The only metric that matters to me
The three questions above correlate to the only three metrics that really matter: Whether or not a Unique Selling Proposition exists (USP) What the Net Promoter Score is (NPS) User Retention
Cliff Lerner • Explosive Growth: A Few Things I Learned While Growing My Startup To 100 Million Users & Losing $78 Million
Say a teacher wants to remind a fifth-grade class to bring the novel they’re reading to school—and keep reminding them every Monday morning without resending. That’s a classic “delight” feature, but was it worth the engineering time to make it a top-line priority? Would it move the needle for user engagement? When our answer was no, we decided to s
... See moreJohn Doerr • Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs
Actionable, measurable, and time-bound metrics that balance the short term and the long term are the best practice by the world’s best practitioners.
Martin Eriksson • Product Leadership: How Top Product Managers Launch Awesome Products and Build Successful Teams
Most available metrics don’t signify what we truly value.
What would you rather have: 1,000 readers who won’t share your piece, or 10 readers who sing your praises from the top of a mountain? Or how about just one reader who’s willing to hire you?