Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
Heck, in Silicon Valley even the waiters can do it.). Use Skype or Google+ Hangouts for team conversations. Create a “ viral ” landing page, with LaunchRock or KickoffLabs. and Balsamiq and throwing together a web site. What are the steps in building a web site? Size the market opportunity.
Version One Ventures
OCTOBER 31, 2016
Growth hacking and growth teams are so commonplace today, at least inside Silicon Valley, that it’s easy to forget that “growth” (as we know it now) is a relatively new phenomenon. Here are some highlights from the conversation. . Virality and marketplaces: generally low, but…. New platforms as distribution tools.
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Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 11, 2014
” Sean is somebody widely respected in Silicon Valley (although he now lives in SoCal) for having helped many early-stage companies go through major growth periods by quantitatively testing features with audiences to help diagnose what led to growth. If you can’t do this, nothing else really matters.
Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 16, 2009
Business Model Affects Metrics and Exit Criteria Web-based Business Model Exit Criteria In a web-business model you’re looking for traffic, users, conversion, virality, etc – not revenue. That’s no longer the case in Silicon Valley. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.
SoCal CTO
NOVEMBER 10, 2009
Visible networking is turning into a really great opportunity to get to know people better, get to meet new people, and have some interesting conversations. My first job out of school was at one of the early bioinformatics companies in Silicon Valley, working as the head of technical services. It sounds interesting.
Agile VC
MAY 26, 2011
Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round).
ConversionXL
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
Neither would have achieved virality had customers not received something tangible for their efforts. In the acquisition phase, measure these performance metrics: Customer acquisition cost Conversion rate Website traffic Click-through rate Bounce rate Quality of leads. Is your website optimized for conversions ? Activation.
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