Seeing Both Sides

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Conventional wisdom suggests that the most important metrics for a startup - such as unit economics, cost of acquisition, lifetime value, churn rates - typically get better with time. One of the themes I explore in the class is the tough reality that many metrics can actually get worse over time for a startup.

Metrics 20

Metrics Churn Rate Acquisition SEM 20

ConversionXL

AUGUST 21, 2014

In other words, growth slows, becomes stagnate or worse, churn is so bad, you’re losing more customers than you are gaining every month. That’s why you need to be simultaneously feeding your growth engine , while monitoring churn and your other startup metrics. Now to the case studies…. times per day on average.

Retention 106

Retention Churn Rate Metrics Software Review 106

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Lean Case provides standard business models & metrics, so you can apply a standard approach to business planning, modeling, and profitability tracking. The simplest way to track a company’s performance: have them give you access to their internal metrics dashboard. the Untouched Vertical. The VC Software Stack?—?the

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

andrewchenblog.com

JANUARY 28, 2010

Comments Click to download Freemium spreadsheet Background on this discussion Last year, the stupendous Daniel James co-hosted a talk with me on Lifetime Value metrics for subscription and virtual goods-based items. CPM/CPA/CPC) What do the intermediate metrics look like? impressions/CTR/etc) How does your signup funnel perform?

CPA 51

CPA Retention Viral Acquisition 51