15Five

JANUARY 25, 2024

The objective is what the business or employee wants to achieve, and the key results are measurable metrics that show how well the business or individual is accomplishing the objectives. Drawbacks: Developing BARS can be time-intensive, and creating universally applicable scales for all positions may be challenging.

Scaling 52

Scaling Implementation Metrics Performance Review 52

Andrew Chen

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Why onboarding is so important for retention/churn. And we cover everything from the basics of growth and defining key metrics to know, to the nuances of paid vs organic marketing and the role of network effects and more. Why blended CAC numbers are misleading. Why offline products are so compelling for acquiring customers.

Marketing 75

Marketing Metrics Retention eCommerce 75

Andrew Chen

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The reason for this is that the steps for starting and scaling a new startup share many of the same skills as investing in a new startup: 1) First, we seek to understand the existing state of customer growth – including growth loops, the quality of acquisition, engagement, churn, and monetization. There was a lot to learn.

Metrics 111

Metrics Scaling Marketing Media 111

Andrew Chen

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Or are you trying to scale its success? In the book, I describe stage-by-stage how to successfully start and scale the central forces that power tech’s most successful companies — network effects. When a company like Dropbox, Slack, or Uber hit scale, it might seem like network effects kick in, and the next phase is easy.

Scaling 82

Scaling Marketing Recruitment B2B 82

Andrew Chen

JUNE 25, 2019

As the number of homes on Airbnb scaled from around 100,000 in 2012 to over 6 million today, I led teams tackling everything from supply growth, to guest booking conversion, to marketplace quality. Once you reach scale, fraud becomes a real issue. Question: What’s the simplest way you can test a referrals offering? Here’s Why.

User Experience 111

User Experience Retention Marketing Travel 111

Andrew Chen

JUNE 25, 2019

As the number of homes on Airbnb scaled from around 100,000 in 2012 to over 6 million today, I led teams tackling everything from supply growth, to guest booking conversion, to marketplace quality. Once you reach scale, fraud becomes a real issue. Question: What’s the simplest way you can test a referrals offering? Here’s Why.

User Experience 48

User Experience Retention Marketing Travel 48