Comments on: Three Kids and an Iguana http://waynepan.com/2007/12/18/three-kids-and-an-iguana/ tech | js | ui | ajax | life | mobile Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:43:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Jesse Farmer http://waynepan.com/2007/12/18/three-kids-and-an-iguana/#comment-89 Jesse Farmer Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:36:07 +0000 http://waynepan.com/2007/12/18/three-kids-and-an-iguana/#comment-89 Hey Wayne, DAU is a bad metric, but we do our best to get what we can out of it. One reason is that both new users and returning users count as "active users." By trending the metrics over time we can separate these two numbers out. As for that graph specifically, that's definitely not an "inverse" relationship. The valuation is going down because the applications rate of growth is decreasing and part of the valuation is based on the size of your application in N months. Hey Wayne,

DAU is a bad metric, but we do our best to get what we can out of it.

One reason is that both new users and returning users count as “active users.” By trending the metrics over time we can separate these two numbers out.

As for that graph specifically, that’s definitely not an “inverse” relationship. The valuation is going down because the applications rate of growth is decreasing and part of the valuation is based on the size of your application in N months.

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