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Startup Metrics for Pirates (SeedCamp 2008)Presentation Transcript
Startup Metrics for Pirates AARRR! SeedCamp 2008 University College London 09/16/08 Dave McClure, Master of 500 Hats http://500hats.typepad.com/ http://www.500hats.com/ http://slideshare.net/dmc500hats/
AARRR!: 5-Step Startup Metrics Model Website.com R evenue $$$ Biz Dev Ads, Lead Gen, Subscriptions, ECommerce A CQUISITION SEO SEM Apps & Widgets Affiliates Email PR Biz Dev Campaigns, Contests Direct, Tel, TV Social Networks Blogs Domains R etention Emails & Alerts System Events & Time-based Features Blogs, RSS, News Feeds
Disclaimer
I’m not rich
I’m lazy
I’m easily distracted (ADD)
I’ve failed more than succeeded
I’m a crappy (but entertaining) blogger
I’m often wrong (but never in doubt)
500 Startups (500=13)
Web 2.0: What’s So Special?
Startup Costs = lower
# Users, Bandwidth = bigger
Online Adv / E-Com = still growing
Collect Usage Metrics in Real-Time
Make Decisions based on User Behavior
Startup Metrics: An Overview
Business Plans are BULLSHIT
Revenue Projections are Hockey Stick Delusions
Features Don’t Matter … [Measured] Conversion Matters
Offline PR, “Big-Bang” Launches are Stupid & Expensive
FAIL. WIN!
Reality = Conversion Events => Measured User Behavior
Conversion + Usability => Design + Development (not vice versa)
Success = Evolution not Revolution (modify, measure, iterate)
Startup Metrics: An Overview
What Really Matters:
Passion for Problem/Solution + Hypothesis of Customer Lifecycle
1-pg Business Model : Prioritized Matrix of (User Types + Conversion Events)
Critical, Few, Actionable Metrics + Dashboard of (Measured User Behavior)
Velocity of (Product Execution + Cycle Time of Testing ) * Iteration
20% Inspiration + 80% Perspiration
Long-term: Audacity + Creative Inspiration
Short-term: Humility + Analytic Rigor
Startup Metrics: Passion vs Precision
“ Solve a Problem” = Passion
“ Optimize the Solution” = Precision
On the Other Hand…
“ Precision” is Illusion
Data is fuzzy
Collecting data takes time & effort
Keep Metrics Simple & Actionable
What’s The Best Metric ? Users, Pages, Clicks, Emails, $$$
Q: Which Would You Prefer?
1,000,000 one-time, unregistered unique visitors
500,000 visitors who view 2+ pages / stay 10+ sec
200,000 visitors who clicked on a link or button
20,000 registered users w/ email address
1,000 monthly subscribers @ $10/mo
200 passionate fans who refer 5+ users / month
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
AARRR !
AARRR!: 5-Step Startup Metrics Model Website.com R evenue $$$ Biz Dev Ads, Lead Gen, Subscriptions, ECommerce A CQUISITION SEO SEM Apps & Widgets Affiliates Email PR Biz Dev Campaigns, Contests Direct, Tel, TV Social Networks Blogs Domains R etention Emails & Alerts System Events & Time-based Features Blogs, RSS, News Feeds
Q: What’s My Business Model?
Can be one of the following:
Get Users (= Acquisition, Referral)
Drive Usage (= Activation, Retention)
Make Money (= Revenue*)
* ideally profitable revenue
Note: eventually need to turn Users/Usage -> Money
Role: Founder/CEO
Q: Which Metrics? Why?
A: Focus on Critical Few Actionable Metrics
(if you don’t use the metric to make a decision, it’s not actionable)
Hypothesize Customer Lifecycle
Target ~3-5 Conversion Events (tip: Less = More)
Test, Measure, Iterate to Improve
The 1-Page Business Model (Users + Conversions + Priorities)
Q1: What types of people use your website?
Visitor = Average User / Buyer
Contributor = Content Contributor / Seller
Distributor = Passionate Fan (unpaid) / Affiliate (paid)
1 2 3
The 1-Page Business Model (Users + Conversions + Priorities) Q2: What actions could they take to help you or them ? 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 3 2 1 3 2
Role: Product / Engineering
Q: What to Build? Why?
A: Build Features that Increase Conversion
Wireframes = Conversion Steps
Measure, A/B Test, Iterate FAST (daily/weekly)
Optimize for Conversion Improvement
80% on existing feature optimization
20% on new feature development
Example Conversion Metrics (note: *not* actuals… your mileage may vary) Stage Conversion Status Conv. % Est. Value (*not* cost) Acquisition Visitors -> Site/Widget/Landing Page (2+ pages, 10+ sec, 1+ clicks = don’t abandon) 60% $.05 Activation “ Happy” 1 st Visit; Usage/Signup (clicks/time/pages, email/profile reg, feature usage) 15% $.25 Retention Users Come Back; Multiple Visits (1-3x visits/mo; email/feed open rate / CTR) 5% $1 Referral Users Refer Others (cust sat >=8; viral K factor > 1; ) 1% $5 Revenue Users Pay / Generate $$$ (first txn, break-even, target profitability) 2% $10
Role: Marketing / Sales
Q: What channels? Which users? Why?
A: High Volume (#), Low Cost ($), 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
Example Marketing Channels disclaimer: estimates of vol, cost/user, time & effort are subjective – actual costs are dependent on your specific business
Startup Priorities
Diff’rent Strokes for Diff’rent Folks:
Make a Good Product : Activation & Retention
Market the Product : Acquisition & Referral
Make Money : Revenue & Profitability
Startup Metrics Activation
Website.com
Activation Criteria:
10-30+ seconds
2-3+ page views
3-5+ clicks
1 key feature usage
do LOTS of landing page & A/B tests – make lots of dumb guesses & iterate FAST Activation SEO SEM Apps & Widgets Affiliates Email PR Biz Dev Campaigns, Contests Direct, Tel, TV Social Networks Blogs Domains
Activation What do users do on their first visit?
Example Activation Goals
Click on something!
Account sign up / Emails
Referrals / Tell a friend
Widgets / Embeds
Low Bounce Rate
Activation Tips
Less is more
Focus on user experience / usability
Provide incentives & call to actions
Test and iterate continuously
Activation What do users do on their first visit?
Key Metrics to Track
Pages per visit
Time on site
Conversions
Activation
Tools
Crazy Egg (Visual Click Mapping)
crazyegg.com
Google Website Optimizer (A/B & Multivariate Testing)
Retention SEO SEM Apps & Widgets Affiliates Email PR Biz Dev Campaigns, Contests Direct, Tel, TV Social Networks Blogs Domains Emails & Alerts System Events & Time-based Features Blogs, RSS, News Feeds
Website.com Focus on driving referrals * after * users have a “ happy ” experience; avg score >= 8 out of 10 Referral Acquisition SEO SEM Apps & Widgets Affiliates Email PR Biz Dev Campaigns, Contests Direct, Tel, TV Social Networks Blogs Domains Retention Emails & Alerts System Events & Time-based Features Blogs, RSS, News Feeds
Referral How do users refer others?
Referral Methods
Send to Friend: Email / IM
Social Media
Widgets / Embeds
Affiliates
Referral Viral Growth Factor
Viral Growth Factor = X * Y * Z
X = % of users who invite other people
Y = average # of people that they invited
Z = % of users who accepted an invitation
A viral growth factor > 1 means an exponential organic user acquisition.
Website.com Revenue This is the part *you* still have to figure out… (we don’t know jack about your business) R evenue $$$ Biz Dev Ads, Lead Gen, Subscriptions, ECommerce Acquisition SEO SEM Apps & Widgets Affiliates Email PR Biz Dev Campaigns, Contests Direct, Tel, TV Social Networks Blogs Domains Retention Emails & Alerts System Events & Time-based Features Blogs, RSS, News Feeds
Revenue How do you make money?
Revenue Tips
Don’t Rely on AdSense (only)
Start Free => 2% “ Freemium ”
Subscription / Recurring transactions
Qualify your customers -> Lead generation (arbitrage)
Sell something! (physical or virtual)
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)
“ Don’t Make Me Think ”, Steve Krug (book)
“ A Theory of Fun ”, Raph Koster (book, website)
“ Designing for the Social Web ”, Joshua Porter (book, website)
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