ConversionXL

APRIL 3, 2019

Do not talk about disruptive business models; the ones who disrupt don’t talk about it. They are too busy disrupting. The reality is that it’s hockey stick growth—you have to spend tons of money before you see any results (and then the results are exponential). Validation. Page Speed Kills.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

What matters is proving the viability of the company’s business model, what investors call “traction.&# Of course this is not at all true of many profitable small businesses, but they are not what I mean by startups.) And what of the product development team? Every board meeting, the metrics of success change.

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Hippoland

AUGUST 8, 2018

Forget about traction and hockey stick growth. In other words, if you can get 1000 people to come to your website consistently for under $5, then this business model works for you. You will use your fridge for a decade or more so the retention here is high. 3) Does your business have naturally short retention?

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Hippoland

AUGUST 8, 2018

Forget about traction and hockey stick growth. In other words, if you can get 1000 people to come to your website consistently for under $5, then this business model works for you. You will use your fridge for a decade or more so the retention here is high. 3) Does your business have naturally short retention?

Founder 48

Founder Sales Cycle Affiliate Retention 48

Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

” Our featured speaker was Caroline Cummings, the VP of Business Development at Palo Alto Software. These are the metrics for the SaaS model that we have. Last week, Bplans members had the opportunity to attend our free webinar, “14 Tips on How to Pitch and Get Funded.” How many people are going to leave?

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