Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 24, 2022
As a business consultant and angel investor, I often ask for your own assessment of marketing ROI , or customer acquisition cost (CAC). In general, I have found that channel partnerships with value-added resellers are a great way to reduce CAC, as well as boost retention, and improve return on investment.
ReadWriteStart
MARCH 8, 2021
Fortunately, there are many viable options to overcome this barrier, including getting funding from angel investors, venture capitalists, crowdfunding, banks, and even peers. . Customer retention is the practice of ensuring that your current customers stay with your brand and/or continue buying from you in the future.
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YoungUpstarts
JUNE 30, 2020
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Another Government financial support scheme in the UK is the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Angel Investors. Angel investors provide funding for your business in exchange for a share in the company which means that often they bring expertise and contacts to the company.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 16, 2016
Super-angel investors (micro-VCs). These terms refer to a class of professional investors who invest their own money, like angels, but have the larger resources and scope of venture capitalists with other people’s money. These deals usually come with retention packages -- so be careful.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 11, 2022
As a former angel investor, I look for this level of alignment and understanding in every funding presentation I hear. Now I see in a classic book, “ Business Models for Teams ,” by Tim Clark and Bruce Hazen, an extension of this process to down inside the venture, for teams and individuals. It shows you how everyone works in synergy.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 3, 2021
Based on my own years of experience in startups and big business, and more recently as an angel investor, I often cringe when I see one of you entrepreneurs missing a cue that I have seen work for many before you. For example, if you have ever watched the Shark Tank show on TV, they always ask about the cost of customer acquisition.
Growthink Blog
DECEMBER 27, 2017
And the desire to raise capital (whether from an individual “angel” investor or a venture capital firm) is often the key motivator in the business planning process. But how exactly will your business plan persuade investors to sign a check? Detail your customer retention plan. Need help with your business plan?
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