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2018 essay collection on growth metrics, marketplaces, viral growth in the enterprise, and more (PDF included)

Andrew Chen

For the a16z annual summit, I put together a presentation introducing myself and what I’m excited about in the consumer investing world. Conservation of Intent: The hidden reason why A/B tests aren’t as effective as they look. Consumer startups are awesome, and here’s what I’m looking for at a16z (70 slide deck).

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2018 essay collection on growth metrics, marketplaces, viral growth in the enterprise, and more (PDF included)

Andrew Chen

For the a16z annual summit, I put together a presentation introducing myself and what I’m excited about in the consumer investing world. Conservation of Intent: The hidden reason why A/B tests aren’t as effective as they look. Consumer startups are awesome, and here’s what I’m looking for at a16z (70 slide deck).

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10 Practical And Effective Change Management Tools And Resources In 2022

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Understanding change management principles helps managers present change to staff in a helpful way, allowing them to see transformation as positive and easy to integrate into a new routine. With the ever-changing shape of technology and the resulting call for technology adoption , change is an ever-present part of all business processes.

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Organizational Development: Theories on Organizational Change

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However, the gap between theory and practice is always present. Human Resources (HR) Marketing Sales Customer Care Public Relations (PR) Investor Relations Regulatory Affairs. Like change management projects, staff present OD strategy implementation with its main strengths and weaknesses. Stakeholder value management.

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What to look for when you’re hiring a Head of Growth

Andrew Chen

the book, I present 5 distinct stages of a product’s lifecycle that require different goals and skillset, and understanding these stages will help you answer the more important question: How do I hire a Head of Growth for my stage in the framework? Direct sales and product-led viral growth for most B2B collaboration apps.

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The red flags and magic numbers that investors look for in your startup’s metrics – 80 slide deck included!

Andrew Chen

Of course, as an investor you can’t run A/B tests or analyze results directly, but you can form hypotheses, ideate, and apply the same type of thinking. Disclaimer: This was just one presentation in a 10 year relationship. Ecommerce companies often use push to advertise sales- no wonder the CTRs are low.

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28 ways to grow supply in a marketplace — by Lenny Rachitsky, ex-Airbnb

Andrew Chen

Question: What’s the simplest way you can test a referrals offering? Tactic #4: Run direct sales. Resist the urge to fill the time with presentations and speeches. The biggest gains in optimization don’t come from brute-force A/B tests, but from trying to understand the real barriers to people using your product.