Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

Between January 2015 and January 2016, we grew our platform Slidebean from $1K to $20K in monthly recurring revenue. I strongly believe that the first few hires of a startup should belong to the growth department, whether they’re marketers, community managers, or salespeople (selling your product is the best way to learn how to improve it).

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Forecasting is sometimes done by dragging the mouse based on many assumptions, because it’s hard to predict the future. One question that keeps coming up when speaking with early stage entrepreneurs when it comes to funding, is what metrics the company needs to hit to raise seed/series A/B etc: What’s a good conversion rate?

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B2C Technical Review Startup Retention 141

ConversionXL

AUGUST 8, 2018

Does investing in employees marketing skills pay off? Businesses spent nearly $94 billion on corporate training in 2017—a 33% increase over 2016. Within marketing departments, an estimated 4.2% of the total marketing budget now goes to training programs, up from 2.7% Within marketing departments, an estimated 4.2%

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

A description of your target market or the different market segments you’re targeting. If you don’t know how to define your target market, read Tim Berry’s article on how to do it, or read this article that explains what target marketing is and how to use it to your advantage. How to Write a Traditional Business Plan.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2015

I am here to talk about LivePlan and give you some big picture information on business planning, forecasting, how to really kick your business off in the best possible way. When Google came onto the market in ’99, ’00, there was already 15 other search engines. Budgeting and forecasting, it’s not rocket science.

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Up and Running

MAY 2, 2016

Hosted by team members Peter Thorsson and Jonathan Michael, you’ll find each episode features business experts who discuss the latest trends in marketing, sales, and entrepreneurship. Subscription Sales Forecast Template ». Episode 12: How to Define Your Target Market (The Bcast). Startup Guide eBook ». Brand Checklist ».

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

In such a crowded market, making good beer and opening the doors isn’t enough anymore. The ColdFire Brewing team meets to plan marketing. These products will be distributed to remote yet extremely viable areas, where the market is appreciative of readily-available, good-quality brew. Watch your finances.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2020

What if you get product market fit beyond your wildest dreams? One by one the markets in which you operate shut down. People, not just metrics. Brian Chesky : And also humans are not good at forecasting or creating a mental model around something that's never happened before. 8:22) On how crisis reveals character. (9:11)

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ConversionXL

JULY 17, 2015

Watch the video here: Note: get on the email list to get notified when tickets for ConversionXL Live 2016 become available. So you can test for a proxy metric rather than the end goal and you can test faster, but ideally you want to test for a metric that’s really indicative of your bottom line. All of them got answer.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 12, 2017

Last week, 400+ data-driven marketers from 20+ countries around the world met up in the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas for CXL Live 2017. Jared Spool: Is Design Metrically Opposed? Useless measures and silly metrics. Metric: A measure we track (usually over time). A metric should tell you what you will do differently.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 19, 2020

The growing impact investment market provides capital to address the world’s most pressing challenges in sectors such as sustainable agriculture, clean technology, microfinance, and affordable and accessible basic services including housing, healthcare, and education.” –the Global Impact Investing Network. Source: Fundera .

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