om.co

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

But it was a conversation with Toni Schneider (now CEO of Automattic, the on-demand WordPress service), and a venture partner at True that made it all come together. But that is the real metric of success as far as I am concerned. None of them were hired by me, and instead they were picked up through a peer-review-hire process.

Founder 80

Founder Conversion Distribution Silicon Valley 80

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Only after reaching $1M in CMRR should you consider hiring European sales and services execs behind customer demand. Be prepared to cross the desert - SaaS requires R&D and sales expense up front for a multi-year stream of revenue, so it demands enough investment capital to fund 4+ years of runway. Great list! Great list!

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2009

In an ecosystem, each participant acts according to its own imperatives, but these selfish actions have an aggregate effect. In other words, the minimum viable product is designed to answer the question: does the product generate enough demand and margin to support a growing ecosystem? Now consider a traditional media business.

Customer 156

Customer San Francisco Viral Lean 156

A Crowded Space

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

They provide on-demand temp labor via mobile devices. . With scale, marketplaces have the ability to understand supply and demand and ensure that the right resources are available at the right time. There’s a saying, “Nobody has been fired for hiring McKinsey.” Wonolo is gearing up to take on staffing firms.

Reputation 106

Reputation Curation Demand Syndicate 106

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 22, 2011

" ~ Web Metrics: "What is a KPI? " + Standard Metrics Revisited Series. "Engagement" Is Not A Metric, It's An Excuse. Defining a "Master Metric", + a Framework to Gain a Competitive Advantage in Web Analytics. Aggregation of Marginal Gains: Recession Busting Analytics!

Analytics 124

Analytics Metrics SEM Web 124

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

This introduction was also the opportunity to illustrate the amazing growth of our software and saas portfolio in the past years, with aggregated revenues reaching $1.2B What metrics should I be using to drive a saas business? If you want to learn more on SaaS metrics, you can read my previous blog post. Stay local.

Software Review 48

Software Review South Korea IPO Portfolio 48

K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Typically, Pre-Seed rounds are less than $1M in aggregate capital raised. If the Micro-VCs are looking for Series A-like metrics, what does a company do when it’s just getting started? That’s squarely in Series A territory and you now need to have Series A metrics for that. Q: What amount of financing is considered Pre-Seed?

Seed Stage 82

Seed Stage Finance Later Stage Equity 82

ConversionXL

JUNE 20, 2019

In comparison, Facebook Live shows overview metrics like minutes viewed, average percentage completion, and unique viewers.). It improved hiring, too, driving an 8X increase in applicants from 200 to 1,600 in just two weeks. Brightcove analytics aggregated data effectively across those platforms.

Hosting 127

Hosting Video Technical Review Software Review 127

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Many have noted that the aggregate shareholder value created by all of the Unicorns will vastly overshadow the losses from the inevitable failed unicorns. Also, they have a strong belief that any sign of weakness (such as a down round) will have a catastrophic impact on their culture, hiring process, and ability to retain employees.

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Startup Metrics for Pirates â?? SaaS Metrics Tutorial â?? on demand billing and fraud management. find/hire freelancers. hire low-cost international engineering talent. VWorker -Â find/hire freelancers. aggregation. Startup Foundry tools list. Small Business tools list. Lean Startup Circle â??

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Occam's Razor

MARCH 23, 2010

Because every tool uses its own sweet metrics definitions, cookie rules, session start and end rules and so much more. Here are three additional tips about hiring consultants, from my humble experience: 1. If you can try to hire an independent external consultant. Compute how long the person has been consulting, call this X.

Analytics 118

Analytics Web Metrics Channel 118

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 13, 2012

That means: All of these metrics are off. How does one go about changing a corporate culture to make data driven insight an implicit demand of an organization frightened of data? If you really want help here, hire a very very good business (not analytics) consultant. Jacob Funnell: The company I work for sells writing courses.

Analytics 124

Analytics Channel Metrics Web 124

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

But each keyword gets "credit" for other metrics. This way GA will show you both keywords while the aggregate for visits will not be skewed – as technically it is just one session. ]. The best option is to hire a statistician with experience in data modeling and forecasting. They are all Google tools. and finally 3.

Analytics 94

Analytics Web Non-Compete Metrics 94

ConversionXL

JULY 10, 2019

On a micro level, each section or chart should lead with priority metrics, or KPIs , followed by secondary metrics. . Many reporting tools lead with secondary metrics , which measure “what must not be broken” (instead of “what needs to be fixed”). Always start with the big picture. What happened.

Metrics 133

Metrics Analytics Green Aggregator 133

Occam's Razor

APRIL 29, 2013

Many used some data, but they unfortunately used silly data strategies/metrics. And silly simply because as soon as the strategy/success metric being obsessed about was mentioned, it was clear they would fail. It is a really good metric. There are many spectacular reasons for why Like (and +1s, Followers) is a horrible metric.

Metrics 166

Metrics Marketing Search SEO 166