Analytics for Startups - Pre Product Market Fit

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#ANALYTICSfor Startups

(before Product Market Fit)

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PAUL BOYCE, CoFounder & CEO

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awesome session on #startup #analytics by @paulmboyce @lisbonchallenge

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startup = growth.http://www.paulgraham.com/growth.html

metrics exist to help you grow

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startup = finding PMF

metrics exist to help

you find Product Market Fit

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Where are you now?

Which way to

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PiratesRetention / CohortsFunnels Channel

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Quick Exercise:

What are the top metrics you watch daily?

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What’s more useful?

1000 signups - quantity1000 signups/wk - speed

7% more signups/wk (than last wk) - acceleration

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A “Good” Metric is:Ratio/Rate: “%, per hr/day” Comparative: “vs last week”Actionable: “not vanity”Understandable: “whole team”

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a good metricchanges your behaviour

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Pirate Metrics

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Pirate Metrics

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RETENTION METRICS

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“keeping as many users for

as long as possible.”

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value

if you aren’t retaining:● low LTV ● limited channels● less referrals ● Q: “are you giving value?”

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BAD RetentionCOHORTS SHRINK

SOURCE: Dan Wolchonok (Hubspot)

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GOOD RetentionCOHORTS RETAIN

SOURCE: Dan Wolchonok (Hubspot)

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“If you don’t have good retention, nothing else

matters.”

Brian Balfour, VP Growth, Hubspot

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How to build a retention curve:

go read this article:bit.ly/retention-curve

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so, how do I improve retention?

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Retention: Top 5000Android

apps

SOURCE: QUETTRA / ANDREW CHEN

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Day 1 retention has a massive impact.

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GOAL: Push the curve up.

prioritiseday1, week1

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find the value.

look at onboarding.

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Connect people to the value- in the shortest time.

facebook: 7 friends in 10 dayszapier: create your first Zapairbnb: find a “cool” listingtrello: create project, add coworkersintercom.io: send first message

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5 ideas to test:TARGET: first few days, especially D1● messaging● onboarding flow● find your “magic moment”● look at best users● get to value ASAP

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FUNNEL METRICS

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Deep Conversions: Playmode

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Funnel Strategy:

● Look for biggest drop-offs● Prefer upstream (benefits flow)● Create sub-funnels to zoom in

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Benchmarks.- how well are you doing?

(I pulled these from Lean Analytics book)

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The One Metric that Matters

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user content:pinterest: 14 mins, tumblr: 21 mins, facebook:60 mins

Time on Site: 17mins / day-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5-15% generate content80% content < 2% of users

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e-commerce:amazon: 9.6%, ebay: 11.5%

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startups: 1-3%

2% -> 10% : loyal | skus | repeat4.5% mobile searches >> purchase

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SaaS:Start Trial: 5-10%

Subscribe: 15-25%Churn: 2% <5%

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Upsell 20% (annual $)TRIALS: 20% serious | 20% casual | 60% curious

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5-7% weekly growth

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http://www.paulgraham.com/growth.html

awesome session on #startup #analytics by @paulmboyce @popcornmetrics

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Not all channels are equal.

(or, how to cut CAC by 40%)

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CHANNEL METRICSvia Google Analytics

(assuming you’ve got good retention)

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“which channels bring

the best users?”

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Channel Report + Events

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Channel Report + Events

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Pirate Metrics

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Where are you now?

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Process.turning guesses into facts

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1. get a baseline.2. get inspiration.3. prioritise ideas.4. run experiments.5. measure results.6. learn what works. 7. repeat.

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7step

formula:

Checklist:1. Focus on ONE part of AARRR2. Install tools3. Create High Level Funnel4. Create Cohort Report5. Create Retention Curve6. Figure out how to improve RetentionCould you drive from just one metric for the

next x months?

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Lastly:● NPM - net promoter score

(Sean Ellis)● Habits (Hooked, Nir Eyal)

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that blog post (again):

bit.ly/retention-curve

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I’m inspired by:

Alex Schultz (VP Growth Facebook),

Brian Balfour (VP Growth Hubspot), Dan Wolchonok (Growth Hubspot) Andrew Chen (essays on growth)

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here’s the code:

LC2016H1100X14(use before end Nov 2016)

questions?

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thank you.

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