2008 Agile Conversion Retention 
Ben's Blog
MAY 15, 2020
Finally, we’ll zoom out and assess the big picture: how various categories of company may be impacted long-term, how this crisis compares to 2008 (and what that means for early-stage founders), and the industries and business models that are now prime for growth. Transcript: Hi, and welcome to the a16z podcast. I’m Lauren Murrow.
Startup Lessons Learned
APRIL 14, 2009
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. With a product development team that is not shipping, any agile methodology will surface major problems quickly. Great post! Expo SF (May.
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Startup Lessons Learned
JULY 3, 2009
Split-testing is great for linear optimization; making our landing pages, conversion rates, and retention metrics incrementally better day-in day-out. Remember that we can use split-testing for both the problem team and solution team, and that causes a lot of confusion. If youre not doing both, youre missing out. . Expo SF (May.
Startup Lessons Learned
AUGUST 24, 2009
So I generally feel right at home in these conversations. And anytime you strike a deal for digital distribution of any content, insist that your creators be given real-time access to the big-picture metrics: not just downloads, but engagement, retention and replay. Expo SF (May. Conference streaming, sponsors, discounted tickets.
Startup Lessons Learned
JUNE 22, 2009
Each has its own iterative process: customer development and agile development respectively. Some startups fail because the founders cant have this conversation - they either blow up when they try, or they fail to change because they are afraid of conflict. And how do you pick a new direction? Both are lethal outcomes. Expo SF (May.
Duct Tape Marketing
MAY 23, 2019
Jenny Blake: I was there for five and a half years, and halfway into my time there … During that five years, the company grew from 6,000 to 36,000 employees, and one major issue became retention. Even just the visibility of what roles are open, and how do I grow into them, and how do I have those conversations with my manager.
Startup Lessons Learned
MARCH 24, 2009
At IMVU , we would routinely find retention effects that would stem from registration changes and have impact days or weeks later. Each of those levers -- conversion rate, action/user, msgs/action, etc. -- are important when thinking about how and why users engage with your product. Combining agile development with customer developm.
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