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Unlocking the Power of Data: Transforming Metrics into Actionable Insights

Duct Tape Marketing

Unlocking the Power of Data: Transforming Metrics into Actionable Insights written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Janstch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interviewed Peter Caputa, CEO of Databox, an innovative player in the realm of marketing analytics.

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How to Use Growth Hacking to Increase Revenue 20x in Just 12 Months

Up and Running

Between January 2015 and January 2016, we grew our platform Slidebean from $1K to $20K in monthly recurring revenue. I strongly believe that the first few hires of a startup should belong to the growth department, whether they’re marketers, community managers, or salespeople (selling your product is the best way to learn how to improve it).

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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

Up and Running

If you don’t yet have a team yet, list the roles you need to hire for. If you don’t yet have a team yet, list the roles you need to hire for. While it’s useful to be able to have a sales forecast and expense budget early on, it’s not something you need until you’ve validated your idea. The Recommended Sales Forecasting Method.

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Making Marketing Training Work: Closing Skills Gaps, Proving Value

ConversionXL

Businesses spent nearly $94 billion on corporate training in 2017—a 33% increase over 2016. Hiring top talent” was immediately below, at 22%. Companies trying to hire their way out of a skills gap face a competitive marketplace. Search volume for “account based marketing” began a dramatic rise in 2016. Do you even know?

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How to Pitch, Plan, and Track Your Business with LivePlan [VIDEO]

Up and Running

I am here to talk about LivePlan and give you some big picture information on business planning, forecasting, how to really kick your business off in the best possible way. Budgeting and forecasting, it’s not rocket science. I want to have enough revenue to hire a manager. You can’t forecast. Good morning.

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How to Start a Brewery: Growing Your Own Craft Beer Business

Up and Running

Most small businesses and startups that are looking to grow— hire a new employee , or buy a new piece of equipment, or open a new location —need to think hard about cash flow, or making sure they have enough money in the bank to meet payroll and other financial obligations. Hire the right team. Metrics: Know your numbers.

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Out of the Crisis #7, Brian Chesky Part 1: running Airbnb in crisis mode, being multi-stakeholder, and re-founding the company

Startup Lessons Learned

People, not just metrics. And these are people that we spent so much time to hire. We went through hundreds of thousands of resumes to hire those 1,900 people and we do so much to bring them in and to have to say goodbye to them, I'd say that was the hardest part. I started thinking about this in 2016, 2017. I don't know.