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What are your numbers so far?

• smanek 17y ago
  We are prelaunch, so no numbers yet. We are doing a small 'soft launch' in a few weeks (I'll mention it here when the time comes) - but the business guys could use a hand estimating 'best case' numbers (some potential partners, investors, etc. are interested). Incidentally it would also help me figure out if my back-of-napkin load-testing numbers are in the right ballpark. I know this is a bit premature for me, but the question piqued my curiosity and I couldn't find very much written about it (please feel free to correct me if my Google-fu is lacking).
  • petervandijck 17y ago
    OK, let's get some numbers out for a typical "not selling anything for money" startup: - First 1000 users means nothing whatsoever. - 10,000 users means nothing. - If 100,000 free users take 2 years, you should shut down. - When you double every, say, 3,4 months above 10,000 users, you're doing great. - Active users (used service in past month) are what matter, not signed-up users. If it's a for-pay service, ignore above, then you can just calculate the $$