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APPNATION IV SAN FRANCISCO, CA DECEMBER 11-12, 2012 10 GOOD MINUTES WITH MITCHELL WEISMAN Founder & CEO, LifeStreet Media UNLEASHING THE POTENTIAL OF THE APP ECONOMY APPNATION IV SAN FRANCISCO, CA DECEMBER 11-12, 2012

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1. 10 GOOD MINUTES WITH MITCHELL WEISMAN Founder & CEO, LifeStreet Media UNLEASHING THE POTENTIAL OF THE APP ECONOMYAPPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012 2. 10 Good Minutes: Where to Begin?... Answer: break the problem into smaller & smaller pieces:APPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012 3. Start here: 10 Good Seconds (only 9 minutes left to go.)APPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012 4. Next, 10 Pretty Good Seconds Mitchells Kid Mitchell Mitchells Kids FishAPPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012 5. Next, 10 Pretty Good Seconds About me Founder / CEO LifeStreet Media 13 years ad tech executive 7 years VC/private equity LifeStreet Media at a glance Display advertising platform Social and mobile in-app markets Customer acquisition: > 225 million installs Inventory monetization: > $125 million paid out Recent $66 investmentAPPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012 6. Todays discussion:3 Big Things for the App Economy Each of which requires getting very small.APPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012 7. First, a word about data and chartsAPPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012 8. Example: a have to sneeze chartAPPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012 9. Example: a have to pee chartAPPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012 10. Example: Data MiningAPPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012 11. Example: Data Mining InsightAPPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012 12. 3 Big Things Thing #1: Averages Lie Think smaller! Thing #2: Real Time Bidding (RTB) is Huge Because its small! Thing #3: High Velocity Testing has Come of Age Allowing us to think small!APPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012 13. 3 Big Things Thing #1: Averages Lie Think smaller! Thing #2: Real Time Bidding (RTB) is Huge Because its small! Thing #3: High Velocity Testing has Come of Age Allowing us to think small!APPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012 14. Thing#1: Averages Lie StatisticianAPPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012 15. Thing#1: Averages Lie StatisticianAPPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012 16. Thing #1: Averages Lie User group #2, avg. value = $10.00User group #1, avg. value = $1.00APPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012 17. 3 Big Things Thing #1: Averages Lie Think smaller! Thing #2: Real Time Bidding (RTB) is Huge Because its small! Thing #3: High Velocity Testing has Come of Age Allowing us to think small!APPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012 18. But first, 10 More Good Seconds (several minutes down, a few left to go.)APPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012 19. Thing #2: Real Time Biddingis really, really BIG $2B RTB ad spend in 2012 $13.9B expected in 2016 88% YOY growth in RTB inventory (Q3 2012 vs. Q3 2011) Fastest growing segment of digital advertising Mobile represents 15% of total RTB inventoryAPPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012 20. Before Real Time Bidding, you could only buy big groupsof impressions. Non-RTB = Buying Big Pricing = $.65 CPM for a Big group of impressions 1 price for MANY DIFFERENT: Apps Countries Devices OS versions Connection typesAPPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012 21. What do you bid for this big group of impressions with so manydifferent variables?APPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012 22. RTB: the ultimate de-averaging tool Non-RTB = Buying Big RTB Pricing = Buying Small $.79 $.32 $.24 $1.90 Pricing = $.65 CPM $.16 $.87 $.96 $.54 for a Big group of $2.59 $.64 $3.37 $.11 impressions $1.54 $.48 $1.09 $2.88 1 price for MANY DIFFERENT: Different prices for EACH Apps impression! Countries Devices OS versions Connection typesAPPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012 23. 3 Big Things Thing #1: Averages Lie Think smaller! Thing #2: Real Time Bidding (RTB) is Huge Because its small! Thing #3: High Velocity Testing has Come of Age Allowing us to think small!APPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012 24. Static, Manual Testing is No Longer AcceptableAPPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012 25. Automated, Perpetual High VelocityTesting is Required to Win in Todays App Economy APPNATION IV SAN FRANCISCO, CA DECEMBER 11-12, 2012 26. Example: 23 Rounds of Testing,Yield Lift > 1,000% Testing Period # Test Rounds Total Ads Tested Compound Yield Lift 45 Days 23 67 1800% Lift 80% 2000% Yield Lifts 70% 1800% 1600% 60% 1400% 50% 1200% Compound Yield Lift Yield per Test 40% 1000% 30% 800% 600% 20% 400% 10% 200% Layout 0% 0%APPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012 27. Recap: 3 Big Things That Require Going Small. Thing #1: Averages Lie Think smaller! Thing #2: Real Time Bidding (RTB) is Huge Because its small! Thing #3: High Velocity Testing has Come of Age Allowing us to think small!APPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012 28. Common thread = granularity = getting small Sometimes you have to break it down to release the full potentialAPPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012 29. In closing, 10 Last Good SecondsAPPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012 30. Oops, wrong 10 seconds. Here it is. {Thank you for you kind attention.} {Enjoy the rest of your day.}APPNATION IVSAN FRANCISCO, CADECEMBER 11-12, 2012