Chapter 2

Does rising revenue mean I'm on the right track?

Doanh thu tăng có nghĩa là tôi đang đi đúng?

The chapter's question

What did I learn this month that I did not know last month?

Big idea

At this stage the right metric is not revenue but the speed of learning.

In this chapter

  1. Part 2.1

    Metrics for This Stage

    Which three numbers are worth tracking?

  2. Part 2.2

    Experiments per Month

    How many experiments did I manage?

  3. Part 2.3

    Comfort Metrics

    Which number do I look at only because it flatters me?

  4. Part 2.4

    Against Your Own Past

    What progress did I actually make?

The reading for this chapter is inside Conan School

This chapter has 4 readings, with case stories and exercises. Chapter 1 of Surviving the First Year is free to read right here.

Read in Conan School

Chapters of Surviving the First Year

  1. 1.Why am I doing so much yet going nowhere?
  2. 2.Does rising revenue mean I'm on the right track?
  3. 3.Is founder loneliness personal, or a business risk?
  4. 4.Am I fine, or just not noticing I'm running dry?
  5. 5.After a year, do I still want to keep going?