Acquisition Metrics Retention SEM 
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 26, 2016
There has been a lot of public debate over the past several weeks about whether it’s a good thing to be “gross margin positive” or not and commentary always reminds me that some people at startups don’t quite understand financial metrics or even how to think about which ones are healthy. Customer acquisition cost.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 4, 2011
Having a set of metrics that you watch & that you feel are the key drivers of your success helps keep clarity. And the more public you can make your goals for these key metrics the better. You will likely have multiple sets of metrics you keep depending on the company’s stage, one’s function in the company and level.
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ConversionXL
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
Acquisitions can quickly increase your market share and bring in new customers. Acquisitions. A common framework for defining your growth model is Dave McClure’s Pirate Metrics for startups : the AARRR framework. For each stage of the funnel, consider the distinct metrics that ladder up to your business’s KPIs.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
Master of 500 Hats: Startup Metrics for Pirates (SeedCamp 2008, London) This presentation should be required reading for anyone creating a startup with an online service component. He also has a discussion of how your choice of business model determines which of these metric areas you want to focus on. Choose one.
Austin Startup
MARCH 26, 2019
25 questions that DTC entrepreneurs should ask themselves before scaling customer acquisition So you run a direct-to-consumer (DTC) brand. You just spent a few thousand dollars on advertising and your paid customer acquisition cost (CAC) numbers tested well relative to your best guess for customer lifetime value (LTV).
ConversionXL
AUGUST 23, 2017
” I had the pleasure of speaking to Dr. Chip about customer journey and innovative service metrics. Metrics should be anchored in part to customer outcomes, not granular processes and practices. Their customer journey maps the following path from Discovery to Sales, and Retention. ” Click to enlarge. IdeaRocket.
ConversionXL
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
They work to improve top-of-funnel metrics like brand awareness and identify opportunities to improve customer activation, retention, and referral efforts. If your campaign works and your brand awareness metrics improve, you win. What are “pirate metrics?”. Growth marketers focus on the entire customer journey.
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