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   by pospischil 15y ago

   Well, yes: average CLV is important for acquisition, but using an average retention rate to calculate CLV will lead to a grossly inaccurate CLV calculation.
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   Why average retention rates can lead to 50% error in CLV(blog.custora.com)

   49 points by pospischil 15y ago|31 comments
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   by pospischil 15y ago

   Disclaimer: I'm the co-founder of Custora (YC W11), and one of the keys to our product is accurate lifetime value estimation. This is a great rundown of how to do a descriptive revenue per customer analysis. As many have pointed out here, t
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   Web Start-Ups Get Upper Hand Over Investors(online.wsj.com)

   6 points by pospischil 16y ago|0 comments
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   Custora (YC W11) Helps Businesses Battle Churn(readwriteweb.com)

   62 points by pospischil 16y ago|7 comments
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   by pospischil 16y ago

   Thanks for the feedback - we'll take a closer look on different versions of chrome.
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   by pospischil 16y ago

   Thanks! Our models are calibrated first using transaction data, then by layering in other types of usage. Acquisition channel is then looked at to see which sources drove the customers with the highest lifetime values. As for data in/out: w
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   by pospischil 16y ago

   Thanks! It's great to hear other people share our view on the space. We're really excited to be bringing the tools to a wide audience.
9. 69.▲
   by pospischil 16y ago

   Sorry about that! It's working for us, what browser are you using? You can reach me directly at jon [at] custora dot com
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    Custora (YC W11) Helps Online Businesses Improve Customer Retention(techcrunch.com)

    141 points by pospischil 16y ago|18 comments
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    by pospischil 16y ago

    From the bits and pieces that I have read, there are some very real patent questions still looming. Jason Garett-Glaser put together a great comparison of h.264 vs VP8/WebM. Check it out here: http://x264dev.multimedia.cx/archives/377 Hi
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    by pospischil 16y ago

    Im working on a service, currently in private beta, that I think you (and lots of others here on HN) would be interested in. Shoot me an email and I'd love to tell you more about it: Pospischil at gmail
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    Insipiration from craft beer: satellite innovation(actsasenterprise.com)

    1 points by pospischil 17y ago|0 comments
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    NBComcast(pospischil.tumblr.com)

    1 points by pospischil 17y ago|0 comments
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    by pospischil 17y ago

    I definitely like the concept. My hang up is -- how is this different than mahalo answers? (more focused, sure, but the mahalo folks could answer these questions, no?) Doing something to verify the tutor's expertise might help with this
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    Report: Apple to launch Verizon iPhone in Q3 2010(appleinsider.com)

    2 points by pospischil 17y ago|0 comments
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    by pospischil 17y ago

    No one has mentioned it, but sifter looks like a great app (www.sifterapp.com). I tried it for a project I was working on, mostly because I was curious about the interface. It was much more than we needed, but could be a great option for
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    by pospischil 17y ago

    So do we. The interface isn't the greatest, but it is configurable enough (on screen, no coding required) to cover just about anything. And if for some reason it doesn't do what you need, and you can't configure it to do so, it's written
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    by pospischil 17y ago

    - Your design is a great start -- The guy holding the megaphone gets the point across very well. - Trends are a great idea, and showing them by area makes it a lot more powerful (for example, i'd love to see what people are saying about the
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    by pospischil 17y ago

    Direct link: http://www.appmentor.com
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    Rate my startup: AppMentor.com

    4 points by pospischil 17y ago|2 comments
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    by pospischil 17y ago

    I've never had much success with this. Can anyone who has comment on how they approach the blogs? Maybe even a copy of a successful email sent to the bloggers?
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    by pospischil 17y ago

    Headline is bigger than Hacker News allows: "Dan Lyons Apparently Thinks Yours Truly Hasn't Heard About the Redesigned Plastic MacBooks, Redesigned ('Impressive') iMacs, Updated Minis (Including One That Ships With Mac OS X Server), the Mul
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    by pospischil 17y ago

    I've always liked just having a single number e.g. $5 instead of $5.00 or $29 instead of $29.99. There has been loads of research done on this topic though. Here is a quick link to what wikipedia has: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycholo
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    by pospischil 17y ago

    Can't recommend Tyler Cowen's Marginal Revolution enough!
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    by pospischil 17y ago

    Well -- its only $6 if your a prime member. And $18.48 is pretty darn reasonable compared to UPS same-day shipping prices (admittedly designed for a very different purpose).
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    by pospischil 17y ago

    Ever since Barnes and Noble introduced this (in Manhattan) a few years back, I wondered when Amazon would follow suit. It's an awesome idea, and not a bad price for Prime members, but I wonder what percentage of available items are in each
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    Amazon.com Introduces Same-Day Delivery(bits.blogs.nytimes.com)

    50 points by pospischil 17y ago|19 comments
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    by pospischil 17y ago

    I strongly agree with this. Also, the prices seem quite steep to me -- though they may not be. Instead it may be that I'm not seeing how many tests can be completed with the allotted actions at each price level. The "what can I do with 15
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    by pospischil 17y ago

    I have been wondering whats the hold up with Meebo after they had stage time at the iPhone event -- wonder if they are experiencing a similar fate? Would be weird after said stage time, but who knows with the appstore.