Haystack

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

As a little tradition on this blog, I’ve singled out companies starting in 2013 with Stripe ; there was Snap back in 2014; Slack in 2015; took a break in 2016, as I wasn’t inspired to select one then; and last year, 2017, was Coinbase. It’s entirely possible the trend lifts these companies in due time, as well.

Technical Review 127

Technical Review Open Source Software Review Venture Capital 127

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Whereas a blog post needs just a computer to type, a video requires an understanding of lighting, audio, storytelling, editing, and community building. We launched the larger channel back in 2012 and the smaller channel in 2019. Key metrics: Average View Duration, Click Through Rate, & Views 3. Vanity metrics.

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Channel Metrics Algorithm Video 129

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Small Business and Startups: End-of-Year Mishegoss, 2012 Version – [link]. The only metric that matters – [link]. Small Business and Startups: End-of-Year Mishegoss, 2012 Version – [link]. John Winsor Blog – [link]. John Battelle’s Search Blog – [link]. ” – [link].

Social Media 101

Social Media Small Business Design Media 101

Cracking the Code

JULY 6, 2007

SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Different models require different performance metrics. developed a white paper on performance metrics for Technology service Vendors (TSV) and this post present the key elements of his reflexion adapted for SaaS companies. The MRR is a great metrics, but it can be perfected.

Software Review 66

Software Review Metrics Valuation Technical Review 66

Life Beyond Code

DECEMBER 11, 2012

We want to improve on the metrics for the sake of improving on the metrics. Sometimes we forget to measure the amount of time we spend being obsessed with measuring the metrics. End of the year is a great time to stop, reflect and think about what are the metrics that really matter most to you. No registration required.

Metrics 110

Metrics Clickthrough Restful Entrepreneur 110

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2012

crowdSPRING Blog - [link]. When You Should (and Shouldn’t) Outsource Your Marketing | Hubspot Blog - [link]. Key Digital Marketing Trends For 2013 | crowdSPRING Blog – [link]. B t Metrics – [link]. The Power of Thinking Long-Term | crowdSPRING Blog – [link]. crowdSPRING Blog - [link].

Social Media 100

Social Media Small Business Design Media 100

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Your quote “startup fundraising isn’t about convincing skeptics but rather finding true believers” is amazingly true and made it into my blog “Founder Hacks” @ [link]. We’ve had a supportive board and encouraging metrics and a helpful climate for our community news notion (now 51 sites in 3 states).

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Gust

JANUARY 31, 2013

Hastings in the era of social media : On July 3, 2012, he posted to his Facebook page , which had more than 200,000 subscribers, the fact that Netflix had streamed a billion hours of video in the preceding month. Or its blog? What’s to stop Hastings from disclosing material information via his Twitter account.

SEC 158

SEC Prospectus United States Technical Review 158

mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

July 10, 2012 by Curt Finch. The metrics from SumAll show online retailers the real-time metrics that are having the biggest impact on their bottom line. Stay tuned to the payments intelligence conversation through the Litle Blog and Twitter. July 10, 2012 09:40:07. July 10, 2012 10:50:39. Like Tweet.

eCommerce 101

eCommerce Software Review Technical Review Social Media 101

ConversionXL

JANUARY 30, 2013

On average, during Black Friday 2012, social traffic converted 77% higher than normal. A new Forrester report titled “The Purchase Path of Online Buyers In 2012? Wrong metric. The problem is with the metrics used – direct sales are a very bad metric to use for social. Real money behind numbers.

Social Media 134

Social Media Sales Media Social Network 134

www.clickz.com

JANUARY 7, 2013

Ad Industry Metrics. Heidi Cohen | December 24, 2012. Specifically, research by Shop.org, comScore, and The Partnering Group found that 70 percent of consumers click through on a retail blog to the firms website and 68 percent of consumers use YouTube to browse and research products. 2012 was a key year in Digital Marketing.

Social Media 86

Social Media Media B2C New York 86

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Seen was recognized as the “Innovation Game Changer” at the 2012 Ohio Interactive Awards. . We did three iterations of the product in less than 12 months, each one progressively going off of different consumer metrics that we found and then partner feedback. If you can’t hear the clip, click here. Tune in Thursday, Oct.

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Columbus Entrepreneur Ohio Cofounder 245

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Inside Google’s Culture of Success and Employee Happiness | KISSmetrics Blog – [link]. Metrics for Series A – [link]. 13 Entrepreneur Blogs that Educate, Enlighten and Inspire | Mavenlink Blog – [link]. Venture Math 101 – [link]. Will Software Eliminate Physical Retail?

Social Media 107

Social Media Small Business Design Media 107

ConversionXL

AUGUST 19, 2016

billion smartphone users in 2012. Inspired by the movie ‘Moneyball,’ MoneyBall syndrome refers to the fact that companies aren’t looking into the right metrics when measuring the effectiveness of their mobile website. Some marketers try looking at conversion as a solo metric of determining how their CTAs perform on mobile.

Mobile 48

Mobile Technical Review Software Review Metrics 48

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

” April, 2012 – Andrew Chen writes Growth Hacker is the new VP Marketing , which goes viral (2.4K September 2012 – Aaron Ginn, who currently does growth at Everlane , writes Defining A Growth Hacker: Three Common Characteristics to help define the term. via AndrewChen.co). ” Creativity. via TechCrunch).

Retention 48

Retention Metrics Acquisition Conversion 48

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Barack Obama won the 2012 US elections and his data-driven team played a huge part in it. And you know what – this was mostly in 2012 (+ Moneyball came out in 2004). Ignore vanity metrics, segment super deep and don’t just rely on built-in reports. Occam’s Razor blog. Justin Cutroni’s blog.

PPC 123

PPC Analytics Conversion SEO 123

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 16, 2012

Monday, January 16, 2012. Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). Blog Archive. ▼ 2012. (1). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Favorite VC and Entrepreneur blogs. Cracking The Code. BlablaCar - Travel Revolution. Started on Jan. SaaS 13 Index Valuation.

Software Review 95

Software Review Europe Technical Review Spain 95

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2012

Online Ad Spending to Surpass Print for First Time in 2012 - [link]. Mobile-Ad Spending Projected to Reach $2.61B in 2012 - [link]. Why You Ought to Throw Away Your Vanity Metrics for These 5 Customer Metrics – [link]. Crowdsourcing: a 7+7 Primer (tips for businesses on leveraging crowdsourcing) - [link].

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Back in 2018, my colleague Rob wrote a blog post about how the VC asset class is doing. Warning – this assumes some basic knowledge of VC performance metrics. Note : not including vintages > 2012 because they have not been fully baked and there is some noise. For a primer, I would recommend refreshing yourself here.

Valuation 319

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 319

ConversionXL

MARCH 28, 2014

On the eCommerce side, a 2012 report by invodo showed that over half of eCommerce buyers report feeling more confident in a purchase decision after watching a product video, and high quality videos can increase cart sizes by an impressive 174 %. ” The visitor/view metric is one you should only be competing against yourself on.

Video 122

Video Software Review Cofounder Metrics 122

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 3, 2012

Not a good metric for small business – [link]. 75 Professional Free Fonts from 2012 to Spice up Your Typography – [link]. Fresh Free High Quality Fonts Created In 2012 – [link]. Fresh Free High Quality Fonts Created In 2012 – [link]. The 20 Best iOS And Android Apps Of 2012 (So Far) – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

ConversionXL

AUGUST 12, 2016

It’s a common acronym that gets thrown around in the SaaS world that’s basically a “businessy” way of saying “important metrics for tracking your business.” The Metrics That Matter. MRR is probably the most critical metric for any subscription business. Metric Decomposition – Making The Most Out Of Your Metrics.

Software Review 48

Software Review Metrics Revenue Acquisition 48

Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

I feel like I’m often looking for interesting things to read about a variety of subjects, but I manage to include your blog among my reads every day. Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). SaaS business metrics: why are they different?

Software Review 67

Software Review Europe Technical Review Search 67

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Referral traffic the top measurement metric. While this study clearly demonstrates that SMBs are focused on tangible business outcomes, SMBs are also capturing a myriad of metrics to measure the results of their social media efforts. The survey was conducted by an independent research firm from July 18-28, 2012.

Social Media 64

Social Media Small Business Media Software Review 64

Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

But it was the dot-com craze and all of the metrics (eyeballs, pageviews, etc.) I’ll be writing a lot about culture on the Lucky7 blog over time?—?there Note: this was originally posted on my blog at Lucky7.io io , where I’ve been writing about primarily entrepreneurship since 2012.

Bootstrapping 52

Bootstrapping IPO Business Model Software Review 52

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Back in 2018, my colleague Rob wrote a blog post about how the VC asset class is doing. Warning – this assumes some basic knowledge of VC performance metrics. Note : not including vintages > 2012 because they have not been fully baked and there is some noise. For a primer, I would recommend refreshing yourself here.

Valuation 295

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Distribution Early Stage 295

alexpoole.info

AUGUST 14, 2012

Update March 2012: See also my expanded critique of Colin Wheildon’s legibility research. Pingback: Coffee Bar Junkie: Pingback: New blog design | facepalm II beta. Pingback: Serif or San Serif That is the Question « Burst77's Blog. Pingback: Menulis 101: Font Blog « rioseto's blog.

Technical Review 85

Technical Review Software Review Design Web 85

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Seen was recognized as the “Innovation Game Changer” at the 2012 Ohio Interactive Awards. . We did three iterations of the product in less than 12 months, each one progressively going off of different consumer metrics that we found and then partner feedback. If you can’t hear the clip, click here. Tune in Thursday, Oct.

Columbus 120

Columbus Entrepreneur Ohio Cofounder 120

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Favorite VC and Entrepreneur blogs. Started on Jan. 1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00 Public SaaS 13 Multiples. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. My Investments.

Software Review 101

Software Review Technical Review Valuation Europe 101

www.kalzumeus.com

AUGUST 13, 2012

Patrick McKenzie (patio11) blogs on software development, marketing, and general business topics. Posted on August 13, 2012. Unless you own a hosting company, “number of servers owned” is not a metric your CEO cares about. August 13, 2012 at 9:32 am. #. August 13, 2012 at 9:50 am. #. Greatest Hits.

Revenue 62

Revenue Distribution Software Non-Compete 62

www.women2.org

MARCH 8, 2012

Conference 2012. Matchmaker-Turned Entrepreneur: How To Find A Co-Founder Two Tough Questions From Women in Tech at Startup Weekend 4 Tips For Overcoming “Inspiration Overload” (Moving Forward) Good CEOs Ask The Most Questions Of Anyone Care.com CEO Sheila Lirio Marcelo At PITCH 2012 (Video). Guest blog post?

Cofounder 47

Cofounder Technical Review San Francisco Founder 47

ctotodevelopers.blogspot.com

JULY 11, 2012

Monday, June 18, 2012. decide on success metrics, measure, and then decide if additional investment is warranted. If the innovation is successful, then the metrics should help drive the enhancement into the top/right "agile happy place" quadrant. Mark Logic CEO Blog. Blog Archive. ▼ 2012. (7).

Agile 40

Agile Architecture Offshore Software Developers 40

gtziralis.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

personal webpage, blog and everything in between. January 16th, 2012. Put these, along with your basic operations metrics and core finance numbers in one page and share it with your investors, these are sufficient to get them engaged and updated. October 2012. August 2012. April 2012. January 2012.

Early Stage 40

Early Stage Founder Search Employee 40

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Favorite VC and Entrepreneur blogs. Started on Jan. 1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00 Public SaaS 13 Multiples. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. My Investments.

Software Review 59

Software Review Technical Review Cloud Europe 59

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Favorite VC and Entrepreneur blogs. Started on Jan. 1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00 Public SaaS 13 Multiples. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. My Investments.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Cloud Europe 48

View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

Incepted in 2012, Alignable’s platform hit the market in 2014, and since then, we’ve seen hundreds of thousands of business owners in North America join. “Users” is interesting, but the engagement metrics and value of users is where real success comes into play. Doesn’t look all that compelling.

Social Media 185

Social Media B2B North America Media 185

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Good to see companies focus on real advertising metrics – [link]. Oscar nominations 2012: if posters told the truth – in pictures – [link]. Pinterest is quietly generating revenue by modifying user submitted pins – [link]. When did advertising get so small? – [link]. Is Crowdsourcing The Future Of Film?

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93