SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
I did a presentation this week at Coloft that looked at how Non-Technical Founders can go about getting their MVP built. Once you build it, they will now ask you about the key metrics that they need proven in order to see if you really are a good investment. " Once you have the metrics defined, it focuses your effort.
Startup Lessons Learned
OCTOBER 4, 2008
Maybe youd like to start with The lean startup , How to listen to customers , or What does a startup CTO actually do? ) Because of IMVUs reputation, Ive also had the opportunity to serve as an advisor or board member for more than a dozen startups. It was by far the most intense and most rewarding experience of my professional life.
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Startup Lessons Learned
JULY 3, 2009
Ive been there: is it me or my cofounder thats crazy? Split-testing is great for linear optimization; making our landing pages, conversion rates, and retention metrics incrementally better day-in day-out. But it can also be used for evil - to convince people to abandon their senses and work on something that nobody will ever want.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
MARCH 11, 2014
My marketing site is hosted at WP Engines so … Jason: No wonder you get so much traffic. Well yeah, you could potentially find a cofounder. What I mean by that is startups nowadays that raise money have absolutely ludicrous metrics. And again, that doesn’t have the metrics that a VC wants. Edwin: Right.
Startup Lessons Learned
APRIL 9, 2009
dalelarson : "Metrics are people, too." leanstartup ericnsantos : #w2e #leanstartup Metrics should be Actionable, Accessible and Auditable. Metrics are a key questions startups face. Metrics are people too" is a reminder I constantly needed when I was a manager. ericries s talk on Lean Startups absolutely fantastic.
Ben's Blog
APRIL 28, 2010
VMware—Diane Greene. (*) While not technically cofounders, Andy Grove and Thomas Watson, Sr. Andy Grove was Intel’s third employee (after the two cofounders Robert Noyce and Gordon E. Despite this dynamic history, modern record company executives badly missed the most sweeping technical innovation—the Internet.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
OCTOBER 24, 2011
My co-hosts were Bob Walsh and Patrick Foley , hosts of the well-known Startup Success Podcast. How cofounders can collaborate without going crazy. Bob: I’ve come around to the opinion that the metric of how many people join X service is pretty worthless when it comes to monetization. Let me let Bob get in now.
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