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Launch Potato growth playbook

Diagnosis

Launch Potato is profitable, bootstrapped and growing its auto insurance marketplace: a Head of Paid Social to grow spend about 2.5x at the same margin, data scientists to match shoppers to carriers with carrier conversion data, and CRO roles for lead-form funnels.

It also hired four talent leads to build pipelines ahead of demand. The corporate site works against both: every open role is invisible to Google job search, the advertiser page has no numbers, brand logos lead nowhere, and the sitemap is out of date.

This playbook fixes those first, then strengthens the insurance engine (claim library, pre-landers, value-based bidding, renewal reminders, portfolio routing and carrier reporting) and builds owned audiences and talent pipelines.

Growth Score

7/10

Biggest Opportunity

Feeding real carrier outcomes back into media buying and owned audiences, so auto insurance spend can scale without giving up margin.

Biggest Risk

MediaAlpha and EverQuote compete for the same carriers and shoppers, and paid social rules for insurance can change quickly.

01

Start here

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

  1. 1

    Make the open roles findable: the careers pages hide every job from Google's job search

    Test one role page in Google's Rich Results Test and confirm it shows no job.

    High impact First result in 2 weeks
  2. 2

    Clean the sitemap: https URLs, current dates, no 2025 event pages

    Regenerate the sitemap with https URLs.

    Medium impact First result in 1 week
  3. 3

    Give the advertiser page the numbers the publisher page already has

    Agree the three numbers that can be published.

    High impact First result in 1 month

02

Your idea portfolio

21 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.

Effort vs impactEach number is an idea. Select one to open it.
Impact →
Quick wins · 4Big bets · 9Fill-ins · 8Reconsider · 0
Effort →

Showing 21 of 21 ideas

This week 6

Quick wins with a clear first action.

  • 01

    Launch Potato just hired for four talent leads whose job is "pipeline built ahead of demand" and "a sourcing engine ... inbound and outbound". But every role on launchpotato.com is loaded by script after the page opens, every role page has the same title ("Launch Potato - Open Role"), none carries JobPosting structured data, and the Greenhouse board redirects to these pages, so there is no indexable copy anywhere. The sitemap lists none of the 11 roles. Google for Jobs, which reads JobPosting markup, cannot show a Launch Potato role to the performance marketers searching for one.

    High impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Head of Talent

    First action

    Test one role page in Google's Rich Results Test and confirm it shows no job.

    How to measure it

    Applicants from organic job search

    Now
    –
    Target
    +50%
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick URLs

      One readable URL per role.

      Web Engineer 1 day

    2. 2

      Render server-side

      Description in the HTML.

      Web Engineer 3 days

    3. 3

      Add JobPosting markup

      Title, date, remote location, type, pay where published.

      Web Engineer 1 day

    4. 4

      Unique titles

      Role name and "Remote" in each title.

      Head of Talent, Performance Marketing 1 hour

    5. 5

      Sitemap

      Role URLs with real dates; 410 when closed.

      Web Engineer 1 day

    6. 6

      Validate

      Rich Results Test and Search Console.

      Web Engineer 1 day

    7. 7

      Tag sources

      Applicant source in Greenhouse.

      Recruiting Ops Manager 1 day

    8. 8

      Measure

      Applicants by source each month.

      Recruiting Ops Manager monthly

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Head of Talent, Performance Marketing

    Smallest test

    Mark up the Head of Paid Social, Insurance role today and watch Search Console for a week.

    Why it works

    Render each role server-side at its own URL (for example /careers/head-of-paid-social-insurance) with a unique title, the full description in the HTML and JobPosting structured data (title, date posted, remote location, employment type, salary where it is published). Add the role URLs to the sitemap with real dates, keep the Greenhouse redirect pointing to them, and remove a page with a 410 when the role closes. Check eligibility with Google's Rich Results Test.

    Inbound applicants from job search cost nothing per candidate, and Google for Jobs is where senior and passive candidates browse. For a lean talent team that is a free sourcing channel.

    Ready to use

    ChecklistIndexable role page

    [ ] One URL per role, readable slug
    [ ] Unique title: role, team, "Remote, US"
    [ ] Full description in the server HTML
    [ ] JobPosting JSON-LD: title, description, datePosted, validThrough, employmentType, jobLocationType TELECOMMUTE, applicantLocationRequirements, hiringOrganization
    [ ] Salary range where it is published
    [ ] Listed in sitemap.xml with https and lastmod
    [ ] 410 or redirect when the role closes
    [ ] Passes the Rich Results Test

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Stale roles stay indexed

      Generate pages from the Greenhouse feed and expire them automatically.

    • Low-fit applicants

      Keep the "only apply if" notes from the posts in the page text.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteCareers pages (checked October 21, 2026): /careers shows "Loading open roles…" and fills the list by script; every role page has the same title "Launch Potato - Open Role", loads its text by script ("Loading this role…") and carries no JobPosting structured data; the Greenhouse board redirects to these pages; the sitemap lists /open-roles but none of the 11 roles, and all its URLs use http://.Source
    • HiringHead of Talent, Performance Marketing and Head of Talent Acquisition, Affiliate Marketing (posted October 7, 2026), plus two Talent Acquisition Leads: each owns "Pipeline built ahead of demand, so when a req opens you already know who to call", needs "a sourcing engine you built yourself: inbound and outbound, passive included" and "outreach that converts"; Claude "is in the daily workflow". A Head of People was posted October 8.Source
    • HiringLaunch Potato's description in every job post: "the discovery and conversion company" that reaches "tens of millions of people every month through our brands, including FinanceBuzz, All About Cookies, and OnlyInYourState"; "profitable and bootstrapped, with a South Florida HQ and a remote-first team across 18 countries".Source
  • 02

    Every URL in the sitemap starts with http://, the 2025 F1 Summit page and its application form are still listed, and the http address redirects to an odd "https://launchpotato.com:443/" form. Small signals like these make crawlers spend time on old pages and slow how fast new pages, such as role pages, get picked up.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 week Web Engineer

    First action

    Regenerate the sitemap with https URLs.

    How to measure it

    Time to index new pages

    Now
    –
    Target
    under 7 days
    By
    30 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Regenerate

      https URLs, real dates.

      Web Engineer 2 hours

    2. 2

      Retire old pages

      2025 summit pages redirected.

      Web Engineer 1 hour

    3. 3

      Fix the redirect

      No :443 in the target.

      Web Engineer 1 hour

    4. 4

      Add roles

      From idea 1.

      Web Engineer 1 hour

    5. 5

      Resubmit

      Search Console.

      Web Engineer 15 minutes

    6. 6

      Check monthly

      Coverage report.

      Web Engineer monthly

    First result
    1 week
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Web Engineer

    Smallest test

    Fix the redirect and resubmit today.

    Why it works

    Generate the sitemap with https URLs and real last-modified dates, drop or redirect the 2025 summit pages, fix the redirect to plain https://launchpotato.com, and resubmit in Search Console.

    A clean sitemap makes every new page (roles, brand and advertiser updates) index faster.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Old summit links break

      Redirect them to the careers page.

    Builds on

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSitemap (104 URLs): 53 blog posts, the latest dated October 24, 2025 ("Best Place to Work in Miami Inc 2025"), and the 2025 F1 Summit page and application still listed; http://launchpotato.com/our-story redirects to "https://launchpotato.com:443/our-story".Source
    • Your websiteCareers pages (checked October 21, 2026): /careers shows "Loading open roles…" and fills the list by script; every role page has the same title "Launch Potato - Open Role", loads its text by script ("Loading this role…") and carries no JobPosting structured data; the Greenhouse board redirects to these pages; the sitemap lists /open-roles but none of the 11 roles, and all its URLs use http://.Source
    • Chrome UX Reportlaunchpotato.com real visitors pass Core Web Vitals (LCP 1.35s, INP 77ms, CLS 0.03), so speed is not the problem on the corporate site.Source
  • 03

    The Publisher Solutions page shows 25M+ monthly high-intent financial interactions, $20M+ quarterly publisher revenue and 250+ publishers. The Advertiser Solutions page, the one carriers and banks read before they buy, shows logos and four formats but no figures and no results. Every job post says the brands reach "tens of millions of people every month".

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Head of Advertiser Partnershi…

    First action

    Agree the three numbers that can be published.

    How to measure it

    Advertiser form submissions

    Now
    –
    Target
    +40%
    By
    90 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick numbers

      Audience, volume, verticals.

      Head of Advertiser Partnerships 2 days

    2. 2

      Write two results

      Anonymized by vertical.

      Head of Advertiser Partnerships 1 week

    3. 3

      Legal check

      Advertiser permissions.

      Legal 1 week

    4. 4

      Update the page

      Numbers and results.

      Web Engineer 1 day

    5. 5

      Improve the form

      Vertical and target cost fields.

      Web Engineer 1 day

    6. 6

      Measure

      Enquiries and deals.

      Head of Advertiser Partnerships monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Head of Advertiser Partnerships

    Smallest test

    Copy the publisher stats format with advertiser numbers.

    Why it works

    Add three to five advertiser numbers (monthly audience, quotes or leads delivered, verticals, partners), two short anonymized results by vertical ("an auto carrier lowered cost per policy by X%"), and a contact form that asks for vertical and target cost so the right person replies.

    Advertisers buy on proof of scale and results; the figures already exist inside the business.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Advertisers dislike being named

      Use anonymized results.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteAdvertiser Solutions lists four formats (performance acquisition, strategic distribution, branded content and sponsorships, email acquisition) and logos including Allstate, American Express, Capital One, Chase, Liberty Mutual, Rocket Mortgage, SoFi, USAA and Wells Fargo, but no figures or case studies. The Publisher Solutions page does show figures: "25M+ Monthly High-Intent Financial Interactions", "$20M+ Quarterly Publisher Revenue", "2X Higher Yield vs. Programmatic" and "more than 250 premium publishers".Source
    • HiringLaunch Potato's description in every job post: "the discovery and conversion company" that reaches "tens of millions of people every month through our brands, including FinanceBuzz, All About Cookies, and OnlyInYourState"; "profitable and bootstrapped, with a South Florida HQ and a remote-first team across 18 countries".Source
    • HiringLead Data Scientist, AdTech (posted October 20, 2026) and Staff Applied Scientist, AdTech: build "the models that decide which carrier each auto insurance shopper sees on our click wall" so "carriers see our traffic convert and raise their bids"; "Carrier conversion data (quotes, policies and acquisition cost) is now coming back to us"; "the same shoppers come back"; first-year goals include automated marketplace bidding; scope "broadens to other verticals over time".Source
  • 04

    The Our Brands page shows nine brand logos, from FinanceBuzz to Only In Your State, but none of them link anywhere and none says how many people it reaches. Advertisers, publishers and candidates who want to see the brands have to search for them, and the corporate site passes no authority to the brands.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 week Brand Marketing Manager

    First action

    Write one line and one number per brand.

    How to measure it

    Brand clicks

    Now
    –
    Target
    500 a month
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Collect numbers

      Monthly audience per brand.

      Brand Marketing Manager 2 days

    2. 2

      Write lines

      One per brand.

      Brand Marketing Manager 1 day

    3. 3

      Add links

      Logo to brand.

      Web Engineer 1 hour

    4. 4

      Add markup

      Organization and subsidiaries.

      Web Engineer 1 hour

    5. 5

      Link to advertisers

      Formats per brand.

      Head of Advertiser Partnerships 1 day

    6. 6

      Measure

      Clicks and enquiries.

      Web Engineer monthly

    First result
    1 week
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Brand Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Add links today.

    Why it works

    Link each logo to its site, add one line per brand (what it covers, monthly audience, formats available to advertisers), and add Organization markup with the brands listed as subsidiaries.

    It turns a logo wall into proof of scale and a working path to each brand.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Exposing small brands

      Show ranges for smaller brands.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteOur Brands page: logos for FinanceBuzz, smarterauto, All About Cookies (Money & Security), Travel Bulletin, Only In Your State (Travel & Discovery), Curiosity, BlissXO, PrizeGrab and TriviaPop (Entertainment & Rewards). None of the logos link to the brand's site, and no brand shows its audience size.Source
    • HiringLaunch Potato's description in every job post: "the discovery and conversion company" that reaches "tens of millions of people every month through our brands, including FinanceBuzz, All About Cookies, and OnlyInYourState"; "profitable and bootstrapped, with a South Florida HQ and a remote-first team across 18 countries".Source
    • Your websiteOur Story timeline: founded 2014; PrizeGrab and FinanceBuzz launched 2015; AlphaIntent (content, audience intelligence and performance in one system) 2020; All About Cookies acquired 2022; "Expansion into insurance and financial services funnels" 2024; Only In Your State acquired 2025.Source
  • 05

    SmarterAuto is Launch Potato's auto insurance brand, the vertical where paid social is meant to grow 2.5x. Its homepage title is just "SmarterAuto" and its meta description is empty, so search results and link previews show nothing about comparing quotes or saving money.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 week SEO Manager

    First action

    Write the title and description.

    How to measure it

    Search click-through

    Now
    –
    Target
    +15%
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Write title

      Promise and partners.

      SEO Manager 1 hour

    2. 2

      Write description

      Two minutes, free, compare.

      SEO Manager 1 hour

    3. 3

      Open Graph

      Image and text.

      Web Engineer 1 hour

    4. 4

      Home insurance page

      Same treatment.

      SEO Manager 1 hour

    5. 5

      Compliance check

      Savings claims.

      Compliance 1 day

    6. 6

      Measure

      Click-through.

      SEO Manager monthly

    First result
    1 week
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    SEO Manager

    Smallest test

    Ship the title today.

    Why it works

    Write a title and description around the promise ("Compare auto insurance quotes from 90+ partners in 2 minutes"), add Open Graph tags for social previews, and do the same for the home insurance page.

    Better previews help searchers and social clicks, and cost nothing.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Claim wording

      Use the compliance-approved savings line.

    Evidence

    • Brand websiteSmarterAuto (smarterauto.com), the auto insurance brand on the Our Brands page: "Save up to $800 a year on auto insurance — compare quotes below!", a ZIP-code form, "Compare 90+ partners", a three-step flow, an email sign-up and a Home Insurance tab; the page title is just "SmarterAuto" and the meta description is empty.Source
    • HiringHead of Paid Social, Insurance: owns Meta and TikTok spend for auto insurance; "The plan is to grow this channel to roughly 2.5x its current monthly spend without giving up margin"; "Creative fatigues fast, attribution is noisy, and regulation reshapes what you can say and where you can send traffic"; advertorial and direct-response landing pages are a plus; works with the Senior Director of paid marketing and the GM of Auto Insurance.Source
  • 06

    Launch Potato offers up to $5,000 per employee referral and is hiring hard-to-fill performance roles. The best candidates for a Head of Paid Social or a Lead Data Scientist are often friends of the people already doing that work.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Talent Acquisition Lead

    First action

    Write the first kit for the Head of Paid Social role.

    How to measure it

    Referral share of senior hires

    Now
    –
    Target
    40%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Write kits

      Post, DM, tagged link.

      Talent Acquisition Lead, Performance Marketing 1 day

    2. 2

      Tag links

      Referral source in Greenhouse.

      Recruiting Ops Manager 1 day

    3. 3

      Ask leads

      Five names per role.

      Head of Talent Acquisition, Affiliate Marketing 1 week

    4. 4

      Send monthly

      New roles kit.

      Talent Acquisition Lead, Performance Marketing monthly

    5. 5

      Leaderboard

      Recognition.

      Head of People monthly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Referral hires and time to fill.

      Recruiting Ops Manager monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Referral bonuses already budgeted
    Owner
    Talent Acquisition Lead, Performance Marketing

    Smallest test

    Send the kit for one role this week.

    Why it works

    For each senior role, send employees a short share kit (a LinkedIn post, a DM template and the role link with their referral tag), name the bonus, and post a monthly leaderboard. Ask each team lead for five names before the role goes public.

    Referrals are the fastest, best-retained hires, and the bonus is already budgeted.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Network fatigue

      Ask only for senior or hard roles.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteCareers page benefits and awards: annual profit sharing, "Up to $5,000 employee referral bonus", 22+ built-in days off including third "Frydays", unlimited PTO; Our Story lists Quartz 5X, Great Place To Work 7X, Inc. Best Workplaces 6X and Fortune 5X.Source
    • HiringHead of Talent, Performance Marketing and Head of Talent Acquisition, Affiliate Marketing (posted October 7, 2026), plus two Talent Acquisition Leads: each owns "Pipeline built ahead of demand, so when a req opens you already know who to call", needs "a sourcing engine you built yourself: inbound and outbound, passive included" and "outreach that converts"; Claude "is in the daily workflow". A Head of People was posted October 8.Source

This quarter 11

The core plays for the next three months.

  • 07

    The Head of Paid Social must grow auto insurance spend about 2.5x while "creative fatigues fast" and "regulation reshapes what you can say". Waiting for each new ad's claims to be reviewed slows the testing cycle.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Head of Paid Social

    First action

    Collect every approved claim used in the last six months.

    How to measure it

    Spend at target margin

    Now
    –
    Target
    2.5x
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Collect claims

      Approved lines and disclaimers.

      Head of Paid Social, Insurance 1 week

    2. 2

      Approve library

      With compliance.

      Compliance 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Set fatigue rules

      Frequency and cost thresholds.

      Head of Paid Social, Insurance 1 week

    4. 4

      Weekly production

      Five hooks a week.

      Creative Lead weekly

    5. 5

      Test

      Meta and TikTok.

      Head of Paid Social, Insurance weekly

    6. 6

      Review

      Margin by creative.

      Senior Director, Paid Marketing monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Creative production
    Owner
    Head of Paid Social, Insurance

    Smallest test

    Run five library-based hooks next week.

    Why it works

    Build a library of pre-approved claims, disclaimers and visual rules with compliance, then run a weekly cycle: five new hooks a week from the library, produced with AI-assisted variations, tested on Meta and TikTok, and retired when frequency or cost rises past a set line.

    Pre-approved building blocks let the team ship new creative weekly without compliance becoming the bottleneck.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Rule changes

      Review the library monthly with compliance.

    Evidence

    • HiringHead of Paid Social, Insurance: owns Meta and TikTok spend for auto insurance; "The plan is to grow this channel to roughly 2.5x its current monthly spend without giving up margin"; "Creative fatigues fast, attribution is noisy, and regulation reshapes what you can say and where you can send traffic"; advertorial and direct-response landing pages are a plus; works with the Senior Director of paid marketing and the GM of Auto Insurance.Source
    • Brand websiteSmarterAuto (smarterauto.com), the auto insurance brand on the Our Brands page: "Save up to $800 a year on auto insurance — compare quotes below!", a ZIP-code form, "Compare 90+ partners", a three-step flow, an email sign-up and a Home Insurance tab; the page title is just "SmarterAuto" and the meta description is empty.Source
  • 08

    The paid social post asks for advertorial and direct-response landing page experience, and the CRO team tests lead-form flows. Today SmarterAuto sends visitors straight to a ZIP form. Cold social traffic often needs a short story before a form.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior CRO

    First action

    Write the first advertorial.

    How to measure it

    Cost per policy

    Now
    –
    Target
    -15%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Write pages

      Article and quiz.

      Copywriter 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Compliance

      Claims review.

      Compliance 1 week

    3. 3

      Build

      Two pre-landers.

      Senior CRO, Affiliate Marketing 2 weeks

    4. 4

      QA tracking

      Events and postbacks.

      Senior Optimization Manager 2 days

    5. 5

      Test

      Against the direct form.

      Senior CRO, Affiliate Marketing 1 month

    6. 6

      Read

      Cost per policy.

      Lead Data Scientist, AdTech 1 week

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Build time
    Owner
    Senior CRO, Affiliate Marketing

    Smallest test

    Send 10% of one campaign to the article.

    Why it works

    Build two pre-landers (a short article on how drivers save, and a quiz on driver profile) that lead into the ZIP form, and test them against the direct form by cost per policy, not cost per lead.

    Warming cold traffic usually lowers form drop-off and improves lead quality from social.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Platform policy on advertorials

      Follow Meta and TikTok landing page rules.

    Builds on

    Evidence

    • HiringHead of Paid Social, Insurance: owns Meta and TikTok spend for auto insurance; "The plan is to grow this channel to roughly 2.5x its current monthly spend without giving up margin"; "Creative fatigues fast, attribution is noisy, and regulation reshapes what you can say and where you can send traffic"; advertorial and direct-response landing pages are a plus; works with the Senior Director of paid marketing and the GM of Auto Insurance.Source
    • HiringSenior CRO, Affiliate Marketing (posted October 20, 2026) and Senior Optimization Manager: run landing page and funnel tests "across device types and user journeys (e.g., copy, UI/UX, advertiser order)" on lead-form pages in financial services and insurance, and "catch bugs or tracking issues before they go live".Source
    • Brand websiteSmarterAuto (smarterauto.com), the auto insurance brand on the Our Brands page: "Save up to $800 a year on auto insurance — compare quotes below!", a ZIP-code form, "Compare 90+ partners", a three-step flow, an email sign-up and a Home Insurance tab; the page title is just "SmarterAuto" and the meta description is empty.Source
  • 09

    Carrier conversion data (quotes, policies and acquisition cost) is now coming back to Launch Potato, and the paid social lead must manage noisy attribution. Ad platforms optimize toward whatever event they are given; if that event is a form fill, they find people who fill forms.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Lead Data Scientist

    First action

    Map how many days carrier outcomes take to arrive.

    How to measure it

    Contribution margin per dollar

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Map delays

      Click to policy timeline.

      Lead Data Scientist, AdTech 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Predict value

      Early value score per lead.

      Lead Data Scientist, AdTech 1 month

    3. 3

      Server events

      Conversion APIs.

      ML Engineer 1 month

    4. 4

      Privacy review

      What may be shared.

      Compliance 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Test

      Value vs lead bidding.

      Head of Paid Social, Insurance 1 month

    6. 6

      Scale

      Winning setup.

      Senior Director, Paid Marketing 1 quarter

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Lead Data Scientist, AdTech

    Smallest test

    Run value bidding on one ad set.

    Why it works

    Pass a value-based conversion event to Meta and TikTok through the server-side conversion APIs once a carrier confirms a quote or policy (with predicted value for the delay), and test value bidding against lead bidding.

    Training the platforms on real outcomes lets spend scale without giving up margin.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Data sharing limits

      Send only scores and events, never personal details.

    Evidence

    • HiringLead Data Scientist, AdTech (posted October 20, 2026) and Staff Applied Scientist, AdTech: build "the models that decide which carrier each auto insurance shopper sees on our click wall" so "carriers see our traffic convert and raise their bids"; "Carrier conversion data (quotes, policies and acquisition cost) is now coming back to us"; "the same shoppers come back"; first-year goals include automated marketplace bidding; scope "broadens to other verticals over time".Source
    • HiringHead of Paid Social, Insurance: owns Meta and TikTok spend for auto insurance; "The plan is to grow this channel to roughly 2.5x its current monthly spend without giving up margin"; "Creative fatigues fast, attribution is noisy, and regulation reshapes what you can say and where you can send traffic"; advertorial and direct-response landing pages are a plus; works with the Senior Director of paid marketing and the GM of Auto Insurance.Source
  • 10

    The data science post says "the same shoppers come back". SmarterAuto already collects emails. Auto insurance is bought on renewal cycles, so the best time to bring a shopper back is just before their renewal date.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Staff Applied Scientist

    First action

    Add an optional renewal-month question.

    How to measure it

    Owned repeat conversions

    Now
    –
    Target
    10% of policies
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Add the question

      Optional renewal month.

      Senior CRO, Affiliate Marketing 1 week

    2. 2

      Store consent

      Email and text opt-in.

      Compliance 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Build reminders

      30 days before renewal.

      CRM Manager 1 month

    4. 4

      Returning path

      Continue your quotes.

      Product Engineer 1 month

    5. 5

      Model timing

      Best send day.

      Staff Applied Scientist, AdTech 1 month

    6. 6

      Measure

      Owned conversions.

      Lead Data Scientist, AdTech monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Staff Applied Scientist, AdTech

    Smallest test

    Email last year's shoppers in their renewal month.

    Why it works

    Ask for the current renewal month in the flow, send a reminder 30 days before with fresh quotes, and show returning visitors a "continue your quotes" path instead of starting over.

    Owned re-engagement costs far less than buying the same shopper again on social.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Consent rules

      Follow opt-in and contact rules for each channel.

    Evidence

    • HiringLead Data Scientist, AdTech (posted October 20, 2026) and Staff Applied Scientist, AdTech: build "the models that decide which carrier each auto insurance shopper sees on our click wall" so "carriers see our traffic convert and raise their bids"; "Carrier conversion data (quotes, policies and acquisition cost) is now coming back to us"; "the same shoppers come back"; first-year goals include automated marketplace bidding; scope "broadens to other verticals over time".Source
    • Brand websiteSmarterAuto (smarterauto.com), the auto insurance brand on the Our Brands page: "Save up to $800 a year on auto insurance — compare quotes below!", a ZIP-code form, "Compare 90+ partners", a three-step flow, an email sign-up and a Home Insurance tab; the page title is just "SmarterAuto" and the meta description is empty.Source
  • 11

    Launch Potato owns money, security, travel and rewards brands reaching tens of millions a month, and expanded into insurance funnels in 2024. Readers of a car-buying or budgeting article on FinanceBuzz are often insurance shoppers too.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter GM

    First action

    List the top 50 FinanceBuzz pages related to cars and budgets.

    How to measure it

    Owned-traffic policies

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Find pages

      Car, budget, identity topics.

      SEO Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Build module

      Quote widget.

      Product Engineer 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Place

      Top 50 pages.

      Editorial Lead 1 week

    4. 4

      Test placement

      In-article vs end.

      Senior CRO, Affiliate Marketing 1 month

    5. 5

      Measure

      Policies per thousand visits.

      Lead Data Scientist, AdTech monthly

    6. 6

      Expand

      Other brands.

      GM, Auto Insurance quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Build time
    Owner
    GM, Auto Insurance

    Smallest test

    Add the module to ten pages.

    Why it works

    Place SmarterAuto quote modules on relevant FinanceBuzz and All About Cookies pages (car buying, budgets, identity protection), measure policies per thousand visits, and compare with paid social cost.

    Owned audiences are the lowest-cost traffic the click wall can get.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Reader trust

      Label the module clearly as an advertisement.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteOur Brands page: logos for FinanceBuzz, smarterauto, All About Cookies (Money & Security), Travel Bulletin, Only In Your State (Travel & Discovery), Curiosity, BlissXO, PrizeGrab and TriviaPop (Entertainment & Rewards). None of the logos link to the brand's site, and no brand shows its audience size.Source
    • HiringLaunch Potato's description in every job post: "the discovery and conversion company" that reaches "tens of millions of people every month through our brands, including FinanceBuzz, All About Cookies, and OnlyInYourState"; "profitable and bootstrapped, with a South Florida HQ and a remote-first team across 18 countries".Source
    • Your websiteOur Story timeline: founded 2014; PrizeGrab and FinanceBuzz launched 2015; AlphaIntent (content, audience intelligence and performance in one system) 2020; All About Cookies acquired 2022; "Expansion into insurance and financial services funnels" 2024; Only In Your State acquired 2025.Source
  • 12

    SmarterAuto already has a Home Insurance tab and connects shoppers to 90+ partners. Many carriers price home and auto together, and the click wall models will broaden to other verticals.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters GM

    First action

    Ask carriers which ones want bundle leads.

    How to measure it

    Revenue per shopper

    Now
    –
    Target
    +15%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Ask carriers

      Bundle demand.

      Head of Advertiser Partnerships 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Add question

      Own or rent.

      Senior CRO, Affiliate Marketing 1 week

    3. 3

      Bundle path

      Quote flow.

      Product Engineer 1 month

    4. 4

      Click wall slot

      Bundle placement.

      Lead Data Scientist, AdTech 1 month

    5. 5

      Test

      Revenue per shopper.

      Senior CRO, Affiliate Marketing 1 month

    6. 6

      Scale

      All traffic.

      GM, Auto Insurance 1 quarter

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Build time
    Owner
    GM, Auto Insurance

    Smallest test

    Offer bundles to homeowners only for a week.

    Why it works

    Ask auto shoppers whether they own or rent and offer a bundled quote path; give carriers a bundle placement on the click wall. Measure revenue per shopper.

    Bundled shoppers are worth more to carriers, which raises bids.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Longer forms

      Ask the extra question only after the ZIP step.

    Evidence

    • Brand websiteSmarterAuto (smarterauto.com), the auto insurance brand on the Our Brands page: "Save up to $800 a year on auto insurance — compare quotes below!", a ZIP-code form, "Compare 90+ partners", a three-step flow, an email sign-up and a Home Insurance tab; the page title is just "SmarterAuto" and the meta description is empty.Source
    • HiringLead Data Scientist, AdTech (posted October 20, 2026) and Staff Applied Scientist, AdTech: build "the models that decide which carrier each auto insurance shopper sees on our click wall" so "carriers see our traffic convert and raise their bids"; "Carrier conversion data (quotes, policies and acquisition cost) is now coming back to us"; "the same shoppers come back"; first-year goals include automated marketplace bidding; scope "broadens to other verticals over time".Source
  • 13

    The CRO and optimization roles are measured on shipping tests error-free and catching "bugs or tracking issues before they go live". Lessons from one vertical are easy to lose as the team grows.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Senior Optimization Manager

    First action

    Write the checklist from the last three broken launches.

    How to measure it

    Clean launches

    Now
    –
    Target
    95%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Write checklist

      Events, postbacks, devices, copy.

      Senior Optimization Manager 2 days

    2. 2

      Build the log

      Shared and searchable.

      Senior Optimization Manager 1 week

    3. 3

      Backfill

      Last quarter's tests.

      Senior CRO, Affiliate Marketing 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Use on launches

      Every test.

      Senior CRO, Affiliate Marketing ongoing

    5. 5

      Monthly review

      Wins across verticals.

      Senior Optimization Manager monthly

    6. 6

      Train new hires

      Onboarding.

      Senior Optimization Manager ongoing

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Senior Optimization Manager

    Smallest test

    Use the checklist on the next five launches.

    Why it works

    Create one test log (hypothesis, page, result, margin impact) searchable by vertical, and a launch checklist for every test (events firing, postbacks, device check, compliance copy). Review wins monthly across teams.

    Fewer broken tests and reused learnings mean more winning tests per quarter.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Busywork

      Keep the checklist to ten items.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior CRO, Affiliate Marketing (posted October 20, 2026) and Senior Optimization Manager: run landing page and funnel tests "across device types and user journeys (e.g., copy, UI/UX, advertiser order)" on lead-form pages in financial services and insurance, and "catch bugs or tracking issues before they go live".Source
    • HiringHead of Paid Social, Insurance: owns Meta and TikTok spend for auto insurance; "The plan is to grow this channel to roughly 2.5x its current monthly spend without giving up margin"; "Creative fatigues fast, attribution is noisy, and regulation reshapes what you can say and where you can send traffic"; advertorial and direct-response landing pages are a plus; works with the Senior Director of paid marketing and the GM of Auto Insurance.Source
  • 14

    The last blog post is from October 2025, and most posts are award announcements. The talent heads are looking for senior people who want to understand "the business behind" the role.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Head of Talent Acquisition

    First action

    Ask three team leads for one story each.

    How to measure it

    Applicants mentioning content

    Now
    –
    Target
    20%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick topics

      Tests, systems, roles.

      Head of Talent Acquisition, Affiliate Marketing 1 week

    2. 2

      Draft

      Team members.

      Team leads 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Edit

      Light editing.

      Content Writer 1 week

    4. 4

      Publish

      Two a month.

      Web Engineer monthly

    5. 5

      Use in outreach

      Recruiter messages.

      Talent Acquisition Lead, Performance Marketing ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Source of applicants.

      Recruiting Ops Manager monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time
    Owner
    Head of Talent Acquisition, Affiliate Marketing

    Smallest test

    Publish one post this month.

    Why it works

    Publish two posts a month by team members: a test that changed margin, how the click wall works at a high level, a day in the paid social seat. Share them in recruiting outreach.

    Specific stories about the work attract the people who would be good at it and give recruiters something to send.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Sharing secrets

      Review each post for competitive detail.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSitemap (104 URLs): 53 blog posts, the latest dated October 24, 2025 ("Best Place to Work in Miami Inc 2025"), and the 2025 F1 Summit page and application still listed; http://launchpotato.com/our-story redirects to "https://launchpotato.com:443/our-story".Source
    • HiringHead of Talent, Performance Marketing and Head of Talent Acquisition, Affiliate Marketing (posted October 7, 2026), plus two Talent Acquisition Leads: each owns "Pipeline built ahead of demand, so when a req opens you already know who to call", needs "a sourcing engine you built yourself: inbound and outbound, passive included" and "outreach that converts"; Claude "is in the daily workflow". A Head of People was posted October 8.Source
  • 15

    The talent posts ask for "pipeline built ahead of demand" and "standout candidates you met months ago". The careers page only lets people apply to open roles.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Talent Acquisition Lead

    First action

    Create the form and the tags in Greenhouse.

    How to measure it

    Hires from network

    Now
    –
    Target
    25%
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Create form

      By function.

      Recruiting Ops Manager 1 day

    2. 2

      Tag in Greenhouse

      Network members.

      Recruiting Ops Manager 1 day

    3. 3

      Promote

      Careers page and posts.

      Talent Acquisition Lead, Performance Marketing ongoing

    4. 4

      Quarterly update

      Short email.

      Head of Talent Acquisition, Affiliate Marketing quarterly

    5. 5

      Call first

      When roles open.

      Talent Acquisition Lead, Performance Marketing ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Hires and time to fill.

      Recruiting Ops Manager quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Talent Acquisition Lead, Performance Marketing

    Smallest test

    Add the form this week.

    Why it works

    Add a "join our talent network" form by function (paid media, CRO, data science, engineering), send a short quarterly update to members, and tag them in Greenhouse so recruiters call them first when a role opens.

    A warm list turns the next hard search into days instead of months.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Stale list

      Ask members to confirm interest twice a year.

    Evidence

    • HiringHead of Talent, Performance Marketing and Head of Talent Acquisition, Affiliate Marketing (posted October 7, 2026), plus two Talent Acquisition Leads: each owns "Pipeline built ahead of demand, so when a req opens you already know who to call", needs "a sourcing engine you built yourself: inbound and outbound, passive included" and "outreach that converts"; Claude "is in the daily workflow". A Head of People was posted October 8.Source
    • Your websiteCareers pages (checked October 21, 2026): /careers shows "Loading open roles…" and fills the list by script; every role page has the same title "Launch Potato - Open Role", loads its text by script ("Loading this role…") and carries no JobPosting structured data; the Greenhouse board redirects to these pages; the sitemap lists /open-roles but none of the 11 roles, and all its URLs use http://.Source
  • 16

    The publisher page shows strong totals (25M+ interactions, $20M+ quarterly revenue, 2X yield vs programmatic, 250+ publishers) but no publisher stories and no way for a publisher to estimate their own revenue.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Head of Publisher Partnerships

    First action

    Ask two publishers for a quote.

    How to measure it

    Publisher enquiries

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Find stories

      Two publishers.

      Head of Publisher Partnerships 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Write

      Short stories.

      Content Writer 1 week

    3. 3

      Build estimate

      Simple form.

      Web Engineer 1 week

    4. 4

      Route

      To partnerships.

      Head of Publisher Partnerships 1 day

    5. 5

      Promote

      Outreach to publishers.

      Head of Publisher Partnerships ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Enquiries and signings.

      Head of Publisher Partnerships monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Head of Publisher Partnerships

    Smallest test

    Publish one story.

    Why it works

    Add two publisher stories (format, audience, yield lift) and a simple estimate form (monthly visitors, vertical, email list size) that routes to the partnerships team.

    Publishers sign on peer proof and a number that applies to them.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Overpromising yield

      Show a range.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteAdvertiser Solutions lists four formats (performance acquisition, strategic distribution, branded content and sponsorships, email acquisition) and logos including Allstate, American Express, Capital One, Chase, Liberty Mutual, Rocket Mortgage, SoFi, USAA and Wells Fargo, but no figures or case studies. The Publisher Solutions page does show figures: "25M+ Monthly High-Intent Financial Interactions", "$20M+ Quarterly Publisher Revenue", "2X Higher Yield vs. Programmatic" and "more than 250 premium publishers".Source
  • 17

    The data science goal is that "carriers see our traffic convert and raise their bids". Carriers decide budgets on their own dashboards, which rarely show why one source converts better.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Lead Data Scientist

    First action

    Build the report for the top three carriers.

    How to measure it

    Average carrier bid

    Now
    –
    Target
    +10%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Define metrics

      Policies, cost, match share.

      Lead Data Scientist, AdTech 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Build report

      Monthly per carrier.

      Lead BI Developer 1 month

    3. 3

      Review with carriers

      Top three.

      Head of Advertiser Partnerships 1 month

    4. 4

      Suggest bids

      Per segment.

      Lead Data Scientist, AdTech 1 month

    5. 5

      Roll out

      All carriers.

      Head of Advertiser Partnerships 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Measure

      Bid changes.

      Lead Data Scientist, AdTech monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Analyst time
    Owner
    Lead Data Scientist, AdTech

    Smallest test

    Send one carrier the report.

    Why it works

    Give each carrier a monthly report on its policies, cost per policy and the share of shoppers matched to it, with a benchmark against the click wall average, and suggest the bid that would win more matched shoppers.

    Transparent proof of quality moves budgets toward Launch Potato in a competitive market.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Revealing too much

      Share only the carrier's own data and averages.

    Evidence

    • HiringLead Data Scientist, AdTech (posted October 20, 2026) and Staff Applied Scientist, AdTech: build "the models that decide which carrier each auto insurance shopper sees on our click wall" so "carriers see our traffic convert and raise their bids"; "Carrier conversion data (quotes, policies and acquisition cost) is now coming back to us"; "the same shoppers come back"; first-year goals include automated marketplace bidding; scope "broadens to other verticals over time".Source
    • Your websiteAdvertiser Solutions lists four formats (performance acquisition, strategic distribution, branded content and sponsorships, email acquisition) and logos including Allstate, American Express, Capital One, Chase, Liberty Mutual, Rocket Mortgage, SoFi, USAA and Wells Fargo, but no figures or case studies. The Publisher Solutions page does show figures: "25M+ Monthly High-Intent Financial Interactions", "$20M+ Quarterly Publisher Revenue", "2X Higher Yield vs. Programmatic" and "more than 250 premium publishers".Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: MediaAlpha, "Insurance Customer Acquisition Platform" connecting carriers "with high-intent shoppers"; EverQuote, "Fast, Free Insurance Quotes"; System1, "Responsive Acquisition Marketing Platform"; NerdWallet, "Finance smarter".Source

Big bets 2

Larger plays that can change the trajectory.

  • 18

    The data science scope "broadens to other verticals over time", and AlphaIntent already unifies content, audience intelligence and performance. Launch Potato's advertiser logos include banks, card issuers and lenders.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 1 year Staff Applied Scientist

    First action

    Score candidate verticals by data return and margin.

    How to measure it

    Second-vertical revenue

    Now
    –
    Target
    20% of auto
    By
    1 year

    Steps

    1. 1

      Score verticals

      Data return and margin.

      Staff Applied Scientist, AdTech 1 month

    2. 2

      Pick one

      Highest fit.

      GM, Auto Insurance 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Get partner data

      Conversion feeds.

      Head of Advertiser Partnerships 1 quarter

    4. 4

      Adapt models

      New features.

      Staff Applied Scientist, AdTech 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Publisher widget

      Co-branded.

      Head of Publisher Partnerships 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Measure

      Revenue and margin.

      Lead Data Scientist, AdTech quarterly

    First result
    1 year
    Cost
    Data science time
    Owner
    Staff Applied Scientist, AdTech

    Smallest test

    Run the model offline on one vertical's history.

    Why it works

    After auto insurance, apply the matching and bidding models to one more marketplace (for example credit cards or personal loans) where partners return conversion data, and offer it to the 250+ publishers as a co-branded widget.

    The same models earn more across more verticals and publishers, without new audiences.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Distraction from auto

      Start once auto models are in production.

    Evidence

    • HiringLead Data Scientist, AdTech (posted October 20, 2026) and Staff Applied Scientist, AdTech: build "the models that decide which carrier each auto insurance shopper sees on our click wall" so "carriers see our traffic convert and raise their bids"; "Carrier conversion data (quotes, policies and acquisition cost) is now coming back to us"; "the same shoppers come back"; first-year goals include automated marketplace bidding; scope "broadens to other verticals over time".Source
    • Your websiteOur Story timeline: founded 2014; PrizeGrab and FinanceBuzz launched 2015; AlphaIntent (content, audience intelligence and performance in one system) 2020; All About Cookies acquired 2022; "Expansion into insurance and financial services funnels" 2024; Only In Your State acquired 2025.Source
    • Your websiteAdvertiser Solutions lists four formats (performance acquisition, strategic distribution, branded content and sponsorships, email acquisition) and logos including Allstate, American Express, Capital One, Chase, Liberty Mutual, Rocket Mortgage, SoFi, USAA and Wells Fargo, but no figures or case studies. The Publisher Solutions page does show figures: "25M+ Monthly High-Intent Financial Interactions", "$20M+ Quarterly Publisher Revenue", "2X Higher Yield vs. Programmatic" and "more than 250 premium publishers".Source
  • 19

    Paid social for auto insurance has "proven scale and a real ceiling", with noisy attribution and changing rules. SmarterAuto collects emails, and Launch Potato runs newsletters and email acquisition for advertisers.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 1 year GM

    First action

    Count SmarterAuto email sign-ups to date.

    How to measure it

    Policies from email

    Now
    –
    Target
    15%
    By
    1 year

    Steps

    1. 1

      Count list

      Current sign-ups.

      CRM Manager 1 day

    2. 2

      Design newsletter

      Car cost savings.

      Editorial Lead 1 month

    3. 3

      Grow sign-ups

      Quote flows and FinanceBuzz.

      Senior CRO, Affiliate Marketing 1 quarter

    4. 4

      Add renewal reminders

      Idea 10.

      CRM Manager 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Sell placements

      Partner offers.

      Head of Advertiser Partnerships 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Measure

      Policies from email.

      Lead Data Scientist, AdTech monthly

    First result
    1 year
    Cost
    Editorial time
    Owner
    GM, Auto Insurance

    Smallest test

    Send one issue to the current list.

    Why it works

    Build a SmarterAuto newsletter about saving on car costs (insurance, fuel, maintenance), with renewal reminders and offers from partners, and grow it from every quote flow and FinanceBuzz.

    An owned list lowers blended acquisition cost and protects the business when platform rules change.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Low engagement

      Keep it short and useful.

    Builds on

    Evidence

    • HiringHead of Paid Social, Insurance: owns Meta and TikTok spend for auto insurance; "The plan is to grow this channel to roughly 2.5x its current monthly spend without giving up margin"; "Creative fatigues fast, attribution is noisy, and regulation reshapes what you can say and where you can send traffic"; advertorial and direct-response landing pages are a plus; works with the Senior Director of paid marketing and the GM of Auto Insurance.Source
    • Brand websiteSmarterAuto (smarterauto.com), the auto insurance brand on the Our Brands page: "Save up to $800 a year on auto insurance — compare quotes below!", a ZIP-code form, "Compare 90+ partners", a three-step flow, an email sign-up and a Home Insurance tab; the page title is just "SmarterAuto" and the meta description is empty.Source
    • Your websiteAdvertiser Solutions lists four formats (performance acquisition, strategic distribution, branded content and sponsorships, email acquisition) and logos including Allstate, American Express, Capital One, Chase, Liberty Mutual, Rocket Mortgage, SoFi, USAA and Wells Fargo, but no figures or case studies. The Publisher Solutions page does show figures: "25M+ Monthly High-Intent Financial Interactions", "$20M+ Quarterly Publisher Revenue", "2X Higher Yield vs. Programmatic" and "more than 250 premium publishers".Source

Wildcards 2

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

  • 20

    Launch Potato has won Great Place To Work 7 times, Inc. Best Workplaces 6 times and Fortune 5 times, and offers third "Frydays" and profit sharing. Those are strong reasons for a passive candidate to reply.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Head of Talent

    First action

    Set a $2,000 test budget.

    How to measure it

    Network sign-ups from ads

    Now
    –
    Target
    200
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Define audiences

      Titles and companies.

      Talent Acquisition Lead, Performance Marketing 1 week

    2. 2

      Write ads

      Awards and culture.

      Brand Marketing Manager 1 week

    3. 3

      Launch

      Small budget.

      Talent Acquisition Lead, Performance Marketing 1 week

    4. 4

      Link to network

      Idea 15.

      Recruiting Ops Manager 1 day

    5. 5

      Measure

      Sign-ups and hires.

      Recruiting Ops Manager monthly

    6. 6

      Decide

      Scale or stop.

      Head of Talent, Performance Marketing 1 quarter

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    $2,000 test
    Owner
    Head of Talent, Performance Marketing

    Smallest test

    Run one ad for two weeks.

    Why it works

    Run small LinkedIn and Meta candidate ads to people with paid media, CRO and data science titles at affiliate and lead-gen companies, leading with the awards and remote-first culture, linked to the talent network.

    Passive senior candidates rarely search for jobs; a targeted message reaches them where they are.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Poaching sensitivities

      Target by title, not by named employer.

    Builds on

    Evidence

    • Your websiteCareers page benefits and awards: annual profit sharing, "Up to $5,000 employee referral bonus", 22+ built-in days off including third "Frydays", unlimited PTO; Our Story lists Quartz 5X, Great Place To Work 7X, Inc. Best Workplaces 6X and Fortune 5X.Source
    • HiringHead of Talent, Performance Marketing and Head of Talent Acquisition, Affiliate Marketing (posted October 7, 2026), plus two Talent Acquisition Leads: each owns "Pipeline built ahead of demand, so when a req opens you already know who to call", needs "a sourcing engine you built yourself: inbound and outbound, passive included" and "outreach that converts"; Claude "is in the daily workflow". A Head of People was posted October 8.Source
  • 21

    Only In Your State reaches people planning local trips and road trips, and Launch Potato already runs insurance funnels. A road-trip reader is a natural audience for roadside assistance, rental car cover or travel insurance offers.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter GM

    First action

    List the top 30 road-trip articles.

    How to measure it

    Revenue per thousand visits

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Find articles

      Road-trip topics.

      Editorial Lead 1 week

    2. 2

      Find partners

      Roadside and travel cover.

      Head of Advertiser Partnerships 1 month

    3. 3

      Build module

      Offer placement.

      Product Engineer 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Compliance

      Offer wording.

      Compliance 1 week

    5. 5

      Test

      Against current ads.

      Senior CRO, Affiliate Marketing 1 month

    6. 6

      Decide

      Scale or stop.

      GM, Auto Insurance 1 week

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Partner fees
    Owner
    GM, Auto Insurance

    Smallest test

    Place one offer on five articles.

    Why it works

    Test partner offers for roadside and travel cover on road-trip articles, measured by revenue per thousand visits against current ad revenue.

    It brings the insurance engine to a discovery audience without new traffic costs.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Reader trust

      Label offers clearly.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteOur Brands page: logos for FinanceBuzz, smarterauto, All About Cookies (Money & Security), Travel Bulletin, Only In Your State (Travel & Discovery), Curiosity, BlissXO, PrizeGrab and TriviaPop (Entertainment & Rewards). None of the logos link to the brand's site, and no brand shows its audience size.Source
    • Your websiteOur Story timeline: founded 2014; PrizeGrab and FinanceBuzz launched 2015; AlphaIntent (content, audience intelligence and performance in one system) 2020; All About Cookies acquired 2022; "Expansion into insurance and financial services funnels" 2024; Only In Your State acquired 2025.Source
    • HiringLaunch Potato's description in every job post: "the discovery and conversion company" that reaches "tens of millions of people every month through our brands, including FinanceBuzz, All About Cookies, and OnlyInYourState"; "profitable and bootstrapped, with a South Florida HQ and a remote-first team across 18 countries".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

    Indexable role pages, sitemap clean-up, advertiser proof, brand links, SmarterAuto titles and referral share kits.

  2. Days 31 to 6013 ideas

    Claim library, pre-landers, value bidding, renewal reminders, portfolio routing, bundles, test log, work stories, talent network, publisher stories and carrier reports; candidate ads and road-trip offers.

  3. Days 61 to 902 ideas

    Commit to the next vertical and an owned insurance audience.

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 predictable, high-intent customer volume. The most cited problem: rising acquisition costs for carriers and banks.

  • Performance pricing
  • Low-quality leads
  • In their words: “cost per policy”

Market

Competitive landscape

4 competitors compared: MediaAlpha, EverQuote, System1 and NerdWallet.

  • Gap to exploit: Owned audiences across money, travel and rewards feeding insurance
  • MediaAlpha: Fewer owned consumer brands
  • EverQuote: Insurance only

Hiring signals

Launch Potato is hiring to scale auto insurance and the team behind it.

  • Head of Talent, Performance Marketing: Pipeline ahead of demand and an inbound sourcing engine. Ideas 1, 15, 20.
  • Head of Talent Acquisition, Affiliate Marketing: Senior, hard-to-fill searches. Ideas 6, 14.
  • Talent Acquisition Lead, Performance Marketing: Full-cycle searches. Ideas 6, 15.

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