Occam's Razor

APRIL 8, 2013

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. Let’s say, for example, that you’re trying to lower the churn rate on an application.

Metrics 156

Metrics Analytics Lean Churn Rate 156

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 2, 2013

—— We’re into week 9 of teaching a Lean LaunchPad class for Life Sciences and Health Care (therapeutics, diagnostics, devices and digital health) at UCSF teaching with a team of veteran venture capitalists. Brandon Arbiter was a VP at FreshDirect where he built the company’s data management and analytics practices.

Customer 323

Customer Churn Rate Customer Development Lean 323

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

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. The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies. 1) Manage the firm . 3) Raise capital.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

The Next Web

AUGUST 6, 2012

The best timing is when you are adding 1-3 customers each day and you will see the improvement in the churn rate. Yeah, I’m a big believer at being lean and to always practice continuous deployment. Spend 25% of your time on in-house analytics. We are using Google analytics, KissMetrics and a few other services.

Acquisition 121

Acquisition Churn Rate Customer Continuous Deployment 121

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 21, 2013

Lean Analytics is the latest addition to the Lean Series. Similarly, a two-sided marketplace cares about different things from a traditional e-commerce product. 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%

Analytics 167

Analytics Lean Metrics Churn Rate 167

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 20, 2015

We’ve had just one market since then and it could confuse one into thinking: every deal finds downstream investors, every company good or bad finds a home, you know anything at all about brazil, india, china or even saas sales, ecommerce or analytics (you know all these in a bull market). Your CAC stinks. ” I’m not so sure.

Churn Rate 150

Churn Rate Silicon Valley Brazil Valuation 150

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2016

Or you can be working to improve your product or service. If you focus on the things that work, you’ll be more efficient and productive, and you’ll see meaningful impact to your bottom line. And although it might seem smart to have a huge site selling as many products as possible, the opposite is often true.

Small Business 48

Small Business Churn Rate Advertising Social Media 48