Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

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. Using this approach, we’ve been able to identify a number of profitable customer acquisition channels for Slidebean.

Revenue 60

Revenue Acquisition Channel Campaign 60

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

David Lin and the Microsoft China Accelerator was gracious enough to host two wonderful days of events for me. China has essentially closed its internal search, media and social network software market to foreign companies who wouldn’t play with the government rules on the Great Firewall. VC’s pulled back and only invested $3.7

Silicon Valley 269

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 269

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

AUGUST 27, 2011

A notable site is FaceSmash which sold for $30k the week the movie Social Network came out. Even Perez Hilton blogged about Flippa because of its relationship to FaceSmash and Social Network. He would trade ad space on WebmasterResources for free hosting services. I guess this makes sense.

EC2 53

EC2 Social Network Distribution Demand 53

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

I’m now the permanent host for TWiVC (until such time as they kick me off). And of course the big question is whether Salesforce.com can out innovate these startups (especially after their acquisition of InStranet ). Expect great things from Assistly. Investors: True Ventures, Social Leverage (Howard Lindzon).

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Venture Capital Social Network Angel Investor Chad 265

The Equity Kicker

AUGUST 1, 2012

In its quarterly filing yesterday Facebook disclosed that it spent $24m on ‘talent focused acquisitions’ in the first half of 2012. Three of the four are mobile companies (which rises to five of the six acquisitions Facebook made in total in H1 2012 if you include the bigger deals Instagram and Face.com ).

San Francisco 110

San Francisco Hiring Liquidation Preference Aggregator 110

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

David Lin and the Microsoft China Accelerator was gracious enough to host two wonderful days of events for me. China has essentially closed its internal search, media and social network software market to foreign companies who wouldn’t play with the government rules on the Great Firewall. VC’s pulled back and only invested $3.7

Silicon Valley 161

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 161

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In this article, you’ll learn how to gain traction on TikTok to grow awareness, traffic, and acquisition. Which type of content gets the most engagement on other social networks? For ecommerce business owners and marketers, jumping on this bandwagon is different to jumping on Facebook and Instagram.

Sales 115

Sales Customer Viral Marketing 115

Version One Ventures

JULY 27, 2015

When a new user/member is added to the network, it increases the value of the product or service to all other users. This increased value can be in the form of cost reduction (in user acquisition as an example), higher liquidity (in a marketplace), stronger community or deeper relationships (in social networks), etc.

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Networking Community Viral Social Network 60

ConversionXL

JULY 7, 2020

And yet, Pinterest is the third-most popular social network, with over 322 million monthly active users, nearly 50% of whom are in the United States. Let’s take a couple of campaigns I did for a web hosting company, traditionally a fiercely competitive and expensive niche for ads. . Pinterest, for most, does not.

Marketing 114

Marketing Viral Campaign Search 114

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 24, 2022

Obviously I want to track various, uh, social networks. If I'm on five different social networks, now I'm gonna get a little more granular, which one of them's actually starting to send us some traffic. We can back that then into the cost of client acquisition. And then finally keyword ranking.

Marketing 84

Marketing Metrics Analytics Social Media 84

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Leverage Existing Platforms or Third Party Products - you want to test your social network, grab Drupal and whip something together, or even just use a hosted service. Investors my tell you that, but what they can look at your product on paper and tell what it does and they will understand if it can be built.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 8, 2020

It became known as a platform for hosting machine-learning competitions. After the acquisition, it started branching out into more areas of data science and analytics. Similar to a social network, Kaggle shows you how the community has interacted with each piece of work, which can help you spot ideas and analyses that stand out.

Analytics 94

Analytics Artificial Inteligence Software Review Technical Review 94

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2008

The App Store is a channel for customer acquisition. I think its helpful to think about two kinds of competition for distribution: acquisition competition and retention competition. If your app has incredibly strong retention, you will probably do very well with the current PR/new app system of acquisition. So what can you do?

San Francisco 68

San Francisco Lean Retention SEM 68

www.thestartup.eu

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Hosting: pay-as-you-go cloud servers, mostly free in the beginning. The app obviously geolocalizes every info and integrates with Facebook and other social networks. Even with company registration and some serious hosting for the first few months you can still make it under $10K at the beginning. Total cost: $100.

Bootstrapping 49

Bootstrapping Italy Sweat Equity Europe 49

venturebeat.com

JULY 12, 2012

Acquisition. Social media. Social networking. Social games. Additionally, he’s looking for companies that have a long-term potential to be Microsoft partners or acquisitions. Web Hosting Software. From $1.5B to half a trillion dollars: PayPal celebrates a 10th anniversary. Editor’s picks.

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Detroit Incubator Technical Review Venture Capital 69

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

They should understand the different states of the user (Acquisition, Activation, Retention, Revenue) and focus on moving users from one state to the next. In a nutshell: Acquisition - Get people to hear about your product from press, blogs and social channels. First Steps in Growth Hacking for Startups.

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API Viral Startup Retention 167

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

I use Hootsuite to coordinate my social media activity, which consists of Teten.com, PEVCTech.com , Linkedin , AngelList , and (passively) Twitter and Facebook. I use Google Drive to host my conference presentations , which are all embedded at teten.com. I use Diigo , a social bookmarking tool, to keep a record of useful websites.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

ConversionXL

JANUARY 29, 2014

If you notice in the examples above, the testimonials are given by directors of growth and customer acquisition. Gigya.com (Review plugin that uses social network login vs standard login. G enerally speaking, the more their job title reflects your ideal customer, the more credible the testimonial is going to appear. Conclusion.

Software Review 126

Software Review Stock Video Advertising 126

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Facebook is also the most popular social network with people over 65. For example, founders of The Copywriter Club Facebook Group , Rob Marsh and Kira Hug regularly host live video sessions on a variety of topics that are relevant to the community. . For example, stats show that over half of Facebook users worldwide are male.

Marketing 134

Marketing Audience Social Media Algorithm 134

Software By Rob

JANUARY 7, 2009

Windows Hosting - You can go cheap, but you’ll pay in other ways (don’t say I didn’t warn you). Decent hosting with decent support will run $20/month. Linux Hosting – The same sentiment as Windows Hosting, but $10/month will serve you pretty well. I’m sure you can save some money there.

Software Review 52

Software Review Software Hosting Salary 52

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I don’t know of an opensource or hosted version of Kickstarter. Acquisition / Lifetime Value, etc. customer acquisition, like Launchrock, you called that something, what was that again? Social amplification. seems like you’ll need to build it. What are the top 5 reasons entrepreneurs fail? So build a strong base.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

ActiveInsight – helps B2B organizations optimize customer acquisition and engage with top funnel prospects by analyzing customer intent in real time based online resources, mobile and social networks. The solution offers small and medium businesses significant cost savings.

Cloud 108

Cloud Startup Security 108

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 16, 2008

We were trying to broaden the conversation beyond just viral customer acquisition. Facebook , LinkedIn , and other successful social networks have elevated this technique to a high art. Today, I was comparing notes with Ed Baker (one of the gurus of viral growth). Direct notifications can help ameliorate that problem.

Viral 140

Viral San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 140

VC Cafe

JUNE 22, 2010

Twenty Israeli startups will come to London to meet with top players in the UK market and present their latest innovations in a showcase event hosted by one of the world’s largest professional services organisations. Virtual Web provides innovative social network marketing solutions.

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Media Social Network Flash 145

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Lain Beable, social media strategist at Hootsuite makes this clear: “I personally have always found the topic of how many times per day should I post a little over-thought and definitely secondary to the quality of the content one is publishing.” . Building a blog.

Framework 131

Framework Social Media B2B Audience 131

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

interactions, widgets, effects Django – high-level Python framework Cappuccino – open source framework for app development Kodingen – cloud development environment, code editor, hosting service, collaboration platform.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

CellGuide’s technology offers a cost-effective host-based GNSS solution for mobile, wireless and other mass-market consumer devices. IPgallery’s deployed converged communication solutions include core network centric solutions and Value Added Services for residential and business subscribers. . - Established back in 2003, Comarcom Ltd.

Mobile 103

Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe highlights everything you need to know from hosting your code in hackathons to open source legal docs. Social networking. Social/Sharing. Launchpad (Free hosting and OpenSource). Fnord (resources hosting). Gatling (resources hosting). kHTTPd (resources hosting). VC & Startup Resources.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

That something can be dry cleaning services, invoicing software , hosted salesforce automation , or a blueprint for how to launch a software product on your own …what matters is finding a group of people who need your something more than they need the money you’re charging for it. 5 Stephane Grenier on 09.23.09

Marketing 50

Marketing Software Review Technical Review Startup 50

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Doctors are in high demand, not just by their patients, but by startups looking to create social networks, marketplaces, and portals around their expertise. Today, HealthTab announced the acquisition of Q&A site Avvo Health specifically to increase the number of doctors within its network, doubling it to 30,000.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93