One of the things I am passionate about is analytics and metrics. It was this experience that gave me the appreciation for the importance of metrics and the greater importance of making meaning of the data for decision making. While at one of my recent startups I developed a framework for startup growth metrics (focused primarily on user metrics). UPDATE:  I’m setting up a new project on analytics.  If you are interested in collaborating ping me on twitter @gammill. 

SEO for Startups )? What are your key Startup Metrics ? I just had an all-too common conversation with the founder of a startup who had spent more than a year working with a software development company who had produced a mess. The mess really comes from a developer who was willing to get started on a product that was not fully thought out. I always take a very different approach in early conversations.

One of the things I am passionate about is analytics and metrics. It was this experience that gave me the appreciation for the importance of metrics and the greater importance of making meaning of the data for decision making. While at one of my recent startups I developed a framework for startup growth metrics (focused primarily on user metrics). I’m most interested in gathering a breadth and leveraging them to drive solid decision making. While at IBM I worked closely with a group of exceptionally talented researchers (marketing and technology) to develop

My initial conversations normally focus on the core of the business, important Startup Metrics , probably marketing strategy (ex. SEO for Startups and Negative Customer Acquisition Costs ) and, of course, the product itself. I talk to a lot of founders of startups. Normally the product is defined as a web site.

Let’s face it: social media strategy is going to cannibalize black hat and some current white hat SEO strategy. Social media strategy is the new way to do SEO (figure out how to give value to your client’s web strategy). Right now, there are a bunch of SEOs listening to what Danny Sullivan has to say about social media strategy because they trust him. ( Sphinn this ) Search Search engines react to behavior of its users and site owners.

Let’s face it: social media strategy is going to canalize black hat and some current white hat SEO strategy. Social media strategy is the new way to do SEO (figure out how to give value to your client’s web strategy). Right now, there are a bunch of SEOs listening to what Danny Sullivan has to say about social media strategy because they trust him. ( Sphinn this ) Search Search engines react to behavior of its users and site owners.

First, let me recommend reading a previous blog, called omg I’m just a startup, I can’t do those fancy metrics . For example, there might be a series of flows in how users come into the site, starting with ads, SEO, or otherwise. Once you create a small list of these queries, then you can start to formalize the ideas into specific metrics that you track daily. Futuristic Play by @Andrew_Chen Analysis on viral marketing, user experience, game design, and online ads As

So you can see that Entrepreneur (60) LinkedIn (15) Metrics (16) SEO (15) Company (141) are all considered highly relevant to the term "startup." As the site runs, it will get better at finding great content. You can see that he talks about: Marketing , Metrics , Customer and Social Media more than most. I am excited to be participating in and announcing the of: Southern California Tech Central This is a community of people in Southern California who have come together to help find and organize the best content from blogs, news sources and other web sites all around technology in So Cal.

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Any thoughts on my recent post Startup Metrics ? And how it relates to what you are talking about in [link] ? The Startup Metrics post is a good example of what I call “holocognics.” In my case, I am breaking down “business” to its fundamentals, which begins with a definition of what, exactly, is a “business.” Startup Metrics discusses what a Startup needs to consider before “going live.” I recently got together with Aaron Shechet and an early stage startup to discuss the direction the company might want to take. It was a great conversation and I thought