.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Build data

      Aggregated tables.

      Senior Analytics Engineer 2 months

    3. 3

      Privacy and compliance

      No individuals identifiable.

      Compliance lead 1 month

    4. 4

      Write report

      And summary.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Launch

      Webinar and press.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 month

    6. 6

      Repeat

      Yearly.

      Senior Analytics Engineer yearly

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Analyst time
    Owner
    Senior Analytics Engineer

    Smallest test

    Publish one benchmark chart.

    Why it works

    Publish aggregated, anonymized benchmarks: reply rates by channel, best days and times, follow-up counts, compliance approval times. No individual or prospect data. Launch with a webinar and press.

    Original data earns coverage, links and AI citations, and positions FINNY as the authority on advisor growth.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Data privacy

      Aggregate and suppress small groups.

    Evidence

    • HiringCompany description in FINNY's job posts: "a growth platform for financial advisors" on "a mission to make great financial advice easier to find"; "$4.5M Seed from Y-Combinator in S24 and now $17M Series A led by Venrock"; "We work with over 1,000 firms across the wealth management ecosystem"; "#1 at the Morningstar Fintech Showcase, #1 at 2025 Wealthies".Source
    • Industry researchKitces (January 2026): "fewer than 5% of advisors" engage in cold outreach and "those who do it" are "broadly unsatisfied with its effectiveness"; advisors "tend to prefer an inbound approach"; about 5.3% use third-party outbound prospecting technology. Kitces lists FINNY with Catchlight, Wealthfeed, WEALTHAWK and Cashmere as AI prospecting tools.Source
    • HiringSenior Analytics Engineer (posted October 22, 2026), FINNY's first: "Define the metrics FINNY runs on, with tests and documentation, so every team works from the same numbers"; the warehouse on dbt Core and Snowflake serves "operations, sales, marketing, growth strategy, finance"; nice to have: modeled "pricing, billing, subscription or usage data". A Senior Product Manager (October 2, 2026) must "understand why advisors churn, why campaigns fail, and how to increase activation and retention".Source
  • 18

    With a share of assets charged, advisors will want to see what FINNY did. The PM must raise activation and retention.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 4 quarters Senior Product Manager

    First action

    Mock the dashboard with five metrics.

    How to measure it

    Monthly active rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    75%
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick metrics

      Five.

      Senior Product Manager 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Match billing

      Same definitions.

      Senior Analytics Engineer 1 month

    3. 3

      Build

      Dashboard.

      Senior Product Manager 1 quarter

    4. 4

      Monthly email

      Summary.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Compliance check

      Wording.

      Compliance lead 2 weeks

    6. 6

      Measure

      Retention.

      Senior Analytics Engineer quarterly

    First result
    4 quarters
    Cost
    Product time
    Owner
    Senior Product Manager

    Smallest test

    Email five advisors their numbers by hand.

    Why it works

    Show prospects found, messages sent, replies, meetings booked and clients attributed, with the same definitions as billing. Send a monthly summary email. No return or performance figures.

    Visible activity makes the fee feel fair and keeps advisors engaged.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Numbers questioned

      Link each to the underlying records.

    Evidence

    • Press releasePay-as-You-Grow (August 17, 2026): unlimited platform access for $50 a month plus a small share of assets FINNY helped bring in, charged only while those clients stay; it replaces the flat annual subscription of $6,000 or $12,000. LPL Financial is the first to get access; "non-LPL advisors can join a waitlist"; existing users are grandfathered with the option to switch "as eligible". Custodian and reporting integrations cover an estimated 85% of U.S. RIA custodied assets.Source
    • HiringSenior Analytics Engineer (posted October 22, 2026), FINNY's first: "Define the metrics FINNY runs on, with tests and documentation, so every team works from the same numbers"; the warehouse on dbt Core and Snowflake serves "operations, sales, marketing, growth strategy, finance"; nice to have: modeled "pricing, billing, subscription or usage data". A Senior Product Manager (October 2, 2026) must "understand why advisors churn, why campaigns fail, and how to increase activation and retention".Source
    • HiringGrowth Strategist and Growth Strategist, Enterprise (Partner Experience team, posted June 10 and September 14, 2026): "Lead onboarding and training", "help customers build their first campaigns and workflows", "Run weekly office hours", "Track and manage customer health: Monitor usage, engagement, campaign quality, and retention indicators", and build "the playbooks that will scale our platform across thousands of advisors".Source
  • 19

    FINNY's mission is "to make great financial advice easier to find". Hunter already writes website copy for advisors. A consumer-facing way to find advisors would bring inbound demand to customers.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 4 quarters Co founder and CEO

    First action

    Talk to one firm's compliance team about profile pages.

    How to measure it

    Contacts per profile

    Now
    –
    Target
    2 a month
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Define rules

      With compliance.

      Compliance lead 1 month

    2. 2

      Design profiles

      Approved content only.

      Senior Product Manager 1 month

    3. 3

      Pilot

      One firm.

      Senior Account Executive, Enterprise 1 quarter

    4. 4

      SEO

      Local search.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Measure

      Contacts.

      Senior Analytics Engineer monthly

    6. 6

      Decide

      Scale or stop.

      Co-founder and CEO 1 month

    First result
    4 quarters
    Cost
    Product time
    Owner
    Co founder and CEO

    Smallest test

    Mock one profile for review.

    Why it works

    Pilot compliant advisor profile pages built from approved firm content, discoverable by search, with contact routed to the advisor. Start with one firm and review every page with its compliance team.

    Inbound demand for advisors is what they value most and supports the asset-share model.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Regulatory exposure

      No rankings, ratings or performance; compliance approves each page.

    Evidence

    • HiringCompany description in FINNY's job posts: "a growth platform for financial advisors" on "a mission to make great financial advice easier to find"; "$4.5M Seed from Y-Combinator in S24 and now $17M Series A led by Venrock"; "We work with over 1,000 firms across the wealth management ecosystem"; "#1 at the Morningstar Fintech Showcase, #1 at 2025 Wealthies".Source
    • Press releaseHunter (April 14, 2026): an AI agent that "thinks, guides and acts" as a chief growth officer for advisors, drafting personalized outreach and marketing content "including blog posts, LinkedIn content and website copy", first for members of FINNY's Product Advisory Board.Source
    • Industry researchKitces (January 2026): "fewer than 5% of advisors" engage in cold outreach and "those who do it" are "broadly unsatisfied with its effectiveness"; advisors "tend to prefer an inbound approach"; about 5.3% use third-party outbound prospecting technology. Kitces lists FINNY with Catchlight, Wealthfeed, WEALTHAWK and Cashmere as AI prospecting tools.Source

Wildcards 3

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

  • 20

    FINNY flags money-in-motion events such as job changes and liquidity events. Many happen in seasons (year-end, bonus time, tax season).

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Growth Marketing Manager

    First action

    Draft the first quarter of the calendar.

    How to measure it

    Subscribers

    Now
    –
    Target
    2,000
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Draft calendar

      Twelve months.

      Growth Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Compliance check

      Themes.

      Compliance lead 1 week

    3. 3

      Publish

      Page and download.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 week

    4. 4

      Tie to templates

      In Hunter.

      Senior Product Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Monthly email

      Reminder.

      Growth Marketing Manager monthly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Sign-ups.

      Senior Analytics Engineer monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Writing time
    Owner
    Growth Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Publish January.

    Why it works

    Publish a yearly calendar of common life and money events by month, with suggested compliant content themes for each, and tie it to Hunter templates.

    It gives advisors a reason to come back monthly and earns search traffic.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Generic themes

      Ground each in a real event type.

    Evidence

    • News coverageFinancial Planning: FINNY's "F-Score" engine ranks prospects from thousands of data points and money-in-motion signals; the product includes a compliance review step and automated email sequences.Source
    • Press releaseHunter (April 14, 2026): an AI agent that "thinks, guides and acts" as a chief growth officer for advisors, drafting personalized outreach and marketing content "including blog posts, LinkedIn content and website copy", first for members of FINNY's Product Advisory Board.Source
  • 21

    The CEO has explained the pricing on The WealthStack Podcast and in press. Advisors follow industry voices on LinkedIn.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Co founder and CEO

    First action

    Clip the WealthStack episode.

    How to measure it

    Clicks to pricing page

    Now
    –
    Target
    500 a month
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Collect appearances

      All.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Clip

      Three each.

      Growth Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Compliance check

      Statements.

      Compliance lead 1 week

    4. 4

      Post

      Weekly.

      Growth Marketing Manager weekly

    5. 5

      Link

      Pricing explainer.

      Growth Marketing Manager ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Clicks.

      Growth Marketing Manager monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Editing time
    Owner
    Co founder and CEO

    Smallest test

    Post one clip this week.

    Why it works

    Clip each appearance into three short videos with captions, post weekly, and link to the pricing explainer.

    Founder voice builds trust in a new pricing model.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Out-of-context clips

      Keep each clip self-contained.

    Evidence

    • News coverageWealthManagement.com describes Pay-as-You-Grow as a monthly fee plus a percentage of assets from clients it helps bring in, similar to custodial referral programs; FINNY also discussed the pricing on The WealthStack Podcast ("Why FINNY AI is Rethinking Wealthtech Pricing").Source
    • News coverageInvestmentNews on the launch: the CEO contrasts it with custodian referral programs, which have mostly served the largest RIAs with minimums, custody arrangements and lock-in, and says FINNY wants to open that kind of growth to the tens of thousands of firms outside them; more than 400 firms use the latest version of the platform.Source
  • 22

    FINNY's F-Score ranks prospects from thousands of data points. Advisors and their compliance teams want to know what goes into it before trusting it.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Product Manager

    First action

    Draft the page with engineering.

    How to measure it

    Deals citing the page

    Now
    –
    Target
    20%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Draft

      Signals and limits.

      Senior Product Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Review

      Engineering and compliance.

      Compliance lead 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Publish

      Site page.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 day

    4. 4

      Link

      Trust page.

      Growth Marketing Manager 1 day

    5. 5

      Use in deals

      Enterprise.

      Senior Account Executive, Enterprise ongoing

    6. 6

      Update

      Yearly.

      Senior Product Manager yearly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Senior Product Manager

    Smallest test

    Write the one-paragraph version.

    Why it works

    Publish a page on what kinds of signals the score uses, what it never uses, how advisors can give feedback and how data is sourced. Link it from the trust page.

    Transparency helps compliance reviews and AI answers about FINNY.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Revealing too much

      Describe categories, not weights.

    Evidence

    • News coverageFinancial Planning: FINNY's "F-Score" engine ranks prospects from thousands of data points and money-in-motion signals; the product includes a compliance review step and automated email sequences.Source
    • HiringSenior Account Executive, Enterprise (posted June 3, 2026): sells to "broker-dealers, large RIA aggregators, and wirehouse teams", builds "a pipeline of $500K+ ACV opportunities", leads deals "involving C-suite, compliance, operations, and IT stakeholders" and negotiates "MSAs, and security reviews". The Account Executive post (March 30, 2026) asks for "high-volume, high-velocity sales (25+ deals / month)" with Attio, HubSpot, Outreach and LinkedIn Navigator.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 306 ideas

    Homepage weight, waitlist nurture, pricing explainer, the attributed-assets definition, the inbound message and the 7-day launch path.

  2. Days 31 to 6013 ideas

    Public office hours, compliance kits, the next firm launch, the review pack, health score, affiliation ads, stories, community preview, partners and referrals; the content calendar, clips and F-Score page.

  3. Days 61 to 903 ideas

    Commit to the growth report, the activity dashboard and an advisor profile pilot.

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 pricing tied to growth. The most cited problem: no time for marketing.

  • Prospects ranked for them
  • Dislike of cold outreach
  • In their words: “organic growth”

Market

Competitive landscape

4 competitors compared: Catchlight, Wealthfeed, Custodian referral programs and CRM and marketing automation vendors.

  • Gap to exploit: Growth tools priced on results for smaller firms
  • Catchlight: Less content and outreach automation
  • Wealthfeed: Data, not a full growth system

Hiring signals

FINNY is building a self-serve growth engine after its pricing change.

  • Growth Marketing Manager: SEO, GEO, paid and CRO after the self-serve pivot. Ideas 1, 3, 5, 12.
  • Growth Strategist, Enterprise: Enterprise onboarding and health. Ideas 8, 11.
  • Growth Strategist: First campaigns and office hours. Ideas 6, 7.

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