> Yes - except that we don't try to broaden a given niche (like trying to > make conquerclub more accessible for example), we try to find a niche > that is large enough to be interesting.
[David] right, I updated the sentence accordingly. > The comments: > * Should segment more: need to differentiate ads by source > (adwords, StumbleUpon, Facebook...) [David] done > * Need to be able to set the average price of ads per source of > traffic (the price on adwords won't be the same as on > StumbleUpon) [David] Actually, in the current actual_ads tab, there is no mention of expenses, just the number of players. But if I follow you, the idea is to compare the LTV and COA, and I understand, so I added some marketing expenses follow-up in this tab. At the bottom of each array. > * Need to keep track of the source (adwords, facebook, PR, etc.) > to the end - we need to be able to compare the LTV to the COA > for each traffic source, to be able to make decisions on the > traffic sources that are actually beneficial [David] Right - I created one tab for each source, on top of the 'overall_actual_figures' that will gather all figures. I have a doubt, can we keep the virality in each tab ? That would mean that we are able to trace who is inviting people and how themselves came to the game. I guess it's possible, so I kept the virality in each tab. Can you please have a look at the new file and let me know what you think ? > * Differentiation between senior/expert positions and managerial > positions. IMHO the managerial part could even be shared > between > teams, as it doesn't require the same level of knowledge of the > topic - it's only mix of HR and project management. [David] Yep, change done > * CM/CS leads (1 per 8 employees) & senior/expert position [David] done too, I've added leads for overall staff (with a ratio of 1 per 10 as an average - given that the leads in prod will be on management only and not on content, this seemed reasonable to me, ok for you ?) > * Senior management in the later years - handling a staff of 100 > people with just leads would be tough ;p [David] added > * International teams (territory lead, translator...) [David] added > * Remote office package for employees (people work remotely, but > when we start having money we need to make sure they have the > right tools - and it's actually a legal requirement in some > countries): computer, internet connexion/etc. (+per job > specifics, such as scanner for graphists, etc.) [David] done > * Network administrator [David] done > * Recruitment budgets [David] done > > Other comments: > * Would be easier to read if raises where included in salaries > (currently hard to tell what's going on, since it's all > aggregated) [David] done. Everything related to that is in the tab forecast_staff_expenses now. > * The salary increase looks a bit optimistic - which makes me > think it would be good to add a disclaimer, telling that this > is > not what will likely happen, and that we don't promise anything > that's in there. [David] I reviewed it. On top of that we now have the development budget that sort of compensates for part of it. > * Values for visitors from ads/PR/marketing/revshare are outdated > (it shows more players than we currently have) [David] done > By paying an average salary and not providing monetary bonuses, we may > not be able to attract some of the industry "stars" or seniors, but the > people who will stick with the project will be the ones who are > genuinely interested in the project. Also, it will push us to be very > good on finding other ways, good ways, to keep people interested in > their job - like responsibility growth and development. > > It even makes me think this "development bonus" could be automatic, or > at least partially automatic - if you do a job that is good enough to > warrant stay within the company, you're entitled to the development > program, no matter what. Those who take the chance will have a lot to > learn and room to grow - the others will likely get bored anyway, and > end up leaving the project. [David] works for me > I think I'd rather pay for this with our own money (we can always put > it > on "compte courant" to get it back later on if we can), and use the > budget to pay for Vlad coming to Paris for one week. Would be very > helpful to get to know each other face to face. What do you think? [David] absolutely; this, or having Vlad visit Montréal while you, Deb and I are there, yes :) > ok. Just keep in mind that this cost could suddenly rise if the traffic > were to increase - that's a rich people issue so we don't need to plan > too much on this, but we need to keep enough cash to be able to spend a > few KE if we were suddenly attracting everyone's attention. > [David] Ok, I upgraded a little bit the budget, just in case. Other additions : - I reviewed the general organization of file, you can check the tabs and let me know what you think - I added an 'actual expenses' tab that will let us follow-up all our expenses and compare them to the forecast
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