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How	
  to	
  listen	
  to	
  your	
  users	
  
and	
  why	
  it’s	
  the	
  most	
  import	
  part	
  
        of	
  entrepreneurship	
  	
  
                  Pete	
  Koomen	
  
Limited	
  Life	
  Experience	
  
 +	
  Overgeneraliza>on	
  
              =	
  
           Advice	
               -­‐-­‐	
  Paul	
  Buchheit	
  
Caveat:	
  I	
  don’t	
  know	
  what	
  I’m	
  
           talking	
  about.	
  
Our	
  Story	
  
‘06	
  

‘07	
  

‘08	
  

‘09	
  
Our	
  Story	
  
Oct	
  2009	
         Oct	
  2011	
  
   50-­‐100	
  	
      3000-­‐4000	
  
visitors/day	
        visitors/day	
  
Listening	
  to	
  your	
  users	
  
1.	
  Very	
  early	
  stage	
  	
  




Product:	
  barely	
  	
  	
  Users:	
  None	
  
“My	
  Idea	
  is	
  great!”	
  
No,	
  it	
  isn’t.	
  
Our	
  Story	
  
Our	
  Story	
  
Our	
  Story	
  
Find	
  10	
  users.	
  
Use	
  Mocks	
  
What	
  problem	
  are	
  you	
  solving?	
  
When/how	
  would	
  they	
  use	
  it?	
  
How	
  would	
  they	
  find	
  out	
  about	
  
                  it?	
  
1.	
  Very	
  early	
  stage	
  
2.	
  Beta	
  	
  




Product:	
  basic	
  	
  	
  Users:	
  handful	
  
Analy>cs	
  are	
  not	
  important.	
  
Talk	
  to	
  them	
  
Sell	
  early	
  and	
  oden	
  
Sell	
  it	
  yourself	
  
Don’t	
  hire	
  this	
  




un>l	
  you	
  see	
  it	
  in	
  the	
  mirror.	
  
7	
  months	
  	
  


                      1	
  month	
  

             1	
  day	
  

Time	
  to	
  first	
  paying	
  customer	
  
Take	
  the	
  right	
  shortcuts	
  
Don’t	
  worry	
  about	
  scaling	
  
Scaling	
  isn’t	
  just	
  about	
  engineering	
  
Talk	
  to	
  your	
  users	
  when	
  they	
  leave	
  
Current	
  plan:	
  Silver	
  

To	
  modify	
  your	
  subscrip8on	
  send	
  us	
  a	
  note	
  at	
  
support@op8mizely.com	
  
1.	
  Very	
  early	
  stage	
  
2.	
  Beta	
  	
  
3.	
  Growth	
  




Product:	
  Polish	
  	
  	
  Users:	
  Growing	
  
Analy>cs	
  maher	
  now	
  
Google	
  Analy>cs	
  
  Kissmetrics	
  
     Flurry	
  
  Kontagent	
  
Always	
  be	
  tes>ng	
  
Media	
  




Bu>on	
  
Splash	
  page	
  experiment	
  
   Varia8ons:	
  

         Bu>on:	
                          Media:	
  	
  

               1.  Sign	
  Up	
                      1.  et	
  Involved	
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                                                       G

               2.  Learn	
  More	
                   2.  amily	
  Image	
  
                                                       F

               3.  Join	
  Us	
  Now	
               3.  hange	
  Image	
  
                                                       C

               4.  Sign	
  Up	
  Now	
               4.  arack’s	
  Video	
  
                                                       B

                                                     5.  pringfield	
  Video	
  
                                                       S

                                                     6.  am’s	
  Video	
  
                                                       S
Bu>on:	
  “Sign	
  Up”	
  
Bu>on:	
  “Learn	
  More”	
  
Bu>on:	
  “Join	
  Us	
  Now”	
  
Bu>on:	
  “Sign	
  Up	
  Now”	
  
Splash	
  page	
  experiment	
  
   Varia8ons:	
  

         Bu>on:	
                          Media:	
  	
  

               1.  Sign	
  Up	
                      1.  et	
  Involved	
  Image	
  
                                                       G

               2.  Learn	
  More	
                   2.  amily	
  Image	
  
                                                       F

               3.  Join	
  Us	
  Now	
               3.  hange	
  Image	
  
                                                       C

               4.  Sign	
  Up	
  Now	
               4.  arack’s	
  Video	
  
                                                       B

                                                     5.  pringfield	
  Video	
  
                                                       S

                                                     6.  am’s	
  Video	
  
                                                       S
Media:	
  “Get	
  Involved”	
  
Media:	
  “Family”	
  
Media:	
  “Change”	
  
Media:	
  “Barack’s	
  Video”	
  
Media:	
  “Springfield	
  Video”	
  
Media:	
  “Sam’s	
  Video”	
  
Splash	
  page	
  experiment	
  
   Varia8ons:	
  

         Bu>on:	
                          Media:	
  	
  

               1.  Sign	
  Up	
                      1.  et	
  Involved	
  Image	
  
                                                       G

               2.  Learn	
  More	
                   2.  amily	
  Image	
  
                                                       F

               3.  Join	
  Us	
  Now	
               3.  hange	
  Image	
  
                                                       C

               4.  Sign	
  Up	
  Now	
               4.  arack’s	
  Video	
  
                                                       B

                                                     5.  pringfield	
  Video	
  
                                                       S

                                                     6.  am’s	
  Video	
  
                                                       S
Splash	
  page	
  experiment	
  
   Varia8ons:	
  

         Bu>on:	
                          Media:	
  	
  

               1.  Sign	
  Up	
                      1.  et	
  Involved	
  Image	
  
                                                       G

               2.  Learn	
  More	
                   2.  amily	
  Image	
  
                                                       F

               3.  Join	
  Us	
  Now	
               3.  hange	
  Image	
  
                                                       C

               4.  Sign	
  Up	
  Now	
               4.  arack’s	
  Video	
  
                                                       B

                                                     5.  pringfield	
  Video	
  
                                                       S

                                                     6.  am’s	
  Video	
  
                                                       S
Splash	
  page	
  experiment	
  results	
  
Splash	
  page	
  experiment	
  results	
  
Splash	
  page	
  experiment	
  results	
  
Splash	
  page	
  experiment	
  results	
  
                     Email
                                     Volunteers	

   Amount Raised	

                  Subscriptions	


   Original:	

     7,120,000	

      712,000	

     $143,000,000	



    +40.6%	

      +2,880,000	

     +288,000	

     +$57,000,000	



     New:	

       10,000,000	

     1,000,000	

    $200,000,000
Splash	
  page	
  experiment	
  results	
  
                     Email
                                     Volunteers	

   Amount Raised	

                  Subscriptions	


   Original:	

     7,120,000	

      712,000	

     $143,000,000	



    +40.6%	

      +2,880,000	

     +288,000	

     +$57,000,000	



     New:	

       10,000,000	

     1,000,000	

    $200,000,000
Splash	
  page	
  experiment	
  results	
  
                     Email
                                     Volunteers	

   Amount Raised	

                  Subscriptions	


   Original:	

     7,120,000	

      712,000	

     $143,000,000	



    +40.6%	

      +2,880,000	

     +288,000	

     +$57,000,000	



     New:	

       10,000,000	

     1,000,000	

    $200,000,000
1.	
  Very	
  early	
  stage	
  
2.	
  Beta	
  	
  
3.	
  Growth	
  
4.	
  Success	
  




Product:	
  Great	
  	
  	
  Users:	
  Loads.	
  
Good	
  work;	
  you	
  listened	
  to	
  your	
  
                  users.	
  
Fin.	
  

pete@op>mizely.com	
  

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