Agile Continuous Deployment Metrics Viral 
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
Master of 500 Hats: Startup Metrics for Pirates (SeedCamp 2008, London) This presentation should be required reading for anyone creating a startup with an online service component. He also has a discussion of how your choice of business model determines which of these metric areas you want to focus on. Choose one.
Startup Lessons Learned
NOVEMBER 7, 2008
I too would be concerned about false negatives, but perhaps this strategy could be integrated into a broader market research strategy that included user engagement, viral marketing, etc which would all be quantifiable under the Google analytics. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. A very interesting strategy.
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Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
vs. sustainable: Compare this to the renewable strategies, like viral marketing, SEO, widgets, and ads, which can scale into 10s of millions of users but are primarily centered around tough, non-user centric work. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Problem is, you inevitably become yesterday’s old news.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
If its part of a viral loop, its probably trying to get them to invite more friends (on average). 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.
Startup Lessons Learned
APRIL 14, 2009
Every board meeting, the metrics of success change. Products can find sources of validation with impressive stats along a number of dimensions, such as high engagement, viral coefficient, or long-term retention. Go on an agile diet quickly. Time-to-complete-a-sale is not a bad metric for validated learning at this stage.
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
JANUARY 27, 2009
At a high level, anything that drives virality should be free. To take your specific example about virality - why do we want to have more users sign up? If so, thats a form of free-serves-paid, and we should be willing to cut those users off who arent continuing to advertise. . January 28, 2009 1:54 AM startupcfo said.
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