Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

Much of the writing on startups focuses on two elements: finding product-market fit scaling the company once #1 is accomplished For product-market fit, we have a lot of source material to work with from the last decade: Steve Blank’s leadership on Customer Development , and Eric Ries’ on the Lean Startup ?—?along Join the conversation!

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Warrant Bootstrapping Framework Hiring 48

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

It will feature a conversation that gets into the details of how non-profit and mission-driven organizations are making use of Lean Startup methods to get closer to their goals, faster. And "Lean Impact" offers a reference point for people to start that conversation—there is real power in naming.

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Lean San Francisco Metrics Angel Investor 167

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 23, 2013

It provides a basic introduction to analytics as they apply to Lean Startup, including sections on what metrics to use and how to interpret them. For instance, Ben lists out the worst of the “vanity metrics,” a term that describes appealing but meaningless or misleading numbers. Alistair: There are plenty. Consider a restaurant.

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Analytics Lean Widget Metrics 167

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

So I generally feel right at home in these conversations. Unfortunately, this content-less decision-making process is inhibiting the ability of media companies to develop interesting new content at the very time when this supposed expertise should serve as their one true competitive advantage. Is that a lot?

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San Francisco Lean Technical Review Distribution 113

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 6, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, March 6, 2010 Startup Visa update As I write this, I am traveling at 30,000 feet on Virgin Americas excellent IAD->SFO nonstop, following an intense few days of conversations in Washington, DC about the Startup Visa. Your support has been critical to everything thats happened with Startup Visa.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 11, 2016

We were trying out different cities, and I was flying around the country, and we were trying different campaigns and various things, and ultimately they were not working. Through that process, I lost a lot including some relationships with individuals, and I started to develop symptoms of acute anxiety. . Tune in Thursday, Oct.

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Columbus Entrepreneur Ohio Cofounder 248

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Gabriel Kuperman, CEO of CuePin, says, “Try testing an idea with a small budget that you can obtain through your own savings, a small bank loan, or even a Kickstarter campaign. Noah Parsons says, “Start collecting contact information for interested, prospective customers. Step 8: Track your metrics. Start as soon as possible.

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Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 11, 2016

We were trying out different cities, and I was flying around the country, and we were trying different campaigns and various things, and ultimately they were not working. Through that process, I lost a lot including some relationships with individuals, and I started to develop symptoms of acute anxiety. . Tune in Thursday, Oct.

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Columbus Entrepreneur Ohio Cofounder 120

conversionxl.com

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Extra Lucrative Conversion Advice. Conversion Optimization Services. Conversion Research. We’ve organized everything to best simulate a visitor’s experience on a landing page from first click to final conversion. Why You Should Focus On Clicks Before Conversions. Conversion rates for our top Adwords are way up.

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Analytics Software Review Conversion Video 98

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 6, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, October 6, 2008 When NOT to listen to your users; when NOT to rely on split-tests There are three legs to the lean startup concept: agile product development , low-cost (fast to market) platforms , and rapid-iteration customer development. Thats what business is designed to do.

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San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment Agile 128

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

So conversion rate percentage, of course it can always be higher and we’re doing a lot of stuff to make that higher, but it’s in line with other applications. Jason: Yeah, one percent conversion rate is pretty normal. I’ve had some very good conversations with a large insurance company. So on the one hand.

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Technical Cofounder Cofounder Software Review Management 220

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 13, 2008

My first AdWords campaign was limited to five dollars a day, and we were buying clicks at five cents a click. We ran ad campaigns against every single product we could think of in an adjacent market space to ours. Only much later did I realize that this was an application of customer development to online marketing.

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SEM San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 164

ConversionXL

JUNE 19, 2014

It’s easy to forget when analyzing the data for conversion purposes is that the end user is a real human with feelings. In an ideal world, designers and conversion optimizers can strike the perfect balance between the logical & emotional sides of the human brain & design experiences that “activate” visitors to take action.

Greece 107

Greece Customer eCommerce Design 107

www.rocketwatcher.com

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Rocket Watcher Product Marketing for Startups Product Marketing for Startups About Speaking Contact Email Posts Startups Product Marketing Messaging Social Media Commentary Uncategorized Marketing Metrics 101 for B2B Startups 13. Rocket watcher b2b marketing metrics View more presentations from April Dunford.

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B2B Metrics Marketing Startup 42

ConversionXL

JUNE 19, 2014

It’s easy to forget when analyzing the data for conversion purposes is that the end user is a real human with feelings. In an ideal world, designers and conversion optimizers can strike the perfect balance between the logical & emotional sides of the human brain & design experiences that “activate” visitors to take action.

Greece 98

Greece Customer eCommerce Design 98

ConversionXL

JUNE 19, 2014

It’s easy to forget when analyzing the data for conversion purposes is that the end user is a real human with feelings. In an ideal world, designers and conversion optimizers can strike the perfect balance between the logical & emotional sides of the human brain & design experiences that “activate” visitors to take action.

Greece 82

Greece Customer eCommerce Design 82

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Written By Dan Martell on February 2nd, 2012 | Category: Hiring LeanStartup Marketing Metrics Startup Life | 6 Comments. Building Metrics / Usage Reports / KPI 3. Product/Metrics (70%/30% time) * Get your product activation (sign-up + meaningful action) to 60% * then, Get your product retention to 20% weekly. Why do I do it?

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Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

In the big picture, “conversion optimization” boils down to getting more of the right people clicking on the things you want them to click. Dave McClure’s conversion metrics visualize where different conversion optimization opportunities lie—including those for acquisition. Image source ).

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Acquisition Software Review PPC Analytics 111

ConversionXL

MAY 22, 2014

“Conversion Rate Optimization” principles don’t just apply to landing pages or capturing emails. In a big picture, can’t “Conversion” really be boiled down to getting more of the right people clicking on the things you want them to click ? So Where Exactly Does “Conversion” Happen? image source.

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Software Review PPC Analytics Search 116

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 16, 2008

We were trying to broaden the conversation beyond just viral customer acquisition. Many viral products have flamed out over the years, able to capture large numbers of users, but proving transient in their value because they failed to engage customers for the long-term. Some percentage of customers click through.

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Viral San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 140

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

signup, upgrade, trial pricing Zuora – online subscription management FeeFighters – find the cheapest credit card processors HealPay – Collections made easy Customer Support Tender – support, knowledgebase tool for your site GetSatisfaction - conversations between companies / customers.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Campaign Monitor. Startup Metrics for Pirates â?? SaaS Metrics Tutorial â?? web analytics measure marketing campaigns. SEO and campaign management tool. Campaigner - email marketing suite. Campaign Monitor â?? Customer Support. SW Courses.

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Software Review Technical Review Startup 53