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Andrew Chen: Growing renewable audiences

Startup Lessons Learned

These are things that if you get right, you can optimize your way into a big, sustainable audience. How to get distribution advantage on the iPhone How to Usability Test your Site for Free The one line split-test, or how to A/B all the tim. Problem is, you inevitably become yesterday’s old news.

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The Most Misunderstood Facts About Building a Business on YouTube

Both Sides of the Table

YouTube takes too high of a revenue split (45% vs. 30% that Apple and many other distribution companies take – FWIW, YouTube argues this is because their costs are much higher since they host and stream the video). You should be able to convert at least 5-15% of your audience. You can’t build a brand on YouTube.

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Lessons Learned: The three drivers of growth for your business.

Startup Lessons Learned

In this model, you take some fraction of the lifetime value of each customer and plow that back into paid acquisition through SEM, banner ads, PR, affiliates, etc. For example, its always nice to have someone constantly optimizing your SEM accounts, driving down your CPA. This has led to exponential growth.

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Lessons Learned: Just-In-Time Scalability

Startup Lessons Learned

How to get distribution advantage on the iPhone How to Usability Test your Site for Free The one line split-test, or how to A/B all the tim. Thoughts on scientific product development Lo, my 5 subscribers, who are you? How to listen to customers, and not just the loud. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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How to Use Growth Hacking to Increase Revenue 20x in Just 12 Months

Up and Running

From small details like a friendly and casual tone in all our messaging, to large strategic investments like hosting live 24/7 support, our customers feel like they know us personally, and that gets them to create a deeper connection with our product. Google AdWords or SEM (expensive). Display ads for content promotion: Success.

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Lessons Learned: Customer Development Engineering

Startup Lessons Learned

If you would like to talk about this at a Bootstrapper Breakfast ( [link] ) I think you would find a receptive audience. How to get distribution advantage on the iPhone How to Usability Test your Site for Free The one line split-test, or how to A/B all the tim. Sure, Id be delighted to. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Smarticus — 10 things you could be doing to your code right now

Startup Lessons Learned

How to get distribution advantage on the iPhone How to Usability Test your Site for Free The one line split-test, or how to A/B all the tim. Thoughts on scientific product development Lo, my 5 subscribers, who are you? How to listen to customers, and not just the loud. Take a look and let me know what you think.