David Teten

JUNE 1, 2011

Deal aggregation websites Increasing in popularity, trying to increase market efficiency. To maximize value and sale price, wider net is better There is a lot of un-invested capital sitting in funds and outside-in it is hard to tell the internal dynamics, so casting a wide net increases chances of a good outcome. Intermediaries.

Private Equity 122

Private Equity Deal Flow Equity Developer 122

abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 1, 2013

No other metric so holistically captures as many critical aspects of a web site – user design, usability, performance, convenience, ad effectiveness, net promoter score, customer satisfaction – all in a single measurement. Unfortunately, conversion improvements typically are the aggregate gain of 100 tiny improvements, not one silver bullet.

Metrics 93

Metrics Conversion Internet Acquisition 93

Occam's Razor

APRIL 6, 2009

The Search Based Keyword Tool (SbKT) was that for me. I can tell you know that you'll never think of Paid Search the same way! UPDATE: Recently Google has folded the Search Based Keyword Tool into the core AdWords Interface. One of the most common phenomenon is the long tail of search. Astonishing is that not?

Search 103

Search PPC Matching Analytics 103

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

When you run a search ad on Baidu (or display ad on AOL or participate in AdSense or…), the objective of your advertising is (holy grail time now…): find the right person, at the right time, target them with the right message ("I beg you, please come to my site! But not, ever, in aggregate.]. I will personally hate you.

Metrics 165

Metrics Advertising Marketing Social Media 165

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

And while the value of testing may be apparent to those involved in it, individual test results do not aggregate into ROI calculations made in the C-Suite. Today, a Google search on “hold-out groups” is more likely to yield information for training machine learning algorithms than validating A/B tests. To measure the untrackable.

Artificial Inteligence 101

Artificial Inteligence Algorithm Audience Campaign 101

Occam's Razor

MARCH 23, 2010

It is a bit silly to believe you can use one tool for purpose x (say search analysis) and another for purpose y (say everything else). Do a Google search for the Consultant. Never bother to search for their company and look at the paid and organic results (to find broken things). Oh and don't forget rule #1 above.

Analytics 118

Analytics Web Metrics Channel 118

ConversionXL

AUGUST 14, 2019

In the panel displayed, select or search for the first data source you want to compare. We discovered that news and press activity had a huge impact on people searching for Wimbledon. Similarly, as Morgan Jones details in a post for Practical Ecommerce , data blending can help calculate new metrics, like net profit by SKU.

Analytics 123

Analytics Metrics eCommerce Search 123

www.pakman.com

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Obviously, traffic found on ecommerce sites is the prime example of this and search traffic is a close second, but increasingly Pinterest is proving itself to be a massive source of high-converting traffic. It’s similar to the Outbrain example above and any search engine marketing example. net neutrality. net neutrality.

Social Media 47

Social Media Vertical Advertising Distribution 47

abovethecrowd.com

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Specifically, the “narrow network” typically aggregates those providers that are willing to accept lower prices for their services (theoretically you could have a “premium” narrow network, but they are typically used to create more affordable plans). As a result of their commitment to service quality, they have a 90 net promoter score.

Customer 59

Customer Technical Review Venture Capital Software Review 59

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Coalesce address the more general problem of searching through large data sets for best fits. Pacer is useful to search prior litigation, bankruptcies, etc. Foundry Group is using their portfolio company Monday to aggregate portfolio companies’ job postings on their own jobs page; Point Nine Capital uses Recruitee for the same purpose.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2015

When Google came onto the market in ’99, ’00, there was already 15 other search engines. Today, they’re like the only search engine, but back when they started, there was plenty of competition, but you know what? All of those search engines taught us, the consumer, how a search engine works.

Forecast 60

Forecast Video Business Plan United States 60

Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 30, 2019

Aaron Weiche: Yeah, two really big high level signals that I look at and put a lot of trust in is one, just what you see when you do a search at Google itself, and that I test is, whether I’m looking for a product, or a hotel, or a service, who’s going to take care of my lawn. Aaron Weiche: Absolutely.

Software Review 67

Software Review Reputation Small Business Aggregator 67

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Paid Search. Organic Search. You come to the blog on the search phrase "Avinash is awesome," you land on a irrelevant page on this blog, you hit the back button and go back to Bing, you try a different search phrase "Avinash is not awesome," you land on the right page, you love it, you read lots of post, you leave.

Analytics 94

Analytics Web Non-Compete Metrics 94

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

But the angels who’ve staked their funds on spreading bits of money all over the Valley are increasingly anxious that only 20 percent of their deals — in aggregate — will get the chance to keep going. Google+ Chief touts the only thing Google+ is beating Facebook on — Search. Pando Daily. PandoMonthly.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

How much power does Google have due to search? Free form, then aggregation, then organization, then structure, then words, then metaphors, then narrative, then publish. I have a high fear of failure that acts as my safety net. How does social media on Facebook & Twitter change things? It becomes predictable and repeatable.

Technical Review 356

Technical Review Framework Audience Media 356

Occam's Razor

MAY 18, 2010

I have said: All data in aggregate is "crap" Because it is. You can imagine then how absolutely heartbreaking it is for me to note that nearly all reporting that I see is data in aggregate. Tons of data "puking", all just aggregates. PS: Our business is in trouble because we are over-reliant on Search!

Analytics 123

Analytics Web Acquisition Metrics 123

ConversionXL

JULY 10, 2019

To illustrate, let’s say you were responsible for driving 4,000 net new email subscribers each month. Following the inverted pyramid guidelines, you can show high-level, aggregate performance with one chart, and break out performance with another. The “why” of what happened is rarely found in standard aggregate charts.

Metrics 133

Metrics Analytics Green Aggregator 133

Genuine VC

JULY 14, 2008

It’s been amazing to see Google (98% of its video traffic comprised of YouTube) steadily increase its market share for six months straight (see chart below where I aggregated the info from a few months of ComScore press releases). It seemed as though this juggernaut was defying a strong current internet trend – the deportalization of content.

Video 100

Video .Net Distribution Aggregator 100

Genuine VC

JULY 14, 2008

It’s been amazing to see Google (98% of its video traffic comprised of YouTube) steadily increase its market share for six months straight (see chart below where I aggregated the info from a few months of ComScore press releases). It seemed as though this juggernaut was defying a strong current internet trend – the deportalization of content.

Video 100

Video .Net Distribution Aggregator 100

ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2020

Guest blogging entails searching for industry blogs that accept guest contributions, pitching a list of topics, writing content, sending it back to the editor, and finally getting your post live. Being featured on sites like Search Engine Journal (SEJ), Moz, Entrepreneur, and HubSpot is solid social proof. Guest blogging.

B2B 142

B2B Social Media Email Campaign 142

Start Up Blog

APRIL 29, 2013

Like most politically important information, consumers will eventually get to be in control of their own aggregated data. The net effect of all this, is that being authentic is now becoming a cost of entry, rather than a point of difference. The revolution is about access and the democratization of the factors of production.

Uruguay 123

Uruguay Technical Review Vertical Las Vegas 123

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 18, 2010

With staged releases, time provides a (somewhat illusory) safety net. Examples of things I monitor are the numbers of user activations, active users, and aggregate page hits to user galleries. With staged releases, time provides a (somewhat illusory) safety net. On the one hand, this is the ultimate in customer responsiveness.

Continuous Deployment 151

Continuous Deployment San Francisco Lean Wiki 151

Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

Peter: The net result is they ended up self-publishing under this company called Robot Paper. These companies, SageWorks, SizeUp, and there’s others, basically aggregate anonymously thousands and thousands of companies’ information. .” I said that’s a fantastic idea. Let’s talk. We had a conversation. He pitched the idea to me.

Small Business 60

Small Business Email Startup Aggregator 60

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Any big changes in your marketing/customer acquisition strategy over the last time period (more money doing Search, less money in Email, elimination Facebook as it does not work, etc., and Organic Search Traffic (can't ever have enough of that!)… Outcomes of the conversations with your Finance team and Sr.

Analytics 133

Analytics Vertical Metrics Web 133

ConversionXL

JUNE 13, 2016

Ultimately, persuading customers to buy something that’s going to get returned is short-sighted and a net negative. Or are they using other entry points such as the side-navigation, search, or teaser categories? – but some groups might react differently, and that’s not visible in the aggregate data.

Distribution 48

Distribution Conversion Non-Compete Revenue 48

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

This single number is the key to determine your level of sales and marketing investment and is very simple to calculate by looking at a quarterly GAAP P&L: you just have to divide the annualized net gross margin added during the quarter by the sales and marketing costs of the previous quarter. Philippe Botteri. Bessemer SaaS Law # 4.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

of VCs said they had a decreased appetite for risk and that more than half of those polled expect their firms to do between zero and three deals in the next year and you start to get the feeling things are going to get a lot worse for private companies, in aggregate, before they get better. Add to this that 72.7% next to nothing, charge?

Venture Capital 62

Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62

Up and Running

JULY 7, 2020

Although experts estimate that these costs will comprise upwards of 15-20% of your total net sales, the only way to know how much your business truly needs to budget is to calculate these numbers for yourself. For rent, a search for local warehousing space can help you determine an estimated monthly cost in your local market.

eCommerce 99

eCommerce Cost Forecast Operations 99

Venture Chronicles

JANUARY 20, 2014

Organic SEO is an art and for popular searches a vendor site will rarely display, and SEM is expensive for popular keywords. One online retailer that points to a future that could be embraced by physical retailers is the Net-a-Porter company, which for men is represented as the mrporter.com site. a youtube video that takes off?

Jordan 50

Jordan SEM Distribution Aggregator 50

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 22, 2011

Hyper Focus Your Digital Marketing: Ensure A Clear Line Of Sight To Net Income! Aggregation of Marginal Gains: Recession Busting Analytics! Paid Search Analytics: Measuring Value of "Upper Funnel" Keywords. Are You Into Internal Site Search Analysis? Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Metrics & Analytics.

Analytics 124

Analytics Metrics SEM Web 124

VC Adventure

APRIL 11, 2011

There are several key attributes we look for in our search for great Adhesive companies. Everyone who plays in and around AdTech understands the concept of gross vs net revenue. They are: Scale. Scale is key to many of the companies we invest in across the portfolio, but scale in Adhesive is at once more massive and more important.

Disintermediation 82

Disintermediation Advertising Portfolio Aggregator 82

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

If viewed holistically, this data is just a generalized aggregation of disparate data points. To illustrate, if you’re a large US eCommerce brand, your customers’ conversion journey usually begins via engagement with social or display ads, with paid and organic search following soon after. See what I’m getting at?

eCommerce 78

eCommerce Analytics Revenue Customer 78

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Aggregated, that’s a lot of money. These are mostly search engines, portals and ecommerce platforms (google.com, yahoo.com, bing.com, amazon.com, ebay.com, msn.com, aol.com etc). These are mostly search engines, portals and news sites (soso.com, baidu.com, 163.com, But how many sites do you use on a regular basis?

Russia 68

Russia Hosting Differentiation Social Network 68

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Analyzing data in aggregate is a crime. When you look at all that in aggregate you get nothing. You think understanding Keywords without drilling down to each search engine will be awesome. Idea #1: Segment out your Brand Search Keywords. Search has a very very long tail. Why Segmentation? Branding baby!

Analytics 105

Analytics Web Search Non-Compete 105

abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Our firm has had the good fortune to invest in many two-sided networks that used information aggregation, supplier aggregation, and user generated content to attract and inform consumers and resultantly disrupt and change different industries. There is more parking spaces, it’s easier to pull up. You pay premiums.

Singapore 43

Singapore Government Silicon Valley Software Review 43

Venture Chronicles

JULY 11, 2010

Also it is worth pointing out that just a few paragraphs earlier “economists and headhunters&# said that expected hiring to pick up without the all important qualifier that it’s all “very fragile&# and prone to a reversal if earnings reports are disappointing.

Balance Sheet 47

Balance Sheet New York Aggregator Washington 47

VC Adventure

APRIL 11, 2011

There are several key attributes we look for in our search for great Adhesive companies. Everyone who plays in and around AdTech understands the concept of gross vs net revenue. They are: Scale. Scale is key to many of the companies we invest in across the portfolio, but scale in Adhesive is at once more massive and more important.

Disintermediation 48

Disintermediation Advertising Portfolio Aggregator 48