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  • Startup Metrics for Pirates: AARRR! Future of Web Apps Oct 2009 Dave McClure, Founders Fund http://www.foundersfund.com/ http://500hats.typepad.com/ http://slideshare.net/dmc500hats/
  • Why Im Here: To Kick Your ASS.
    • The Basics
    • 5 Steps: Startup Metrics for Pirates ( AARRR ! )
    • Iterate, Measure, Optimize. Build a Feedback Loop. ( Loop. Loop. )
    • KILL a FEATURE . Something Sucks. Find It. Kill it. NOW .
    YOUR SILLY FUCKING HOPES & DREAMS, ABOUT TO BE CRUSHED THE REALITY : U SUCK , YOUR PRODUCT SUCKS , & U WILL FAIL HARD.
  • Dave McClure
      • 2001-2009:
      • Startup Investor: 500 Hats LLC, Founders Fund
      • Tech Marketing : PayPal, Simply Hired, Mint
      • Advisor, Angel Investor : 40+ Startups
      • Conf. Organizer : Web 2.0, OReilly, Startonomics
      • Stanford Visiting Lecturer : Facebook, Startup Metrics
      • 80s & 90s:
      • Entrepreneur : Founder/CEO Aslan Computing (acq.)
      • Developer : Windows Apps / SQL DB Admin
      • User Groups : E-Commerce, Internet, Client-Server
      • Engineer : Johns Hopkins 88, BS Eng / Applied Math
    GEEK, CODER, ENTREPRENEUR D-list Blogger, Marketing Hack, Wanna-be Angel/VC
  • Angel Investments (Personal, 13 deals, 2004-2008)
  • Professional Investments (2009) FF Angel 12 deals @$50-250K fbFund REV 22 deals @ ~$15-75K
  • Web 2.0: Hell Yes , Good Times.
    • # Users, Bandwidth = Bigger .
    • Lower Startup Costs = Smaller .
    • PPC, E-Com $ Growing = Better .
    • Collect Usage Metrics in Real-Time
    • Decisions Based on Measured User Behavior
  • Be Bold. Be Humble.
    • 20% Inspiration + 80% Perspiration
    • Long-term: Audacity + Creative Inspiration
    • Short-term: Humility + Analytic Rigor
    • READ: To The Smartest Person in the Room
    • (Chris McDonough)
  • Optimize 4 Happiness (both User + Business)
    • Define States of User + Business Value
    • Prioritize (Estimate) Relative Value of Each State
    • Move Users: Lower Value -> Higher Value
    • Optimize for User Happiness / Business $$$
    • Achieve Low Cost + High Value @ Scale
    $$$
  • The Startup Metrics Religion
    • Progress Features ( Less = More )
    • Focus on User Experience (& Distribution )
    • Measure Conversion ; Compare 2+ Options
    • Fast, Frequent Iteration (+ Feedback Loop )
    • Keep it Simple & Actionable
  • Minimize TOTAL time through the loop LEARN BUILD MEASURE IDEAS CODE DATA Source: Eric Ries, The Lean Startup
  • Startup Metrics for Pirates
    • A cquisition: users come to site from various channels
    • A ctivation: users enjoy 1 st visit: " happy experience
    • R etention: users come back , visit site multiple times
    • R eferral: users like product enough to refer others
    • R evenue: users conduct some monetization behavior
    (note: If youre in a hurry, Google Startup Metrics & watch 5m video) AARRR !
  • AARRR!: 5-Step Startup Metrics Model Website.com R evenue $$$ Biz Dev Ads, Lead Gen, Subscriptions, ECommerce A CQUISITION SEO SEM Apps & Widgets Affiliates Email PR Biz Dev Campaigns, Contests Direct, Tel, TV Social Networks Blogs Domains R etention Emails & Alerts System Events & Time-based Features Blogs, RSS, News Feeds
  • The Startup Pyramid (Sean Ellis, Startup-Marketing.com) [email_address] Blog: startup-marketing.com
  • Startup Challenges
    • Startups have problems in 3 key areas:
      • Management : Setting Priorities, Defining Key Metrics, Creating Dashboard, Reporting Progress
      • Product : Building the Right Features, Getting Product Out Quickly, Testing for User Conversion / Adoption
      • Marketing : Accessing Web 2.0 Channels (Search, Social, Viral, New Media), Cost-Efficient Distribution
  • Role: Founder/CEO
    • Q: Which Metrics? Why?
    • A: Focus on Critical Few Actionable Metrics
      • (if you dont use the metric to make a decision, its not actionable)
    • Hypothesize Customer Lifecycle
    • Target ~3-5 Conversion Events (tip: Less = More)
    • Test, Measure, Iterate to Improve
  • Role: Product / Engineering
    • Q: What Features to Build? Why? When are you Done?
    • A: Easy-to-Find , Fun / Useful , Unique Features that
    • Increase Conversion (stop iterating when increase decelerates)
    • Wireframes = Conversion Steps
    • Measure, A/B Test, Iterate FAST (daily/weekly)
    • Optimize for Conversion Improvement
      • 80% on existing feature optimization
      • 20% on new feature development
  • KILL A FEATURE. Something Sucks . Find It. KILL It.
    • STOP ADDING FEATURES.
    • Find the ONE THING that users LOVE .
    • How to figure out? TAKE. SHIT. AWAY .
    • When they SCREAM , youve FOUND it.
    • Then Bring it Back Only Better.
    • Tip: KILL a Feature Every Week .
  • Role: Marketing / Sales
    • Q: What channels? Which users? Why?
    • A: High Volume (#), Low Cost ($), High Conv (%)
    • Design & Test Multiple Marketing Channels + Campaigns
    • Select & Focus on Best-Performing Channels & Themes
    • Optimize for conversion to target CTAs, not just site/landing page
    • Match/Drive channel cost to/below revenue potential
    • Low-Hanging Fruit:
      • Blogs
      • SEO/SEM
      • Landing Pages
      • Automated Emails
  • One Step at a Time.
      • Make a Good Product : Activation & Retention
      • Market the Product : Acquisition & Referral
      • Make Money : Revenue & Profitability
    You probably cant save your Ass and your Face at the same time choose carefully . DMC
  • Links & Resources
    • Additional References:
    • Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion Robert Cialdini (book)
    • Putting the Fun in Functional Amy Jo Kim (etech 2006 preso)
    • Futuristic Play Andrew Chen (blog)
    • Dont Make Me Think Steve Krug (book)
    • Designing for the Social Web Joshua Porter (book, website)
    • Startup Lessons Learned Eric Ries (blog)
    • Customer Development Methodology Steve Blank (presentation, blog )
    • Startup-Marketing.com Sean Ellis (blog)
    • KISSmetrics.com Hiten Shah / Neil Patel (website)
    • How To Pitch a VC Dave McClure (slides, NSFW)

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