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Startup Metrics

TechEmpower

Start by building just enough of your product to get early CAC and CLV signals (they won’t be perfect). Next, define what you need from a metrics and reporting standpoint. Just get your numbers into a Google sheet so you can work with them easily. Conclusion Startup metrics are an invaluable tool for founders and innovators.

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. Background Questions Let’s start with some background questions about the business and product. What are your key Startup Metrics ? What problem is your product trying to solve?

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How Startups Can Use Metrics to Drive Success

Both Sides of the Table

Having a set of metrics that you watch & that you feel are the key drivers of your success helps keep clarity. And the more public you can make your goals for these key metrics the better. I was recently talking with a startup company who wanted me to try their product. In our next meeting I asked them how often it crashed.

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Why Misunderstanding Startup Metrics Can Cost You Your Business

Both Sides of the Table

There has been a lot of public debate over the past several weeks about whether it’s a good thing to be “gross margin positive” or not and commentary always reminds me that some people at startups don’t quite understand financial metrics or even how to think about which ones are healthy. If you can’t raise — you’re dead. End of story.

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Six ways to make your site-app-product go viral.

Berkonomics

How do you make your product go viral? What are the elements needed to focus upon in making the attempt to take a product viral? Some apps, like Discord, attach a brand link to the bottom of each message so that every recipient can click upon the link and become a user of the product without further marketing by the company.

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Be Honest About Whether Your Product Really Makes a Difference

Both Sides of the Table

This is why I loved Brad Feld’s recent post about the “ illusion of product / market fit.” Are our users addicted to our product? It’s ok to live-and-die by Google early. But if users don’t come back to your product directly and often I question whether you have a sustainable product / company.

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How to Use Generative AI and LLMs to Improve Search

TechEmpower

Enhancing Front-End Product Search We also developed a front-end search tool that revolutionized the way users search for products. Even if certain categories aren't predefined in the database, users still receive relevant product suggestions. cto , infotech , innovation , product , project , saas