VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Is my churn rate below the category average? Benchmarks are typically specific to stage/business model/geo. B2C benchmarks tend to be specific to the type of service or business model. What should our MRR growth be? Rob Go: How Much Traction Do You Really Need to Raise a Seed or Series A Round?

B2C 141

B2C Technical Review Startup Retention 141

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Channel-level expertise: An understanding of how the channels work (e.g., Where Airbnb recognized the value in another platform, Dropbox doubled down on the strength of its product as a distribution channel. How to create a growth hacking strategy using the pirate metrics model. Evaluate each channels’ ability to scale.

Retention 113

Retention Marketing Acquisition Channel 113

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

But in business, you want a lot of partners. In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. Cobalt for General Partners helps GPs to optimize their fundraising strategy. 2) Market .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

If your business model (i.e., “how If you are raising money to start or grow your business, you need to include the details of what you need in the executive summary. Be sure to provide a review of how the business is owned as well. Does each business partner own an equal portion of the business?

Business Plan 163

Business Plan Forecast Balance Sheet Distribution 163

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 20, 2019

4- Reduce churn rate by half. My big hairy audacious goal for my business by the end of this year is to reduce our churn rate by half. As a SaaS company, we have had pretty good success in acquiring new customers for our business using various techniques: organic traffic, paid ads, email marketing, etc.

Papua New Guinea 66

Papua New Guinea Hawaii Advisory Board Churn Rate 66

ConversionXL

MARCH 5, 2014

This is why software companies like Salesforce might have a marketplace , where they’ll make between 15-25% off of apps sold through their service… …or Moz , who partners with other companies to offer member only perks, which likely operate the same way as an affiliate program. . But like Steven H. image source.

Customer 133

Customer Churn Rate Retention Acquisition 133

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

You validated our business model and added huge value to our efforts. This is misleading because in a recurring revenue model, Customer A is much more valuable to the business (assuming typical churn rates) as they will likely generate $360,000 of revenue for the business with renewals over that same three year period.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48