How LingQ Scaled to Millions with Zero Ad Spend

In this episode, discover the app marketing strategies that helped LingQ scale to millions of users with zero ad spend. We are joined by Mark Kaufmann, Co-Founder and CEO of LingQ, to reveal exactly how they built a product people love.

A former pro hockey player turned tech founder, Mark brings a unique perspective on performance, resilience, and building products that scale. Together with his father, polyglot and YouTuber Steve Kaufmann, he built LingQ, a product-led app that teaches languages through real-world immersion.

Mark will share how a small, mission-driven team grew LingQ into one of the most recognized language apps without relying on massive ad budgets, just product innovation, community, and data-driven growth.

You will discover:

✅ The product-led growth strategy behind LingQ’s global success

✅ How to scale organically by focusing on community and retention

✅ Building for long-term engagement: what keeps users coming back daily

✅ Why founder-led storytelling still matters in 2026’s crowded app market

Learn More:

🌐 Explore LingQ: https://www.lingq.com

You can also watch this video here: ⁠https://youtube.com/live/NSyW0hxytrU

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