conversionxl.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Extra Lucrative Conversion Advice. Conversion Optimization Services. Conversion Research. It’s Not a Conversion Problem, It’s a Customer Development Problem. I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. Website Analysis.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 31, 2021

The same goes for your sales conversations; why did new leads seek you out, and what objections do you hear during the sales process? Uncovering popular articles and conversations will show you what people are most interested in, which is useful for “seeding” your content research. Collect data sources for quantitative insights.

Audience 127

Audience Non-Compete Distribution Channel 127

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2016

I haven’t read the book nor deeply reviewed Project Aristotle but the conversation on this morning’s show really resonated with me. But the conversation rang very true for me. My observation is that many companies become Game of Thrones with warring factions and competing interests.

Pakistan 150

Pakistan Technical Review Iran Russia 150

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 28, 2020

When you absolutely must keep conversations private, use a secure (encrypted if at all possible) suite that does better than the Gmails of the world to keep data on the downlow. Email hygiene is the set of practices that reduces your startup’s vulnerability to email-based attack as well as non-malicious (read: accidental) data loss.

Technical Review 113

Technical Review Software Review Due Diligence Non-Compete 113

YoungUpstarts

MAY 5, 2020

This process seems effective — but it turns out the non-conscious mental shortcuts we end up using in problem-solving and decision-making are greatly subject to bias, influenced by the worldview we are exposed to in our environment. The future shape of our workplace structures and systems may be uncertain.

Non-Compete 147

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

What’s a non-emergency medical transportation business? Josh Komenda , CEO of VEYO, suggests that there’s a large population of those who need non-emergency medical transportation, especially for medically frail or elderly people in rural areas. Image via TechCrunch. Many don’t have a driver’s license or access to a vehicle.

Non-Compete 92

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

If you’re a software startup competing in China, the words that come to mind are “ruthless and relentless.” company setting up some subsidiary here and expecting them to compete while they were following U.S. But the differences are worth noting – it’s a young ecosystem, so startup management tools are nearly non-existent.

China 323

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 23, 2014

This trend is playing out in the world of payment gateways, where providers (like my company BlueSnap) compete to help customers reach the maximum number of markets as efficiently as possible. The Cost Advantage is Obvious. Most companies don’t have the cash or bandwidth to support long development cycles and hire boatloads of developers.

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Software eCommerce Software Developers Software Development 248

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 3, 2020

That’s okay, if the point of departure is about defending our values internationally, as opposed to better competing internationally, which was the Trump administration’s core focus in the national security strategy. And it requires some tough conversations. Ultimately, both approaches lead you in a similar direction.

Technical Review 235

Technical Review Technology China Taiwan 235

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2018

Research from Innoppl Technologies reveals that about 65 percent of sales reps who’ve adopted mobile CRM are achieving their sales goals; conversely, just 22 percent of reps using non-mobile CRM met those same targets. Mobile CRM advancements are paying off. GDPR compliance. Xavier Musy is Chief Architect at Swiftpage.

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Sales Non-Compete Mobile Cloud 124

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 18, 2020

And social media gave them all the ability to market their products in non-traditional ways. But I saw that there was a clear and emerging trend: technology was helping small businesses compete with large corporations. Since I had that conversation, their stock value has depreciated by 99%. We are more focused on design.”.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

The entire process is known as conversion rate optimization that doesn’t just happen itself. eCommerce conversion rate optimization tactics work best when attaining high traffic and quality leads to an eCommerce store. As per Monetate , the average conversion rate of the eCommerce website is about 2.77 Work on SEO.

eCommerce 113

eCommerce Conversion Sales SEO 113

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 19, 2011

Covered extensively here and here , Lean UX is a team-wide acceptance of significantly lighter-weight design deliverables that are used to drive conversation, estimation and validation both with internal stakeholders and ultimately customers. The low-fidelity nature of the deliverable also encourages non-designers to join the discussion.

Lean 165

Lean Software Review SCRUM Non-Compete 165

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2016

The backdrop explained was that it was viewed that Korea has been tremendously successful at copying and perfecting other people’s technologies but in order to compete more effective in the future had to be more creative. Read the responses to this story on Medium.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 1, 2019

The conversation screeched to a tense halt. Ellen worked in both traditional and non-traditional positions. She has established a leadership culture that enables women in the transportation industry to build their confidence by proving themselves capable and competent. And the driver inside fumed and sizzled. Two hours?”.

Global 113

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

The more data I collected and the more conversation I had with GPs and LPs the more I realized that there was another major factor at play in the concentration of capital in larger funds – many traditional VC firms were now setting up “opportunity funds” or “growth funds.”

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Technical Review Venture Capital Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 398

Up and Running

JULY 10, 2017

Although some companies optimize their pricing well enough to receive more than 4 percent conversion rate from freemium into premium, the majority of SaaS products are lucky to achieve a rate as low as 1 percent. Conversion rates for underdeveloped products are likely to be much lower. In our example, it’s 20K non-paying customers.

Startup 110

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

It’s tough to compete on product alone and you’re likely to see diminishing returns. There have never been more brands competing for attention than there are right now. If you spam the non-buyers with sales CTAs, you’ll only annoy them. In 2002, Elon Musk created Space X. With enough resources, products can always be copied.

Marketing 109

Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109

Version One Ventures

MAY 23, 2019

Chelsea started her first business when she was 12, and her first non-profit when she was 13. Reviewed data on bot conversion, had a discussion about % of future that’s managed services vs product. Spent an hour talking to people about an org change (3 separate conversations). Planned 2020 future salaries projections.

Part-Time VPE 136

Part-Time VPE Software Review Salary Non-Compete 136

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

We have well financed competitors whom despite competing with we respect deeply and when you see your competition launching in many markets it’s tempting to follow suit. At MakeSpace we had to build complex models to tell us how our pricing and conversion compared down to the neighborhood level.

Operations 286

Operations New York City Technical Review Startup 286

Women Entrepreneurs Can

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Thus, the existence of a leader is a non-negotiable when it comes to this. The road ahead can be rocky and messy, so having a competent, committed, and conscientious team leader is essential. Make time to converse with them. The team leader has the most significant role in ensuring the team’s effectiveness.

Non-Compete 97

Non-Compete Leadership Security Conversion 97

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

If you’re a software startup competing in China, the words that come to mind are “ruthless and relentless.” company setting up some subsidiary here and expecting them to compete while they were following U.S. But the differences are worth noting – it’s a young ecosystem, so startup management tools are nearly non-existent.

China 215

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 215

ConversionXL

AUGUST 1, 2019

to be competent, optimizers need a basic understanding of statistics and propensity models. Even if you don’t face any of the experimentation challenges Royston-Webb mentions, propensity modeling can help you: Fill your pipeline; Save time on quantitative conversion research; Explore smarter segmentation options.

Analytics 118

Analytics Non-Compete HTML Conversion 118

Steve Blank

MAY 27, 2010

Our conversation led us to Scott Walkers post Why Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers and why we both recommend that entrepreneurs print it out and tape it to their wall. But founders need to know how to ask for their advice and when to ignore it. Why Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers. I was having coffee with a friend who teaches at the U.C.

CTO Hire 287

CTO Hire Fractional CTO Software Review Startup 287

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

The reality of CAC is both the when you scale your acquisition “channel” costs usually go up plus when you find a great channel others notice it and drive up the costs as they compete with you in that channel. So it might actually be more productive for you to improve your conversion than to improve your ad buying, for example.

Metrics 150

Metrics Cost Acquisition Startup 150

View from Seed

DECEMBER 17, 2015

We also talked about how he’d want to be interviewed if approached by a non-technical startup founder. (I’ve It’s amazing how often people don’t get to that in the conversation. NV: What are some questions someone non-technical can ask in these cases? NextView: So how does Google run its process?

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Engineer Software Review Founder 120

Up and Running

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Anyone who has had the need for a lawyer understands the pinch of hiring competent legal help. In return, he received customized employee handbooks, non-compete agreements, company policies, and nasty-grams sent to delinquent account holders. . Tip #2: Choose a non-traditional attorney. Tip #3: Hire from within.

Non-Compete 60

Non-Compete Database Hiring Employee 60

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

At the Upfront Summit in early February, we had a chance to have many off-the-record conversations with Limited Partners (LPs) who fund Venture Capital (VC) funds about their views of the market. Most LPs Don’t Believe That Traditional VCs are Being Squeezed. Frankly, I’ve never believed this argument.

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Venture Capital LP Silicon Valley Marketing 150

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

It’s why Canva can call itself a multibillion-dollar platform and how ConvertKit pulled itself up to compete with goliaths like MailChimp and Campaign Monitor. In the acquisition phase, measure these performance metrics: Customer acquisition cost Conversion rate Website traffic Click-through rate Bounce rate Quality of leads.

Retention 113

Retention Marketing Acquisition Channel 113

Hearpreneur

MAY 31, 2020

. #1- Begin conversations. He started by reaching out to 15 people in his network or individuals he wanted to get to know on a weekly basis — just to simply begin a conversation. I will call an individual if I am already connected to them or begin a LinkedIn conversation with them. 1 + 1 = 3! We are all in this together.

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Networking Entrepreneur Social Media Channel 141

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 25, 2009

One theme that I always get is, “I’ve gotten an offer from a VC, but they want me to do X, what do you think?&# X is always something non-standard that the entrepreneur knows in his gut isn’t right. In these many exchanges similar questions crop up. Trust your instincts – they will serve you well as an entrepreneur.

Pakistan 297

Pakistan India Technical Review Software Review 297

Hearpreneur

JUNE 26, 2022

Even non-tech enterprises will make the switch to digital. Entrepreneurship is a mindset, a way of life, and a part of who you are and what you do, whether you're running a technology company, a non-profit, or a service organization. This will also empower local entrepreneurs to compete with global brands.

Artificial Inteligence 131

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review 131

Occam's Razor

APRIL 15, 2019

The conversion rate is down 30% at launch. When business performance is non-positive, every employee, at every level, will work super-duper hard to look at every dimension of data to find any semblance of good news (no matter how small). To poke holes in the data/methodology (regardless of the Rationalizer’s analytical competence).

Leadership 79

Leadership Non-Compete Analytics Software Review 79

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 11, 2010

He published revenue figures even when they were still pathetic , he pledged loudly and eagerly to give away lots of free copies to non-profits, and he revealed all his (remarkably effective) marketing strategies (updated here ) even though it meant competitors would learn them too.

Software Review 261

Software Review Technical Review Viral Software Developers 261

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

A non-traditional lender is another option; many small businesses are borrowing from on-line lenders like On Deck Capital Inc. If you need money, one of the best resources available is the U.S. Small Business Administration. The SBA has a variety of loan programs and offers considerable resources to small business startups.

Small Business 100

Small Business Small Business Administration SBA Non-Compete 100

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2011

A technology founder pointed out that it does not help that Singapore’s Economic Development Board (EDB) , in encouraging large technology firms to set up shop in Singapore, lead to these companies competing with local firms for limited talent. Building Entrepreneurial Passion. Tan agrees, “but it is not impossible.&#

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Singapore Non-Compete Government 251

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Plus, visiting someone repeatedly over a period of time can also provide valuable non-verbal clues to his or her values and concerns. Unless you have no problem with blatant rudeness, you’re focusing on the other person, responding not only to what they say, but also to their mood, movements, and many other non-verbal signals.

Social Media 263

Social Media Technical Review Non-Compete Email 263