The way businesses are being built is shifting right before our eyes. Whole industries are being disrupted in real time and those that are able to take advantage are reaping massive returns.
In this PRODUCTIZED talk, Justin Bauer, VP of Product at Amplitude, shares his advice from working with dozens of the world’s fastest growing companies on how to:
- Create clarity using a clear and measurable north star metric
- Integrate behavioral science into their decision making frameworks to build deep user empathy
- Rapidly iterate to drive systematic and efficient growth
31. How does analytics inform Product Strategy?
North Star
& metrics
Vision Impact
Strategy
32. Three steps
● Define the game you’re
playing
● Identify North Star
metrics that drive
business outcomes
● Choose input metrics that
are leading indicators
North Star
& metrics
Vision
How does analytics inform Product Strategy?
Impact
Strategy
34. What game are you playing?
transaction productivityattention
35. Define the game you’re playing
attention
Typical Product North Stars
● Total time spent
engaging with content
● # Users spending > 5
min/day
● # Stories viewed
● # Subscribers
streaming > 60 hrs/mo
36. Define the game you’re playing
attention
Typical Product North Stars Examples
● Total time spent
engaging with content
● # Users spending > 5
min/day
● # Stories viewed
● # Subscribers
streaming > 60 hrs/mo
37. Define the game you’re playing
● Total # of Purchases
completed
● Avg # Purchases per
Prime Subscriber
● # Searches completed
● # Seat Upgrades
purchased
transaction
Typical Product North Stars
38. Define the game you’re playing
transaction
● Total # of Purchases
completed
● Avg # Purchases per
Prime Subscriber
● # Searches completed
● # Seat Upgrades
purchased
Typical Product North Stars Examples
39. Define the game you’re playing
productivity
Typical Product North Stars
● Total # of records
created
● % of Emails engaged
● # of messages sent
● # Active Users who
logged/completed a task
● # Queries completed
40. Define the game you’re playing
productivity
Typical Product North Stars Examples
● Total # of records
created
● % of Emails engaged
● # of messages sent
● # Active Users who
logged/completed a task
● # Queries completed
45. Identify signals of Customer Aha! Moments
Critical event
Vanity metric
Aha! Moments are often deep in the funnel, while vanity events occur upfront
50. How does ‘Revenue’ translate into a North Star for product?
Premium subscribers
Ad-supported users
(a.k.a. free users)
51. How does ‘Revenue’ translate into a North Star for product?
Premium subscribers
Ad-supported users
(a.k.a. free users)
% of Revenue 90% 10%
52. How does ‘Revenue’ translate into a North Star for product?
Premium subscribers
Ad-supported users
(a.k.a. free users)
% of Revenue
Avg listening
hrs / month
90% 10%
75 hrs / month 25 hrs / month
53. Let’s give it a try
Time spent by
subscribers
listening to music
54. Let’s give it a try
Time spent by
subscribers
listening to music
Measure of customer value
Aligned with product vision
Leading indicator of revenue
55. Let’s give it a try
Time spent by
subscribers
listening to music
Measure of customer value
Aligned with product vision
Leading indicator of revenue
56. Let’s give it a try
Time spent by
subscribers
listening to music
Measure of customer value
Aligned with product vision
Leading indicator of revenue
57. Let’s give it a try
Time spent by
subscribers
listening to music
Measure of customer value
Aligned with product vision
Leading indicator of revenue
60. Break down the North Star into actionable Input Metrics
f(Star) =
61. Break down the North Star into actionable Input Metrics
Breadthf(Star) =
How many active/returning users are taking this action?
62. Break down the North Star into actionable Input Metrics
Breadth Depthf(Star) = x
How many active/returning users are taking this action?
What’s their depth of engagement?
63. Break down the North Star into actionable Input Metrics
Breadth Depth Frequencyf(Star) = x x
How many active/returning users are taking this action?
What’s their depth of engagement?
How often does each user engage?
64. Break down the North Star into actionable Input Metrics
Breadth Depth Frequency Efficiencyf(Star) = x x x
How many active/returning users are taking this action?
What’s their depth of engagement?
How often does each user engage?
How fast do
they succeed?
65. Break down Spotify’s North Star
f(Star) =
Time spent by
subscribers
listening to
music
66. Break down Spotify’s North Star
Listeners Content
engagement
Listening
frequency
f(Star) = x x
Time spent by
subscribers
listening to
music
67. Break down Spotify’s North Star
Listeners Content
engagement
Listening
frequency
f(Star) = x x
Time spent by
subscribers
listening to
music
# Trial
users
# Premium
subscribers
68. Break down Spotify’s North Star
Listeners Content
engagement
Listening
frequency
f(Star) = x x
Time spent by
subscribers
listening to
music
# Trial
users
# Premium
subscribers
# Hours per
session
69. Break down Spotify’s North Star
Listeners Content
engagement
Listening
frequency
f(Star) = x x
Time spent by
subscribers
listening to
music
# Trial
users
# Premium
subscribers
# Hours per
session
# Sessions
per week
80. WQUs
North Star
Week 1
Retention
Weekly
Saving Users
Time to
Value
Pod Goal
# New users engaging in
valuable consumption
# Users doing in-depth
exploration
Time from first data
point to valuable
consumption
Leading Indicator
84. How to apply OKRs towards Product Development
1
2
3
They’re called OKRs and not KROs for a reason
Know the difference between Input, Output and Outcome metrics
Benchmark your OKRs based on the game you’re playing
90. Input, Output, Outcome2
Input Output
Interview 8+ users on
how they understand
conversion today
Develop a <60 sec workflow
that compares users who
did/didn’t convert
91. Input, Output, Outcome2
Input Output Outcome
Interview 8+ users on
how they understand
conversion today
Develop a <60 sec workflow
that compares users who
did/didn’t convert
See 15% growth in
WQUs engaging with
conversion analysis