vincederprince / growthexperimentideasslackbot

A short little Slack Bot, with which we internally capture Growth Experiment Ideas and evaluate them. Based on the book "Hacking Growth" by Sean Ellis.

Growth Experiment Idea Submission Bot for Slack

Overview

The Growth Experiment Idea Submission Bot is a Slack application designed to facilitate the submission and discussion of growth experiment ideas within organizations. Inspired by the principles outlined in "Hacking Growth" by Sean Ellis, this bot provides a structured way for teams to propose, review, and collaborate on growth experiments directly within Slack.

Features

• Modal Submission Form: Users can submit their experiment ideas through a custom Slack modal, which includes fields for the experiment's name, hypothesis, expected impact, method of measurement, and additional details.

• Automated Idea Posting: Once a form is submitted, the bot automatically posts the idea to a specified Slack channel, encouraging team-wide discussion and collaboration.

• User Mentioning: The submission includes an @mention of the user who submitted the idea, facilitating easy recognition and direct feedback.

• Interactive Voting: The bot's post encourages team members to vote on the idea using emoji reactions and to discuss the idea further in a dedicated thread.

Setup

Prerequisites

• A Slack account with permissions to create apps.
• Python 3.x and pip installed on your server.

Installation

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/VinceDerPrince/growthExperimentIdeasSlackBot.git
   cd growthExperimentIdeasSlackBot

2. Install Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Configure Environment Variables Create a .env file in the root directory of the project and add your Slack Bot Token and Signing Secret:

SLACK_TOKEN=your_slack_bot_token_here
SIGNING_SECRET=your_slack_signing_secret_here

4. Start the Flask Application

python src/bot.py

Slack App Configuration

1. Create a New Slack App in your workspace via the Slack API website.
2. Add OAuth Scopes for commands, chat:write, and chat:write.public.
3. Enable Interactivity & Shortcuts and set the request URL to your server where the Flask app is running.
4. Create a Slash Command (e.g., /submit-idea) and set the request URL accordingly.
5. Install the App to your workspace.

Usage

• Type /submit-idea in any channel or direct message to open the idea submission modal.
• Fill in the form with your experiment idea and submit.
• The bot will post the submission to the configured channel for team review and discussion.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a pull request or open an issue for any bugs, feature requests, or improvements.