Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

Their product definition fluctuates wildly – one month, it’s a dessert topping, the next it’s a floor wax. Their product development team is hard at work on a next-generation product platform, which is designed to offer a new suite of products – but this effort is months behind schedule.

Customer 167

Customer San Francisco Lean Hockey Stick 167

ConversionXL

APRIL 3, 2019

Invites went up 50%; 35% lift in referral acquisition. The five ways of digital transformation: Digitize the product; Wrap a digital service layer around product; Digitize processes “behind the scenes”; Digitize marketing, sales, and retention efforts; Innovate new digital products.

Artificial Inteligence 114

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Metrics SEO 114

Hippoland

AUGUST 8, 2018

One thing I’ve noticed is that almost every repeat, previously-successful-founder focuses on the same thing for their respective startups: customer acquisition. Forget about traction and hockey stick growth. You will use your fridge for a decade or more so the retention here is high. don’t think about at all.

Founder 48

Founder Sales Cycle Affiliate Retention 48

Hippoland

AUGUST 8, 2018

One thing I’ve noticed is that almost every repeat, previously-successful-founder focuses on the same thing for their respective startups: customer acquisition. Forget about traction and hockey stick growth. You will use your fridge for a decade or more so the retention here is high. don’t think about at all.

Founder 48

Founder Sales Cycle Affiliate Retention 48