YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

More metrics need to be identified such as product testing, market validation, and/or customer validation in order to show that a market opportunity exists. Our business model back then was very complex, and it included a B2C as well as a B2B business model, that wasn’t being implemented yet. Reasons for rejection analyzed + tips.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

It’s time to wake up to this fact and be the first in your industry to craft a radically different people-first social media strategy that is driven by the voice of your employees, customers, and influencers.” [via Combining these goals and objectives will give you meaningful metrics to track. via Smart Insights ].

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Some of the same underlying principles apply, but because of the inherent differences in buying decisions and sales cycles, pulling B2C optimization practices straight from the book might be a bad idea. When would you ever try to produce less sales in B2C eCommerce? What Are Your Goals, and What Are Your Metrics?

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Up and Running

APRIL 17, 2018

And, these trends don’t just apply to businesses selling directly to consumers (B2C). B2B ecommerce sales , (businesses selling directly to other businesses) generate three times as much revenue as B2C, at $7.7 trillion in sales, compared to B2C’s $2.3 The first approach is to have your employees test your website’s usability.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 13, 2023

For example, if I never standardized admin-related tasks such as bookkeeping, client onboarding, and new employee setup – I would never be able to delegate this to another team member. Another marketing-related error that starting entrepreneurs will often commit is failing to measure the right metrics.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

From there, I became the first non-founder employee at an e-commerce startup called BITSource, which was the first electronic software distributor delivering electronic volume software licenses to corporations. It was also beneficial because I got some good experience with both B2B and B2C business models. How did you do that?

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 5, 2010

I used to give copies of Four Steps out to my employees, in the hopes that it would instantly indoctrinate them into the methodology of Customer Development. This new volume also tackles examples from the Internet and wireless startups of today, both B2B and B2C. Startup Lessons Learned - the Conference (April 23.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 23, 2022

” No one questions the importance of revenue, but asking the question enabled us to start thinking on what would be the right metric. Did you know that companies like Airbnb, Spotify and Netflix purposely avoid setting revenue as their North Star Metric? Why is revenue not a good ‘North Star’ Metric?

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Up and Running

JULY 10, 2017

It’s critical to understand the metrics in terms of dollars per additional user, as you’ll have to spend this amount to serve thousands of your non-paying customers. It’s mostly popular with B2C markets. We run into this kind of software services every day—Google, Youtube, Instagram, and so on. Youtube ads. $1 1 freemium.

Startup 110

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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. ” Historically, investing was a manual, artisan process. 6) Negotiate deal.

Private Equity 60

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ConversionXL

JUNE 8, 2017

Quantitative research with digital analytics tools like Google Analytics , Mixpanel, Amplitude or RJ Metrics will inform you about where your users are coming from, what they are doing during their sessions and where they are dropping off from your conversion funnel or when they churn. Image Source. Contextual segments.

Programming 97

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Occam's Razor

JULY 6, 2016

Yes, I worry that Analysts, and Marketers, are spending too much time with their head buried in custom reports and advance segments and smart calculated metrics and strategic or tactical dashboards. It does not matter if you are are B2B or B2C. They are all things I love and have repeatedly asked you to care for. Frustrating.

Design 86

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2023

While Israeli startups successes are well known in the B2B space (cybersecurity, enterprise tech, devops…), B2C startups are unsung heroes… The landscape of B2C tech in Israel is blossoming, despite several challenges. Israeli B2C – Let’s start with the high level picture. Much has changed since then.

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Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

To ensure customer delight was delivered in a timely manner, it was also decided that Average Call Time (ACT) would now be The success metric. There is such a thing as employees that don’t really give a frek about their job or company, they just come to work. Most employees work diligently to deliver against set expectations.

Metrics 60

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Mucker Lab

APRIL 6, 2023

If you work in B2C or e-commerce, you optimize that Add to Cart flow like crazy because that is your revenue. That would happen when a company had some employees using GitLab in their prior job or for a personal project. The usage is a great first focus area. The second one is the self service checkout experience. Just get it to work.

Product 78

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Point Nine Capital uses 15Five for continuous employee feedback. The majority of funds are using the popular B2C websites and services for basic due diligence, e.g., Linkedin, Twitter, HackerNews. The simplest way to track a company’s performance: have them give you access to their internal metrics dashboard.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

These companies are all over the map: B2B, B2C, SaaS, ecommerce, healthcare, SMB-focused, enterprise-focused, etc. A few stats to consider on the market opportunity in North America alone: 28 million SMBs in North America, with roughly 60 million employees. SMBs account for 54% of all US sales. Doesn’t look all that compelling.

Social Media 185

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 21, 2019

Choose a single metric to help you measure your campaign’s ROI. Some of these metrics are easier to track than others, but the point is to set a goal that accurately reflects the business outcome you’re after. Companies with a product-led growth strategy may focus on: Free-trial starts; New users.

B2B 131

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

10 Ways to Motivate Your Employees on the Cheap – crowdspring.co/Y8l0IJ. Ten Things Bosses Never Tell Employees, But Should | by Jeff Haden – crowdspring.co/Yef2Gd. A Discussion with Jon Bischke of Entelo: On Successfully Switching from B2C to B2B (SaaS) | saastr – crowdspring.co/1tKArlK. 1pEiCVj.

Social Media 92

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Email generates as much as $42 for every dollar spent , and is a top-three marketing channel for 87% of B2B and 76% of B2C marketers. But that alone is too general, so it’s important to get specific by setting clear metric objectives. Advocacy is when customers become fans and an important asset to your company.

Email 136

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

Going B2C was daunting and not in our core DNA,” Kaufer remarked. I took a few of the relevant metrics – unique visitors, revenue and market capitalization – and calculated a few ratios to demonstrate how good a job TripAdvisors does at monetizing their users.

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Occam's Razor

JUNE 7, 2017

And, less than 1% engagement of any kind from that less than 1% reached (identified using the best social media metrics: Conversation Rate, Amplification Rate, Applause Rate ). Go look at any post on the page if you are an Expedia employee. Set aside the useless metrics like Impressions and 3-second Video Views. They have 6.4

Social Media 162

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Occam's Razor

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

In this post let's look at each Social Network, see what B2B and B2C brands are doing there today, from that draw lessons as to 1. Success Metrics. In my Oct 2011 post, Best Social Media Metrics , I'd created four metrics to quantify this value. It can be a brand metric, say Likelihood to Recommend.

Social Media 60

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Austin Startup

MAY 29, 2019

link] I believe that SaaS startups we’ve invested in (either as advisors or investors, or both), such as AlertMedia, Clarify, Edgecase, eRelevance, Fashion Metric, NewComLink, OneSpot, Onor, OrderGroove, Pivot Freight, RealMassive, and ShelfBucks, have natural network effects, some inherently stronger in their industries than others.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2020

Byron Sharp and the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute have criticized differentiation, arguing that its role in the B2C setting is less important. Gaining market share is the best thing a brand can do for its loyalty metrics, word of mouth, and getting into a consideration set of buyers. When differentiation doesn’t matter.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

Established location-based services to enable the CSP offer B2B and B2C services based on mobile positioning, tracking & locating, turn-by-turn navigation and mobile local search. Bit2go has launched a breakthrough middleware connecting the WWW and the mobile environment.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

No-brainer for B2B companies but also for B2C companies (making special advertising deals for example) Reply steveblank , on June 8, 2011 at 9:05 am said: Martin, Any suggestions? Reply Martin Henk , on June 8, 2011 at 6:13 am said: Impressive list, but missing a key ingredient: Sales management tools.

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