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Lessons Learned: The three drivers of growth for your business.

Startup Lessons Learned

Master of 500 Hats: Startup Metrics for Pirates (SeedCamp 2008, London) This presentation should be required reading for anyone creating a startup with an online service component. He also has a discussion of how your choice of business model determines which of these metric areas you want to focus on. Choose one.

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Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition | For Entrepreneurs

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Business model viability, in the majority of startups, will come down to balancing two variables: Cost to Acquire Customers (CAC) The ability to monetize those customers, or LTV (which stands for Lifetime Value of a Customer) Successful web businesses have long understood these metrics as they have such an easy way to measure them.

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The 5 Types of Metrics Every Small Business Must Track

Duct Tape Marketing

The 5 Types of Metrics Every Small Business Must Track written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. I guess I should add you can grow a business without metrics a lot like you can win at roulette from time to time. Below are the five types of metrics every small business must rely on to navigate growth and profit.

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Free resources for small businesses from Google

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According to Google: AdWords enables you to create online advertisements and show them on Google and across a huge network of partner websites. If you want to learn more about search engine marketing, I suggest you read 10 Practical Small Business SEO and SEM marketing tips. Google Analytics. Google Apps. You can apply here.

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16 Powerful Tools and Services to Help Non-Marketers Grow Their Business

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Ahrefs is one of the best Search Engine Optimization ( SEO ) and Search Engine Marketing ( SEM ) tools available for anyone who prefers to make data-based decisions in their marketing strategies. People who use Google AdWords have two possible networks they can use to target users: the search network, and the Display network.

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16 Powerful Tools and Services to Help Non-Marketers Grow Their Business

crowdSPRING Blog

Ahrefs is one of the best Search Engine Optimization ( SEO ) and Search Engine Marketing ( SEM ) tools available for anyone who prefers to make data-based decisions in their marketing strategies. People who use Google AdWords have two possible networks they can use to target users: the search network, and the Display network.

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Cracking The Code: The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008.

Cracking the Code

Only after reaching $1M in CMRR should you consider hiring European sales and services execs behind customer demand. Be prepared to cross the desert - SaaS requires R&D and sales expense up front for a multi-year stream of revenue, so it demands enough investment capital to fund 4+ years of runway. Brian, Paglo www.paglo.com.