Steve Blank
MAY 6, 2015
Best practices in software development started to move to agile development in the early 2000’s. These hypotheses span the gamut from who’s the customer(s), to what’s the value proposition (product/service features), pricing, distribution channel, and demand creation (customer acquisition, activation, retention, etc.).
Austin Startup
AUGUST 20, 2017
Compensation decisions obviously affect hiring and retention. Your original business plan will probably go out the window when you land your first customer. Many of us suffered in the 2000–2002 dotcom crash and/or the 2007–2009 Great Recession; others hardly noticed a blip. The World will conclude this list for today.
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Duct Tape Marketing
OCTOBER 17, 2018
And then the third thing about the customer is to focus more on customer retention and growth and not so much on new customer acquisition. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve walked into an organization, they’ve got 2000 names of people that have bought products from and they’ve never sent him a thing.
Up and Running
JULY 31, 2012
Rather, it develops future leaders, enhances retention of key performers, and disseminates critical knowledge vital to the organization’s growth. Between 2000 and 2030, the number of people age 65 or older in the United States will double from 35 million to 72 million, or 20 percent of the total population. It’s no secret.
maplebutter.com
JANUARY 8, 2013
Product/Metrics (70%/30% time) * Get your product activation (sign-up + meaningful action) to 60% * then, Get your product retention to 20% weekly. No investor cares about a business plan. Press is something you should do once you know your activation / retention metrics are good. It all depends on where you’re at.
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