2. Mission
“To empower people with the knowledge and
inspiration needed to grow and strengthen their most
important relationships for a lifetime of happiness”
Business Products Performance Competitors Secret Sauce Conclusion
4. Products and Customers
Standard Website Standard App
Premium Website
Business Products Performance Competitors Secret Sauce Conclusion
5. Business Model
Gain users for
network
effect and
data
Subscription
based income
model
Sell
advertisement
space
Value
and
Revenue
Business Products Performance Competitors Secret Sauce Conclusion
6. Company and Performance
• Today’s Financials:
• Private company, owns 14% of
$2.4B dating service industry ($340M)
• > 66M users, ~800K subscribers (1.2%)
• 2M eH marriages, divorce rate 3.86%
Turn results into insights
Convert users to paid
subscribers
Become leading match-
making site in their segment
GOALS
Business Products Performance Competitors Secret Sauce Conclusion
8. Competitors
Serious relationships only, no casual daters
Double Match.com prices
Higher quality matches
Quicker and more thorough sign-up process
Less modern app features
vs.
Business Products Performance Competitors Secret Sauce Conclusion
10. Conclusion
YES, eHarmony is successful
eHarmony
Entry Threat
Buyer Power
CompetitorsSubstitutes
Supplier
Power
Risks:
1. Expansion challenges (saturated
niches and cultural differences)
2. Not attracting subscribers
3. Founder Dr. Warren death
Business Products Performance Competitors Secret Sauce Conclusion
Reason for choice:
India project
it’s a very interesting internet service space - relies a lot on network effect, issues with loyalty
First lets begin with the problem eHarmony is addressing:
Basically dating and searching for long term relationships has changed over the course of time to become more of a partnership search and friendship for compatibility rather than a formal arrangement
What are some ways or setting you guys find someone to date?
Activity – common interests, but risk of narrowing pool too much
Broker – expand pool a little more, but risk bias of friend and still limited network
Market – random meetings or parties (chance), good for lots of people, but risk little info, not knowing intentions, time consuming
Candidate pool, info on person, info on interest
eHarmony acts as a broker who analyzes other peoples’ interests and profile information, but also expands the pool significantly with the power of internet. They saw an opportunity to help singles search for long term relationships
After Dr. Warren and Forgatch founded eHarmony, they received $3M investment from companies and investors which allowed them to launch in 2000 during the .com bubble. They have received patents for their research and matchmaking algorithm which is huge for competitive advantage and currently they have 10-15K new users per day
But they have also had bumps along the way:
It started off as an informational site but then became a matchmaking site.
In 2005 they appointed a new CEO because investors needed assurance that the leader had experience in high growth markets
They have also encountered many law suits because they segmented their market so much and filter out a lot of people (casual daters, gay searchers)
In 2012, the coFounder Warren (78 years old) came out of retirement to go back as CEO to close unprofitable international operations, switch advertisers, change the board etc
2-3min mark
Subscriptions of $60/m or $20/m for year
Subscription = bulk month sales
40-50%
1min
Paid do-it-yourself
Free do-it-yourself
Niche sites
Social Networks
Match is biggest competitor (IAC owns 24% market)
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Eharmony fits in paid do it yourself but it’s algorithm and assisted communication makes it more like a broker. They also segment themselves into a niche by focusing on long term relationships
1min
Paid do-it-yourself
Free do-it-yourself
Niche sites
Social Networks
Match is biggest competitor (IAC owns 24% market)
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1-2min
1min
1min
Paid do-it-yourself
Free do-it-yourself
Niche sites
Social Networks
Match is biggest competitor (IAC owns 24% market)
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Eharmony fits in paid do it yourself but it’s algorithm and assisted communication makes it more like a broker. They also segment themselves into a niche by focusing on long term relationships
I think eHarmony will succeed but we’ll look more into:
company history and current performance
industry as a whole
how they are positioned in the market
how they sustain competitive advantage aka their secret sauce
1min
Paid do-it-yourself
Free do-it-yourself
Niche sites
Social Networks
Match is biggest competitor (IAC owns 24% market)
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