ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 2, 2023

I’ll start by taking you to the world of Startup X, a passionate team of entrepreneurs who believed they had the next big thing in the world of software as a service (SaaS). It’s disheartening, but sadly, this is one experience that many startup founders face. Do you find yourself and your project in a similar position?

Design 105

Design Product Churn Rate Architecture 105

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 29, 2020

Email marketing is one of the most popular channels of communication and information exchange. In short, email automation comes with a plethora of benefits for your business, customers, and your revenue. Accelerates revenue. This added revenue is the result of upselling and cross-selling. Source: Really Good Emails.

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Email Campaign Revenue HTML 165

Up and Running

JULY 2, 2018

As a business owner, it’s important to monitor the health of your growing company to spot warning signs—a fractured team, negative customer reviews, poor customer retention, and a lack of creative innovation. Hiring is a minefield for startups, but with the right approach, you can recruit top talent. A fractured team.

Software Review 78

Software Review Technical Review Retention Startup 78

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

The father of “Growth Hacking” appears to be Sean Ellis who wrote this widely read post, “ Find a Growth Hacker for your Startup. ” He advocates for people who test all channels, use quantitative methods and commit to growth as one’s “true north.” Doesn’t.

Technical Review 384

Technical Review Hockey Stick SEM Channel 384

The Next Web

JANUARY 25, 2014

We read every day about new startups that have raised capital and have just recently launched their app or platform. Of course, a creative idea and raising funds is only half the battle, as was recently pointed out by Zach Miller in a recent post on Forbes on Israel’s flourishing startup scene. Go where your users take you.

Technical Review 137

Technical Review Retention Startup Technical Support 137

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2022

Every business needs revenue to provide investor returns and offset costs. Free” is not an attractive revenue model to investors. Popular revenue models today include recurring subscription charges, licensing, as well the traditional sale or lease model. Investors will demand clear channel definitions. Key activities.

Business Model 334

Business Model Intellectual Property Angel Investor Channel 334

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

It’s a very important concept for me because in a startup you are constantly under pressure and have way too many distractions. Commitment & urgency are key drivers of success in startup businesses. I was recently talking with a startup company who wanted me to try their product. Retention / Churn. On measurement.

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Metrics Startup Acquisition SEM 346

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Attracting talent in the startup world requires a keen sense of judgment, an appreciation of company needs, and an eye toward its future. The Strategist In the startup world, a strategist is the master of maneuvering through the complexities of business planning and market analysis.

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Startup Retention Agile Hiring 112

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 25, 2020

For most online vendors, this new revenue model was a significant change in the way brands set advertising campaigns. It’s during the rise of this revenue model; banks found a way to increase their presence by pushing development in online payment gateways like Paypal, VISA, etc. This is where customer retention comes into play.

eCommerce 152

eCommerce Technical Review Social Media Analytics 152

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2021

An all-too-common question I get from startups and small businesses is “Which is the right social media platform for my business?” Maximize customer retention. Last year, Facebook’s revenue from advertising was over $55 billion, which was a 50% year-over-year increase. With over three-quarters of the U.S. You need to be there.

Social Media 355

Social Media Media Reputation Viral 355

Hunter Walker

JANUARY 2, 2017

And the narrative for 2017 is OLD ECONOMY COMPANIES WANT TO BUY YOUR STARTUP. When Satya and I started Homebrew in 2013 one of our bets for the coming decades was that non-traditional acquirers would become more aggressive in their pursuit of technology startups. So, is it true? ” Next Level – Buying Product.

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Technical Review Cap Table Acquisition Startup 116

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

As part of a startup business, you’ll know that there is no greater desire to win your first customer or your tenth customer. As a founder of a startup myself (we’re six years old now, in fact), I know those feelings all too well. When you’re starting up, worrying about customer retention seems a million miles away.

Customer 60

Customer Retention Startup Metrics 60

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Startup strategy is like Kung Fu. All startups are screwed up. HT Mike Maples Jr ) Corollary: A startup has to be so excellent at one or two key things, that they can screw up everything else up and not die. Sometimes that’s defensible distribution channels. There are many styles that work. I can only teach you my style.

Restful 202

Restful Founder Revenue Acquisition 202

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2019

Every business needs revenue to provide investor returns and offset costs. Free” is not an attractive revenue model to investors. Popular revenue models today include recurring subscription charges, licensing, as well the traditional sale or lease model. Investors will demand clear channel definitions. Key activities.

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Intellectual Property Business Model Angel Investor Channel 250

Steve Blank

MAY 6, 2015

It’s time to update Build, Measure, Learn to what we now know is the best way to build Lean startups. Only after shipping and attempting to sell the product would a startup hear any substantive feedback from customers. Then came the Build-Measure-learn focus of the Lean Startup. Here’s how. Build-Measure-Learn.

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Lean Agile Business Model Customer Development 120

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 2, 2023

However, retaining those customers is even more critical, as it helps maintain revenue and loyalty and establishes your brand as a reliable provider of products or services. Customer retention should be part of your key business strategies. As a business owner or marketer, acquiring new customers is always at the top of your agenda.

Customer 131

Customer Management Retention Social Media 131

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2017

Every business needs revenue to provide investor returns and offset costs. Free” is not an attractive revenue model to investors. Popular revenue models today include recurring subscription charges, licensing, as well the traditional sale or lease model. Investors will demand clear channel definitions. Key activities.

Business Model 143

Business Model Intellectual Property Startup Angel Investor 143

Steve Blank

MARCH 4, 2014

In the last few years we’ve recognized that a startup is not a smaller version of a large company. We’re now learning that companies are not larger versions of startups. But paradoxically, in spite of all their seemingly endless resources, innovation inside of an existing company is much harder than inside a startup.

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IRR Startup Business Model Agile 335

Steve Blank

APRIL 4, 2011

The Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment in a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. Politely it was described as “poor customer retention” but in reality it was because the product was really hard to use. How can we attract buyers to our channel before they make purchasing decisions? This post is part four.

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Customer Business Model Nebraska Cloud 234

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 8, 2009

A post by Fred Wilson pointed me to Dave McClure's Startup Metrics presentation. This is a great presentation and one that I'm going to point out to startup / early stage company CEOs. Startup Metrics for Pirates (SeedCamp, Sept 2009) View more documents from Dave McClure. R : Revenue - can you monetize any of this behavior?

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Metrics Startup Retention Acquisition 225

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2013

An all-too-common question I get from startups and small businesses is “Which is the right social media platform for my business?” Maximize customer retention. Last year, Facebook’s revenue from advertising was over $5 billion, which was a 40% year-over-year increase for the last quarter. You need to be there. Marty Zwilling.

Social Media 271

Social Media Media Startup Reputation 271

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Master of 500 Hats: Startup Metrics for Pirates (SeedCamp 2008, London) This presentation should be required reading for anyone creating a startup with an online service component. In my opinion, every startup needs to "pick a major" among these three drivers of growth. Choose one. The AARRR model (hence pirates, get it?)

San Francisco 167

San Francisco CPA SEM CTO Hire 167

VC Cafe

JULY 15, 2021

According to Statista, revenue generated from apps (paid downloads and in-app advertising) will reach $935 billion by 2023, and that doesn’t doesn’t include the many trillions of dollars transacted via apps in the last decade alone (think Amazon, Uber, games, etc). Worldwide mobile app revenues in 2014 to 2023 (in billion U.S.

Mobile 190

Mobile Social Media Distribution PR 190

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2019

An all-too-common question I get from startups and small businesses is “Which is the right social media platform for my business?” Maximize customer retention. Last year, Facebook’s revenue from advertising was over $55 billion, which was a 50% year-over-year increase. With over 77% of the U.S. You need to be there.

Social Media 246

Social Media Media Reputation Viral 246

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Then companies can determine promotional effectiveness by narrowly defined customer segments, by location, or by delivery channel. Customer retention with churn modeling. Every business wants to predict which customers are about to leave, and for what reasons, so they can target their retention efforts. Movie recommendations.

Analytics 248

Analytics Retention Social Media Startup 248

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Each customer segment of your business needs to be analyzed to determine whether they are profitable enough given ongoing costs to serve them relative to the revenue you would receive and the retention money you’d have to money to keep them with your service. Each mag has a different mix. Not possible.

Customer 287

Customer Technical Review Caching PR 287

Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 6, 2018

In the previous post , we outlined what startups should focus on right after raising a seed round. Between seed and Series A, a startup typically needs to focus on product-market fit. It’s even better if you understand the LTV and CAC for each of your major marketing channels and customer groups. Hiring after an A round.

Acquisition 150

Acquisition Distribution Metrics Retention 150

Hunter Walker

MARCH 7, 2019

Unsustainable revenue curves willed into existence in order to prove growth ahead of raising more capital is the organizational version of phosphorous. There’s an increased belief (maybe reality for some), that seed VCs want to see revenue before investing in verticals like SaaS, marketplaces, commerce.

Startup 97

Startup Revenue Vertical Retention 97

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

No changes were made to the customer journey, and it had nothing to do with revenue lift. You’ll also learn how to apply growth marketing to five key channels and how to plan and execute experimentation. It isn’t about finding quick hacks to boost short-term revenue. Yet, this was a successful growth marketing campaign.

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Framework Marketing Acquisition Retention 102

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Top-line metrics are indicators of success, not the one bar to clear to raise funding for your startup. In SaaS the main benchmarks being measured are revenue growth, sales efficiency (unit economics), churn and burn rate. Example of Baremetrics revenue per user benchmarks. Benchmarks for deep tech startups.

B2C 141

B2C Technical Review Startup Retention 141

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Validated learning about customers Would you rather have $30,000 or $1 million in revenues for your startup? All things being equal, of course, you’d rather have more revenue rather than less. And yet revenue alone is not a sufficient goal.

Customer 167

Customer San Francisco Lean Hockey Stick 167

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

This article explains how businesses can resist one of the top startup killers known as high customer acquisition costs (CAC). We’ll cover the following strategies: Retargeting and remarketing Partner programs A/B testing Customer retention Automated processes. So, what makes affiliate programs so attractive to startups?

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Acquisition Cost Affiliate Customer 127

Hippoland

AUGUST 8, 2018

One thing I’ve noticed is that almost every repeat, previously-successful-founder focuses on the same thing for their respective startups: customer acquisition. Diving in a bit more into some thoughts here: 1b) Ad-based revenue streams generally have terrible unit economics. don’t think about at all. This is obvious.

Founder 48

Founder Sales Cycle Affiliate Retention 48

Hippoland

AUGUST 8, 2018

One thing I’ve noticed is that almost every repeat, previously-successful-founder focuses on the same thing for their respective startups: customer acquisition. Diving in a bit more into some thoughts here: 1b) Ad-based revenue streams generally have terrible unit economics. don’t think about at all. This is obvious.

Founder 48

Founder Sales Cycle Affiliate Retention 48

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2023

Lloyed explores the intricate art of harnessing the community’s strength as your ultimate acquisition channe l, brand differentiator, feedback source, retention lever, and catalyst for transformative change. Ruby on Rails has spawned thousands upon thousands of startups as a framework, as an infrastructure to build products on.

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Community Kuwait Cofounder Bootstrapping 54

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2013

Most startups, and many big businesses, still don’t have a clue on how to use social media productively for marketing their business. Good action plans include a listening plan, channel plan, SEO plan, and a content creation plan, with activities and metrics. entrepreneur Ric Dragon startup social media business'

Social Media 256

Social Media Media Product Conversion Ratio 256

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

A few potential slides which can be included in the Appendix: Exit Analysis: Not always as important during the early startup stage since an exit event is presumably in the distance away. There’s nothing like actual reality and accumulating momentum to help convince a new investor to jump on board the startup’s ship.

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Seed Stage Retention Restful Valuation 166