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. The AARRR model (hence pirates, get it?)

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

If you’re just a content company your advantages are too small to win on the web. But you don’t need to spend money on SEM. And given that Facebook and Twitter currently pay you zero for content marketing and Google SEM charges you for customer acquisition – what exactly are you b g about?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

By now we all know that the largest part of the online spend has been SEM (search engine marketing) where people buy CPC (cost per click) links to display alongside the “organic&# search results in the search engine. This form of advertising is know at CPA (cost per action). Early evidence is good.

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Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

You know exactly what is necessary in order for your company to achieve Web Analytics 2.0 " Or sometimes " My manager simply does not get it / Analytics / Web / Me / Anything." Build A Great Web Experimentation & Testing Program. # " Or one of many such variations. Want to learn about testing?

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