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Creating a Data-Driven Startup

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September 09, 2010

Creating a Data-Driven Startup

An update to my original Data-Driven Startups talk ( http://davidcancel.com/data-driven-startups/ ). This talk was given at the MIT Startup Bootcamp (Sept. 2010).

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  1. David Cancel - @dcancel Creating a Data-Driven Startup Startup Bootcamp

    @ MIT Cambridge, MA, September 2010 Twitter hash tags: #datadriven #sb2010
  2. David Cancel - @dcancel The Problem: 98% of the people

    who visit your site, leave never to return.
  3. David Cancel - @dcancel “The average conversion rate in the

    United States of America whether you're selling elephants or iPods.” Avinash Kaushik - Analytics Evangelist, Google 2%
  4. David Cancel - @dcancel The Solution: Our software helps you

    find, engage and convert more of your website visitors into customers.
  5. David Cancel - @dcancel I hate your idea This is

    good http://www.flickr.com/photos/spaceface4/4001060687/
  6. David Cancel - @dcancel I love your idea Even better

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/spaceface4/4001060687/
  7. David Cancel - @dcancel I don’t care Avoid this at

    all costs http://www.flickr.com/photos/krieg/2194867096/
  8. David Cancel - @dcancel No more excuses It’s that simple.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/88933162@N00/481537731/
  9. David Cancel - @dcancel There are NO repeatable patterns for

    startup success. None. Stop looking for one.
  10. David Cancel - @dcancel The point of testing is to

    prove or disprove assumptions quickly.
  11. David Cancel - @dcancel Data-Driven Startup Checklist ★ Operating Dashboard

    ★ Conversion Funnel Analysis ★ Cohort Analysis
  12. David Cancel - @dcancel Skip the fancy shit and use

    Google Spreadsheet. Ghettofabulous.
  13. David Cancel - @dcancel A single place for your entire

    team to see where you suck the most.
  14. David Cancel - @dcancel Every initiative has to map to

    positive changes in these numbers.
  15. David Cancel - @dcancel Only move to the second step

    after you’ve mastered the Operating Dashboard.
  16. David Cancel - @dcancel Monitor your funnel weekly to see

    how changes are impacting your business.
  17. David Cancel - @dcancel If you aren’t doing this you

    are implementing lots of useless features.