Thrive Capital Executive in Residence, Marketing • 6y
When I was at Stripe, we had a robust self-serve channel in addition to sold deals. Startups that start by processing very small amounts of volume can grow up to be quite big. Our long-term bet hinged on this cohort-based approach, so we prioritized both channels ~equally. Pageviews and impressions can be useful proxies to understand the impact a launch had on awareness, but the north star is usage and engagement. As a PMM group, we tried our best to align our metrics with the product and engine ...Read More