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Map the two-sided value
Build a referral loop around a benefit worth sharing—not a referral program people tolerate.
Looply gives growth teams one system for designing referral loops, finding friction in activation, and proving which acquisition compounds into revenue.
Weekly K-factor
1.24
↑ 18%
Activated invites
842
↑ 31%
Payback period
2.8 mo
↓ 0.6
Invite-to-activation funnel
This week, by acquisition cohort
Next experiment
Invite after first value
Test the share prompt at the completed setup moment.
Revenue quality
3.4×
LTV:CAC from activated referral cohorts
Built around the full growth loop
Referral loop builder
Shape the value exchange before you ship.
K-factor cohorts
See what each cohort really compounds.
Share-moment experiments
Test the timing, message, and incentive.
LTV / CAC / payback
Keep viral growth accountable to revenue.
A clear loop, not a scattered funnel
Looply gives product, growth, and finance one shared view from the moment someone sends an invite to the moment that customer pays back acquisition.
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Build a referral loop around a benefit worth sharing—not a referral program people tolerate.
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Connect sends, clicks, joins, activation, and repeat behavior in one invite-to-activation funnel.
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Compare share moments and incentives, then focus the roadmap on what earns retained growth.
Cohorts that tell the truth
Compare referral and non-referral cohorts across activation, retention, revenue, and payback. See which loops create customers—not just more signups.
Activated referral cohort
68%
↑ 14 points vs. paid
30-day retention
54%
↑ 9 points vs. paid
Blended CAC
$42
↓ 26% this quarter
Payback period
2.8 mo
↓ 0.6 months
Answers for growth teams
Find the loop worth scaling
Build the loop, see every handoff, and fund the experiments that turn sharing into retained revenue.