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Use Data to Build a Better Startup Faster (Lean Series) - Ben Yoskovitz

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Listen to the full interview at http://www.33voices.com/ben-yoskovitz/audio Ben started his first company in 1996 while attending university. He has 15+ years of experience in web-related businesses. In 2007 he co-founded Standout Jobs, a B2B software company in the recruitment space. The company raised $1.8M from venture and angel investors. Ben then went on to start Year One Labs, an early stage accelerator, which invested in five startups. Three of those went on to raise follow on financing, and one of them, Localmind, exited to Airbnb.

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NOTE:The following slides are highlights

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BEN YOSKOVITZ

VP Product at GoInstant, a company building co-browsing

and shared web technology.

Writer of the “Instigator Blog,” recognized as one of the top blogs on startups and entrepreneurship.

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Data is inescapable.Measure only what will have the greatest impact on your business goals.

No.1

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Decide quickly what’s the one metric that matters.then experiment, measure and learn relentlessly to prove it.

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The one metric that matters most:

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The one metric that matters most:

Answers the most important question you have.

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The one metric that matters most:

Forces you to draw a line in the sand.

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The one metric that matters most:

Focuses your entire company.

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The one metric that matters most:

Inspires a culture of experimentation.

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All business models can work -the right one for you has to align it with your highest business priority

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Early stage companies are building a tool to learn what products to build –approach it with a beginner’s mind

33voicesBen Yoskovitz - Learning Tools (0.59)

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Find yourself stuck?Answer these three questions from Bud Caddell:

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Find yourself stuck?Answer these three questions from Bud Caddell:

What do you do well?

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Find yourself stuck?Answer these three questions from Bud Caddell:

What do you want to do?

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Find yourself stuck?Answer these three questions from Bud Caddell:

What you can get paid to do?

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Find yourself stuck?Answer these three questions from Bud Caddell:

What you can get paid to do?

The intersection is where you’ll find meaning!

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Five levers contribute towards your business growth:

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Five levers contribute towards your business growth:

More stuff

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Five levers contribute towards your business growth:

More people

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Five levers contribute towards your business growth:

More often

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Five levers contribute towards your business growth:

More money

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Five levers contribute towards your business growth:

being More efficient

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The health of a business is directly tied to the health of its founders and entrepreneurs.

Are they still engaged?

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When you stay in a business too long, you get too comfortable -

disrupt often

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Find those who hustle in areas where they’re uncomfortable,and you’ll find winners

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Really reflect...

What’s the one metric, that if measured, will have the greatest impact on your business?

Really reflect...