SoCal CTO

MARCH 11, 2013

If you do build the MVP and show it to them, they will ask you about your metrics. They really want metrics, not a product. Cases Where a Mockup is Not Enough There are a few cases where mockups or clickable prototypes may not be enough: Usability, interaction design, etc. Results of Algorithms.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Where’s the mystery (see Matching Algorithm )? What are your key Startup Metrics ? How concerned are we about design for mobile? Obviously, it's far simpler to aim for browser-based systems and basically aim your design to work okay on mobile devices with some additional effort on the part of the user. Administrators?

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Where’s the mystery (see Matching Algorithm )? What are your key Startup Metrics ? How concerned are we about design for mobile? Obviously, it's far simpler to aim for browser-based systems and basically aim your design to work okay on mobile devices with some additional effort on the part of the user. Administrators?

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Developer Founder Viral Oauth 384

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2020

By including correct algorithms and pattern recognition, you can identify their preferences, interests, requirements, etc. Such metrics can also help identify the right products to be marketed in front of the customer, resonating marketing strategy, suitable medium to interact with the customer, etc.

Technical Review 155

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Board Effect

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Memorial Health has leveraged data and tools to optimize patient flow across their six hospitals, and also used advanced AI algorithms for patient monitoring. Use Metrics for Effective Resource Allocation Staff efficiency is important for organizations contending with shortages and burnout.

Technical Review 98

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 18, 2018

Get Familiar With Keyword Metrics: There are three metrics that should always be considered. Google’s Adwords Keyword Tool can give this metric, but only for premium accounts, with paid for search results ads. As the algorithm that search engines use evolves, so can SEO tactics. Links and Amplification.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

As with most platforms, there are metrics that matter, and vanity metrics. With YouTube, for organic, average view duration (AVD) and click-through rate (CTR) should be prioritized over YouTube search optimization, descriptions, tags, and other vanity metrics. Both metrics represent high engagement.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 15, 2020

We use experiments to gather information necessary to validate what we think or feel is the right thing to do with a feature or design element. Instead of trusting our gut experiments use metrics and data to validate our beliefs. It’s not a matter of either trusting our intuition or running endless experiments.

Software Review 165

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Poor Design & Navigation. If the design fails to impress them, it’s very likely that they will close it. In truth, a crisp and clean design that celebrates your brand with the right colour schemes is best. Whether taking the DIY approach or using a professional web design service, mobile optimisation is vital. .

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Sales Software Review Social Media eCommerce 113

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

APRIL 5, 2010

In the quest for optimization, A/B tests, metrics, and funnels, we're in danger of losing the fun and value of creative work. Still, every article I read turns the creative process of business and product design into Vulcanian objectivity. Tags: Essays design fun metrics persona philosophy productivity.

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Board Effect

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Ethics: An AI framework should incorporate ethical guidelines for responsible use to ensure fairness, transparency and accountability in AI algorithms and decision-making processes. Include mechanisms and metrics for evaluation in your framework, as well as goals for impact and effectiveness.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Framework Government Software Review 52

Occam's Razor

JULY 24, 2018

work (collection, processing, reporting, analysis), processes, org structure, governance models, last-mile gaps , metrics ladders of awesomeness , and… so… much… more. Remember, tools, work, processes, org structure, governance models, last-mile gaps, metrics ladders of awesomeness, and… so… much… more. The Implications of Complexity.

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ConversionXL

JULY 2, 2019

To answer them, we knew that we would need to capture before-and-after metrics. Don’t try to make a dashboard with all the metrics you can imagine. Focus on the essential metrics that will answer your questions—build an MVP, not a behemoth. How we measured the performance of our analytics team. Prototype the dashboard.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Like with SEO, there are rules you need to follow (to satisfy algorithms), best practices (depending on your goals and audience), and consistent testing and optimization. We can’t rely on install metrics alone to substantiate success. Otherwise, you’ll live in an inflated metrics loop that doesn’t reflect true, long-term value.

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Metadata Technical Review Retention Metrics 121

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 14, 2021

In this article, we’ll share key brand tracking metrics and methods for how to measure and optimize your success. Key brand tracking metrics. Supplement brand loyalty metrics with qualitative measures such as brand associations and perceived quality, as these can give you insight into why customers intend to repurchase.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Many companies don’t reach the next phase either because their leadership doesn’t adapt as an organization or because they don’t design processes that lead to scaled outcomes. The best CEOs realize that they must transition from being individual contributors to team builders and adjudicators who settle conflicts of “resource allocations.”

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

I also read - The Difference Between Apple and Microsoft Marketing that tells us: Apples marketing is designed for Time Poor buyers, while Microsofts is designed for Time Rich buyers. I would agree that Apples product design would suggest that it aims at Time Poor buyers. Its certainly something to keep in mind.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 6, 2016

And though there are many forms in AI, in this post we’ll dive into the specific one we built Sentient Ascend with: evolutionary algorithms. A Primer on Evolutionary Algorithms. So, what are evolutionary algorithms? Key to the evolution of algorithms and the selection of good genes is a notion of fitness.

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View from Seed

MARCH 1, 2016

Are you bringing an army of algorithm authors to attack a sleep non-technical industry? Even if you didn’t pitch a particular investor for your previous round, if you contextualize your raise around “Seed was designed to do X, we did X, Series A is designed to do Y” you’re showcasing your foresight and execution powerfully.

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Founder Technical Review Cofounder Non-Compete 120

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Nowadays nearly every online shop utilizes some sort of product recommendation engine, which is no wonder, as these systems, if set up and configured properly can significantly boost revenues, CTRs, conversions, and other important metrics. This is a very important metric when evaluating a recommender system.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 31, 2021

For this article, let’s consider just two metrics—an engagement metric—social shares and an SEO metric—keyword rank. Shares are often considered a ‘vanity metric’ in the sense they don’t always directly help a business generate more revenue. Social media is subject to changes in algorithms, updates and features.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 16, 2020

It’s based on gathering quality user feedback that drives changes to your design, copy, and funnels. But if you need to understand the why, not just the what, as part of your design process, or if you are dealing with a low traffic website or app, nothing beats an iterative qualitative user experience test process.

Technical Review 92

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

An investor had few hard metrics other than the actual financials, and little technology to make the process scaleable. Over the past few decades, better metrics became available, and investors could take a more analytical, data-driven approach. Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 13, 2017

A growth team, however, is largely overlapped with product, engineering, and design as well. Anyone who figured out how to game Google’s algorithm (aka SEO) was leveraging both creativity and analytics to rapidly grow their company. There’s lot of overlap, but what it comes down to is metrics and goals. Product Designer.

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Analytics Engineer SEO Channel 99

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 11, 2015

Technologies change, businesses change, customer tastes change, and (maybe most important of all) the Google algorithm changes. By hanging onto the good bits, you allow yourself and your designers to focus on the parts that don’t make the cut. What about conversion metrics? Look hard at the competition. Go to the data.

Small Business 48

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ConversionXL

JUNE 8, 2017

Design and orchestrate experiments. And if you are in SaaS, you could certainly work also with the AARRR framework designed by Dave McClure : Image Source. Algorithmic segments. This is a correlative metric – a behavioral cohort used as a heuristic for growth. Algorithmic segments. Measure and iterate.

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Programming Revenue Analytics Software Review 97

Up and Running

APRIL 17, 2018

As you design your website, consider how your customers will interact with your business. Ask employees (preferably ones that are unfamiliar with the website design) to complete a set list of tasks on your website. How will you know if your website is working for you if you never look at your metrics?

SEO 80

SEO eCommerce Analytics Software Review 80

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 12, 2016

With every Google algorithm update, conventional wisdom on SEO has crumbled and risen anew from the ashes. SEMRush explains : While user behavior data isn’t the top-ranked signal just yet, Google continues to integrate machine learning and artificial intelligence into its algorithm to interpret SERPs like a human would.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2021

So then, how does one design and create a vibrant, highly visible website to the millions of cyber eyes out there searching, often seeking exactly what you are promoting? The search engines have constantly changing metrics and algorithms by which they assess your site. Invisible websites don’t work. It’s that simple.

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.Net SEO Engineer Search 90

YoungUpstarts

JULY 31, 2011

Both these tools use a proprietary algorithm consisting of 40 different metrics, to track and score bloggers and tweeters – in any language and country – according to their influence. “With BlogLevel and TweetLevel , we can consider influence more holistically.

Social Media 184

Social Media Algorithm Public Relations Asia 184

Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 18, 2019

There was tons of metrics there and I know there’s a lot of marketeers listening. So I will basically give you one metric, that we used within Google while we were working with Google’s biggest clients, and that is the speed index. There’s just tons of metrics. Lukas Haensch: Yeah.

Java 40

Java Metrics Mobile Technical Review 40

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

The new design improved on the old one in several ways, but these improvements didnt translate all the way through the funnel. Usually, I think that means youve lost some good aspect of the old design. The designers might be telling you that the new design looks much better than the old one, and thats probably true.

San Francisco 166

San Francisco Lean Technical Review Continuous Deployment 166

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 2, 2011

She was the former CTO of Cisco Systems from 1998-2000, and is on the boards of Disney and Packet Design and was a board member at Sun and FedEx for many years. The point here is that you can have very different and all valid success metrics, but it is important to keep in mind what you are trying to accomplish with your startup venture.

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CTO Hire Startup Algorithm Leadership 118

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

In any experiment, some metric within some group usually changes, but whether we’ve invested in the statistical rigor to discover it is another question altogether.”. Knowing these finer details can help meaningfully shift your metrics in a positive direction, where they may have once been plateauing. Image Source.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 24, 2017

Everyone has railed against these practices ( including us , many times), but it still seems that much of the industry is focused on short term metrics and surface level changes. research, data analysis, UX, psychology, copywriting, design and many more skills).”. For example, a web designer. In many cases it’s already true.

Conversion 48

Conversion Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Analytics 48

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Most criminal defense law firms have websites, but many are missing the mark on SEO — either because the site is poorly designed or because their Google rank is too low. Google’s algorithms have become pretty good in penalizing content that is poorly written, stuffed with unnatural keywords, and is overly lawyerly. Trustworthiness.

SEO 158

SEO Reputation Social Media Audience 158

Up and Running

JUNE 27, 2018

Define success metrics before your campaign starts, then measure your effectiveness during and after the campaign. A social media presence is not enough for online visibility, especially in light of Facebook’s recent algorithm change possibly affecting even the biggest publishers on the social platform. Did your strategies work?

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Marketing Social Media Campaign Sales Cycle 109