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

David Teten

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. I’d argue that the same type of technologies that have revolutionized dating can revolutionize our industry. . I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations.

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

Occam's Razor

If you strip everything away, as designed, Facebook is a quest for Likes. Virality is also really interesting (again, actual human interaction), people who "create a story from your post" (share etc). At an individual post level, measure Engaged Users and Virality to optimize your Facebook brand page engagement/value.

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7 lessons we learned from the bankruptcy of Whatser

The Next Web

Although we got some early traction, we were unable to prevent a bankruptcy from happening in October 2011. The metrics that matter the most are returning customers (user retention), turnover per customer and viral growth (k-factor). Building a technology company within an extremely competitive market is difficult.

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9 Conversion Rate Optimization Principles to Get You Started (If You Can’t Test)

ConversionXL

After reviewing cumulative data, ConversionXL highlighted just how vital speed is to conversions : “57% of visitors will abandon a page that takes 3 seconds or more to load.”. “47% Lastly, the golden rule of simplicity is to add plenty of whitespace to every design. This is especially key in technical industries. Identification.

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Cracking The Code: The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008.

Cracking the Code

The top performing SaaS companies typically achieve annual customer renewal rates above 90% - with most of the churn due to death (bankruptcies) or marriage (acquisitions) - and over 100% renewals on a dollar value basis due to up-sells into this installed base. Cashflow is the other key metric.