Month: January 2018

Getting Smart About Growth with Casey Winters & Uber’s Andrew Chen | Greymatter


This post is by Greylock Partners from Greymatter


Are B2C companies starting to see a decline in viral growth responsiveness? That’s what Greylock’s Growth Advisor Casey Winters and Head of Rider Growth at Uber, Andrew Chen believe. Andrew coined the term The Law of Shitty Clickthroughs to describe the idea that every ad channel and every marketing platform eventually sees a decay in responsiveness. Due to increased consolidation and competition, viral growth is now much harder to break through and in the long term will see a break down in effectiveness.    In this episode of Greymatter, Casey and Andrew riff on why consumer growth is getting harder and more expensive, and what viable opportunities companies can leverage in their own growth strategies. Both Andrew and Casey have a deep background in growth. Andrew advises and invests in tech startups including Barkbox, Dropbox and Tinder and for the past decade, he’s written extensively on mobile, metrics, and growth. Before heading growth at Pinterest, Casey ran marketing for Grubhub.   Casey and Andrew share actionable growth strategies for startups, current trends in paid acquisition, and why they are excited for the rise of enterprise viral growth. For even more growth advice, be sure to check out Andrew’s blog and Casey’s blog.

Getting Smart About Growth with Casey Winters & Uber’s Andrew Chen | Greymatter


This post is by Greylock Partners from Greymatter


Are B2C companies starting to see a decline in viral growth responsiveness? That’s what Greylock’s Growth Advisor Casey Winters and Head of Rider Growth at Uber, Andrew Chen believe. Andrew coined the term The Law of Shitty Clickthroughs to describe the idea that every ad channel and every marketing platform eventually sees a decay in responsiveness. Due to increased consolidation and competition, viral growth is now much harder to break through and in the long term will see a break down in effectiveness.    In this episode of Greymatter, Casey and Andrew riff on why consumer growth is getting harder and more expensive, and what viable opportunities companies can leverage in their own growth strategies. Both Andrew and Casey have a deep background in growth. Andrew advises and invests in tech startups including Barkbox, Dropbox and Tinder and for the past decade, he’s written extensively on mobile, metrics, and growth. Before heading growth at Pinterest, Casey ran marketing for Grubhub.   Casey and Andrew share actionable growth strategies for startups, current trends in paid acquisition, and why they are excited for the rise of enterprise viral growth. For even more growth advice, be sure to check out Andrew’s blog and Casey’s blog.

155. Predicting Technology Shifts Before they Happen (Tim O’Reilly)



The Trend Spotter joins us today on the program. Tim O'Reilly is one of the top minds in tech, who has predicted and/or driven many of the movements that now seem so obvious to us. In today's episode we discuss:

  • Tim's path to becoming an investor
  • How he linked up w/ Bryce Roberts and launched O'Reilly Alphatech
  • The shift in their model w/ Indie VC
  • We talk about Tim's focus on profitability and his counter to those that cite some of the biggest and best tech companies that are not profitable
  • We discuss Tim's new book WTF: What the future and why it's up to us
  • Tim outlines the way he thinks about business model maps
  • He explains his thought process of identifying technology shifts before they happen
  • We discuss fear and it's role in shaping consumer mindset
  • Tim references the historical lessons most overlooked by today's society
  • and we wrap up w/ a conversation on ICOs and cryptocurrencies and get Tim's opinion on their role in the future of tech

 

To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes.

Also, follow us on twitter  for updates and more information.

155. Predicting Technology Shifts Before they Happen (Tim O’Reilly)



The Trend Spotter joins us today on the program. Tim O'Reilly is one of the top minds in tech, who has predicted and/or driven many of the movements that now seem so obvious to us. In today's episode we discuss:

  • Tim's path to becoming an investor
  • How he linked up w/ Bryce Roberts and launched O'Reilly Alphatech
  • The shift in their model w/ Indie VC
  • We talk about Tim's focus on profitability and his counter to those that cite some of the biggest and best tech companies that are not profitable
  • We discuss Tim's new book WTF: What the future and why it's up to us
  • Tim outlines the way he thinks about business model maps
  • He explains his thought process of identifying technology shifts before they happen
  • We discuss fear and it's role in shaping consumer mindset
  • Tim references the historical lessons most overlooked by today's society
  • and we wrap up w/ a conversation on ICOs and cryptocurrencies and get Tim's opinion on their role in the future of tech

 

To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes.

Also, follow us on twitter  for updates and more information.

Investor Stories 77: The Strange & Unusual (Larkins & Galston, Einstein, Zuberi)



On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:

  • Stuart Larkins & Ezra Galston
  • Ben Einstein
  • Bilal Zuberi 

Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they've encountered as an investor.

 

To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes.

Also, follow us on twitter  for updates and more information.

Investor Stories 77: The Strange & Unusual (Larkins & Galston, Einstein, Zuberi)



On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:

  • Stuart Larkins & Ezra Galston
  • Ben Einstein
  • Bilal Zuberi 

Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they've encountered as an investor.

 

To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes.

Also, follow us on twitter  for updates and more information.

154. NEA’s Investment Process & The Key Ingredients for Startup Success (Ben Narasin)



Ben Narasin of NEA joins Nick to discuss how NEA makes decisions, why he joined the firm and the key traits he looks for in founders. In this episode, we cover:

-Why he made the move to NEA -His Investment focus -the role of Venture Partner at NEA -the investment process the firm... and if decisions are made by committee -Ben's Evaluation Process -the key factor that every successful founder possesses -The common red flags that pop up and cause him to say no to strong startups -Why he believes his job is to say no -How he assess opportunities with 100 reasons to say yes and one reason to say no -Ben's evolving approach toward weighing risk factors in startups -how the tech and investing industry has changed over the past decade -how AUM is driving a bifurcation in venture -finally we get Ben's response to the recent Techcrunch article highlighting the crash in early-stage VC funding

 

To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes.

Also, follow us on twitter  for updates and more information.

154. NEA’s Investment Process & The Key Ingredients for Startup Success (Ben Narasin)



Ben Narasin of NEA joins Nick to discuss how NEA makes decisions, why he joined the firm and the key traits he looks for in founders. In this episode, we cover:

-Why he made the move to NEA -His Investment focus -the role of Venture Partner at NEA -the investment process the firm... and if decisions are made by committee -Ben's Evaluation Process -the key factor that every successful founder possesses -The common red flags that pop up and cause him to say no to strong startups -Why he believes his job is to say no -How he assess opportunities with 100 reasons to say yes and one reason to say no -Ben's evolving approach toward weighing risk factors in startups -how the tech and investing industry has changed over the past decade -how AUM is driving a bifurcation in venture -finally we get Ben's response to the recent Techcrunch article highlighting the crash in early-stage VC funding

 

To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes.

Also, follow us on twitter  for updates and more information.

Investor Stories 76: What’s Next (Turner, Triest & DeMarrais, Mougayar, Ramanujam)



On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:

-Guy Turner -Jonathon Triest & Brett DeMarrais -William Mougayar -Madhavan Ramanujam

Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns.

 

To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes.

Also, follow us on twitter  for updates and more information.

Investor Stories 76: What’s Next (Turner, Triest & DeMarrais, Mougayar, Ramanujam)



On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured:

-Guy Turner -Jonathon Triest & Brett DeMarrais -William Mougayar -Madhavan Ramanujam

Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns.

 

To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes.

Also, follow us on twitter  for updates and more information.