crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2013

You Can’t Be a Wimp—Make the Tough Calls | Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/H4gLnT. Chicago’s startup engine roars | Chicago Tribune - crowdspring.co/16aYZLL. The Future of Business Models Will Be Centered on Crowds - crowdspring.co/16aTTiD. Why we play Moneyball rather than Powerball - crowdspring.co/16aXflK.

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Here’s what happened when an extraordinary Digital Health team gained several critical insights about their business model. Kent Quirk was director of engineering at Playdom and director of engineering at Linden Labs. Having a multisided market with five segments is a pretty complicated business model.

Customer 323

Customer Churn Rate Customer Development Lean 323

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

After this initial success, Airbnb then reverse-engineered Craiglist forms with a tool that allowed users to repost their listings: By communicating benefits and removing barriers to success, they gave users a reason to get involved.

Retention 113

Retention Marketing Acquisition Channel 113

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 3, 2021

Growing a business is always challenging, but it’s often the hardest in the earliest stages of development. You’ll be operating with limited resources, limited knowledge, and quite possibly, a business model poised to change in the immediate future. Each link you build serves as a transmission route for new visitors.

Early Stage 125

Early Stage PPC Retention Churn Rate 125

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

What Are The Mechanics Of A Business Growth Engine? Calculate Your Churn. ” The easiest metric for subscription software products to check is churn rate. . “On SaaS, target churn rate should be around 2% monthly churn. Not interested in audio or video? image source. Are you SaaS?

Software 93

Software Churn Rate eCommerce Flash 93

Seeing Both Sides

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Conventional wisdom suggests that the most important metrics for a startup - such as unit economics, cost of acquisition, lifetime value, churn rates - typically get better with time. Churn rates are another metric that can get harder with scale. in 2009 to $11.80

Metrics 20

Metrics Churn Rate Acquisition SEM 20

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In thinking about the bigger goal of digital transformation, 46% say they have been able to identify and create new product and revenue streams, and 45% of organizations are now using data and analytics to develop new business models. The more you know about your customers and market, the more effectively you can run your business.

Analytics 106

Analytics Metrics Channel Campaign 106