Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

We tried, and opted out of, potentials for pivots; we pitched for game-changing partners and acquisitions that did not ultimately convert. Even though most of this message was already drafted, we also had a Hail Mary of a final acquisition conversation that closed the following morning. Obviously, it did not convert. Hello Chris Yeh!)

Silicon Valley 54

Silicon Valley Startup B2C Sweat Equity 54

View from Seed

JUNE 5, 2018

Intense discussion on what are the right metrics to track around recruiting. Metrics, metrics, and metrics! Without metrics you cannot manage (and improve). no one wants to be the first female engineer joining a 15-person all male-engineering team. How to track your recruiting funnel like a pro.

Hiring 120

Hiring Portfolio Metrics B2C 120

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Most answers from voice assistants—Amazon’s Echo (controlled by Alexa), Google Home, Google Assistant, Cortana, and Siri—are extracted from search engines. If your Amazon product page ranks highly for a product term in search engines, Shaw recommends that you treat it “as an extension of your own website.”

B2B 100

B2B eCommerce Search Technical Review 100

ConversionXL

MARCH 31, 2021

The best content distribution approach is to reverse-engineer your client’s consumption habits. For example, if SEO is a priority, some metrics you’d want to focus on may include; Organic search traffic; Impressions on the SERPs; SERP click-through-rate; Avg. Organic traffic: Don’t forget about SEO.

Audience 127

Audience Non-Compete Distribution Channel 127

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

I first met Steve when he was VP of Engineering at Centerline software, a software development tools startup, and I was a junior in college. In founding TripAdvisor, Kaufer wanted to take his hard core engineering skills and apply them to vertical search in travel. Going B2C was daunting and not in our core DNA,” Kaufer remarked.

Part-Time VPE 54

Part-Time VPE Software Review Costa Rica Technical Review 54

ConversionXL

JUNE 8, 2017

According to the same study, 80% of its customers’ video plays comes from its personalized recommendation engine. Acquisition segments. Acquisition segments. This is a correlative metric – a behavioral cohort used as a heuristic for growth. Most refer to these correlative metrics as Wow Moments or Aha moments.

Programming 97

Programming Revenue Analytics Software Review 97

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

The majority of funds are using the popular B2C websites and services for basic due diligence, e.g., Linkedin, Twitter, HackerNews. Lean Case provides standard business models & metrics, so you can apply a standard approach to business planning, modeling, and profitability tracking. I used Ipreo heavily at one of my prior VC funds.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Seeing Both Sides

JULY 11, 2013

B2C sales and customer acquisition efforts are a different matter (and one I''ll perhaps address in a future blog), but for B2B, those three models are the most common pattern. customer acquisition cost or CAC). To that point, a well-run telesales operation will be super metrics-driven. I''ll discuss each one below.

Sales 50

Sales Technical Review Software Review B2B 50

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

They will need two different implementations, it is quite likely that you will end up with two sets of metrics (more people focused for mobile apps, more visit focused for sites). The team at Google has done a great job of having the end-to-end view there across Acquisition, Behavior and Outcomes. And again, a custom set of metrics.

Analytics 141

Analytics Metrics Mobile DC 141

Mucker Lab

APRIL 6, 2023

It's very hard for PLG to be the only or main motion with infrastructure products because it's not something one engineer will just test and buy. A lot of times as founders–especially technical founders, engineers, product people–believe if we build this awesome feature that solves your pain point, you should come and use it.

Product 78

Product CTO Hire Startup Fractional CTO 78

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Effectively measuring and understanding your CAC and CLTV metrics are key to future success. Bessemer SaaS Law #1: Your key monthly business metrics are: CMRR (Committed Monthly Recurring Revenue), Churn, and Cash flow - “Bookings” is for suckers. Brian, Paglo www.paglo.com. Great list! Great list! Philippe Botteri.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

No-brainer for B2B companies but also for B2C companies (making special advertising deals for example) Reply steveblank , on June 8, 2011 at 9:05 am said: Martin, Any suggestions? I think actually actively selling your stuff is very important for a startup these days.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 9, 2013

During this stage you should also invest a lot in Search Engine Optimization. Bonus: Facebook Marketing: Best Metrics, ROI, Business Value ]. Now in step eight , we really kick things up multiple notches when it comes to creating a truly fantastic multi-channel (or the flavor of the month, omni-channel) execution engine.

Analytics 165

Analytics Marketing Channel Metrics 165

VC Cafe

MARCH 15, 2016

Building on my experience of being part of a team that did exactly that for Dropbox in Europe, I will attempt to demystify the process and hopefully give a starting point, from which any founder can start building a distribution engine that creates happy customers. The way you define the stages will be dictated by your product. Online chat.

Sales 60

Sales Marketing Sales Cycle B2C 60

Occam's Razor

JULY 22, 2013

Then there is Agile for engineering. My solution to these problems was to create a simple framework we can use to put our customers first, evaluate our marketing programs, and right-align our view of success (metrics). You are B2C or B2Q or Non-profit or an Adult-oriented business. And really the list is too long.

Framework 163

Framework Marketing Metrics Audience 163

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

If you are a regular reader of this blog you know how deeply fond I am of the Acquisition, Behavior, Outcomes framework. Now it's time for acquisition. It will be a great reflection of how well thought out their acquisition strategy is, or how sub-optimal it is. ~ Now, I better understand visitor acquisition.

Web 138

Web Analytics Technical Review Affiliate 138

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

Established location-based services to enable the CSP offer B2B and B2C services based on mobile positioning, tracking & locating, turn-by-turn navigation and mobile local search. Dasur’s solution is based on a unique, patented pattern recognition engine. Cellint provides the best road traffic information service world wide.

Mobile 103

Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103

Occam's Razor

MAY 20, 2013

Digital advertising and marketing is a key part of ZQI's multi-channel acquisition portfolio. How should you decide which one of these acquisition sources you should invest in more? how can you figure out which acquisition channel is more important? And what metric should you focus on in this proper end-to-end view?

Analytics 139

Analytics Aggregator Channel B2B 139

Occam's Razor

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

In this post let's look at each Social Network, see what B2B and B2C brands are doing there today, from that draw lessons as to 1. Success Metrics. In my Oct 2011 post, Best Social Media Metrics , I'd created four metrics to quantify this value. It can be a brand metric, say Likelihood to Recommend.

Social Media 60

Social Media Media B2C B2B 60

ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2020

Byron Sharp and the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute have criticized differentiation, arguing that its role in the B2C setting is less important. Gaining market share is the best thing a brand can do for its loyalty metrics, word of mouth, and getting into a consideration set of buyers. WP Engine used speed. Attribute leadership.

Differentiation 162

Differentiation Software Review United States Demand 162