Up and Running

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Customer lifetime value to customer acquisition cost ratio (CLV: CAC): an important metric that indicates the profitability of the subscription model, it measures the relationship between the lifetime value of a customer and the cost of acquiring that customer. . Are the assumptions used to plan the goals still valid? .

Founder 71

Founder Retention Metrics Technical Review 71

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

to nearly 5% of the total retail market, with a forecasted continuous increase. This is due in part to the relatively simple and immediate validation of business models that are not fully dependent on advertising. The growth of eCommerce as a percentage of total retail is no secret. VC dollars can create true value in eCommerce!

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eCommerce Open Source SEM Technical Review 94

Austin Startup

APRIL 25, 2017

The smartphone is for everyone, we don’t have to think the iPhone is about a certain demographic, or country or vertical market: it’s for everyone. To be clear, I can’t forecast the details of how an augmented reality OS should work. I think AR is that big, it’s huge. Global smartphone revenue is about $420B.

Valuation 48

Valuation Technical Review Forecast Social Network 48

Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

See Also: A Complete Guide to Forecasting Sales for Your Monthly Subscription (SaaS) Business. Your customer acquisition cost and lifetime value are the two magical numbers you need to calculate for each one of your campaigns. Cost of Acquisition (CAC): The total cost of acquiring a user through a given channel. Lean marketing.

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Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 14, 2014

If you want to learn about how to do simple forecasting and trend analysis, please see the official forecast function in Excel post on the Microsoft website, and this handy tutorial on trend lines and forecasting in excel. And you also have, perhaps more useful, the industry wide acquisition strategy distribution.

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Analytics Vertical Metrics Web 133

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Dave McClure’s AARRR metrics and Andrew Chen ‘s specifics on freemium models, viral marketing, user acquisition and engagement both offer examples of exit criteria for Customer Discovery and Validation for startups on the web. Eric and I will be working on others. The revenue-delayed models seem to go against that risk-reduction rule.

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Customer Development Web Developer Customer 219

VC Cafe

JULY 25, 2017

This post is just my own learning process about this subject and doesn’t cover the rapidly growing bot ecosystem or the vertical messaging apps (startups like Crew ). Source: Messaging App Usage Worldwide: eMarketer’s Updated Forecast, Leaderboard and Behavioral Analysis. Source: Line and WeChat Strike Advertising Gold ?—?WSJ,

Social Network 74

Social Network Russia Mobile Japan 74