Sri Batchu on Failure Rates in Growth Experiments

A growth leader shares a personal estimate and a lesson about experimentation.

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20VC with Harry Stebbings
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1 août 2023
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RÉSUMÉ

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Batchu says most growth projects he has seen did not succeed and argues for reaching conclusions quickly.

  1. 1High failure rateBatchu describes his experience.
  2. 2About 30%He estimates his historical success rate.
  3. 3Decisive learningHe emphasizes failing quickly and conclusively.

À retenir

  1. The estimate reflects his experience.
  2. Many experiments may fail.
  3. Reach conclusions quickly.
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Experiment outcomes

Ramp growth leader Sri Batchu says that growth projects have had a high failure rate across the companies where he has worked.

Ramp growth leader Sri Batchu says that growth projects have had a high failure rate across the companies where he has worked.

In his personal experience, roughly 30% of these projects succeeded, leaving about two-thirds unsuccessful. This is his historical estimate, not a universal benchmark.

02

Learn quickly

Batchu argues that the key is to learn quickly and determine conclusively when an experiment has failed.

Batchu argues that the key is to learn quickly and determine conclusively when an experiment has failed.

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