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Growth fundamentals & metrics

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What is a growth loop and why is it better than a funnel? A funnel pushes users in one direction and dies at the bottom; a growth loop is a self-reinforcing system where the output of one user (content, re... Intermediate 2 resources → How should I set up a simple growth model or dashboard? Model growth as an equation: new + resurrected users minus churned, broken down by your two or three real acquisition channels. Build it in a sprea... Intermediate 3 resources → Why did my marketing channel stop working after a few months? This is Andrew Chen's Law of Shitty Clickthroughs: every channel decays as novelty fades and competitors pile in. Nothing's broken with you; the ch... Intermediate 2 resources → How do I calculate my North Star metric when I have both free and paid users? Pick the one number that best proxies for delivered value, not revenue and not signups. For a mixed model it is usually an engagement or usage even... Intermediate 3 resources → What is a good retention curve and how do I know if mine is flattening? Plot the percent of a cohort still active by week or month since signup, not cumulative churn. A healthy curve drops fast at first then flattens in... Intermediate 3 resources → How do I measure activation, and where should the activation moment actually sit in my onboarding? Activation is the point where a new user first experiences the core value, and you find it by comparing what retained users did in their first sess... Intermediate 3 resources → How do I tell whether my growth is real or just a spike from a launch or a discount? Separate one-time bumps from underlying growth by watching your retained-cohort base and your organic (non-paid, non-promo) new users over several ... Intermediate 3 resources →
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