Steve Blank

DECEMBER 2, 2013

The Tidepool team originally believed they were going charge their device partners “market prices” for access to their platform. These customer conversations led the Tidepool team to further refine their understanding of the device makers’ economics. But by week 6 they had spoken to over 70 patients and device makers.

Customer 323

Customer Churn Rate Customer Development Lean 323

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

I’ve talked before about the metrics you need to know and track when you are running a subscription business , but there are really only three things you can do to move the needle of growth: reduce cancellations (churn rate), increase average revenue per user (ARPU), and increase the number of people who signup. Reduce churn.

Revenue 73

Revenue Churn Rate Analytics Metrics 73

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Investors want to hear about your first customers, other investments put into the company (including your own sweat equity), key media placement, signed letters of intent (LOI) to purchase/partner, product and customer milestones , key hires, and so on. percent average conversion rate. 5 percent monthly churn rate.

Sweat Equity 122

Sweat Equity Churn Rate Elevator Pitch Forecast 122

Up and Running

JULY 27, 2016

I’ve talked before about the metrics you need to know and track when you are running a subscription business, but there are really only three things you can do to move the needle of growth: reduce cancellations (churn rate), increase average revenue per user (ARPU), and increase the number of people who signup. Reduce churn.

Revenue 60

Revenue Churn Rate Metrics Analytics 60

Up and Running

JANUARY 24, 2014

Investors want to hear about your first customers, other investments put into the company (including your own sweat equity), key media placement, signed letters of intent (LOI) to purchase/partner, product and customer milestones, key hires, etc. 0.22% average conversion rate. 5% monthly churn rate.

Sweat Equity 138

Sweat Equity Churn Rate Forecast Business Model 138

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

One question that keeps coming up when speaking with early stage entrepreneurs when it comes to funding, is what metrics the company needs to hit to raise seed/series A/B etc: What’s a good conversion rate? Is my churn rate below the category average? What should our MRR growth be?

B2C 141

B2C Technical Review Startup Retention 141

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

My agency wouldn’t have expanded beyond digital PR if it weren’t for early client conversations. Churn rate was high for a service that many organizations saw as a “nice to have.” Because we wanted to document every aspect of the process before partnering with new freelance writers. Image source ).

PR 120

PR B2B Lean Audience 120

Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2014

It’s hard to understand how many people will you actually attract, what is it going to cost, what’s your conversion rate, how long will people stay. What a lot of companies or startups don’t realize is when you put up forecast together, it’s difficult if you’re a startup.

Metrics 84

Metrics Startup Churn Rate Forecast 84

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Mastering your pitch to a VC, prospective customers, new hires or partners is part art and part science. how many searches are available on Adwords) and what is the quota attainment and churn rate of the sales people as well as their profile SMB online sales (e.g., These teams are typically run on monthly quotas.

San Francisco 48

San Francisco Churn Rate Silicon Valley Engineer 48

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. 1) Manage the firm

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

ConversionXL

AUGUST 21, 2014

How Groove Reduced Churn by 71% By Defining “Why” Customers Quit. churn rate meant the company’s growth was unsustainable. Leverage what you learn to intervene with high-risk users and lower your churn rate. Even those with “good” conversions could be better, and small improvements add up over time.

Retention 106

Retention Churn Rate Metrics Software Review 106

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Article after article, course after course, conference talk after conference talk addresses acquisition experimentation—getting more conversions at the top of the funnel. Exhibit A: This is the table of contents from the article that currently ranks first for the keyword “conversion rate optimization tips.”

Retention 101

Retention Metrics Churn Rate Acquisition 101

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Article after article, course after course, conference talk after conference talk addresses acquisition experimentation—getting more conversions at the top of the funnel. Exhibit A: This is the table of contents from the article that currently ranks first for the keyword “conversion rate optimization tips.”

Retention 48

Retention Metrics Churn Rate Acquisition 48

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

What is the best advice you can give for finding a business partner? Don’t quickly choose any business partner. The key is to ask the right people what they think – not your friends, parents or partner. At the end of the conversation, ask them if they’d be willing to make an introduction. Do something together.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

It’s to highlight some of the key parts of your opportunity and what makes it so amazing that whoever it is that you’re talking to, whether it’s a bank, or an investor, or a family member, or a potential business partner, that they are on the edge of their seat and they ask for your full plan, and they want to know more.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Software Review Due Diligence Exit Strategy 60

andrewchenblog.com

JANUARY 28, 2010

Do it right, and your conversion rates might be as high as 20%. If you have a super high churn rate, then at best you’ll be stuck at a revenue treadmill (doing lots of work but flat revenue and no profitability). Do it wrong, and your LTV gets very close to zero.

CPA 51

CPA Retention Viral Acquisition 51

ConversionXL

MARCH 5, 2014

From my experience, that’s because so many businesses focus on transactional customer value, and forget to invest in the experience that happens after the conversion. . Working on conversion optimization to convert more visitors into leads. Extra Lucrative Conversion Advice Blog' image source. image source. image source.

Customer 133

Customer Churn Rate Retention Acquisition 133