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Stories of Opportunity from the First Round Capital Key Hire Wire – VP of Sales, CTO, VP of Engineering

This is going to be BIG.

This includes establishing sales objectives and compensation plans for all sales personnel, including salary structures, commission plans, sales contests and bonus plans. The ideal candidate has experience with eCommerce systems, emerging mobile and social technologies, as well as RoR.

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Data Analysis 101: Seven Simple Mistakes That Limit Your Salary

Occam's Razor

I love that the analyst is segmenting the data rather than showing the aggregate trend ("all data in aggregate is essentially crap" – me). That is after all what pays our salary right? Go to any report in Google Analytics and switch to a Goal tab or the Ecommerce tab. Never Compare Apples to Watermelons.

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Facebook Advertising / Marketing: Best Metrics, ROI, Business Value

Occam's Razor

Compute ROI: (cost of Facebook campaigns + salary of people running campaigns + agency creative costs) vs. profit from incremental product sales. Declaring success based on measuring Likes in aggregate is like declaring success after getting a lot of Visits to your site. But not, ever, in aggregate.]. I will personally hate you.

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Knowledge

Occam's Razor

" ~ Digital Careers: "How can I get a bigger salary? I Got No Ecommerce. Aggregation of Marginal Gains: Recession Busting Analytics! Tip #14: Measuring Value of Ecommerce Sales Tools. Digital Careers: "How can I get a bigger salary? " + Standard Metrics Revisited Series. How can I be smart?"

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How to Estimate Realistic eCommerce Shipping and Fulfillment Costs

Up and Running

When starting your eCommerce , product-based business there are many budgetary factors you need to consider. 2-Steps to start your eCommerce fulfillment and shipping budget. Calculating monthly costs of running your eCommerce fulfillment center. Fixed costs of shipping and fulfillment.

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Produce Actionable Insights: Mate Custom Reports With Adv Segments!

Occam's Razor

and partly because all they do is present data in the aggregate (a punishable criminal offence if there ever was one!). The chance to understand what is actually driving business value (you know: the thing that pays your salary!). The ability to focus people in your company on the right content creation.

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"Dear Avinash": Be Awesome At Comparing KPI Trends Over Time

Occam's Razor

So talk to your Marketers, Boss, Cleaning Lady, the dudette you replaced at half her salary! In aggregate trends can hide insights and hence "dirty" the data. Do you have enough engaging content (in case of pure content non-ecommerce sites) that people return again and again each month? 2: Segmentation to the rescue!