TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

This isn’t just our opinion - our startup metrics prove it! Every day, I channel my enthusiasm into creating exciting and engaging math lessons, leveraging my wealth of experience to motivate my students. Happy customers mean happy CEOs and founders - and that’s what makes us happy. Are you a founder or CEO or head of product?

Generative AI 295

Generative AI Artificial Inteligence Houston America 295

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

GrowthHackers founder and former Head of Growth at Dropbox, Sean Ellis , coined the term: “A growth hacker is a person whose true north is growth. In his course on Growth Mindset (part of CXL’s Growth Marketing Minidegree ), WeTheFuture.org founder John McBride describes three key components of a successful growth marketer: 1.

Retention 113

Retention Marketing Acquisition Channel 113

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Things like negotiating distribution channels and partners and how to handle market expansions. Having advanced that curve on the Smart Parka’s design and the Kickstarter funding to help North Aware move to the manufacturing phase, he’s now learning about other issues critical to entrepreneurs.

Founder 189

Founder Pakistan Software Developers Software Development 189

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Gavin Braman, Co-Founder @ Drifting Creatives. Just like Peep, other marketers from hypergrown products, such as David Cancel (founder at Drift) argue that product-based differentiation is vanishing. This defines how to connect problem themes to a metric strategy, building a metric-driven action system. How will you act?

B2B 94

B2B Marketing Curation PPC 94

VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

Most startups equate the process of fundraising to dating – founders have to typically kiss a lot of frogs until the find the right fit. It’s been a while since they’ve updated their RFS list and it captures all the buzzword’s of today’s tech world: AI, defence tech, climate, spatial computing, etc.

Artificial Inteligence 176

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Software Review Generative AI 176

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Jeff Katzenberg has a great track record – head of the studio at Paramount, chairman of Disney Studios, co-founder of DreamWorks and now chairman of NewTV. Tech IPO prices exploded and subsequent trading prices rose to dizzying heights as the stock prices became disconnected from the traditional metrics of revenue and profits.

Lean 335

Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

ConversionXL

JULY 21, 2022

When researching a new product, buyers use 10 or more channels to interact with companies. Each channel presents a chance to make a good impression. Optimize each channel, and you’ll win new customers, enjoy higher order rates , and retain customers. Each channel is a piece of the same puzzle.

Customer 118

Customer Marketing Channel Audience 118

VC Cafe

JUNE 6, 2024

It’s not a surprise, given that entrepreneurs are obsessed with data and metrics, but in the conservative VC market of 2024, it feels even more important for founders to know what ‘good’ looks like and what investors expect. Metric Unremarkable Good Excellent Outlier ARR <$500k $500k-$1.5m $1.5m-$2.5m >$2.5m

B2B 78

B2B Burn Rate Generative AI Retention 78

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 23, 2013

These are the first six key metrics non-robots must track to understand Facebook Page performance, why you need them and where to find them. #1: The fan reach metric is not available in the Facebook statistics interface; that would be way too easy for hard working marketers like us, right? So, try promoting your page on other channels.

Metrics 76

Metrics Social Media Viral Technical Review 76

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 8, 2009

A post by Fred Wilson pointed me to Dave McClure's Startup Metrics presentation. Normally, when I am talking to the founder of any startup trying to figure out what they need to do, one of the things I always try to do is understand their business at its core. Define what you need from a metrics and reporting standpoint.

Metrics 225

Metrics Startup Retention Acquisition 225

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Failure to react quickly often leads to funding freezes and founder replacements. Define and use market metrics to tune your plan. Businesses often settle on one social media or distribution channel based on initial testing, and never look back. These days, new channels appear almost daily, and old ones lose their luster.

Social Media 120

Social Media Technical Review Metrics Channel 120

YoungUpstarts

MAY 29, 2019

by Sam Furr, founder & Head of Product Strategy of Tappable. Mobile apps can help you sell, improve communication channels, generate insightful metrics, or collect and process data more reliably than people could, the list of ways apps can contribute to your bottom line is endless.

Mobile 127

Mobile Retention IP Metrics 127

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Founders almost never have a real strategy. Founders explain failures with things like “our two main competitors did [thing] to us” or “customers didn’t understand [our point of view].” The 10,000th biggest company in the world is a very successful company, as is the two-person company where the founders each take home $300k/year.

Restful 202

Restful Founder Revenue Acquisition 202

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Today’s workforce has radically different expectations, brands are losing their power, physical channels are being destroyed by virtual ones, market share is less important than market creation, and software is eating world. For example, Coke added snack foods, which could be distributed through its existing distribution channels.

Private Equity 329

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 329

ConversionXL

AUGUST 23, 2017

First, Outline Your Personas, Timeline, and Channels. Three other aspects to keep in mind are User Personas, Timeline, and Channels. What channel(s) have you chosen to analyze your customer experience on? ” I had the pleasure of speaking to Dr. Chip about customer journey and innovative service metrics.

Customer 130

Customer Channel Design Retention 130

ConversionXL

MARCH 31, 2021

Using a tool like SparkToro , you can uncover the channels and influencers that your audience is most engaged with. Interviewing them will provide you with their wants and needs from a messaging perspective and uncover topic ideas and distribution channels. Your existing clients are your most significant source of insights.

Audience 127

Audience Non-Compete Distribution Channel 127

Hunter Walker

JANUARY 2, 2017

” But we also knew that most Fortune 500 M&A transactions aren’t at unicorn levels (actually well sub-$250m), so we advise founders to not over-raise capital until they’re using it to fund profitable growth (or a clear path to profitability). Satya likes to describe the trend as “outsourced R&D.”

Technical Review 115

Technical Review Cap Table Acquisition Startup 115

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 9, 2009

I just had an all-too common conversation with the founder of a startup who had spent more than a year working with a software development company who had produced a mess. Some founders are taken aback. What channels will you use (e.g., What are your key Startup Metrics ? Where’s the mystery (see Matching Algorithm )?

Software Developers 292

Software Developers Software Development Developer Software 292

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Google Analytics switched its default metric from “sessions” to “users” in 2018, mirroring Mixpanel’s emphasis on users over pageviews. You’ll be able to see which channels (paid, organic, social, etc.) Google Analytics is definitely better at measuring traffic,” noted Dan McGaw, the founder and CMO of Effin Amazing.

Analytics 119

Analytics Technical Review Acquisition Retention 119

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

That’s why we asked nine members from Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) what metrics all founders should be aware of — always. ROI per Marketing Channel. It’s crucial to keep a handle of ROI per marketing channel in order to optimize marketing spending. No Specific Metric. Cash on Hand.

Metrics 146

Metrics Burn Rate Entrepreneur Forecast 146

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2021

In fact, it’s highly unlikely that you as the Founder will survive. Explosive growth to an enterprise normally requires a scalable sales model, a well-documented process with incentives, training, and metrics for tracking and management. Switch your focus from product development to sales.

Merger 379

Merger Due Diligence SEC IPO 379

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Blog About Log in Register Designing startup metrics to drive successful behavior Great companies are almost always run by great management teams. Good metrics should also be actionable, and drive successful behavior. In a follow up post, I will use this technique to walk through the design of a set of metrics for a SaaS company.

Metrics 55

Metrics Design Entrepreneur Startup 55

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2021

If you have had to pivot from the consumer market to enterprise customers, that requires new pricing models and new sales channels. Re-evaluate processes as they are today and set metrics to better represent the new sales, operational, and service needs. Communicate, communicate, communicate. Update delivery systems and processes.

Social Media 357

Social Media Framework Partner Metrics 357

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Through analyzing data like the example above, event marketers can determine what channels are worth focusing on (in this case, organic search) and what channels should be a lower priority (here, social media and referrals). It used to be that tracking metrics for in-person events was as limited as tracking snail mail.

Campaign 72

Campaign Marketing Social Media Software Review 72

Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

As a VC, the biggest challenge in evaluating LTV models is that metrics can dramatically change at scale. For example, Customer Acquisition Costs often increase once the more efficient marketing channels are maxed out and the company needs to find new users through less efficient means.

Churn Rate 168

Churn Rate Viral Acquisition Cofounder 168

The Next Web

DECEMBER 12, 2013

“In the early days of e-commerce, sales were typically the most important metric for success. But now that we’ve entered a mobile, social era, commerce companies have to find engaging ways to keep customers involved and coming back to get the most bang for their buck,” says Manish Chandra , founder and CEO of Poshmark. “So

Mobile 136

Mobile Silicon Valley Viral Technical Review 136

YoungUpstarts

JULY 2, 2020

by Boris Pfeiffer , CEO and Founder of Riddle. Another common mistake that marketing teams are making is using the same metrics for success that they have used in the past. If you use these same metrics, you’re going to be sorely disappointed in the results. Boris Pfeiffer is CEO and Founder of Riddle Technologies.

Marketing 262

Marketing Metrics Channel Differentiation 262

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 4, 2024

As the founder of The Clikk, Russell has witnessed the evolving landscape of newsletters, recognizing them as a powerful intersection of content marketing and direct response promotion. Learn crucial metrics for success, from open rates to the quality of subscribers. John (14:57): Let's talk about metrics. This is John Jantsch.

Revenue 76

Revenue Advertising Email ChatGPT 76

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 17, 2009

I called the founder and noted that there are SAT tests that are shorter than the survey. Customer Development suggests that founders have continual and timely customer, channel and market information. Founders need three views of information to truly understand what is going on: First-hand knowledge. Continual Data Flow.

Metrics 242

Metrics Customer Customer Development Lean 242

Steve Blank

JANUARY 22, 2014

as a distribution channel have vastly reduced the amount of capital a startup needs at the early stage when the risk is greatest. This learning and the measurements and metrics that surround it is what evidence based entrepreneurship is all about and what makes it a powerful tool for entrepreneurs, investors and accelerators.

Early Stage 292

Early Stage Silicon Valley Oregon Technical Review 292

This is going to be BIG.

JULY 25, 2022

First off, many founders don't really feel the need to have external accountability. Not only that, founders get a lot of warnings from other founders about “losing control” and to be careful about ceding too much power to investors. Metrics around these efforts. How many is too many, for example?

Equity 146

Equity Metrics Widget Bandwidth 146

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 31, 2016

More than 75 marketplace founders and investors attended the event – coming from as far as South Africa and Nova Scotia. As an investor and former founder, I know that scalable growth (and the pretty hockey stick graph) is the holy grail for every startup. For example, Zynga was originally built on top of viral Facebook channels.

Software Review 60

Software Review South Africa Hockey Stick Viral 60

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Those were the messages from the two latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on Sirius XM Channel 111. Anand Sanwal , co-founder and CEO of CB Insights ; and Chris Shipley , executive producer of MIT’s Solve initiative, joined me in the studio to discuss the day-to-day chaos of building a company.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Cofounder Channel 120

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

But founders need to know how to ask for their advice and when to ignore it. Startup Insights From Paul English, Co-Founder of Kayak - OnStartups , May 10, 2010 I’m just wrapping up several weeks of attending conferences across both coasts. Why Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers. was having coffee with a friend who teaches at the U.C.

Fractional CTO 248

Fractional CTO Startup Venture Capital Cofounder 248

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

by Marc Pitart, founder and CEO of onlineresume.us. More metrics need to be identified such as product testing, market validation, and/or customer validation in order to show that a market opportunity exists. Here are two of the reasons we were not accepted: The market strategy is not clear. Reasons for rejection analyzed + tips.

Programming 124

Programming Chile B2B B2C 124

View from Seed

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Given the common challenges encountered by founders as they navigate through this hiring decision, I thought I’d outline some of my thoughts below that can hopefully serve as a simple framework when it comes to making the first Analytics hire at your startup. Many founders confuse the two as they both involve lots of numbers.

Analytics 149

Analytics Hiring SQL Forecast 149

View from Seed

MARCH 3, 2015

Then there were also certain social channels that worked for awhile but didn’t stick. For awhile, that channel was a share option on all our blog posts, and we tried paying for stumbles for some campaigns. I don’t want to put all my trust just into one channel because that’s too risky.

Marketing 120

Marketing Sales Cycle Startup CTO Hire 120