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Startup Metrics

TechEmpower

The metrics, and how they relate, are captured in his slide: Note the relationship between retention/referral efforts and lifetime value. cto , infotech , innovation , product , project , saas R : Retention - Do they come back & re-visit over time? R : Referral - Do they like it enough to tell their friends?

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Mobile Internet Apple Facebook

SoCal CTO

And it’s interesting that while they talk about the impact of Facebook, they don’t quite seem to recognize the impact of Web 2.0, Faster Cycles They also talk about waves lasting 10 years, but it’s a lot messier than that and the cycle times are much faster. social networking, etc. that’s been a cycle much shorter than 10 years.

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Startup Metrics

SoCal CTO

These are captured fairly well by his slide: The beauty of what he's defined is the relationship between retention and referral efforts and lifetime value. R : Retention - do they come back & re-visit over time? R : Referral - do they like it enough to tell their friends? R : Revenue - can you monetize any of this behavior? Great stuff.

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Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010

SoCal CTO

Berkonomics , November 29, 2010 Rice Alliance IT/Web 2.0 500 Hats , February 1, 2010 When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication? 500 Hats , February 1, 2010 When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication? First Principles.

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