View from Seed

APRIL 8, 2020

Stevens has held roles across verticals such as head of sales, marketing, product, and professional services at five startups over twenty years. If you can get a hold of your champion, try to have an honest conversation about what’s going on in the company. He has experience in B2B, supply chain, robotics, SaaS, and IoT spaces.

B2B 156

B2B Angel Investor Vertical Early Stage 156

SVPG

APRIL 28, 2012

Market and customer research (what matters in and beyond our category, what’s the engagement model of the people influencing product conversion or the perception of our product? Vertical/affiliate/evangelist programs. Product positioning (what is it, why is it different, and why should the world care?).

Product 108

Product Technical Review Marketing Affiliate 108

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Prospect trial to conversion rates fell with the longer trials. They work to improve top-of-funnel metrics like brand awareness and identify opportunities to improve customer activation, retention, and referral efforts. This channel would become a priority, and you’d design experiments to improve on-page conversion rates.

Framework 102

Framework Marketing Acquisition Retention 102

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

We’re also seeing a lot of innovation in supply chain, mobility, customer retention, where blockchain is helping to solve issues we used to think were unsolvable. This track brings together founders and funders and showcases exciting new companies, products, services, and business models across different verticals and industries.

San Francisco 97

San Francisco Cofounder Colorado Security 97

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Adding live chat functionality to your website allows customers to chat with a business in real-time to ask questions, get advice and build confidence during their shopping experience, while improving conversion rates for your business. Customer retention is critical to the long-term growth of your business.

Vertical 151

Vertical Social Media Programming Matching 151

Hippoland

AUGUST 8, 2018

Or second time founders focus on lucrative verticals that pay more per eyeball or focus on ad formats that pay more (such as email newsletter sponsorships). Although you can make more money by running per-click or per-action ads on a per conversion basis, it’s also a lot harder to bring about these actions. or lack of).

Founder 48

Founder Sales Cycle Affiliate Retention 48

Hippoland

AUGUST 8, 2018

Or second time founders focus on lucrative verticals that pay more per eyeball or focus on ad formats that pay more (such as email newsletter sponsorships). Although you can make more money by running per-click or per-action ads on a per conversion basis, it’s also a lot harder to bring about these actions. or lack of).

Founder 48

Founder Sales Cycle Affiliate Retention 48

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Are your campaigns driving conversions? Unlike conversion rate formulas that produce statistically significant results, the ROI of brand awareness is less obvious and quantifiable. This partnership would leverage both audiences and the rapidly growing awareness of the vertical. Do consumers know who you are? Brand consideration.

Metrics 157

Metrics Marketing Campaign Audience 157

ConversionXL

MAY 3, 2017

According to the Nanigans Facebook Advertising Benchmarks Report , there’s been a 92% year over year CPM increase for the ECommerce vertical. Your goal is retention. You can increase a company’s profitability from 25% to 95% by increasing your customer retention rate. First-Time Buyers. They’re new to your brand.

San Jose 133

San Jose Customer Database Campaign 133

Rob Go

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Companies that send boxes of stuff have retention curves that show customers getting less and less valuable over time. Conversely, I know subscription commerce companies that look nothing like this. Conversely, companies that do not represent a big share of spend in a category are always on the bubble.

Portfolio 36

Portfolio Vertical Retention Valuation 36

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

So because they didn't know the industry, they just didn't have that ability to come into the conversation with something innovative. We thought there has to be a way to really elevate the conversation within our industry. The guys are like, well, maybe my sister will take this conversation. And it was very just vanilla.

Differentiation 73

Differentiation Sales Cycle Audio Networking 73

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

So I generally feel right at home in these conversations. And anytime you strike a deal for digital distribution of any content, insist that your creators be given real-time access to the big-picture metrics: not just downloads, but engagement, retention and replay. August 24, 2009 2:17 PM Norbert Mocsnik said.

San Francisco 113

San Francisco Lean Technical Review Distribution 113

ConversionXL

AUGUST 21, 2014

Even those with “good” conversions could be better, and small improvements add up over time. How to Improve Mobile App Retention Through Customization. In the chart below, it’s clear that retention varies quite a bit from one industry to the next. Yet focusing retention efforts on these customers would be a poor investment.

Retention 106

Retention Churn Rate Metrics Software Review 106

ConversionXL

APRIL 23, 2019

Should the main menu be horizontal or vertical? While there’s a strong case against left-vertical menus , two studies (2003 and 2004) claim it’s better. I say you should opt for a horizontal menu whenever possible, but go for the left vertical menu if you’ve got a ton of menu items (e.g.

Architecture 114

Architecture Metadata Vertical Design 114

ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2013

Should the main menu be horizontal or vertical? While there’s a strong case against the left vertical menus , two studies (2003 and 2004) actually claim it’s better. I say you should opt for horizontal menu whenever possible, but go for the left vertical menu if you’ve got a ton of menu items (Amazon!).

Architecture 128

Architecture Metadata Vertical Global 128

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 7, 2022

So if you can imagine you have a vertical access on that access, you have high value at the top. So to your point, if I'm increasing the conversion rate on apple dot com's website, by 1%, that's worth hundreds of million S of dollars to apple. You low value at the bottom. And generally that comes down to two things.

Cofounder 75

Cofounder Hosting Networking Software Review 75

www.kalzumeus.com

AUGUST 13, 2012

Here’s a “conversion” I’d like to get out of everyone in our space: I want you to start A/B testing, because it will make you a substantial amount of money. Even then I don’t reply most of the time unless you are directing the conversation directly at me personally. Conversion Rates: Up.

Email 54

Email Software Review Software Campaign 54

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

The best SMB CRMs go well beyond raw data to construct a realistic snapshot of each customer based on new intel they themselves provide: clicks, online accounts and conversations. From awareness to post-purchase, analyzing the ups and downs of your strategy will show when to apply the gas (or brakes) with a customer and focus on retention.

Artificial Inteligence 127

Artificial Inteligence Sales Cycle Colorado Retention 127

ConversionXL

JANUARY 14, 2016

Conversion optimization for mobile apps is getting more sophisticated. Then we became more performance-oriented and measured click to install conversion rate. So we’ve established that focus is shifting from installs to retention , engagement, and lifetime value. Each app in each vertical is a world of its own.

Mobile 48

Mobile Conversion Retention Campaign 48

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

As an informal observation, it’s not uncommon to see different companies in the same vertical adopt a “me-too” approach in their design aesthetic. Just to reiterate, this graph from Uptrends shows the relationship between page load time & conversion rates. Take Advantage Of Browser Caching.

Conversion 112

Conversion Design Caching eCommerce 112

Reid Hoffman

MARCH 2, 2021

You can listen to the conversation on the Greymatter podcast here. The way that Travis had set up Uber was a kind of vertical stack, very loosely coupled efforts, and any GM was essentially the CEO of their own city. We’re having those conversations in the U.S., EPISODE TRANSCRIPT. And that is a great entrepreneurial setup.

Iran 39

Iran Technical Review Non-Compete Lean 39

andrewchenblog.com

JANUARY 28, 2010

Do it right, and your conversion rates might be as high as 20%. Understanding your engine of adoption User retention Of course, it’s not enough to just acquire paying users, you need to retain them. How sensitive are retention numbers on lifetime value? Ad.com 20M 0.10% 20,000 10% 50% 1000 $20,000.00 $20.00

CPA 51

CPA Retention Viral Acquisition 51

www.rocketwatcher.com

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

conversion prospects/targets – This shows how many targets took action or showed interest enough to become prospects. conversion leads/prospects - This can be an indicator of the quality of your marketing materials in terms of how well it is prompting the right types of prospects to take action. . April Amrita Reply 13.

B2B 42

B2B Metrics Marketing Startup 42

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Market maturity: Conversely, competitors are investing in a new featureset and thus, they’ve become table stakes. Market share: You may already be a category leader, and growth requires you to expand into new verticals. This solution streamlined the process for onboarding new clients and led to higher customer retention rates.

Software Review 96

Software Review Technical Review Software Acquisition 96

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

janryan (@janryan) | Twitter Kerry Rupp Kerry is a Capital Factory Mentor and founding partner of True Wealth Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in women-led companies in the sustainable consumer and consumer health verticals.

Technical Cofounder 48

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Fractional CTO CTO 48

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 17, 2015

In Newark, a Vertical Indoor Farm Helps Anchor an Area’s Revival nytimes.com/glogin?URI=htt…. A Conversation With Anthony Hsieh of loanDepot nytimes.com/glogin?URI=htt…. How to Improve Retention With Design: 3 UX Laws to Retain Users — Medium bit.ly/1Cxxfu7. Jeff Bezos’s 5 Most Daring Career Moves inc.com/graham-winfrey….

Small Business 48

Small Business Design Social Media Startup 48

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

It’s like arguing against vertical software. Conversely, plenty of folks who write code in more “acceptable” languages/platforms are lazy bastards who have no concept of the underlying complexities of their chosen tools. It makes you look like a religious zealot and a kind of high self-regarding anal retentive.

Java 107

Java PHP Software Review Coder 107

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

signup, upgrade, trial pricing Zuora – online subscription management FeeFighters – find the cheapest credit card processors HealPay – Collections made easy Customer Support Tender – support, knowledgebase tool for your site GetSatisfaction - conversations between companies / customers.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110