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Is there evidence of better results with a free version vs. free trial?
Some companies opt for a free version in hopes of converting to paid. Others offer a free trial. I can see merit in both, but I'm curious what your thoughts are around which is preferred and why. Any ...
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A question for Jason Cohen about Statistics for Adwords
I read your article about significance testing adwords ads using the Pearson's Chi Square formula. It was very well thought out for the layman.
I am far from being a statistician, so I wondred if ...
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Comparison of sites that force email activation vs. ones that accept any email
I'm looking for a comparison of SaaS websites that force email activation versus ones that do not. Similar to how some websites review a checkout process across multiple domains.
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Selling a small project that got big
I have a possible opportunity to sell a small web application that started as a personal project and got a significant amount of press. The company that may buy it would benefit from owning the site ...
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What is the statistic on number of startups that have made it?
I know that the term "making it" might be a very subjective term but I think we all have a sense for what it means. At some point in time having an actual revenue was considered "making it" but with ...
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When should I start worrying about the number of signups I have on my landing page?
I just launched my landing page a few days ago,and I'm already fearful that I won't succeed, which may be unrealistic considering how early I am in the process. I've started working through The Noob ...
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IT statistics for Apple, android, etc - how widely used are they
what resources do you use for statistics on things like: how many people have iphones, how many ipads, android , etc and split by countries if possible. Do you know any site to offer such statistics?
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App usage statistics
If I want to start a new website, the first thing I do is check out the competition to see both what they are doing and how much traffic they are generating. I would normally use a site like ...
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How to find statistics for a sales pitch?
We have developed a system that lets small businesses issue membership cards to their clients which can then be used as payment cards. The clients either preload the card with money or link it with a ...
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Is there a reliable way to predict customer churn rate?
Recently, I heard about the concept of being able to predict customer churn as a way to avoid losing customers.
Is there a reliable way to predict customer churn rate?
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Browser Statistics
How I can find the Browser Statistics for a specific country?
So how many Firefox users, how many Chrome users, etc.
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When testing business model - when do you know you have 'statistically significant' data?
In my experiment, I have been able to prove that I can acquire a customer (thru SEM) for $X on average. I have done this experiment N number of times, so the amount of money I have had to spend is ...
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How to calculate avg account lifetime in SaaS model?
I wish I had taken a stats class, but I didn't so I'm hoping someone out there can help me out.
We sell a product with a recurring monthly fee. I'd like to be able to figure out how long the average ...
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Customer Discovery: How much data is sufficient?
I am doing a Customer Discovery phase (as per Customer Development model by Steven G. Blank). In this step I need to have to identify the following:
The customer has a problem.
The customer ...
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Is there such a thing as “legal insurance” available to startups?
As some kind of a follow-up of my previous question about trademark, I am curious to know about legal risks and protection options, particularly in Europe.
As far as I can see, one of the greatest ...
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Where to find Market Data?
Is there a particular place with, or a particular technique to use for finding different kinds of market data?
For instance, I want to look up what research has been done on internal communications ...
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Are there any good statistics out there not just on the failure % of startups, but the reasons associated with those failures?
There's a lot of rhetoric, on both sides, about why businesses succeed and fail, but I've seen really no good numbers backing up the claims of either major political party. (in the US)
Sure, spending ...
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using website stats as metrics
I've been running a small open-source software project for number of years, and a couple years ago I started saving website statistics. Here is a sample:
April 2011 -- 26426 page views
April 2010 ...
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Idea for product, is there such tool? Facebook visual statistics
I am looking for a product to help friend that is an internet marketing guy, something that will connect to your facebook account.
It should give you statistics about your friends - e.g. like, ...
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How do you use web data with heuristics to group customers
I've read a few blogs on identifying a customer type from how they get onto your page. I'm not familar with these techniques but the implications I find intriguing and would like to incorporate onto ...
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Founder's Salary [closed]
I am looking for some statistics on the founder's salary after the angel round and series A. What are the industry statisics/average?
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Are there any market stats on peer-to-peer lending of material goods? [closed]
Looking for consumer behavior data on lending material goods among peers to understand how often people lend things to peers and how various parameters impact this behavior (social proximity, ...
