David Teten

DECEMBER 16, 2015

I review a lot of board decks with a beautifully hand-crafted page with metrics for the company. Good metrics are comparable across industries; comparative ; readily understandable; and help drive decisions. Comparative means that you can compare a metric across time periods, groups of users, or competitors. So how do you do it?

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 10, 2018

Few buyers will get excited about a company currently operating at a loss. You’ll find exceptions to this rule, like Snapchat, which was operating at a loss at its IPO, when it experienced high initial trading prices due to its huge popularity and untapped monetization capabilities. Another important metric is churn.

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Valuation Technical Review Exit Strategy Metrics 145

ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2021

Business to Business (B2B) – Also referred to as Enterprise to Enterprise, it is typically utilized to transport documents, equipment, reports, and raw materials from one place to another. Recognizing the business goals and operational scope of the client firm.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 28, 2020

It wasn’t quite a flip from B2C to B2B, but it was close. Choose the model that aligns best with your business: How complex is your marketing and sales operation? It helps to have a strong marketing operations or sales ops person help you figure this out if you’re not well-versed. Takeaways on demand funnel selection.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 8, 2023

Automation, Chatbots, AR, and AI Reign: the Future is Already Here Read more: 5 Reasons Why AR is the Future of Online Shopping Automation makes business operations flow smoothly without encountering technical difficulties. It also improves employees’ productivity by allowing them to focus on vital business operations.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 29, 2011

Startups that have helpful mentors, track metrics effectively, and learn from startup thought leaders raise 7x more money and have 3.5x Investors who provide hands-on help have little or no effect on the company’s operational performance. Here are 14 of the report’s key findings: 1. Founders that learn are more successful.

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View from Seed

MARCH 24, 2021

In this comprehensive template and guide we break down each of the nine core sections in the deck: intro , team , what do you do , is it working , why does it matter (market) , can you be the best in the world (product, growth, financial metrics) , where are you going , what do you want (the ask) , and appendix. ” (Melody Koh).

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

17:30] How deep into financials and metrics do you get before taking a client on? [19:01] So I have three consultancies that I operate. I only work with B2B clients as well into service delivery. If you're B2B, it should be LinkedIn. [07:17] What is you cross-channel acquisition strategy? [11:13] Ryan: Yeah, absolutely.

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 6, 2020

As the Greylock team has learned after decades of partnering with early-stage founders, the best approach is establishing a core set of fundamental questions that can be tailored to each individual company, rather than looking at a rigid set of metrics. WHAT METRICS SHOULD A FOUNDER SHOW TO RAISE A SERIES A FROM A VC FIRM LIKE GREYLOCK?

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ConversionXL

JULY 21, 2022

Its study of B2B buyers shows an even split in how decision-makers interact with sales reps traditionally, remotely, and self-served digitally: Of the B2B leaders that use omnichannel marketing, 83% say it’s a more successful way to prospect and secure new business than traditional “face-to-face only” selling.

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ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

Stage 1: Target the right metrics for an effective long game. However, due to B2B market saturation, customer acquisition costs are rising ; this digital marketing strategy of giving a little and getting a lot no longer works. Metrics for your demand generation funnel. Mistakes to avoid when targeting metrics.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Marketing metrics are a competitive advantage. You have to track metrics you can act on. In this article, you’ll learn which metrics to measure to understand and improve marketing performance. Table of contents What are digital marketing metrics? KPIs vs. digital marketing metrics 1. – Seth Godin.

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Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

The very best analysts are comfortable operating with ambiguity and incompleteness, while all others chase perfection in implementation / processing / reports. There is no golden metric for everyone, we are all unique snowflakes! :). and tell you what are the best key performance indicators (metrics) for them.

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Metrics Acquisition eCommerce Analytics 141

Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2011

Founders that learn are more successful : Startups that have helpful mentors, track metrics effectively, and learn from startup thought leaders raise 7x more money and have 3.5x Investors who provide hands-on help have little or no effect on the company’s operational performance. Startup Genome Report. better user growth.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 7, 2021

If you’re selling B2B, you know it’s a wide and competitive market. Sorry, but ABM is not B2B, nor is it right for all markets, business models, or companies (just like every company should not be running freemium aka PLG for acquisition.) They won’t magically show up at your doorstep and sign a $100K cheque.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 3, 2018

Ed Fry – Customer Data Operations: Unleashing your hidden growth engine. Work hard to define meaningful product metrics – enabler of team success. Renee Thompson – How to Win at B2B Optimization. What makes B2B different? There’s no single metric to track, there are many: Leads. Engagement.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 29, 2020

The costs associated with operating a small business can weigh heavily on growth and the ability to compete with other companies. Also know as B2B, business to business is a form of commerce that takes place between two businesses rather than business to consumer. Have metrics set that are attainable and a goal for growth each year.

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Small Business B2B Mobile Software 207

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

In B2B businesses, account-based marketing (ABM) is a potent strategy that revolutionizes how brands engage with their audience. How Account-Based Marketing Can Help B2B Businesses Account-based marketing is a strategic approach that customizes marketing efforts toward specific high-value accounts.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 13, 2023

Overlooking Operations: The First Missteps 1. Too many entrepreneurs underestimate the importance of introducing standard operating procedures (SOPs). Another marketing-related error that starting entrepreneurs will often commit is failing to measure the right metrics. The Marketing Pitfalls: Costly Oversights 4.

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Austin Startup

JULY 2, 2021

Chargify, the leading billing platform for B2B SaaS, announced today the massive productivity improvements and decrease in operating costs that CareerPlug has achieved using its new Chargify Business Intelligence product. This saves our operations and finance teams hours of manual work each week.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 25, 2018

It starts with having the right data in the system,” noted Kamil Rextin, who wrote about B2B attribution. Bogdanovich, who’s worked with dozens of companies on Salesforce integration and marketing automation, sketched an order of operations for data acquisition and deployment in demand gen campaigns: Bring clean data into the CRM.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations. Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. We are also seeing technology evaluation as an increasingly important part of LP operational due diligence. 1) Manage the firm .

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

For example, take into account these ‘scorecards’ for series B startups in both consumer (B2C) and Enterprise Saas (B2B). Source: The Metrics to Raise a Series B (Downturn Edition). Keep in mind that to raise up rounds these days, the bar has gone up. Never let a good crisis go to waste.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 25, 2020

A B2B website that educates potential buyers isn’t a personal “weblog.” With roughly 700 posts, there are too many for a manual review, but we don’t have to automate every last metric. This metric is static unless a post is updated enough to change the publish date in WordPress. Turning metrics into a weighted score.

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Analytics Metrics Technical Review Search 68

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Let’s take a look at an example scenario: You’re trying to find users to review your B2B payroll solution. Cost: $40/non-B2B user, $80/B2B user + custom incentives (usually $20–40/user). If you operate outside of the United States, they can recruit users from other relevant countries. UserZoom GO. per recording).

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

It was also beneficial because I got some good experience with both B2B and B2C business models. This is a novel user interaction that embeds casual entertainment directly into the operating system experience, based on some fairly interesting underlying technology. After BITSource was successfully acquired, I moved to L.A.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 24, 2020

In this blog, we aim to decipher the meaning behind some of the more abstract metrics when it comes to an eCommerce website valuation. but we do cover the rudimentary metrics (along with tips for improving your own site’s value). How much time investment is necessary for operations. What you’re left with is your business’s SDE.

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View from Seed

JUNE 10, 2020

This initial wave of applicants resulted in the selection of six initial Accelerator participants – female & male founders at startups hailing from the Bay Area to Miami to Alabama to Boston, ranging from b2b SaaS offerings to consumer services… all transforming people’s everyday lives.

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View from Seed

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

4 Operating Philosophies Affecting Series A Raises. This focus translates into big top line figures, including some admittedly vanity metrics and pretty graphs to tell the startup’s story to investors (though with less substance and less focus on business metrics or even deep engagement for now). They are: 1.

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Syndicate Syndication Seed Stage Startup 333

Seeing Both Sides

JULY 11, 2013

Across our portfolio and in my own entrepreneurial experience, I have seen three main sales models work successfully in scaling B2B sales: 1) Enterprise; 2) Telephone; and 3) Developer-driven. To that point, a well-run telesales operation will be super metrics-driven. I''ll discuss each one below. 1) Enterprise Sales.

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Up and Running

JUNE 22, 2021

But for the average business that doesn’t operate on the scale of those industry titans, opportunities to increase efficiency aren’t always obvious. In smaller operations, managers often work to ferret out underperforming employees or reimagine wasteful procedures. Stabilize accounts receivable and invoicing.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

An investor had few hard metrics other than the actual financials, and little technology to make the process scaleable. Over the past few decades, better metrics became available, and investors could take a more analytical, data-driven approach. Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors.

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Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

The average B2B buyer has 27 brand interactions before deciding. Only around 10–15% of B2B leads turn into paying customers, and it’s because tactics optimizing for the early stages of the funnel only cater to early-stage goals. Because the best marketers have their own perspective on everything from metrics to channels to branding.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 6, 2015

Most small businesses and startups follow some version of this rational approach to operating and marketing a business. But when it comes to measurement, many managers struggle with developing and tracking the metrics specific to their strategy. Every business, whether B2B or B2C has to bring in customers. Simple right?

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Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

They will need two different implementations, it is quite likely that you will end up with two sets of metrics (more people focused for mobile apps, more visit focused for sites). Mobile content consumption, behavior along key metrics (time, bounces etc.) If you have ecommerce you will see key metrics related to money making.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

With the help of advisors Ada Ryland and Wayne Lopez, we set up data-driven operation to get clarity on what and why we measured?—?and Related: when people say that execution is the most important metric of who will win, keep in mind that executing a fundraise is almost paramount. That’s a metric! and the outcomes. “If

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

Blitzscaling — lays out a useful framework for thinking about this, including the relevant B2B customer scale: Organizational Scale OS1 : Family (1’s) OS2 : Tribe (10’s) OS3 : Village (100’s) OS4 : City (1000’s) OS5 : Nation (10,000’s) As with every model, it is only that? Tortoises can take more time on operations. and they will.

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