Startup Lessons Learned
DECEMBER 23, 2009
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Why vanity metrics are dangerous In a previous post, I defined two kinds of metrics: vanity metrics and actionable metrics. In this post, Id like to talk about the perils of vanity metrics. My personal favorite vanity metrics is "hits."
Steve Blank
AUGUST 3, 2012
That earned us the right to ask questions of fact about their department’s mission, goals, operations, volumes, tools, methods, and success metrics. In December and January we met with ten customers in Korea, Japan, and China. We did a quick overview of the product. We asked, “Given all that, what problems are you having?”
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ConversionXL
OCTOBER 8, 2021
That’s why Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) is such a critical metric. LTV/CAC – Understanding the golden metric. Often touted as the north star for businesses, LTV/CAC is the single most important metric to gauge business health. Therefore, the best way to measure churn is against your own metrics. Conclusion.
Startup Lessons Learned
MARCH 24, 2009
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, March 24, 2009 The metrics and levers of engagement, presentation on Engagement Loops for Facebook Developer Garage SF Ill be presenting a talk at the Facebook Developer Garage SF Wednesday evening. Unfortunately, its easy to lose track of positioning effects when optimizing for a single metric.
Startup Lessons Learned
AUGUST 3, 2009
In a lot of cases, this requires a lot of energy invested in talking to customers or metrics and analytics. Startup Visa update ► February (5) Kiwi lean startup + Australia next Why diversity matters (the meritocracy business) Beware of Vanity Metrics (for Harvard Business Rev. Startup Lessons Learned - the Conference (April 23.
crowdSPRING Blog
JUNE 8, 2011
Display Ads Lift Branding Metrics – [link]. Old People Line Up To Clean Radiation in Japan [Japan] – [link]. Important for bloggers: New Jersey supreme court denies blogger protection under press shield law – [link]. 37 Creative Shoes Advertisements – [link]. Empire Avenue Strikes Out – [link].
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
Focus on the output metrics of that part of the product, and you make the problem a lot more clear. To promote this metrics discipline, we would present the full funnel to our board (and advisers) at the end of every development cycle. Max Levchin of Slide and Paypal has noted that 10% of Slides headcount is devoted to metrics only.
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