VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

Automated Root Cause Analysis – there’s an opportunity for automated root cause analysis to substantially improve incident resolution time, and the experience for engineers. A lightweight “agent” with access to logs and metrics can, to start, retrieve relevant information (e.g.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 6, 2021

When you neglect your website, you not only run the risk of driving away potential customers who might think your business is no longer open or poorly operated, but you also hurt your SEO , which means you’ll drive less traffic from search engines over time. Make sure your website is mobile-friendly. Handle any redirect issues.

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VC Cafe

JULY 29, 2012

human engineering VC Cafe Photo credit: By imaginedhorizons (Flickr). ” Question: What is Human Engineering? Goleman added a new facet to how humans measure intelligence, which was previously generally viewed as a person’s IQ – a narrow metric revolving around linguistic and math skills. Wikipedia ).

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TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

We recently completed a web-based application that uses a unique algorithm to match professionals with new career opportunities. This isn’t just our opinion - our startup metrics prove it! If you’ve ever used a similar application, (or if you’ve ever used the Internet at all) you’ve probably seen this approach before.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Kevin Federline Search Engine Just saw a post - Sleep with a pop star, get your own branded search engine. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. in Computer Science.

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Up and Running

JULY 6, 2021

If you see a significant dip in your web rankings, it could be the cause of an algorithmic update. These black hat strategies pushed irrelevant content up the search engine results pages, which made Google act in the form of the Penguin update. It’s also a way for Google to quickly understand what a web page is all about.

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Software Review Small Business Algorithm SEO 104

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Why vanity metrics are dangerous In a previous post, I defined two kinds of metrics: vanity metrics and actionable metrics. In this post, Id like to talk about the perils of vanity metrics. My personal favorite vanity metrics is "hits."

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Metrics San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 167

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

An SEO audit is simply the process of identifying issues on your website that could be limiting your ability to rank on Google or other search engines. A poor site experience makes it less visible in search engines. This means that you’re missing out on web traffic, which means you’re missing out on sales. Cost: Free.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2019

It has proven to be a huge customer growth engine, and now has over 100 million members globally. Incorporate AI-powered data and metrics systems. Their pricing algorithm crawls the Web daily, and adjusts prices to always match the lowest price found anywhere, offline or online. The cost of being late is hard to recover.

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Global Marketing Technical Review Algorithm 308

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 18, 2018

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) can be challenging for many businesses, however it can be even more puzzling for startups. Many startups hurry to launch their sites and create web content without considering an SEO strategy. Get Familiar With Keyword Metrics: There are three metrics that should always be considered.

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abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Over 13 years ago, in March of 2000, I wrote a blog post titled “ The Most Powerful Internet Metric of All. ” The key thesis was this: if an Internet company could obsess about only one metric, it should be conversion. As such, it is time to pound the table again – conversion is by far the most powerful Internet metric of all.

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Metrics Conversion Internet Acquisition 93

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, September 7, 2008 Customer Development Engineering Yesterday, I had the opportunity to guest lecture again in Steve Blank s entrepreneurship class at the Berkeley-Columbia executive MBA program. Its a nice complement on the product engineering side to his customer development methodology.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2014

In this webinar, we take time to discuss the different metrics that startups—and established businesses—should be tracking. In terms of pre-purchase, traffic and content metrics. So I’m going to keep going here, “Pre-purchase, the traffic and content metrics.” Those keywords are very, very expensive.

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Metrics Startup Churn Rate Forecast 84

ConversionXL

JULY 22, 2021

Identifying and merging content targeting the same or similar keywords; Removing duplicate content that dilutes importance, and; Improving metadata so that users see what they’re looking for in search engine results pages (SERPs). The pages on your website can only be indexed if search engines can crawl them.

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Technical Review SEO Software Review XML 162

Up and Running

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Outbound actively pushes customers toward you using tools such as banner ads placed on other companies’ websites, email blasts, paid ads on search engines, or traditional direct mail campaigns and radio commercials. That’s where search engine optimization (SEO) comes in. Successful SEO strategies raise your sea rch engine ranking.

Marketing 142

Marketing Technical Review SEO Hosting 142

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 9, 2019

For many remote (and even regular) companies, company culture is something ethereal and abstract: while the most important metrics (customer engagement and satisfaction, employee turnover and retainment) are closely monitored, features like company culture are often neglected. by Denis Kryukov from Soshace.

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Balance Sheet Web Development Software Engineering Retention 159

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Server Response Time (SRT) is the amount of time between when a web client makes a request (e.g., Without it, the page will take longer to load, which can damage the user experience and, ultimately, search engine rankings. According to a study by Forrester Research , over half of web users expect a site to load in two seconds or less.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

It starts with setting goals and then tracking your website performance metrics. For those who aren’t sure where to start, use this useful guide to help you accurately track performance metrics. Use web page monitoring. Know which metrics to watch. This can typically be measured in profit numbers. Focus on social media.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 27, 2016

Web analytics analysis is a big part of that. Why Web Analytics Analysis Is Important. Web analytics analysis is a key part of the ResearchXL model. Now, there are four main reasons you want to include web analytics analysis in your conversion research process… Ensure your data is reliable and accurate.

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Analytics Web Technical Review Conversion 72

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 20, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, October 20, 2008 The engineering managers lament I was inspired to write The product managers lament while meeting with a startup struggling to figure out what had gone wrong with their product development process. This engineering manager is a smart guy, and very experienced.

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Occam's Razor

JULY 12, 2010

That's not including others I actively seek out around the web. Remember I am the creator of the 10/90 rule of investment in web analytics. Add a piece of javascript to your web page (do a View Source on this page to see it), and it will tell you how often your content is being copied. Simple right? First Some Context.

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Analytics Viral Web Mobile 96

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2016

If you’re moving slowly or have yet to implement search engine optimization (SEO) strategies as part of your overall marketing efforts, you’re falling behind your competitors. Once we settled on a defined conversion, it was much easier to make decisions and look at comparative metrics. Image Source: SEO Linkbuilding.

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David Teten

MAY 20, 2016

My colleague Sebastian Soler, software engineer at ff Venture Capital, is leading the launch of a new Meetup with me. Engineers, product managers, and platform managers building tech solutions for private market investing. I also teach Front-End Web Development at General Assembly. I asked him to write a guest post: Hi!

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2019

The most popular options are: Hostgator ; InMotion Web Hosting; GoDaddy. Junior engineers cannot deliver a high-quality product. Even if you truly believe they can, your team needs to include at least one experienced team leader to guide the rest of the engineers through software development specifics. Hourly rate.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 30, 2017

Although there are many different actions you can take to gain search engine recognition, content creation is the one with the most staying power. Similarly, you can update the old post for even longer on-page time metrics, as well as more recognition from Google Search. Consider Outsourcing Your Content.

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Occam's Razor

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

I am absolutely thrilled that my book Web Analytics 2.0 I only had one job, at Intuit, when I wrote my first web analytics book. The Pitch: I invite you to consider buying my second web analytics book. Here's why I think you'll love it: Chapter 1 The Bold New World of Web Analytics 2.0. Here we go. A good thing.

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Analytics Web Technical Review Metrics 71

leananalyticsbook.com

AUGUST 19, 2012

The One Metric That Matters. One of the things Ben and I have been discussing a lot is the concept of the One Metric That Matters (OMTM) and how to focus on it. That doesn’t mean there’s only one metric you care about from the day you wake up with an idea to the day you sell your company. Lean Analytics Book.

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Metrics Clickthrough Lean Analytics 58

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 3, 2019

It should also be noted that very few people can be bothered to type out a huge web address. With this in mind, the choice of web host is an essential feature. Web visitors make decisions about your site from the second that they open it. While social media is vital, search engine traffic is still the key to success.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 23, 2013

These are the first six key metrics non-robots must track to understand Facebook Page performance, why you need them and where to find them. #1: The fan reach metric is not available in the Facebook statistics interface; that would be way too easy for hard working marketers like us, right? 1: Fan Reach. Here’s the scoop-.

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Metrics Social Media Viral Technical Review 77

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

At the same time, your search engine rankings will be affected too. Optimise Your Website For The Search Engines. Building the most gorgeous website in the world won’t matter a single bit, if there’s insufficient web traffic (and potential buyers) to your website. This is where Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) comes into place.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 15, 2017

The other departments gave the same type of logistical answers; the product-marketing department, for example, said their job was to get the product specs from engineering and write data sheets. We will accomplish this through demand-creation activities (advertising, PR, tradeshows, seminars, web sites, etc.), That was it.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 24, 2012

Prospect is a web-based tool that allows web developers adds carbon and energy footprint calculations to products and services on any existing website without modifying the site – or the need for a hefty web development budget. That’s where Prospect , by sustainability technology company Brighter Planet , comes in.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 26, 2020

According to a recent study, web browsing is up 70%. Understanding how your website performs on search engines is crucial to brand success. Knowing your search rank on the most popular search engine, claiming 93% of all organic search visits in the US, is extremely important. Improve SEO and user experience.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 4, 2019

The first post drilled down into the often-overlooked notion of “market-engineering” and why it’s so critical. All of this is part of the “market-engineering” that must be performed alongside product-engineering. incomplete market-engineering tasks), in our opinion, means you are more likely to fail along the course.

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Framework Architecture Cleveland Early Stage 127

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 17, 2011

As a preamble to the metrics, it’s useful to know what you’re measuring and why it’s vital. I put in these particular elements because I did a study of the reasons people cancel at WP Engine , and these are the main reasons for cancellation. Why cancellation rate is so important.

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Business Model Metrics Engineer Technical Review 245

ConversionXL

JANUARY 28, 2021

As we wrote previously : Back to those (early) days when Marketing Automation was just born, the world was web-centric. Additionally, on average, businesses receive data and metrics from 28 unique sources. Web-based interface to configure integrations. The situation is now completely different. Use cases for CDP’s.

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Technical Cofounder 86

Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 20, 2010

I am an unabashed segmentation fan: Web Analytics Segmentation: Do Or Die! It helps us get data-gasms, improve ROI for our web efforts and get our bosses promoted. Web Analytics or WebTrends or. It shows the distribution of the pages people see on your site (not the "silly" metric, average page views per session).

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