Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Many risks can be managed or calculated to improve growth or provide a competitive edge, while others, like skipping quality checks to save money, are recipes for failure. The challenge is to avoid the bad risks, while actively seeking and managing the smart risks. Risk is more manageable with subscriptions and even freemium pricing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2013

What I’m talking about here is a level of discipline and skill necessary to collect and analyze the relevant business data, known as metrics. As the end of the year approaches, it’s a good time for every startup to assess the metrics, technology, and platforms they’re using to manage the business. Cost of customer acquisition.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

by TX Zhuo , managing partner at Karlin Ventures. Because of these nuances, startups selling to enterprise customers must be even more diligent in tracking the right growth metrics. Here are a few metrics your startup should be watching: 1. Revenue Growth. If you’re doubling revenue every year, you’re in great shape.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

You Manage What you Measure. One of the things I discuss the most with the portfolio companies I’m involved with is that “you manage what you measure.”. Having a set of metrics that you watch & that you feel are the key drivers of your success helps keep clarity. On measurement. You’ll have no idea when you’re off course.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Unlocking the Power of Data: Transforming Metrics into Actionable Insights written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Janstch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interviewed Peter Caputa, CEO of Databox, an innovative player in the realm of marketing analytics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 31, 2023

Hidalgo recommends a focus on engagement stage indicators including customers by channel, conversion ratio, and cost per revenue. You need to track what content is resonating with your prospective customers, through metrics including submit rate by content offer, elasticity, velocity, cost, and ultimately revenue by content program.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

But for founders who do their homework, the cost of entry is lower and the opportunity is higher than ever. Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology. The cost of social media done well is low.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 13, 2019

SaaS sales and marketing teams can get overwhelmed by metrics. But without any metrics, it’s impossible to track growth. If growth is the best way to get out alive, marketing metrics do little unless they correlate with sales. But only 400 software companies have made it to the $500M revenue mark.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 22, 2024

When it comes to startups, the focus often gravitates toward acquiring new customers, expanding market reach, and chasing growth metrics. Repeat customers offer a consistent revenue stream, shielding the startup from the erratic fluctuations of the market. Market dynamics can swiftly shift, and customer preferences evolve rapidly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2020

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Don’t wait until you are almost out of cash before managing every dollar spent, or looking for the next refueling from investors. The best entrepreneurs manage cash flow ruthlessly and never delegate decisions about spending money. Things will cost more than you expect.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Small Business Metrics to Track: Measuring Success The Right Way written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Are you tracking the right metrics that truly measure your definition of success? 5 Metrics-Focused Tips for Small Business: How to Achieve Meaningful Marketing Goals 1.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

Personal Finance Cross-account visibility and management – Today’s AI products can analyze and move money between accounts – as agents improve, they will make trades across accounts. AI – tax planning or wealth management augmented and in some cases replaced with AI. Complex transactions move from services ?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

But for founders who do their homework, the cost of entry is lower and the opportunity is higher than ever. Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology. The cost of social media done well is low.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 6, 2021

I’m sure all you accountants will agree that fixing the mistakes listed here does not require rocket science, but I’ve seen them so often that to be forewarned is to be forearmed: Failing to factor in fixed costs when pricing. Always use a break-even analysis to measure what volume and price are required to offset total costs.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 2, 2016

And this is the product manager who dictates the strategies and processes, controls the product’s lifecycle and ensures that it meets all the set demands. One reason product management is such an appealing career is you get to sit at the intersection of technology, business, and design.”. Product Management Metrics.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Both of these are paramount to the running of a business, and while they might seem to have some overlap, they look at two distinct metrics. There are a variety of good cash flow rules to follow for any business, such as keeping an eye on specific metrics that have large impacts on cash flow. Metrics and management.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

But being able to monetize customers and acquire those customers at a low enough cost is quite another. Especially in the early stages of growth, standing up to competition means that your business also needs to minimize the cost of acquiring new customers. This kind of retargeting is highly cost-effective.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Instead of budget approvals, monitor key metrics and give managers more flexibility. How should a growth company manage their budget? Inevitably, things cost more and take longer than expected. According to ThedaCare’s chief financial officer, Tim Olson , top management viewed it as a significant waste of time.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Creating a financial plan enables companies to predict expenditures and create an effective plan for incoming revenue. An operative budgeting strategy also helps businesses measure performance against expenditure and gives management the go-ahead to appoint resources that contribute to the company’s success. .

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Mucker Lab

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Sally suggests considering a full-time Sales Leader when a startup has two or more AEs and SDRs and is on the verge of hitting a $1 million Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR). However, for early-stage startups with limited resources, a fractional CRO (Chief Revenue Officer) can be a cost-effective option.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Similarly, customers are more knowledgeable, aware, and conscious to choose from the variety out there, which slows down the company’s revenue and growth. Capturing and analyzing data enables companies to get insights that benefit their companies in cost-saving, relevant marketing, product development, etc.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 11, 2022

Why Call Tracking Metrics Matter To Your Marketing Efforts written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. My guests today are Todd and Laure Fisher, their husband and wife co-founders of Call Tracking Metrics company. Marketing Podcast with Todd and Laure Fisher. This is John Jantsch. So it's has a much, it, it works better.

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Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

FBe's recommendation was (paraphrasing a 35 min talk): Don't invent new metrics, use online versions of Reach and GRPs to measure success. Compute ROI: (cost of Facebook campaigns + salary of people running campaigns + agency creative costs) vs. profit from incremental product sales. Metrics are a problem.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 17, 2014

For many small business owners – especially those who have turned a passion or hobby into a business – tracking metrics and numbers is a chore. The most simple financial metrics are the most important to keep track of. This will include things like cash flow metrics and various financial statement metrics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Don’t wait until you are almost out of cash before managing every dollar spent, or looking for the next refueling from investors. The best entrepreneurs manage cash flow ruthlessly and never delegate decisions about spending money. Things will cost more than you expect.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 22, 2020

A fundamental part of data analytics is information handling and management. Manage Product Portfolios: Businesses often own several different products that they sell to other targeted consumers. Data analysis helps keep a detailed product portfolio whereby you can assess your products on several different metrics.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

If you don’t understand your key financial metrics, you have no way of monitoring your business’s health—and you risk mingling assets, incurring penalties for filing taxes late, overlooking expenses, and running into difficulties paying bills and employees, just to mention a few! Each article will give you: A brief definition of the metric.

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Up and Running

MARCH 3, 2021

The total cost you end up paying is calculated on a per-click basis. The general goal with PPC advertising is to target the right keywords and organize them into effective campaigns and ad groups to make the cost of clicks trivial. It is often used interchangeably with SEM, or “Search Engine Marketing.” PPC or SEO? Which is better?

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In order to avoid formal valuation report costs, shareholders utilize benchmarks of the industry and rules of thumb to estimate the ballpark values of their interests. It enables shareholders to estimate the rough value of their business quickly and cost-effectively. Rules of thumb and business valuation.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2014

In this webinar, we take time to discuss the different metrics that startups—and established businesses—should be tracking. 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. Those things are all really hard to just get.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2021

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) is a metric to monitor how effectively a business is accomplishing its specific objective. The metric is useful for measuring the chances a customer would recommend your products or service. Employers use this metric to measure their employees’ loyalty. EMPLOYEE NET PROMOTER SCORE .

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ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2022

Stacked Marketer turned a free newsletter into a six-figure revenue generator by staying actionable, convenient, and entertaining. A marketing playbook is a reference guide that outlines how a business will manage its marketing on a particular channel or campaign. Consistency is equally critical for startups. Marketing strategy.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Planning is not just about the plan — it’s about the management. And plan vs. actual analysis, also called variance analysis, is essential to better business management. And planning means tracking the actual results , comparing them to the original plan, and managing the difference. What is plan vs actual?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

MakeSpace (as he named it) would help you get your excess goods into low-cost warehouses. As companies get this initial customer feedback on their product they start to have to ask harder questions about unit economics: How much does it cost us to acquire a new customer? and we were met with weak demand, slow growth and high costs.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

More and more startups are pursuing Revenue-Based VCs , but “RBI” doesn’t fit everyone. As two fund managers employing Flexible VC, we think it is a healthy addition to the ecosystem and will yield more predictable and stable healthy returns for investors. Flexible VC 101: Equity Meets Revenue Share. Of the Inc.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2010

Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition | For Entrepreneurs , February 2, 2010 Looks at the critical equation around customer acquisition cost vs. customer lifetime value similar to what I discussed in Startup Metrics but in more depth. Jason looks at the issues around "sunk cost." Great stuff.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 21, 2021

Digital marketers promote the company’s product or service to their target audience in order to maximize revenue. Content management systems (CMS) like WordPress are used to further streamline the content marketing process. With PPC, impressions cost nothing. Is it any wonder they’re essential? Old School But Effective.

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