Seeing Both Sides

JULY 21, 2014

But many years later, I began to appreciate that one of our core flaws was our business model. As a result, the full revenue for each deal was recognized in that quarter as soon as the software was shipped. This allowed our revenue to skyrocket from $1.8 I later came to realize that r ecurring revenue is magic.

Revenue 54

Revenue Valuation Churn Rate Portfolio 54

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2017

Subscription business models have been around for a pretty long time, but thanks to modern technology, this model has evolved from milk or newspapers delivery to a versatile eCommerce experience. As a starting entrepreneur, you might wonder: why on earth would I want to start a subscription (box) business? Conclusion.

Churn Rate 149

Churn Rate eCommerce Business Model Bootstrapping 149

Up and Running

JUNE 19, 2014

Subscription services are popular because it often costs less, in the short run, to start using a service. For a fraction of the cost of buying a treadmill, I can use an entire gym. And, it’s no wonder that businesses are trying to come up with new and innovative subscription business models that they can offer to their customers.

Forecast 92

Forecast Sales Churn Rate Revenue 92

Up and Running

JANUARY 24, 2014

Outline your business model. Your business model tells an investor how your idea will (or does) convert into being economically viable. The best way to show you how to communicate your business model is to show you an example of a good one. Your business model should answer the questions: What do you sell?

Sweat Equity 138

Sweat Equity Churn Rate Forecast Business Model 138

Up and Running

APRIL 27, 2012

These students are typically attracted to Internet and technology start-ups, given that these share favourable industry characteristics such as significant addressable markets, low barriers to entry, modest initial capital requirements and relatively low costs of customer acquisition. These entrepreneurs soon find out it is not.

Metrics 68

Metrics Nigeria Ratchet Churn Rate 68

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The subscription box industry is growing rapidly thanks to a steady revenue model and tapping into people’s love for surprises. But with so many people trying to get their share of the growth, many subscription box businesses fold within a year or two. Team : Who are your coworkers and what’s their business experience?

Business Plan 63

Business Plan Curation Balance Sheet Intellectual Property 63

Occam's Razor

APRIL 8, 2013

Perhaps it's an increase in your conversion rate; Or a higher number of visitors who sign up; Or a greater number of people who share content with one another; Or a lower monthly churn rate for users of your application; Maybe it's even something as simple as getting more people into your restaurant.

Metrics 156

Metrics Analytics Lean Churn Rate 156

Seeing Both Sides

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Conventional wisdom suggests that the most important metrics for a startup - such as unit economics, cost of acquisition, lifetime value, churn rates - typically get better with time. Take growth rate as a simple one. Thus, more mature companies naturally have slower growth rates than younger ones.

Metrics 20

Metrics Churn Rate Acquisition SEM 20

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In thinking about the bigger goal of digital transformation, 46% say they have been able to identify and create new product and revenue streams, and 45% of organizations are now using data and analytics to develop new business models. The company once had the market’s highest churn rate and lowest Net Promoter Score (NPS).

Analytics 106

Analytics Metrics Channel Campaign 106

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. Deciding on your price can feel more like an art than a science, but there are some basic rules that you should follow: Your pricing should cover your costs.

Business Plan 163

Business Plan Forecast Balance Sheet Distribution 163

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Technographics vendors such as Builtwith , Datanyze , HG Data , Stackshare, and Stacklist help CEOs identify the right tech platform on which to build their business; they’re also helpful for investors to due diligence a company’s tech stack choices. Capital has built a free online tool for founders to calculate their cost of capital.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 21, 2013

Start with metrics in mind To help with this, the book looks at dozens of metrics—such as churn, customer lifetime value, viral coefficient, acquisition cost, uptime, and engagement—and suggests where that metric should be before you can move on to the next stage of your business. to 3% a month.

Analytics 167

Analytics Lean Metrics Churn Rate 167

ConversionXL

AUGUST 12, 2016

A flowing sales funnel is crucial in any business, but even more so with SaaS businesses… Unlike other business models, revenue is generated over an extended period of time. Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR). MRR is probably the most critical metric for any subscription business. Revenue Churn.

Software Review 48

Software Review Metrics Revenue Acquisition 48

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 30, 2019

The Pareto Principle states that you get 80% of your revenue from 20% of your customers. Metric examples: Monthly recurring revenue (MRR); Average revenue per account (ARPA); Engagement; Customer lifetime value (LTV); Upsell/cross-sell conversion rates. Depending on your business model, it can be tricky to define.

Retention 101

Retention Metrics Churn Rate Acquisition 101

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I would focus on one product and set a goal to generate $1M in yearly revenue from it. Outsourcing is something a big company, with a known customer / problem (that has revenue & traction) does to save cost. I don’t have any formal business training and I actually think it’s served me well. do something else.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 30, 2019

The Pareto Principle states that you get 80% of your revenue from 20% of your customers. Metric examples: Monthly recurring revenue (MRR); Average revenue per account (ARPA); Engagement; Customer lifetime value (LTV); Upsell/cross-sell conversion rates. Depending on your business model, it can be tricky to define.

Retention 48

Retention Metrics Churn Rate Acquisition 48

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

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. Farming is also often overlooked, but can help grow customer accounts and revenues from 30% upwards (if successful). Great list! Michael Kassing.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

This includes again another acronym I’m going to share, CAC, the cost to acquire a customer, the customer acquisition cost. You want to make sure that you understand, does it cost $10 to get a customer? If you’re a physical brick and mortar store, what does it cost to get someone in the door? You’re muted.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Software Review Due Diligence Exit Strategy 60

andrewchenblog.com

JANUARY 28, 2010

To become profitable using a freemium business model, this simple equation must hold true: Lifetime value > Cost per acquisition + Cost of service (paying & free) Said in plain english, the lifetime value of your paying customers needs to be greater than the cost it took to acquire them, plus, the cost servicing all users (free or paying).

CPA 51

CPA Retention Viral Acquisition 51

ConversionXL

MARCH 5, 2014

That it costs 5-7x more to acquire a customer than it does to retain one isn’t entirely true. The origins of this myth can be traced back to the 1980′s when the Technical Assistance Research Project published research that stated the cost of customer acquisition vs the cost of customer retention was significantly higher.

Customer 133

Customer Churn Rate Retention Acquisition 133