YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2015

Software Developer: From “App developer” to “We provide technology solutions to take your headaches away”. This entails reviewing aspects like business development, offer development, prices, and customer communication, and monitoring one or two key metrics (eg sales per day, sales conversion rate, leads per day, etc).

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Software Review South Carolina Startup 100

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Me : Product definition, use cases, feature list, wireframes, comps, really whatever you have. It's the same as when I've created financial models and then have it reviewed by a hard-core CFO, sophisticated investor or similar kind of expert. Founder : Ummm. what do you mean? Founder : Umm. I'm never trying to embarrass someone.

Developer 354

Developer Technical Review Fractional CTO Software Review 354

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2020

If you didn’t fix your mobile site then, you are definitely going to want to do so now. Google’s Core Web Vitals update is due to roll out sometime in mid-2021. You’re now going to have to pay attention to 3 new mobile site performance metrics: Largest Contentful Paint (LCP): How long does it take your site to fully load?

Small Business 99

Small Business Software Review Mobile SEO 99

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 16, 2012

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cracking The Code on Facebook. Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). software. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different?

Software Review 95

Software Review Europe Technical Review Spain 95

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Let’s get the definitions straight: Conversion : The percentage of potential customers who complete a desired action, such as signing up for a trial, making a purchase, or subscribing to a service. I previously wrote about startup benchmarks in the context of funding readiness, so it was time to give it a re-fresh.

Retention 109

Retention Conversion Churn Rate B2C 109

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. and (2) their leadership position in multi-billion dollar markets will likely make them dominant players in the software landscape, even though they are still small today (SuccessFactors $2.5B

Software Review 101

Software Review Technical Review Valuation Europe 101

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Metrics : Website visitor data. For example, once you’ve linked these two tools, then in Analytics you’ll be able to review keyword rankings, click-through rates, impressions, and the landing pages that are ranking in Google. Metrics : Keyword data, technical issues, coverage, sitemaps, mobile usability, schema, core web vitals.

SEO 85

SEO Technical Review Metrics Analytics 85

Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

As a CTO, I can definitely say without a doubt that few people understand what a CTO does. Even when someone is aware of what a CTO does, they often have limited context due to the wide variety of CTO roles. They adopt, measure, and manage key product performance metrics. They will review and negotiate all related contracts.

Fractional CTO 54

Fractional CTO CTO Hire CTO Technical Review 54

Up and Running

AUGUST 19, 2021

Asynchronous collaborative work management (CWM) software — for example, Asana or Microsoft Planner — is the answer. In a hybrid environment, you can’t measure the contributions of team members using traditional baseline metrics such as hours in the office. Close to half of U.S. Regular employee feedback.

Product 189

Product Technical Review Employee Software Review 189

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Did you know that 28% of businesses fail due to problems with the financial structure of the company? It is, therefore, essential to not only understand what each of these key metrics can tell you about the health of your business, but also to monitor how these metrics are performing on an ongoing basis. What Is Cash Flow?

Metrics 60

Metrics Burn Rate .Net Churn Rate 60

YoungUpstarts

MAY 16, 2019

Even with project management software, a well-trained team, and the best of intentions, it’s not uncommon to see projects take much longer than planned and blowing the budget- sometimes by a lot. Many times, a project has failed and it hasn’t been due to poor planning or a lack of appropriate skills.

Software Review 140

Software Review B2B Metrics Management 140

Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Fifth, software systems can now develop ad campaigns for new listings automatically. They may also target ads to specific audiences and track real-time metrics like views, clicks and demographics. 13- More focus shift towards low code development solutions. After all, they’ve already been definite business boomers.

Artificial Inteligence 110

Artificial Inteligence Software Review Technical Review Entrepreneur 110

Up and Running

MAY 26, 2020

Get a complete definition of cash flow. The indirect cash flow statement is more popular because it can be easily created from reports produced by accounting software. In addition to this key metric, the balance sheet lists a business’s assets and liabilities. Cash Flow Statement Example. The Two Types of Cash Flow Statements.

Balance Sheet 159

Balance Sheet Forecast Software Review .Net 159

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2015

Or app companies that went viral due to spammy friend requests to download in an app store only to have a community backlash and subsequent crash. And of course it’s true in personal productivity apps, SMB apps, B2B software and so forth. So you need to really know what to measure as a definition of success.

Product 150

Product B2B Warrant Technical Review 150

Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cracking The Code on Facebook. Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). software. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different?

Software Review 67

Software Review Europe Technical Review Search 67

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cracking The Code on Facebook. Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). software. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different?

Software Review 59

Software Review Technical Review Europe Cloud 59

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 10, 2019

Even with project management software, a well-trained team, and the best of intentions, it’s not uncommon to see projects take much longer than planned and blowing the budget – sometimes by a lot. Many times, a project has failed and it hasn’t been due to poor planning or a lack of appropriate skills.

Software Review 113

Software Review B2B Metrics Management 113

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

He came to work in our offices at Upfront Ventures as an EIR and immediately began building software to improve how storage was picked up, photographed, scanned and routed to a warehouse. Sam began drawing out plans for a new way to provide storage after he had horrific experiences with traditional storage after the storm.

Operations 286

Operations New York City Technical Review Startup 286

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Due to recent changes in consumer behaviors, wants, and needs, businesses must find better ways to connect with and delight their existing customers. While retention is probably the most important metric these organizations track, good CSMs don’t focus on renewal alone. All of these metrics tie to lifetime customer value (LCV).

Customer 171

Customer Retention Software Review Metrics 171

Up and Running

OCTOBER 23, 2020

That’s where you track results, review progress, and make regular course corrections depending on performance. . To put it simply, plan vs actual is just the active review and adjustment of financial forecasts based on your real-world financial results. What financial components can plan vs actual help you review? Cash flow.

Management 117

Management Forecast Software Review Balance Sheet 117

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 20, 2008

If engineers want more time to spend making their old code more pretty, they are invited to do so on the weekends. The idea is that once we move to the new system (or coding standard, or API, or.) The current code is spaghetti, but the new code will be elegant. Its become "legacy code" and part of the problem.

Software Review 164

Software Review Engineer Management Technical Review 164

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cracking The Code on Facebook. Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). software. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different?

Software Review 54

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital 54

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 14, 2010

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cracking The Code on Facebook. Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). software. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different?

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital 48

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cracking The Code on Facebook. Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). software. (10). Tuesday, December 01, 2009. at 12:41 PM. Newer Post.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Cloud Europe 48

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. However, as the second graphs shows, some companies such as Constant Contact, Vocus or Salesforce do start to show a stabilization or an improvement in their productivity metrics.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Cloud Europe 48

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

We lack a consistent and clear definition of the job. It became harder and harder to separate how the software is built from how the software is structured. If youre trying to design an architecture to maximize agility, how can that work if some people are working in TDD and others not? Massive proprietary databases?

CTO 168

CTO Fractional CTO CTO Hire Technical Review 168

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Labels: SaaS , software , Venture Capital. Cracking The Code on Facebook. Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). software. (10).

Software Review 48

Software Review Cloud Technical Review Venture Capital 48

Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cracking The Code on Facebook. Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). software. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different?

Software Review 63

Software Review Technical Review Cloud Forecast 63

Cracking the Code

JULY 10, 2009

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cracking The Code on Facebook. Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). software. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different?

Software Review 63

Software Review Technical Review RSS Europe 63

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 27, 2008

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cracking The Code on Facebook. Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). software. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different?

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital 48

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Google Analytics switched its default metric from “sessions” to “users” in 2018, mirroring Mixpanel’s emphasis on users over pageviews. Hundreds of user reviews of both platforms on G2 Crowd reveal the key benefits—and shortcomings—of each. G2 Crowd, a business technology review site, has almost 3,000 reviews of Google Analytics.

Analytics 119

Analytics Technical Review Acquisition Retention 119

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Step 4: Code. The user had to add the project tracking code or choose an integration to proceed onward. This, of course, was detrimental for non-technical users who just wanted to review the app. . Tracking code and project details would also be delivered once the user was inside the app. Name and role definition.

Acquisition 67

Acquisition Software Review Technical Review Mobile 67

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 7, 2009

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cracking The Code on Facebook. Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). software. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different?

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital 48

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Software as a Service (SaaS), the most mature of these segments, is comprised of end user applications like Salesforce.com. Forget everything you learned about software channels.

Software Review 48

Software Review Cloud Technical Review Sales Cycle 48

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

AUGUST 29, 2011

The seat-back is jacked into an even-more-upright-than-usual position due to a trash can welded to a storage compartment lodged behind, which I’m constantly reminded of by the clacking of aluminum doors — the only sound sharp enough to pierce the roar of turbines. So we kept on.

Technical Review 236

Technical Review Software Review Reputation Sales Cycle 236

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Thursday, November 13, 2008. Getting through the downturn: a few thoughts for SaaS companies planning their 2009 budget. With this decline, the average EV/08 rev. multiple fell down to ~2.2x

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Valuation Portfolio 48

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cracking The Code on Facebook. Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). software. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different?

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review IPO Cloud 48