Josh Elman, Partner, Greylock
Hear how the former product guy from Linkedin and Twitter grew their users from 10s of thousands to over 200 million users. He'll share his framework for measuring growth.
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Viral but still pretty slow
• < 10% uploaded their address book
• # invites per inviter increased to > 30
• Most people still had one connection.
• BUT... > 90% had one position on profile
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Double viral k-factor
k = 1 new user
x % who invite
x avg # invites sent
x open rate +
x click-through rate
x registration rate
1 new user
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Find your double loop
1. Choose the simplest way to connect people
2. Enable new users to nudge existing users
3. Push existing users to invite/share upon returning
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When someone signs up...
• “I’ve read somewhere this cool”
• “My friend said she loves it and wants me to try it”
• “I feel like I’m the last one to try this”
• “Free trial, I’ll give it a shot”
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Regulars or visitors, how do you know?
Visitors Regulars
just use once use daily/monthly
come via a prompt come directly
don’t remember your
name
top of mind