ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

Has your company’s customer retention rate increased, decreased or remained status quo over the past five years? Have you outlined and initiated a formal customer retention strategy? In a study by Harvard Business School , it was found that increasing customer retention by even 5% can increase profits between 25-95%.

Retention 98

Retention Customer Developer Programming 98

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Five Quarters of Profitability During the 1980’s and through the mid 1990’s startups going public had to do something that most companies today never heard of – they had to show a track record of increasing revenue and consistent profitability. They taught you about customers, markets and profits.

Silicon Valley 217

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Founding Date: 2004. How They Make Money: Majority of Kayak’s revenue actually comes from advertising on their site (55%), not lead generation or referral fees to travel suppliers as you might think (more on this below). Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $170 million. Distribution revenue is CPC and CPA. .

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

He was swiftly followed by Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic in 2004. In this article, you’ll understand how to build a memorable brand that your customers want to buy from. Learn how to identify what your customers want from your brand, how to build momentum with content, and then explore some brands that excel at brand marketing.

Marketing 109

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

I have been involved in many of these innovations, mainly through my last startup venture, a company that became the world’s leading provider of credit card loyalty solutions with bank customers in 30 countries. My company won the ROI of The Year award from The Banker magazine in 2004, something I was very proud of.

Programming 150

Programming Turkey Social Media Redemption 150

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 15, 2022

He is a podcast advertising specialist, and he founded the Tech Podcast Network in 2004. He's a podcast advertising specialist and also founded the tech podcast network way back in the dinosaur days of podcasting 2004. That was the one they started in 2004. So Todd, welcome to the show. So you're right there with me.

Audio 64

Audio SMS Technical Review Advertising 64

Feld Thoughts

JULY 8, 2013

Our findings went into a book that we published in 2004 called The Visible Ops Handbook , which described how these organizations made their “good to great” transformation. Act I begins with IT Operations, where we’re supporting a large, complex revenue generating application. Our revenue pipeline stopped for two hours.”

Phoenix 175

Phoenix Software Review Technical Review Cofounder 175

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The project was a little unexpected – creating customer cereal boxes called Obama-Os and Cap’n McCains, timely for the 2008 elections. Over the years, despite massive losses, Netflix was able to bounce back and improve its revenue by 47%. And it’s a definite win-win for the customers and the manufacturer.

Entrepreneur 94

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 11, 2019

.” The Boston Red Sox won the 2004 World Series by adopting the same strategy. With acquisition entrepreneurship, you focus on establishing revenue and earnings first, and then you provide a platform for a lifestyle business or major innovation from there. These things take iterations and updating through customer feedback.

Acquisition 113

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Google is still a private company (their IPO was Aug 2004). conference happened at the end of 2004). LinkedIn’s product had only been live for a couple months, we only had tens of thousands of registered users, and wouldn’t start generating revenue for more than a year after this point. link] Terence Donnelly.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2022

And that was, you know, 2004, 2005 was, I was realizing that it was no longer about working harder. I mean, you've got people, chiefs, happiness, chiefs, revenue chiefs, you know, I mean, so where, you know, how does the COO or second in command orient themselves then in, in that world? So now it's the chief revenue officer, right.

CTO 79

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Scalable Startup

AUGUST 26, 2014

the original products can’t generate revenue, so when these OS projects occassionally blow up into phenomenons like Drupal and WordPress have over the past few years, it’s gratifying but also quite frustrating to watch others derive so much value from your baby while you toil away to lead its growth with no financial return.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 28, 2021

The first is of a 2004 startup that I cofounded and led the investment group for several early rounds, then VC rounds. The company had grown to forty employees and a healthy eight figure gross revenue run rate but has absorbed over $36 million of angel and VC money to do so, and without yet reaching breakeven. More of my stories.

Early Stage 62

Early Stage Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Cofounder 62

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 29, 2015

AmeriData was a public company, a voracious acquirer (we acquired 40 companies in three years), and a very fast growing business (they were less than $50 million in revenue when they acquired Feld Technologies and over $2 billion in revenue three years later when GE acquired them.) And very, very little got done.

Venture Capital 70

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Macro conversions are the primary goal of your website, to convert user traffic into revenue. On the other side of the coin, micro conversions are actions a user completes that are either on the path to revenue-generating macro conversions or not directly related to revenue-generation at all. 1) Revenue per visitor.

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Metrics Acquisition Conversion Revenue 121

reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

What I’ve honorably been able to do, however, is share the deck I used to pitch LinkedIn to Greylock for a Series B investment back in 2004. the consumer internet landscape in 2004 vs. today. In 2004, the consumer internet was just beginning to rebound. we had no revenue. the evolution of LinkedIn as a company.

Entrepreneur 111

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

One side benefit of our name is the ‘formal’ and ‘official’ connotations of the word Institute – which might give us a little more credence with customers. 4- Focusing on our customers and their guests. But additionally, the name had to instantly trigger to the customer what to expect from the store front.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 9, 2022

5) Is the post-money on your last round north of $30mm and you’ve yet to show meaningful and repeatable revenue traction that comes with positive contribution margins? Grow the f**k out of the business while making sure you’re making money on each customer, client, etc. 3) Do you need to raise a large amount of growth capital in 2022?

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abovethecrowd.com

DECEMBER 18, 2017

While other industries often speak of being “customer centric” or “putting the customer first,” the U.S. healthcare system rarely thinks of the patient as a customer. healthcare market is the least customer centric of any customer service industry. One could go even farther, and suggest that the U.S.

Customer 59

Customer Technical Review Venture Capital Software Review 59

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Founded : Spring 2004, incorporated July 2004. How They Make Money : Facebook’s primary revenue stream is of course selling advertising on Facebook.com, which in total accounts for 85% of revenue. Financial Snapshot : 2011 Revenue: $3.71 2011 YoY Revenue Growth: 88%. 2011 YoY Revenue Growth: 88%.

IPO 100

IPO South Korea Venezuela Revenue 100

Berkonomics

JULY 10, 2014

The first is of a 2004 startup that I cofounded and led the investment group for several early rounds, then VC rounds. The company has grown to forty employees and a healthy eight figure gross revenue run rate, but has absorbed over $36 million of angel and VC money to do so, and without yet reaching breakeven.

Valuation 71

Valuation Cofounder Founder Revenue 71

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 28, 2011

The experience creates referrals A business that takes a marketing view over a sales view, clearly understands that the most powerful form of lead generation comes in the form of an existing happy customer. Buying a strong brand creates an entirely different set of math.

Marketing 65

Marketing Valuation Differentiation Lead Generation 65

Ben's Blog

AUGUST 17, 2020

OH in South Park, San Francisco (or on Zoom from Big Sky, Montana): “OMG, crazy – that firm just paid 100x revenue to invest in [insert hot startup here] – what could they be thinking?” Multiples are not only used to value companies today but also to value companies several years down the line.

Valuation 36

Valuation Balance Sheet Cofounder Forecast 36

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

You have to be selected to present and it is typically reserved for companies that have already raised early-stage capital and are well into revenue growth. Allows customers to select potential inventory through Be the Buyer program. Company generates revenue via premium accounts, targeted ads and transaction commission.

IPO 242

IPO Venture Capital Private Placement Cofounder 242

ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

Longer customer journeys and drawn-out purchase decisions influenced by multiple touchpoints. The right idea should unite your mission with what your customers want to achieve. Look instead at measuring KPIs like close rate, cost per acquisition, cost per lead, conversion rates, average contract value, and lifetime customer value.

Demand 115

Demand Affiliate Audience Leadership 115

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 7, 2011

It is created because we see a gap in the market or an opportunity for potential revenue creation. There will come a point, sooner rather then later, when the needs of your customer will change, and unless you are helping educate them on their changing needs, you are likely to be left behind. It’s a natural process, or ‘life cycle’.

Internet 77

Internet Technical Review Networking Search 77

Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

But even during the macroeconomic boom of 2004 to early 2008 (inflated by various credit bubbles – housing, sovereign debt, LBOs) tech IPOs were extremely rare and then the global economic crisis of late 2008 – 2010 only further dampened hopes for a recovery. Zynga – 8x+ trailing revenue. trailing revenue.

IPO 100

IPO Silicon Valley Revenue Seed Stage 100

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 9, 2018

If you really want to build long-lasting trust with prospective customers, there is no better way than to make sure that your e-commerce website complies with PCI DSS , which stands for the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. There is no better way to drive additional revenue from an e-commerce website than impulse buys.

Technical Review 113

Technical Review Demand Social Media Mobile 113

ConversionXL

APRIL 7, 2020

The first shows were created in late 2003, and the term itself was coined in 2004 by combining “iPod” with “broadcasting.”. Explore a pay-per-conversion affiliate program for referring site traffic that results in listeners, especially if you’re trying to generate revenue from your podcast. Let’s get started. .

Syndicate 85

Syndicate Syndication Hosting Audio 85

ConversionXL

JANUARY 16, 2013

And analyzing the results in the 2004 Olympics, researchers have found that red also means dominance. They examined boxing, taekwondo, Greco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling, basically all of the one-one-one sports in the 2004 Olympics. Similar tendencies were found in the 2004 European Soccer Championship. Red means hot.

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Green North America Greece Conversion 134

Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

But in today’s world, speed-to-scale entrepreneurship is what we need to improve society, transform industries, and create massive value for customers, employees, and investors. Customers value and benefit from the convenience, price, and selection of Amazon, which is why the company is, by a wide margin, America’s largest bookseller.

Cofounder 28

Cofounder Business Model IPO Non-Compete 28

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 19, 2011

His latest book, “ Flip the Funnel: How to use existing customers to gain new ones ,” presents a powerful hypothesis that retention can become the new acquisition through the strategic incorporation and elevation of customer service, customer experience and customer initiated word-of-mouth, content creation and incentive-based referrals.

Social Media 32

Social Media Retention Acquisition LLC 32

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

It has made and wasted billions of dollars in oil revenues and outside Lagos the country is corrupt and doesn’t even run a Postal service for its people. We focus every day on delivering a fantastic shopping experience for our customers – fast, secure and stress-free.”. Moreover, investment in the country has been slow to accelerate.

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Nigeria Africa Reputation Email 148

BeyondVC

APRIL 14, 2009

.  We had our huge exponential growth years from 2000-2004 during a difficult time in the technology markets.    However, what we did was negotiate for pay for performance contracts where we would only pay if we signed up new customers.    While not a novel idea today, it was quite novel back in the day. 

Advertising 68

Advertising Portfolio Cost Revenue 68

Up and Running

MARCH 2, 2015

The idea for the company came about when two surfing Californians took a trip to Bali, Indonesia, in 2004. Fundraising alone is fragile—having a fantastic product or service offers solid revenue and a steady flow of customers, rather than relying on donations. For the love of business. Look at Indosole, for example.

Indonesia 60

Indonesia Cofounder Forecast Government 60

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

That is when no customers wanted to work with Internet startups because we as an industry had burned so many customers. I was paid less in salary in 2004 than I was paid at the job I quit in 1999 (a job I had held 8+ years). I learned how to integrate customers into our product development process.

Venture Capital 285

Venture Capital Hiring Software Review Stock Options 285

Reid Hoffman

OCTOBER 15, 2013

What I’ve honorably been able to do, however, is share the deck I used to pitch LinkedIn to Greylock for a Series B investment back in 2004. the consumer internet landscape in 2004 vs. today. For example, great investors can significantly boost the strength of your network, which helps in recruiting employees and acquiring customers.

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Finance Cofounder Early Stage Networking 78