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Dan Hockenmaier

06/27/19

@ Y Combinator

When advising a Series B consumer company, I start by analyzing their acquisition channels, traffic conversion, retention cohorts, and how these elements interconnect.

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Advice on Organizing and Running Growth Teams from Dan Hockenmaier and Gustaf Alströmer

@ Y Combinator

Advice on Organizing and Running Growth Teams from Dan Hockenmaier and Gustaf Alströmer

06/27/19

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