Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

is an elegant way to model any service-oriented business: Acquisition Activation Retention Referral Revenue We used a very similar scheme at IMVU, although we werent lucky enough to have started with this framework, and so had to derive a lot of it ourselves via trial and error. But its not really viral growth, even when its exponential.

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San Francisco CPA SEM CTO Hire 167

venturedig.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

The two major forms of this are CPC (cost per click) and CPA (cost per action or acquisition). Big brands, like Porsche, may want to get in front of their audience and have users speak about their brand in a viral, social networking space. users in 2009. Allocate about 20% of of your ad space to CPA-based Ad Networks.

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Social Network Business Model Networking CPA 55

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, December 14, 2009 Business ecology and the four customer currencies Lately, I’ve been rethinking the concept of “business model&# for startups, in favor of something I call “business ecology.&# In a previous post , I covered the three main drivers of growth: Paid, Sticky, and Viral.

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Customer San Francisco Viral Lean 156