FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Clear answers about wallet credit, usage, subscriptions, and how Tycoon charges for work.
Does the AI growth engineer actually write and deploy code?
Yes — for the scope of landing pages, analytics wiring, lightweight widgets, and experiment infrastructure, the growth engineer writes and deploys real code. It works in your repo (usually a Next.js or static Framer/Webflow project), opens pull requests, runs CI, and merges when checks pass. For core product changes (shipping features, touching critical auth code, editing pricing logic), it flags the change for founder review before merging. The autonomy slider lets you set what can ship unreviewed — most founders allow landing pages and analytics changes freely, review product changes, and require sign-off on anything involving billing.
Can it really run proper statistics, or is it going to celebrate random noise as a win?
The growth engineer runs tests with pre-registered hypotheses, minimum detectable effect, and fixed measurement windows — the practices that protect you from noise. It computes frequentist confidence intervals and Bayesian posteriors depending on which framework your stack uses, reports effect size alongside p-values, and flags underpowered tests instead of declaring a winner. It also refuses to call a test before the measurement window closes unless there's a dramatic failure (like a conversion drop >40%). This is the opposite of how most founders run tests alone, which is why the same team can be more statistically rigorous than teams with a human growth engineer.
How does this compare to hiring a human growth engineer?
A senior growth engineer in the US market costs $180K-$280K fully loaded. They can ship 1-2 meaningful experiments per week once they're ramped, which takes 2-3 months. The AI growth engineer inside Tycoon runs $100-$400/month in AI model calls, ships experiments with similar cadence, and is ramped on your stack within days. Where a human still wins is deep architectural calls — picking the right experimentation framework, pushing back on dumb directional choices from the CEO. Most Tycoon founders run their AI growth engineer full-time and occasionally bring in a human growth advisor on a contract basis for strategic checkpoints.
Can it work with my existing stack, or does it need a specific one?
It works with whatever stack you already have. PostHog, Amplitude, Mixpanel, GA4, Segment, Plausible, Fathom, Stripe, Paddle, Next.js, Webflow, Framer, Shopify, SkillBoss's built-in database and auth, Firebase — all supported via the Tycoon skills marketplace. On first connection the growth engineer reads your current event taxonomy, funnel definitions, and deploy pipeline, then adapts to fit. If you have a stack it doesn't recognize, you can install the missing integration from the marketplace or ask the AI CEO to add it. The goal is to meet you where you are, not force you into a canonical stack.
What's the relationship between this role and the AI Head of Growth?
The Head of Growth owns strategy — which channels, what audiences, how the growth loops compose. The Growth Engineer owns execution — shipping the pages, wiring the events, running the tests, producing readouts. A one-person company doesn't always need both: if your growth strategy is stable, you can run with just the engineer reporting directly to the AI CEO. If you're still figuring out channels and positioning, the Head of Growth is the more valuable first hire. Most Tycoon founders hire the engineer first, add the Head of Growth once they're running 4+ experiments a month and need someone orchestrating the portfolio.