VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

The main B2C benchmarks have to do with traction: growth in user acquisition, user retention/churn, monetisation, as well as the effectiveness of consumer marketing + virality. power user curve showing a smile — with a big concentration of engaged users (you grow out from this strong core) viral factor >0.5

B2C 141

B2C Technical Review Startup Retention 141

mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. Movies music myspace ONLINE VIDEO politics pop culture privacy Search small business social good social media social networking social networks software sports tech television trending tv twitter verizon video video games viral video web video Wordpress Yahoo youtube Join More Than 2.8

Naming 94

Naming Technical Review Social Media Startup 94

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 11, 2009

If you ask an expert in Facebook apps to come help build yours, youll usually hear the same advice: build your app for virality. Thats sensible advice; most people who have made a business on Facebook rely on the viral driver of growth. If you have a virally-growing app, you dont need the extra installs.

San Francisco 68

San Francisco Social Network Lean Continuous Deployment 68

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. Movies music myspace ONLINE VIDEO politics pop culture privacy Search small business social good social media social networking social networks software sports tech television trending tv twitter verizon video video games viral video web video Wordpress Yahoo youtube Join More Than 2.8

Web 111

Web Design Social Media Software Review 111

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. Movies music myspace ONLINE VIDEO politics pop culture privacy Search small business social good social media social networking social networks software sports tech television trending tv twitter verizon video video games viral video web video Wordpress Yahoo youtube Join More Than 2.8

Web 111

Web Design Social Media PHP 111

Lightspeed Venture Partners

JUNE 11, 2012

In 2009, viral growth through invitations and notification were the way that Facebook games could get discovered. As these channels became better policed, discovery moved to the feed. Publishers with a hugely successful hit game can often milk the IP with subsequent releases. Borrowing IP from another media.

IP 113

IP Distribution Viral Mobile 113

mashable.com

JULY 4, 2012

Get people who know about IP address, HTML and its impact on ranking, QR codes, NFC and other 21st Century marketing tools. viral video. viral videos. Sharks will continue to exploit it and make $$$ off idiots in marketing willing to pay for it. social media = we were an advertising or public relations firm in 2010. steve jobs.

Algorithm 93

Algorithm Technical Review San Francisco SEO 93

Occam's Razor

APRIL 29, 2013

When I search for "avinash" on Google I might rank #1 in the search results because I'm logged into my Google account, the engine has my search history, my computer IP address, it also has searches by others in my vicinity, local stories right now, and so many other signals.

Metrics 166

Metrics Marketing Search SEO 166