ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

When a business increases it’s webinar attendance by 1000% & net $40,000 in the first 3 sessions, you should probably listen to what they’re doing right. This week, I had the opportunity to sit down with Lars Lofgren - Growth Manager of KISSmetrics.com , whose job is specifically to get more leads for his software company.

Software 93

Software Churn Rate eCommerce Flash 93

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

A subscription box business plan will include the following components: Executive summary. Marketing and sales plan. To help you get started, you can download this free business plan template for writing a traditional business plan for a loan or investment, or this Lean Plan template for a more nimble, easy to update plan.

Business Plan 63

Business Plan Curation Balance Sheet Intellectual Property 63

Up and Running

APRIL 27, 2012

In this guest post, Alan Gleeson, General Manager of Palo Alto Software, Ltd., ” As he told BBC News , “There’s only one strategy for growth we can have now and that is rolling up our sleeves and doing everything possible to make it easier for businesses to grow, to invest, to take people on.” gives a U.K.

Metrics 68

Metrics Nigeria Ratchet Churn Rate 68

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. 1) Manage the firm . This is harder than it sounds.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

Marketing and Sales Plan. What marketing and sales tactics will you be using? If you’ve accomplished some key milestones in the process of building your business, detail them here. Management Team. If your business model (i.e., “how Marketing and Sales Plan. Read more ». Milestones and Metrics.

Business Plan 163

Business Plan Forecast Balance Sheet Distribution 163

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

ConversionXL

AUGUST 12, 2016

That’s the sound of potential customers leaking out of your sales funnel. After fighting tooth-and-nail to launch your SaaS business, the last thing you want is a leaky sales funnel to undermine all your hard work. Because even a small leak can snowball into a gushing cascade of leads, leaving your business bone-dry.

Software Review 48

Software Review Metrics Revenue Acquisition 48

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 21, 2013

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% Mark MacLeod, Chief Corporate Development Officer at Freshbooks, says that you need to get below a 5% monthly churn rate before you know you’ve got a business that’s ready to scale.

Analytics 167

Analytics Lean Metrics Churn Rate 167

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Do that – nothing else but one product / company / focus and get to $1M in sales with atleast $15% net profit. I’m not afraid to pick up the phone, cold call someone, use LinkedIn to find someone who’s recently left a company that might be considered competitive and ask them for advise around the business model and marketplace.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Only after reaching $1M in CMRR should you consider hiring European sales and services execs behind customer demand. Be prepared to cross the desert - SaaS requires R&D and sales expense up front for a multi-year stream of revenue, so it demands enough investment capital to fund 4+ years of runway. Posted by Philippe Botteri.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

Venture Chronicles

DECEMBER 15, 2011

If you are interested in freemium business models or any of the variations on the theme, this is well worth reading however I take issue with a couple of points. This is an interesting discussion and the body of work that can be studied is relatively small and fluid given the immaturity of freemium as a business model.

Churn Rate 57

Churn Rate .Net Business Model B2C 57