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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Our categorization is not a technical one. Additionally, Flexible VC can accommodate all types of companies, not just asset-lite, tech-enabled companies.”. Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. Technology-centric businesses. Technology-centric businesses.

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How and Why You Should Validate Your App Idea Before You Build

Up and Running

It’s possible to simulate user experience through existing, lower-tech resources. The end user of the application was those who recycled, however, the recycling and reward redemption process required partnerships with recycling facilities, local businesses, and government agencies. No application and no advanced technology whatsoever.

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The Customer Development Manifesto: The Startup Death Spiral (part.

Steve Blank

The VP of Sales comes to a board meeting, still optimistic, and provides a set of reasonable explanations – “our pipeline looks great, but orders will close next quarter” or “we’ve got lots of traffic to our site, we just need to work on conversion.” Just had a conversation today with a student taking Steve’s class.

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Multichannel Analytics: Tracking Offline Conversions. 7 Best Practices, Bonus Tips

Occam's Razor

conversion rate (average as reported by shop.org) and you are dutifully reporting our revenue of $1 million as a result. Or there are people who will get their tech support question answered and as a result not call you on the phone (saving you $50 it costs you to answer the phone). Or just submit a lead and have you call them.

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Going Public Circa 2020; Door #3: The SPAC

abovethecrowd.com

In every conversation about IPOs vs Direct Listings these are the only two things that matter, and they are precisely the two things that IPO advocates are embarrassed to discuss. Talk to any management team from any IPO in the past three years, and you will find they had this exact conversation. And there are only two.

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How to Raise Prices for Existing Customers

ConversionXL

Price Intelligently recommends one to two price changes each year : The companies we’ve seen with the most success with revenue and adoption are reviewing pricing at least once per quarter and making tweaks or changes every 6 to 9 months. Case study: Netflix’s “lost year” and a shot at redemption. Six months have passed.

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After the Purchase: Optimizing Customer Retention Through Gamification

ConversionXL

TechValidate’s research found that “30% of companies using gamification improved registration conversion rates by upwards of 50%.” A study in the Harvard Business Review noted that increasing customer retention by 5% can generate a 25%-95% increase in profit. The contest increased trial engagement by 54% and conversion rates by 15%.