joshdotsmith

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by joshdotsmith 16y ago
Heh, I actually already use Geckoboard, and I have created my own custom widgets for it. It's an awesome service, to be sure; I plan to continue to use it. If you revamp your charts at all, let me know, as I'm really trying to get some more
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by joshdotsmith 16y ago
Yeah, I'm almost done with what I'd call our MVP (and that's after spending a long time working on a very full-featured site that just wasn't as compelling as the MVP itself), so these metrics are going to help me figure out where to head n
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Ask HN: Develop your own dashboard for metrics - yes or no?
11 points by joshdotsmith 16y ago|16 comments
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by joshdotsmith 16y ago
Awesome on the scrolling metrics. How do you go about doing that? I'm assuming its some sort of JavaScript, but any particular metrics products you use to track that?
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by joshdotsmith 16y ago
Agreed that the bottom line is the most fundamental, but depending upon your path to monetization, your net profits may be zero for quite some time. For us, the metrics that matter most are acquisition and engagement, as well as measuring p
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by joshdotsmith 16y ago
I'll start off with one that I spotted the other day while researching: Email notification length vs. CTR. That's one I never considered before outright, yet I've crafted all my notifications with a sense for that metric. You want your noti
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Ask HN: What are the best unique metrics you've tracked?
7 points by joshdotsmith 16y ago|6 comments
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Dealing with transactional emails going to spam from an old domain name(stackoverflow.com)
1 points by joshdotsmith 16y ago|0 comments
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by joshdotsmith 16y ago
It's a little unclear to me. The problem is with "the company offering the reward" language. I took that to mean the company that presents the reward for the signups, but you're saying it's the company actually offering the deal, e.g. Amazo
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by joshdotsmith 16y ago
I'm a little confused now that TechCrunch has a story up. It seemed from the discussion here that you were only making money from your affiliates, but you also charge upon conversion? "Reward Level charges $5 per conversion, but if the comp
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Why your startup should use SEOmoz(startupsforupstarts.com)
2 points by joshdotsmith 16y ago|0 comments
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by joshdotsmith 16y ago
Interesting idea. I commented on the blog already, but this thread feels so empty. ;) I'm the founder of Goals.com, and while Goals is still way early in its development, I'd be happy to have you compare it to a competitor in the task/goal
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by joshdotsmith 16y ago
Would love thoughts on this. I'm here to learn as much as I'm here to share what (little) knowledge I have.
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You're not going to be an overnight success(startupsforupstarts.com)
2 points by joshdotsmith 16y ago|1 comments
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by joshdotsmith 16y ago
I'd prefer if any comments about this go on SO itself, but if you want to make any comments here, feel free. Just a lost and wayward soul looking to improve his terrible, terrible code.
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How can I improve this PHP/MySQL news feed?(stackoverflow.com)
3 points by joshdotsmith 16y ago|1 comments
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by joshdotsmith 16y ago
Absolutely true. If the utility isn't immediately obvious, your product will flounder. What I think this means is that utility can sometimes be rendered less obvious by complexity, if both aren't considered holistically. Goals is most certa
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by joshdotsmith 16y ago
Would love to know what others think about this. While I think I'm on the right track with my mindset, I'm curious whether others have similarly put themselves in their moms shoes. I'd also love to hear whether people are seeing a shift in
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Why I design for my mom(startupsforupstarts.com)
5 points by joshdotsmith 16y ago|4 comments