ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

Improving each of these areas might boost your customer retention – BUT it’s only by scrutinizing your customer facing metrics & direct customer feedback that will provide you with your top priorities. As a founder, one of the most painful things in the world to hear is criticism of your baby. million in 2004 to $6.5

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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. was a great outcome for the company (kudos to Josh James, their visionary founder & CEO!) internet. (6). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? How the use of internet is transform.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

Improving each of these areas might boost your customer retention – BUT it’s only by scrutinizing your customer facing metrics & direct customer feedback that will provide you with your top priorities. As a founder, one of the most painful things in the world to hear is criticism of your baby. million in 2004 to $6.5

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Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

Since its founding in 2006, BlaBlaCar’s story has had many chapters. Co-founder and CEO Nicolas Brusson spoke to me about BlaBlaCar’s early ambitions to be a European rather than local country winner and its progression to global player. We filed Chapter 11, and had to restructure and rebuild the company, which we sold in 2006.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

Scott’s first big foray into industry-changing companies came with CarsDirect, an IdeaLab company where he was the initial founder & CEO. They raised around $350 million to try and sell cars direct over the Internet. Scott left the company, which eventually IPO’d and became Internet Brands. It’s awesome.

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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. Thursday, December 28, 2006. Recent guests: Heidi Roizen (Mobius), Philip Rosedale (Linden Labs) and the founders of Meebo. internet. (6). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? ▼ 2006. (7).

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 19, 2016

I began my career at McKinsey and when the Internet bubble burst in 2001, I made a shift towards online software (ASP at the time). From then on, I remained convinced that SaaS was a much more efficient model, for both ISVs and customers — although many people remained skeptical on the viability of the model for a long time.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 14, 2017

He is the founder and CEO of Stackify. I said in the intro and it’s funny how many founders of companies start companies because they can’t find something or they can’t get something solved, so they just solve it by creating a company. As a founder of a company, a CEO of a company. Go check it out.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 23, 2007

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Geoffrey Arone , the founder of FLock, who is now an Entrepreneur-In-Residence in our Menlo Park office, mentioned this company to me and I thought it was worth writting a post about it. internet. (6). at 7:13 PM.

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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. Cracking The Code. Monday, February 12, 2007. on a scale of 1-4).

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. in 2008 as illustrated below: Parker Harris, EVP Technology and co-founder of Salesforce.com was our keynote on the 23rd and Gary Griffith, president of Webex, spoke later in the day as well. internet. (6).

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Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

For more page-turning corporate drama, including the feud between Intermix co-founders and UCLA college buddies Brett Brewer and Brad Greenspan, Nasdaq delisting, proxy contest and lawsuits by Greenspan after he was fired as CEO, see Stealing MySpace by WSJ reporter Julia Angwin. by February 2006). by February 2006).

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Originally, the study found podcasting awareness had remained rather flat for several years, dating back to about 2006 when the percentage of those surveyed who said they were familiar with the term podcasting sat at only 22%. In 2006 it was a mere 11%, and in 2012 it hit 29%. That’s a 163% difference if you’re still counting….

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2011

He is also the founder of Junta42 , the Content Marketing Institute , SocialTract and a few others in the works. Your content isn’t good enough that the magic content fairies will find it and spread it around the internet. Do the previous nine steps and, as Matt Heinz says, “Don’t invent new metrics.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

There are so many metrics you could be measuring on social media, so let’s cull down the list and make sure that the most important ones are at least being eyeballed. Reach is used as the denominator for the engagement rate metric (see below). Speaking of engagement, it’s our next metric! But where do you start? Engagement.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

To imagine that this person does so only to get attention, or only to harass others, or only to harass you are to play into the hands of this geek autocracy on the Internet that just isn't viable anymore. As a founder of a company, there is nothing more painful than to see your most loyal and devoted customers suffering.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

You also need to know what each one cares about, which metrics they look at (or studiously ignore). Education Guideline Book (1st Edition) Sep 2006 View SlideShare document or Upload your own. If you want a piece of that very big pie, you need to know who the actors are, how they work with each other, and how they all get paid.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 29, 2016

China – Measures for Administration of E-Mail Service on The Internet (2006). Internet service providers (ISPs) are becoming more reliant on engagement metrics to monitor spam, so keeping your list clean is imperative. Belgium – Etat des lieux en juillet 2003, July 4, 2003. Czech Republic – Act No.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

. - Aerotel Medical Systems is a world leading manufacturer of modular, home and mobile telecare and telemedicine solutions designed to transfer essential data over the telephone, mobile phone and the Internet. Flash Networks’ Harmony Content Control enables safer, more productive mobile use of the open Internet for consumer or business use.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Had I known it was going to take the internet by storm I probably would have been a bit more careful with my word choice (especially referring to.NET as a language, doh!). Happy Look Like an Idiot on the Internet Day. If your desire was to make yourself look like an ignorant internet troll … I believe you have succeeded.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

SaaS 101: 7 Simple Lessons From Inside HubSpot - OnStartups , July 19, 2010 It’s been a little over 4 years since I officially launched my internet marketing software company , HubSpot. The “official” date is June 9 th , 2006 — for those that are curious about such things). Metrics availability. Not so bad. Performance.

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