Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2017

The cost of entry is at an all-time low, working from home through an Internet website seen globally, turning a hobby or an invention into an online business. All marketing costs money, including viral marketing, search engine optimization, click-through, and social media support. Focus on usability, layout, sound, and video.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? How the use of internet is transform. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. at 6:01 PM.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? How the use of internet is transform. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. anecdotes. (13).

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 14, 2010

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? How the use of internet is transform. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. at 5:00 PM.

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Cracking the Code

JUNE 23, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? How the use of internet is transform. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. anecdotes. (13).

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. New Capital Earmarked for Global High-Growth Investments LARCHMONT, N.Y., internet. (6). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? How the use of internet is transform. Global Warning!

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Cracking the Code

JULY 10, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Today, United did not: David stroke back at Goliath using the power of internet technologies. internet. (6). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? How the use of internet is transform.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? How the use of internet is transform. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. anecdotes. (13).

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 7, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? How the use of internet is transform. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. anecdotes. (13).

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 9, 2009

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. internet. (6). Global Warning!

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. The internet is your new channel and Technology Enabled Service providers are among the few partners that actually care if you succeed (more.) SaaS companies use different metrics to calculate renewals. internet. (6).

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 27, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? How the use of internet is transform. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Hard times.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? How the use of internet is transform. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. anecdotes. (13).

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 23, 2013

It provides a basic introduction to analytics as they apply to Lean Startup, including sections on what metrics to use and how to interpret them. For instance, Ben lists out the worst of the “vanity metrics,” a term that describes appealing but meaningless or misleading numbers. Alistair: There are plenty. Consider a restaurant.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? How the use of internet is transform. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. anecdotes. (13).

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? How the use of internet is transform. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. anecdotes. (13).

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. It is time to fix your key SaaS metrics: P&L: MRR = MRE: you control your destiny when your monthly revenue equals your monthly expenses Sales & Marketing: Your cost of capital doubled, so if a CAC ratio > 0.5

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 5, 2007

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? How the use of internet is transform. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. VC lifestyle.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 16, 2006

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? How the use of internet is transform. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. anecdotes. (13).

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

In an over-funding environment companies are encouraged to eschew revenues in a land grab to acquire eyeballs, clicks, page views or whatever other vanity metrics give VCs the false comfort that they’re sitting on a gold mine. In 1997, the year the Kauffman Report begins its analysis; there were 70 million users online globally.

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Cracking the Code

APRIL 18, 2007

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Labels: anecdotes , internet , Online Gaming. internet. (6). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? How the use of internet is transform. Global warming: a plague for humanity?

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 12, 2007

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? How the use of internet is transform. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. at 8:29 PM.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 28, 2006

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? How the use of internet is transform. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. anecdotes. (13).

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 7, 2006

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? How the use of internet is transform. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. at 5:19 PM.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 22, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. For SaaS companies, we found that MRR is the best metric on which to base sales commissions. internet. (6). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? How the use of internet is transform.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 28, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. The first internet wave managed to solve pretty well the "Where to buy" problem, with sites like Kelkoo , Shopzilla , NextTag , PriceGrabber, or Shopping.com. internet. (6). How the use of internet is transform.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 9, 2006

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? How the use of internet is transform. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. anecdotes. (13).

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 2, 2006

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? How the use of internet is transform. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. anecdotes. (13).

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 12, 2007

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Labels: internet , Portfolio. internet. (6). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? How the use of internet is transform. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Cracking The Code.

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Ben's Blog

MAY 15, 2020

What are those metrics? Andrew : If you are a travel company right now, I think you’re seeing very specific metrics dropping. As a result of that, all of those metrics go up. Brian : I think the most important point is globally, the number of people coming onto the internet isn’t growing at such a fast rate.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 16, 2006

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. internet. (6). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? How the use of internet is transform. Global warming: a plague for humanity? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. anecdotes. (13).

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 26, 2017

The Internet never stops growing: Many pages go down in redesigns, website moving or selling, outdated or sold-out product page, etc. The Internet is getting faster and web surfers are getting used to the overwhelming amount of information. Did you know that there are more Internet users than desktop Internet users these days?

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Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Some have experimented with virality ( Pepsi Test Drive or Dove Beauty , etc.), At its purest, YouTube is about: Reaching massive global audiences. Reach one of the largest global audience on the planet proactively consuming content. On one of the most visited page on the internet. I'm not a fan of compound metrics.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Meyler Capital is taking the analytical rigor of modern internet marketing and applying it to fund marketing. . Lean Case provides standard business models & metrics, so you can apply a standard approach to business planning, modeling, and profitability tracking. I used Ipreo heavily at one of my prior VC funds.

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mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

The metrics from SumAll show online retailers the real-time metrics that are having the biggest impact on their bottom line. According to Think Mobile with Google : 81% of smartphone users access the Internet on their mobile devices. 59% use the Internet on their phones while waiting. viral video. viral videos.

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Cracking the Code

MAY 25, 2010

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Labels: design , internet , sales and marketing. 5 comments: Radu Prisacaru - UK Internet Marketer. internet. (6). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? How the use of internet is transform.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

If the viral coefficient is 0.9, Here was our experience at IMVU, which I have seen replicated at many other consumer internet startups. Know what the success metrics are for the launch. Pay attention to your fundamental driver of growth. keep iterating until its 1.1 before you launch. In most situations, this fear is misplaced.

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