Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

The biggest driver for high LTV is repeat purchase behavior (in an e-commerce business) respectively a low churn rate (in a SaaS company). Even more interesting are businesses that create network effects like marketplaces or social networks.

Churn Rate 168

Churn Rate Viral Acquisition Cofounder 168

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2011

Are we headed for a long era of innovation in which startups are the new norm? In a way, startups have become kind of like the video game industry. And so it occurs to me that many startups in the consumer world are now truly hits driven like video games or movies. It seems almost incomprehensible that only 2.5 Non valuable.

Churn Rate 309

Churn Rate IPO Open Source PR 309

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. Boardex and Relationship Science make it easier to understand and map social networks into potential limited partners. Data companies focused on early-stage startups include Aingel , fundsUP , Preseries , PredictLeads , and Sploda. 2) Market .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind. 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind. Written By Dan Martell on February 2nd, 2012 | Category: Hiring LeanStartup Marketing Metrics Startup Life | 6 Comments. I love startups. Here’s my high-level approach for startups. No, I have many ideas.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2016

It might be fun to spend two hours daily on Facebook or Twitter hunting for customers, but the more important question you should be asking is whether your prospective customers are looking for you on those social networks. You can read more in Can Social Media Help My Company?

Small Business 48

Small Business Churn Rate Advertising Social Media 48

Occam's Razor

APRIL 8, 2013

The cycle combines concepts from the world of Lean Startup — which is all about continuous, iterative improvement — with analytics fundamentals. Let’s say, for example, that you’re trying to lower the churn rate on an application. First: Who is the target audience? Are they the right audience? Can you reach them?

Metrics 156

Metrics Analytics Lean Churn Rate 156

ConversionXL

MARCH 15, 2016

Yet 51% of SaaS startups surveyed were not profitable and only 33% of them expected profitability within the next 6 months. First of all, Inbound.org knows that many marketers , their target audience, use Twitter to network with their peers. Churn rate is proportional to the distance between sign-up and value.

Mobile 48

Mobile Retention Email Software Review 48