Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

The key to being able to run a business that isn’t yet profitable (on operating margin) is availability of capital to finance losses and preferably at a cost that isn’t too punitive to the founders and employees. CAC is often measured incorrectly and doesn’t often doesn’t capture the true costs of acquisition. The first input is CAC.

Metrics 150

Metrics Cost Acquisition Startup 150

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2019

It could be more revenue, hiring clients or launching a new product or service, but every new year is an exciting time because it’s ripe with opportunity. So for the coming year, I have as my main goal to let go and trust that my wonderful, and very competent staff will be able to deliver the same level of quality that I would.

Entrepreneur 127

Entrepreneur Security SEO Community 127

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 8, 2019

It could be more revenue, hiring clients or launching a new product or service, but every new year is an exciting time because it’s ripe with opportunity. So for the coming year, I have as my main goal to let go and trust that my wonderful, and very competent staff will be able to deliver the same level of quality that I would.

Entrepreneur 62

Entrepreneur Security SEO Community 62

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 21, 2013

Start with metrics in mind To help with this, the book looks at dozens of metrics—such as churn, customer lifetime value, viral coefficient, acquisition cost, uptime, and engagement—and suggests where that metric should be before you can move on to the next stage of your business. So churn for those product categories may be lower.

Analytics 167

Analytics Lean Metrics Churn Rate 167

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

You are here: Home » Hiring » Crazy! Written By Dan Martell on February 2nd, 2012 | Category: Hiring LeanStartup Marketing Metrics Startup Life | 6 Comments. Outsourcing is something a big company, with a known customer / problem (that has revenue & traction) does to save cost. Non of this academic stuff.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

The opportunity when I got to pitch on stage in front of 400 angel investors was for the largest angel investor conference in the Pacific northwest called Angel Oregon, and we competed with 60 other companies. This includes again another acronym I’m going to share, CAC, the cost to acquire a customer, the customer acquisition cost.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Software Review Due Diligence Exit Strategy 60