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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

In liquid markets, most of the calories expended on technology and analytics are focused on trade selection, or “ origination ”. I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations. 2) Market . The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies.

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My Thoughts on the Current Market: on 20-Minute VC

Both Sides of the Table

Harry was gracious enough to invite me back so this past week we recorded an episode discussing the current market environment. We discussed why in Q4 you will see large renegotiations of SaaS contracts and increased churn rates. If you’re a clear “market winner” like Stripe, Robinhood or Airbnb. Raise when you can.

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Lean Analytics

Startup Lessons Learned

Lean Analytics is the latest addition to the Lean Series. Here's what they have to say about churn rates in SaaS businesses: The best SaaS sites or applications usually have churn ranging from 1.5% In the early days of a SaaS business, churn really doesn’t matter that much. to 3% a month.

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The Lean Analytics Cycle: Metrics > Hypothesis > Experiment > Act

Occam's Razor

This thought was in my mind as I was reading Lean Analytics a new book by my friend Alistair Croll and his collaborator Benjamin Yoskovitz. In this post, we’ll look at each of the four steps in the Lean Analytics Cycle in more detail. Experiments come in all shapes and sizes: A marketing campaign. But it is not routine.

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The Essential SaaS Metrics for Growth

ConversionXL

SaaS sales and marketing teams can get overwhelmed by metrics. According to Statista , the SaaS market will reach $157 billion next year. And while that figure is promising, early-stage SaaS companies need a ton of growth to survive. Don’t focus on metrics like MRR too early on.

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Cracking The Code: The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008.

Cracking the Code

Labels: SaaS , sales and marketing , software. For example, you can provide a solution to automate marketing, but if the customer doesnt know some key best practices for how to effectively market online, then its unlikely that theyll get a lot of value out of a marketing automation solution. Posted by Philippe Botteri.