Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

If you’re seeking a bank loan or outside investment, you probably need a traditional business plan. But if you’re writing a plan as an internal guide for strategic growth, you should consider a lighter version— a Lean Plan. This guide to writing a subscription box business plan will help you through the process either way.

Business Plan 63

Business Plan Curation Balance Sheet Intellectual Property 63

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 21, 2013

Lean Analytics is the latest addition to the Lean Series. Here's what they have to say about churn rates in SaaS businesses: The best SaaS sites or applications usually have churn ranging from 1.5% to 3% a month. For other sites, it’ll vary depending on how you define “disengaged.”

Analytics 167

Analytics Lean Metrics Churn Rate 167

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Technographics vendors such as Builtwith , Datanyze , HG Data , Stackshare, and Stacklist help CEOs identify the right tech platform on which to build their business; they’re also helpful for investors to due diligence a company’s tech stack choices. Similarly, Corsis uses benchmarking data to understand technology spend patterns.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

How to stay lean and iterate quickly while you’re building a two sided marketplace, especially when “network effect” and “critical mass” are the two main focuses? Initially we had a different business model (an entire venue, track design, sleds, etc for $1 million+) which made it hard to sell.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44