ReadWriteStart

JULY 18, 2011

These people are like shopkeepers trying to stock their shelves with goods they can sell to other people. They want to stock their shelves and they have nothing. key metrics or a dashboard showing how you've made progress in whatever the key metrics for your business are. Think about when LinkedIn went public.

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Investment Bankers Technical Review Cofounder Due Diligence 153

Steve Blank

JUNE 23, 2016

Here are four reasons: First, companies bought into the false premise that they exist to maximize shareholder value – which said “keep the stock price high.” As a consequence, corporations used metrics like return on net assets (RONA), return on capital deployed, and internal rate of return (IRR) to measure efficiency. Lessons Learned.

Architecture 227

Architecture IRR Balance Sheet Liquidity Event 227

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Knewton's Online Marketing Director is the key partner to the VP, Online Marketing and is responsible for helping the team drive customer acquisition and revenue growth through SEM (paid search), SEO, Affiliate Marketing, and Email. This person is also creative, curious and always looking for new ways to engage our customers.

San Francisco 92

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ConversionXL

JUNE 27, 2016

When they’re browsing, are they using search? This is why I find a much better indicator of success is the Page Value metric in Google Analytics. The biggest difference is that this metric is tied to website outcomes. Open it up and search for “Full Referrer” This will tell you the URLs that referred traffic. .

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Analytics Web Technical Review Conversion 72

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round). And obviously all the liq prefs went away in the IPO when pref stock converted to common.

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

While poised with a limited number of transactions this year, the world of public Cloud Computing and SaaS companies has been marked by two events in the past few months: the acquisition of Omniture by Adobe and the high profile IPO of LogMeIn, a leading provider of PC remote access and support with a very interesting freemium model.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review IPO Cloud 48

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 2, 2008

But the investor is already being compensated for that risk in the low price of the stock, so it is unfair to delay. Its the same with acquisitions. Startup Visa update ► February (5) Kiwi lean startup + Australia next Why diversity matters (the meritocracy business) Beware of Vanity Metrics (for Harvard Business Rev.

San Francisco 125

San Francisco Software Review Technical Review Continuous Deployment 125

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

At any given moment, they are just as likely to be reading Man’s Search for Meaning or watching Helvetica on Netflix as they are to be watching The Profit on CNBC or discreetly thumbing through their well-worn copy of How to Win Friends and Influence People. from administration to politik? I learned that software engineers?—?or

Management 85

Management Product Technical Review Software Review 85

ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

And they put a lot of stock in them. They’ll be heading up the team to develop new strategies, create new market segments , and define and measure metrics to demonstrate ROI to stakeholders. Because the best marketers have their own perspective on everything from metrics to channels to branding.

Demand 95

Demand Management B2B Campaign 95

www.ere.net

JULY 15, 2012

If you’re targeting top performers or poaching from competitors, the remaining steps of the recruiting process must be designed to “fit” the needs in the job search process of your targeted candidate if you expect to even gain their attention. Browse Articles by Tag. advertising. assessments. coldcalling. economicdata.

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Hiring Metrics Search Widget 57

Austin Startup

APRIL 25, 2017

In order to achieve 20x growth, Snap needs grow both of those metrics 4–5x. And to top it all off, Snap isn’t offering voting rights to public market investors, which should discount the stock price further. I won’t dive into cost structure in this blog post, but let’s think through how Snap could grow revenue 20x. I don’t know.

Valuation 48

Valuation Technical Review Forecast Social Network 48

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

There are obvious reasons the industry has had less-than-desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.

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Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Category + Search. It then goes into landing pages sorted by entrance counts and shows conversion rates for each, as well as behavioral metrics, which will be more or less useful depending on the website. ” You can easily swap in metrics that are more important to your website. Checkout step 1. Checkout step 2.

Analytics 132

Analytics Search Conversion Metrics 132

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Knowing where you stand in relation to competitors helps define product positioning, channel acquisition, messaging, and more. Depending how you’re benchmarking and with what metrics, it could be beneficial or it could be a waste of time. Allow for filtering/categories when using search bar to narrow down/simplify search.

Conversion 48

Conversion eCommerce Database Vertical 48

ConversionXL

JULY 29, 2020

Did you know that Amazon has surpassed Google as the go-to search platform for shoppers looking for products? When customers have a specific product in mind, more turn to Amazon search than Google. The fundamental difference between Amazon and Google search. You run a search. So where do the two search engines diverge?

SEO 113

SEO PPC Algorithm Software Review 113

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 21, 2010

To see proof of this, simply observe the results of the large majorities of corporate acquisitions of startups. Contrast this with other high-risk situations, like buying a high-risk stock. Although the specific payoff of a specific risky stock is not known, investing in many such stocks can be modeled accurately.

San Francisco 168

San Francisco Startup Lean Continuous Deployment 168

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

To ensure customer delight was delivered in a timely manner, it was also decided that Average Call Time (ACT) would now be The success metric. The success metric, ACT, did go down. That ACT was an activity metric was terrible – if you have a The success metric, it should always be an outcome metric. Another issue.

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Metrics Analytics Acquisition Naming 60

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

For example, for the search term ‘king-size duvet covers’, someone clicked on Matalan , which ranked in position nine in the organic results,” said Diana Agop, Planning and Insight Executive at Red C. For example, stock image platform Dissolve hit over 2.7 And who wants to admit to losing $1 billion in stock? Image source.

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Audience Technical Review Social Media Campaign 122

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Every year I teach classrooms full of students who leave class understanding the basics of how to search for product/market fit—and thinking their next goal is to “get funded.”. What most founders don’t realize is: Every stage of a startup requires a different set of metrics and milestones and founder skills. That’s a mistake.

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Cofounder Seed Stage Valuation Metrics 429

Austin Startup

MARCH 26, 2019

25 questions that DTC entrepreneurs should ask themselves before scaling customer acquisition So you run a direct-to-consumer (DTC) brand. You just spent a few thousand dollars on advertising and your paid customer acquisition cost (CAC) numbers tested well relative to your best guess for customer lifetime value (LTV).

Technical Review 49

Technical Review Software Review China Acquisition 49

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Coalesce address the more general problem of searching through large data sets for best fits. Pacer is useful to search prior litigation, bankruptcies, etc. Lean Case provides standard business models & metrics, so you can apply a standard approach to business planning, modeling, and profitability tracking.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

17:16] Is there a small set of metrics that you rely on? [19:43] Number one, because originally right, the founding of the company was, it's always like square in the search engine marketing at the yeah. John Jantsch (09:08): They're not reading search engine land, the barber. I think that's linked to history. And that's true.

SEO 85

SEO Channel Campaign Audience 85

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 4, 2023

17:16] Is there a small set of metrics that you rely on? [19:43] Historically it was s SCM rush and it didn't help when we went public because our stock checker is S E M R. Number one, because originally right, the founding of the company was, it's always like right square in the search engine marketing at the Yeah, yeah, yeah.

SEO 87

SEO Audience Channel Campaign 87

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

. “Growth hackers have a passion for tracking and moving a metric. Without metrics or data, a growth hacker can feel out of place and uncomfortably exposed. This strong bias towards data drives a growth hacker away from vanity metrics towards metrics that will make or break the business.” ” Creativity.

Retention 48

Retention Metrics Acquisition Conversion 48

ConversionXL

AUGUST 12, 2016

It’s a common acronym that gets thrown around in the SaaS world that’s basically a “businessy” way of saying “important metrics for tracking your business.” The Metrics That Matter. MRR is probably the most critical metric for any subscription business. Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC). Is it starved of leads?

Software Review 48

Software Review Metrics Revenue Acquisition 48

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

Those customers are fairly easy to sign up, but if I look at where most of the money comes from, and those are the larger licenses of five or ten users, that is according to your definition then the small businesses and small businesses include actually the Mexican Stock Exchange, Chamber of Commerce. In Spain I have large companies.

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Technical Cofounder Cofounder Software Review Management 220

Occam's Razor

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Go use site search. Step #2: How good is the acquisition strategy? No company in the Milky Way has succeeded without having a balanced portfolio of acquisition channels (fancy word for source of traffic). Search, Referring Sites, Direct, Campaigns. Around 40% to 50% Search is normal. Outside of Paid Search.

Web 139

Web Analytics eCommerce Campaign 139

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Rather than opt for stock imagery, Lemonade uses illustrations on its landing pages. Channels serve as a more direct means of communication and include email, advertising, search engines, chatbots, phone, and more.” [via Its name fits with the brand’s lovable intentions. As does its identity. via Digital Brand Blueprint ].

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Campaign Social Media Audience Channel 109

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Search for: Videos. Written By Dan Martell on February 2nd, 2012 | Category: Hiring LeanStartup Marketing Metrics Startup Life | 6 Comments. Building Metrics / Usage Reports / KPI 3. Product/Metrics (70%/30% time) * Get your product activation (sign-up + meaningful action) to 60% * then, Get your product retention to 20% weekly.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

deterministic) and predictive attribution scenarios for the following case: A user clicks on a Google search ad and opens a mobile version of a fashion ecommerce website. The user browses a few product pages , checks sizes in stock, views some images, and adds some links to their iPhone Notes. Hybrid predictive approach.

Artificial Inteligence 121

Artificial Inteligence Channel eCommerce Conversion 121

ConversionXL

MAY 20, 2020

Google’s search results are becoming so much more than 10 blue links, in part because those links are now richer and more interactive —and sending fewer clicks to sites. It’s also about taking each search query as a whole, instead of optimizing for and monitoring a single position. The SEO game is changing. blue, clickable) links here?

SEO 148

SEO Search Video Mobile 148

ConversionXL

JULY 12, 2017

In the pursuit of sustainable and consistent ecommerce growth , we look to many places: content, SEO, Facebook, Instagram, paid acquisition, new channels, growth hacking. Reduced customer acquisition cost. They have an action in mind, and they are searching for a key piece of data. Increased word of mouth referrals.

eCommerce 100

eCommerce Mobile Conversion Design 100

ConversionXL

JULY 12, 2017

In the pursuit of sustainable and consistent ecommerce growth , we look to many places: content, SEO, Facebook, Instagram, paid acquisition, new channels, growth hacking. Reduced customer acquisition cost. They have an action in mind, and they are searching for a key piece of data. Increased word of mouth referrals.

eCommerce 95

eCommerce Mobile Conversion Design 95

Occam's Razor

APRIL 29, 2013

Many used some data, but they unfortunately used silly data strategies/metrics. And silly simply because as soon as the strategy/success metric being obsessed about was mentioned, it was clear they would fail. 1 Search Results Ranking = SEO Success. It is a really good metric. Silly not in their eyes, silly in my eyes.

Metrics 166

Metrics Marketing Search SEO 166

Seeing Both Sides

JANUARY 13, 2015

As a result, I get to work with companies both during the search for product market fit and after they hit product market fit, and race headlong into the chasm. Always testing and trying to run fast tests to put up some strong metrics before running out of money (did I mention we''re running out of money?). >$100 million.

Mezzanine 20

Mezzanine IPO Finance Business Model 20

ConversionXL

JUNE 19, 2019

Set targets: metrics to tackle the overarching goal for your product lifecycle. We need a metric or KPI that shows how good we are at increasing the likelihood that someone will convert in the future. Add events, scripts with custom triggers, dimensions, metrics, details on page views, hits. Shapes the curve of your business.

Agile 90

Agile Analytics Algorithm Software Review 90

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Research, Web prototyping, Testing and Building Tools Lists of Tools from Others HBS Startup Tribe Tools List – from Tom Eisenmann at HBS PBworks startup tools List Startup Foundry tools list Small Business tools list Groups Lean Startup Circle – Google Group for startup advice Startup Weekend – Launch a Startup in 54 hours The Lean (..)

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110