Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

There is no golden metric for everyone, we are all unique snowflakes! :). and tell you what are the best key performance indicators (metrics) for them. In the past I’ve shared a cluster of metrics that small, medium and large businesses can use as a springboard…. Every ecommerce site has to obsess about Revenue.

Metrics 141

Metrics Acquisition eCommerce Analytics 141

ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

The HBR study contrasts Office Depot and Staples during the 2000 recession: Office Depot cut 6% of its workforce, but it couldn’t reduce operating costs significantly. Their recommendations derive from sales and EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) for the companies in their study: ( Image source ).

Marketing 121

Marketing Campaign Non-Compete Lean 121

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

It’s too bad, because a report by local & small business locator, Manta.com found that 61% of the small businesses surveyed indicated more than half of their revenue comes from repeat customers. In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them.

Retention 115

Retention Customer Developer Programming 115

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

It’s too bad, because a report by local & small business locator, Manta.com found that 61% of the small businesses surveyed indicated more than half of their revenue comes from repeat customers. In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them.

Retention 112

Retention Developer Customer Programming 112

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

It’s too bad, because a report by local & small business locator, Manta.com found that 61% of the small businesses surveyed indicated more than half of their revenue comes from repeat customers. In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them.

Retention 105

Retention Customer Developer Programming 105

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

It’s too bad, because a report by local & small business locator, Manta.com found that 61% of the small businesses surveyed indicated more than half of their revenue comes from repeat customers. In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them.

Retention 98

Retention Customer Developer Programming 98

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2022

One when scale started to kick in, when we hit the, you know, 200 employees at the head office, 2000 employees system wide, it started to get complex and a little bit outside of my sandbox. So now it's the chief revenue officer, right. Instead of the chief sales officer , but yeah, there's pretty much running the functional areas.

CTO 80

CTO Cofounder Networking Operations 80

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

In 1998 there were around 850 VC funds and by 2000 there were 2,300. By 2000 the total LP commitments had mushroomed to more than $100 billion. So of course returns from 2000-2010 were subpar on average for the industry. In 1998 it was 150 million, 1999 250 million and by 2000 it had crossed 350 million.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 13, 2015

Often your best estimate of any metric or market behavior or business model component is at best accurate within a power of ten, for example “expected conversion rate between 0.5% and 5%” or “cost to acquire a customer between $50 and $500″ or “average monthly revenue per customer between $20 and $200.”

Business Model 120

Business Model Affiliate Startup Bootstrapping 120

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

The fact that SaaS valuations are being more affected by the downturn than the Nasdaq can be surprising given the supposed resiliency of the SaaS model (recurring revenues) but it translates the public investors belief that SMB software spend is going to be hit very hard by this recession. With this decline, the average EV/08 rev.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Valuation Portfolio 48

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

With that implicit assumption, startups hire a VP of Sales with a great rolodex and call on established mainstream companies while marketing creates a brand and buzz to create demand and drive it into the sales channel (web, direct salesforce, etc.) After twelve months Handspring’s revenue was $170 million. End result?

Customer Development 203

Customer Development Developer Customer Silicon Valley 203

Up and Running

JUNE 28, 2012

In the 1990’s and early 2000’s it was “You got mail” as made famous by the AOL advertising stable. Relying on one analytical metric to track your progress or that of the campaigns you are running is a false flag. Do not rely on just one metric to follow your progress, but rather think about it like this: times change.

Social Media 91

Social Media Government Metrics Database 91

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 1, 2013

But marketing, when planned and executed correctly, can also lead to more sales and revenue. We’ll look at relevant metrics to help you assess whether a specific marketing channel could work for you, and also highlight additional resources to help you get a better understanding of that channel. Direct sales.

Small Business 107

Small Business Marketing Affiliate PPC 107

www.huffingtonpost.com

MAY 10, 2011

Because we achieved our most aggressive revenue targets and built a strong community, we realized that we had a broader opportunity to change the world of graphic design. Size of Opportunity - market size, revenue or usage, exit outcome and their ability to get equity early are all important. Culture - a fun, collegial work atmosphere.

CTO 43

CTO CTO Hire PHP Cofounder 43

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.

Metrics 93

Metrics Conversion Internet Acquisition 93

David Teten

AUGUST 7, 2019

Likely signs of a Value investment: the company has challenges in filling out the round; the investors have more negotiating leverage than the founders during the closing process; the company has significantly better metrics (e.g. LTV / CAC, revenue growth, etc.) Sense of victory. But VC is historically and consistently cyclical.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Valuation Stock NDA 60

BeyondVC

NOVEMBER 17, 2006

Our direct sales group markets and sells our solutions primarily using the telephone and web-based demonstrations. From April 2001 through June 30, 2006, we achieved 21 consecutive quarters of revenue growth. While the Salary.com numbers are strong ( read the S-1 here), they are not close to those metrics. million, $0.9

IPO 60

IPO Investment Bankers Demand Revenue 60

ConversionXL

MAY 16, 2018

Know the difference between leading and lagging metrics. Better examples of a falsifiable hypothesis might be: I believe my shoe business is losing money because our sneakers are priced too high and by reducing the cost we will increase sales by at least 50%. Revenue, downloads, and sign-ups are all examples of lagging indicators.

Marketing 133

Marketing Metrics Programming Design 133

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

136 CMOs were recently asked “What do you see as your biggest opportunity for revenue generation in early 2013?” Moneyball uses rigorous statistical data analysis in player selection and attempts to predict the value of the players by using metrics more granular then batting averages and RBIs. It’s not just baseball.

Design 100

Design Analytics Software Review Conversion 100

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

Last week, I wrote about Akamai , a company with strong network effects that successfully transitioned from a single product to build a platform that garners over a billion dollars in revenue and is now a core part of the Internet’s fabric. Big Data meets travel…in 2000. Magical, really. TripAdvisor’s History: Two Big Pivots.

Part-Time VPE 54

Part-Time VPE Software Review Costa Rica Technical Review 54

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 27, 2022

Are there ways that you’ve seen local businesses use this in a way that might effectively drive revenue? [19:23] So about, this was like around 2000 ish, I think, or something like that. One is, you know, potentially revenue. Not, not just to build numbers, but to do something that might effectively, uh, drive revenue.

Community 69

Community New York Small Business New York City 69

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Written By Dan Martell on February 2nd, 2012 | Category: Hiring LeanStartup Marketing Metrics Startup Life | 6 Comments. Building Metrics / Usage Reports / KPI 3. Product/Metrics (70%/30% time) * Get your product activation (sign-up + meaningful action) to 60% * then, Get your product retention to 20% weekly. Why do I do it?

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

I got out of the university in early 2000 and I never went on to a full-time job, so it’s always been an online business for me. The biggest deal I’ve ever done was a sale of a $100,000 website. Adding Ad Revenue. I’ve done some $20,000 and $30,000 deals as well, but I did start with the low-level ones.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Software Review Prospectus Audience 76

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

-Company grew by more than “400% each year” for past few years [assume growth metric = revenues]. Competition: Chegg (has raised $144 in debt and equity)—estimated by Steven Carpenter ( TechCrunch ) to be 10x more unique visitors than BookRenter (during peak book renting seasons) with nearly $140mm in revenues for 2010.

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Los Angeles Oakland Asia 217

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 11, 2016

Marketers spend a lot of time and energy looking at the metrics that illuminate the costs of finding new customers and keeping current customers. That was a very important metric for him. What’s the ‘one metric to rule them all’ in your organization?” What’s your end goal metric? Is it revenue or is it bookings?

Acquisition 43

Acquisition Cost Customer .Net 43

YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2019

These metrics show the progress you’re making to determine if you are on or off track. Reach $125 billion in sales by 2000.” billion in revenue, with a total revenue of $136.3 But a BHAG shouldn’t focus solely on revenue or growth. But not all goal setting is equal. . Democratize the automobile.”

Connecticut 180

Connecticut New York City New York Australia 180

Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Maybe you are wondering which metrics to track, or whether or not you should take out a loan for your business. Bates: Josh, it reminds me of when I was doing web sites back in the day in 2000 and 1998 and instead of going and being able to buy a shopping cart you had to code the shopping cart from scratch. Two, revenue.

Small Business 95

Small Business Finance Forecast Metrics 95

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

This highest quality of the traffic information, never achieved before, together with the perfect applications generate significant revenues for the operator and maintain customers’ loyalty. Craze Productions. GoNet Systems. GoNet Systems provides outdoor Wi-Fi infrastructure solutions for urban, 3G offload deployments. Logia Group.

Mobile 103

Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103