Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2021

In this conversation Eren and I talked about his journey from a small town in Turkey to founding the education startup Udemy, also quite successful, to Carbon Health and eventually Carbon Health's vaccination efforts. Here's my conversation with Eren Bali. His number one takeaway is one we have heard again and again. EB : Yeah.

Silicon Valley 60

Silicon Valley Turkey Los Angeles California 60

ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2022

For example, a two-person partnership probably doesn’t want to be cross-sold a demo for an enterprise-level company. increasing customer lifetime value, boosting product awareness , or improving conversion rates) and assess how each content asset contributes to the goal. Does adding social proof increase conversions?

B2B 129

B2B Email Sales Acquisition 129

ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

Sales and marketing collaborate until a deal is closed and beyond to secure long-term customer retention. ABM must target the entire buying committee, not just one or two individuals who may never be involved in sales conversations. The median figures for each strategy should give you an idea of which program to lean towards.

Customer 98

Customer Marketing Channel Acquisition 98

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Lean Methodology Sources. Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Part 3- Lean Cust. Steve Blank’s Lean Startup Resources. Lean Startup Circle â?? customer retention, churn reduction, lifetime value. GetSatisfaction - conversations between companies / customers. Lean project management.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

The Startup Toolkit

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

It’s harder for people (including your own team) to intuit the implications of your retention rate. The lean startup book’s engines of growth is a great starting point for picking good metrics: Growing virally? Focus on retention. They’re default. You must actively reject them. Picking good metrics.

Metrics 46

Metrics Retention Viral .Net 46

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

How to stay lean and iterate quickly while you’re building a two sided marketplace, especially when “network effect” and “critical mass” are the two main focuses? Product/Metrics (70%/30% time) * Get your product activation (sign-up + meaningful action) to 60% * then, Get your product retention to 20% weekly.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

The average length of employment for all initial hires after two years, if an employee has come from a referral, after two years there’s a 45 percent retention. It starts, and it lays the foundation for a great conversation. You’re trying to run your business in a really lean way. I know you guys are very lean.

Employee 86

Employee Video Hiring Forecast 86

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Just as.NET is both a lock-in and very restricting, and Java violates both “lean cuisine class hierarchy” and “objects if necessary, but not necessarily objects”, the “we’ll just use XML” mantra deserves to die. In March 2009, they launched a Beta version and demoed it at FinovateStartup 2009.”

Java 107

Java PHP Software Review Coder 107