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A Crystal Ball for your Internet Startup August 30, 2009 Mike Koss – StartPad.org StartupWeekend – BizSpark/Redmond
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Example (cont) 958 Unique (Last Month) 836 New Leave 89 Returns 91% (Attrition) Prediction: User Base Peak =  836/91% =  919
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Predict your internet startup's future growth and revenue with a simple user model

  • 1. A Crystal Ball for your Internet Startup August 30, 2009 Mike Koss – StartPad.org StartupWeekend – BizSpark/Redmond
  • 2. Your Site = Social Experiment
  • 3.
  • 4. A Simple Model Active User Base New Users Leave Stay % (Attrition)
  • 5. A Simple Example Max User Base = New Users/Attrition_rate (1,000)
  • 6.
  • 8. Example (cont) 958 Unique (Last Month) 836 New Leave 89 Returns 91% (Attrition) Prediction: User Base Peak = 836/91% = 919
  • 9. A “Freemium” Model Organic New Users Paid Viral Free Trial Users % Conversion Rates % % $$$ Subscription Users Referrals % Leave % Leave %
  • 10.
  • 11.
  • 12.