Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Validated learning about customers Would you rather have $30,000 or $1 million in revenues for your startup? All things being equal, of course, you’d rather have more revenue rather than less. And yet revenue alone is not a sufficient goal.

Customer 167

Customer San Francisco Lean Hockey Stick 167

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OCTOBER 7, 2022

This is due to factors such as maturity, sales cycle, product value, purchase frequency, and customer lifespan. According to Startup Talky , here are some average CACs by industry. To measure and compare your CAC over time, create a simple cost sheet to track sales and marketing spending. customer retention ).

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Acquisition eCommerce Cost Customer 22

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MAY 27, 2022

More than two-thirds of buyers have researched your solution (and others’) before talking to sales. Plus, 60% prefer not to interact with sales reps at all. To fuel your pipeline and shorten the sales cycle , you have to create demand naturally. Sales are less likely to be forced with outbound methods.

Demand 115

Demand Affiliate Audience Leadership 115

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APRIL 3, 2018

mobile is ~50% of revenue, shorter form works better. Tara Robertson – How to 10x Growth by Optimizing Customer Marketing & Retention. Retention is the most important thing – if that’s poor, nothing else matters. Retention is the most important thing – if that’s poor, nothing else matters.

Retention 106

Retention Artificial Inteligence Channel Email 106

Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 12, 2018

So if we have enough revenue, then maybe we don’t need to keep growing and growing and growing, we can start to optimize for that revenue instead. Paul Jarvis: Yeah, I think that in all I’ve done all sorts of types of business and I’ve worked with all sorts of customers, from Fortune 100 startups to entrepreneurs.

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Sales Cycle Email Web Canada 64

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Client retention hinges on relationships—and the people who maintain them. Out of that result, we created a client with more than €5 million in revenue.” We got a great reference, so the sales cycle was extremely short, maybe one call and one email. Professional networks are the starting point (and growth engine).

SEO 110

SEO Hiring PPC Leadership 110

www.rocketwatcher.com

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Rocket Watcher Product Marketing for Startups Product Marketing for Startups About Speaking Contact Email Posts Startups Product Marketing Messaging Social Media Commentary Uncategorized Marketing Metrics 101 for B2B Startups 13. Closed revenue – the actual value of the deal after it has closed.

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B2B Metrics Marketing Startup 42

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Client retention hinges on relationships—and the people who maintain them. Out of that result, we created a client with more than €5 million in revenue.” We got a great reference, so the sales cycle was extremely short, maybe one call and one email. Professional networks are the starting point (and growth engine).

SEO 49

SEO Hiring PPC Leadership 49