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Why Misunderstanding Startup Metrics Can Cost You Your Business

Both Sides of the Table

There has been a lot of public debate over the past several weeks about whether it’s a good thing to be “gross margin positive” or not and commentary always reminds me that some people at startups don’t quite understand financial metrics or even how to think about which ones are healthy. Gross margin positive !=

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Why Some Startups Win

Steve Blank

His company had marched through customer discovery, learning about the customer problem, validated solutions and was now scaling sales and marketing. I had taken the job of VP of Marketing in a company emerging from bankruptcy. Drive that demand into our sales channels. Educate our sales channel(s).

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Facebook Advertising / Marketing: Best Metrics, ROI, Business Value

Occam's Razor

Increased investment in Facebook as an engagement/acquisition channel has translated into requests from CEOs, CMOs and other CxOs about the return on that investment. As Facebook is a very young channel, it is not surprising that everyone's struggling with the answer. Lesson 1: Correlations don't imply causality. Newspapers!

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In 2017, GE Will Buy More Tech Startups Than Google

Hunter Walker

Acquiring F500 company imagines incorporating this product into their existing channels, or even keeping the product and using it as the launching platform for their further digital initiatives (ie they’re essentially purchasing the company to control its roadmap). Better that be a smart acquisition than a bankruptcy.

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How to Turn Leads Into Loyal Customers: A 5-Step Guide for Startups

The Startup Magazine

And without a steady, sustainable stream of new customers, cash reserves will dwindle, revenues will dry up, and bankruptcy will inevitably ensue. But operating a high-converting sales funnel when time and resources are scarce requires a nuanced approach. Startups can easily fall into the trap of building an unbalanced sales funnel.

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

David Teten

A tool like Quuu identifies relevant, shareable content to keep your social media channels active. . I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. Many VC funds rely on general-purpose CRM and sales funnel solutions like Copper , Pipedrive, Salesforce , Streak , and ZenDesk.

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Business Startup Tools: A Curated List of Our Favorite Tools and Resources to Build Your Company

Up and Running

It puts everything in one place with an easy to follow user interface, works with Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram, YouTube, Tumblr, and WordPress, and has incorporated analytics so you can stay on top of your metrics. You get a knowledge base, multiple support channels, and reporting. Project management software. Analytics tools.