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Cohort Analysis: An Essential Tool for Every Startup

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Cohorts are sub-groups of a population. In our practice of business analytics, we form Cohorts by grouping together a section of a customer base. The characteristic we use to group customers is the month in which they first became active with the business. For example, all of the customers that first became active (i.e. started paying or using a product) during July 2019 are bucketed into and labeled the “July 2019 Cohort.” Frequency of analysis: This Customer Cohort can be tracked on a weekly, monthly or quarterly basis using data points such as the amount of revenue generated, the number of transactions or interactions they had with a given product. *Note: “Monthly” is the most common interval used because it gives a good balance of data fidelity and syncs up with monthly financial statements. By separating and tracking your customer base into Cohorts, you can identify how customers behave as they mature with your business or as your product matures over time. INSIGHT: This analysis

Cohort Analysis: An Essential Tool for Every Startup HOME / Resources / Cohort Analysis: An Essential Tool for Every Startup Cohort Analysis: An Essential Tool for Every Startup BEGINNER Contents Article at a Glance What is Cohort Analysis? Three benefits of Cohort Analysis What makes Cohort Analysis such a powerful tool? Understanding raw Cohort data Takeaway Article at a Glance Cohorts are sub-groups of a population. By tracking your customer base by Cohort, you’ll learn about customer behavior. This will deepen your understanding of the details of your business while simultaneously providin

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