Genuine VC

MARCH 24, 2014

The five conditions for a Series A financing which he enumerated are: a core team ready to scale, demonstrable market size, repeatable cost effective customer acquisition, metric momentum, and plausible monetization. The strategy here is to foster product development and marketing which creates overall (semi-)organic user momentum.

Seed Capital 212

Seed Capital Metrics Cofounder Revenue 212

Hippoland

AUGUST 8, 2018

One thing I’ve noticed is that almost every repeat, previously-successful-founder focuses on the same thing for their respective startups: customer acquisition. But, if they are not, it’s very hard to use paid acquisition to generate that type of traffic for under $5. 2) B2B startups have high margins.

Founder 48

Founder Sales Cycle Affiliate Retention 48

Hippoland

AUGUST 8, 2018

One thing I’ve noticed is that almost every repeat, previously-successful-founder focuses on the same thing for their respective startups: customer acquisition. But, if they are not, it’s very hard to use paid acquisition to generate that type of traffic for under $5. 2) B2B startups have high margins.

Founder 48

Founder Sales Cycle Affiliate Retention 48

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Leveraging our financial skill sets, my partner and I started Harper Partners, a tech-enabled factoring company that helps innovative B2B businesses and startups fund their working capital. As a founder, you will touch sales, marketing, product development, customer service, accounting, fundraising, and more.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Acquisition B2B Partner 60

The Next Web

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Customer conversations should involve understanding the dynamics of both the end user and the B2B side of things. With customers, you must communicate with them to position your product vis-a-vis the competitors. You can do this better than your distributors or partners may be able to, even if they are helping you reach them.

Customer 128

Customer B2C Startup Early Stage 128

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

But rather than spending marketing dollars on expensive, bottom-of-funnel ad buys—or on content that attempts to explain the value of a product—a product-led strategy lets consumers create their own “Aha!” Consumer psychology also suggests why product-led strategies may enjoy more success : Endowment effect. Free trial.

Customer 119

Customer Conversion Acquisition B2B 119

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

AgileZen – project management visually see and interact with your work Kanbanery – Simple online team or personal kanban board LeanKit Kanban – Great for visualizing work of product development Kanban Pad – “Nice and lean” and free online Kanban tool Banana Scrum – A tool simple as Scrum itself.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

ConversionXL

APRIL 3, 2018

Optimize for retention, not just acquisition. To understand acquisition you must understand lifetime value. Renee Thompson – How to Win at B2B Optimization. The team from @northwoods watching #b2b optimization at #CXLLive presentation by @rsdthompson #relevanttopic #DigitalMarketing pic.twitter.com/edr237aHNf.

Retention 106

Retention Artificial Inteligence Channel Email 106

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

The one side, I think it’s a really interesting point you bring up, which is does it immediately lean toward to creating new products and services? The other one I’ll share with you, John, is just because acquisitions are huge in this whole thing, and we cover aero electronics in the book. And now what are we?

Cost 37

Cost Marketing Audience Media 37

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

In this way, it’s more indirect and can determine price elasticity as well as an accurate range of effective pricing for a product. According to B2B International , “It is suited to categories where products and services are relatively similar to each other, and where brand is a strong determining factor behind decision-making.”.

Product 48

Product Retention Revenue Acquisition 48

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

What types of demos are used, and are there correlations between B2B and B2C demo usage? Let’s dive into the data and trends in this case study to help determine what kind of demo and format might be best for your business: 71% of the companies in this sample are B2B companies, the remaining 29% being B2C or a hybrid of B2B/B2C.

Product 120

Product B2C B2B Email 120

Software By Rob

AUGUST 18, 2010

But a more important question to which I don’t have a good answer is whether the Free/Premium strategy leads to better or worse product development. If you offer a product for free you get more users and more feedback on your product. But is it the right data? 41 AX on 08.19.10

Software Review 78

Software Review Software Revenue Cofounder 78

ConversionXL

JULY 3, 2014

Fueled by data driven research that map out the who behind the buying decisions of your products or services, customer personas can help inform everything from more effective copy to product development. If you answered “it’s been awhile” or “never,” you need to keep reading. What Customer Personas Are NOT.

Customer 133

Customer Analytics Conversion Lead Generation 133

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Startups for startups – the top B2B tools used by Startups – Includes the list of top 50 startup vendors in 2012 by Vendorstack , a reviews and Q&A platform on enterprise vendors for startups and mid-market companies. great web customer acquisition tutorials. Great for visualizing work of product development.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Many B2B companies run into the same problem, particularly those that are: Complex, with products that require deep expertise to understand and use. Niche, offering highly specialized products that are used in a handful of uncommon situations. Partner with industry publications to reach hundreds of decision-makers. Conclusion.

B2B 133

B2B Marketing SEO Search 133