Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

I was in New York last week with my class at Columbia University and several events made me realize that the Customer Development model needs to better describe its fit with web-based businesses. In it, I got asked a question I often hear: “What if we have a web-based business that doesn’t have revenue or paying customers?

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Occam's Razor

JUNE 10, 2013

It is not quite about web analytics, not quite about data you can just get from WebTrends or Google Analytics, and not quite about just making yet another pretty chart. I wish we did not have this desire to pulpify a bunch of metrics to produce something recognizable. The Challenge with Compound Metrics: Social Media Edition.

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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. Because we don't understand the uniqueness, we fall back on profoundly sub-optimal old world metrics like Reach or Online GRP equivalents. Metrics are a problem.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 19, 2021

If you’re wondering what these factors are and how is user experience connected to them, here’s a rundown of each of them: Core Web Vitals. Core web vitals measure the factors affecting user experience, including interactivity, stability, and load time of the content. Based on these metrics, the website is graded as: Good.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Why vanity metrics are dangerous In a previous post, I defined two kinds of metrics: vanity metrics and actionable metrics. In this post, Id like to talk about the perils of vanity metrics. My personal favorite vanity metrics is "hits."

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 25, 2020

So what should you consider while choosing from a vast pool of platforms designated for email marketing? Hence it is important to ensure that any email you create is going to be consistent in design across various devices as well as email clients. High volume deliverability. User profiles.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Great post on the most important internet metric of them all – CONVERSION – crowdspring.co/18u6N8Y. Gathering Customer Needs | VentureFizz – crowdspring.co/15IZpsB.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Google’s Core Web Vitals update is due to roll out sometime in mid-2021. Here’s why this update could blindside 70% of the small business sites on the web. Google’s Core Web Vitals: Mobile is More Than Mandatory. The Core Web Vitals update will focus on the following mobile site performance ranking factors: Mobile-friendliness.

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Small Business Software Review Mobile SEO 123

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 13, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The Essential Email Marketing Metrics You Should Be Tracking | Hubspot blog – crowdspring.co/1gY786G. 30 Examples of Packaging Designs that Scream “Buy Me!

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Up and Running

MAY 3, 2021

To answer this question, you need to have a set of metrics that give you a clear picture of what’s going on in your business. Likewise, your website , the digital representation of your business, and the means through which people find you and connect with you, also needs to have metrics in place to know how it’s doing. Site speed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2019

In their recruiting process, they actually have a key insider designated as a “bar raiser” involved in ever interview, to make sure that the bar is never lowered due to any bias or pressing business urgency. Incorporate AI-powered data and metrics systems. They help hiring managers raise the bar for every interview.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

A lightweight “agent” with access to logs and metrics can, to start, retrieve relevant information (e.g. What’s missing is the last mile — distribution, customer journey design, guardrails and workflow automation. and generate a post mortem.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Software Review Generative AI 177

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Good whitepaper on advertising measurement metrics | by Ben Kunz – crowdspring.co/HsVIMR. How to Design a Website that People Trust - crowdspring.co/1bPcyPf.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Why Responsive Web Design Helps People Buy Your Product | Inc – crowdspring.co/1psW8QW. 20 cool graphics inspired by vintage designs – crowdspring.co/1plKpnf.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 8, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 5 Customer Experience Metrics Every Successful Company Tracks | The Buffer blog – [link]. 40 Must Have Cheat Sheets For Graphic Designers And Developers | [link].

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abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Over 13 years ago, in March of 2000, I wrote a blog post titled “ The Most Powerful Internet Metric of All. ” The key thesis was this: if an Internet company could obsess about only one metric, it should be conversion. As such, it is time to pound the table again – conversion is by far the most powerful Internet metric of all.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Design Is Changing How We Innovate | Co.Design – crowdspring.co/1sChJN5. 30 new free tools & resources for designers (October 2014) | Inspired Magazine – crowdspring.co/1z7oKKI.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Startup UX and Design Demystified | 500 Startups – [link]. Why Startups Die | The Next Web - [link]. 35 Striking Vintage Designs | GoMediaZine – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 11, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Why the Best Entrepreneurs and Creators are Humble | The Next Web - crowdspring.co/1e9b5t3. The decline of the mobile web - crowdspring.co/1lIlKL4. 1lNVb9I.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Say no to SaaS vanity metrics - crowdspring.co/NzqJ53. 7 Beginner Mistakes to Avoid When Designing for Print - crowdspring.co/1lYdycK. ClickZ - crowdspring.co/NeI4Qt.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! All marketing metrics are relative | Christopher S. Design Trends to Avoid In 2013 | Dzinepress – [link]. 50 Mini Square Business Cards Design – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Technical Review Design 106

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 11, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The image above is one of 42 good examples of typography design. More examples in the Design section below. Designing Packaging Isn’t Easy.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 5 Customer Experience Metrics Every Successful Company Tracks | The Buffer blog – [link]. We have our doubts | The Next Web – [link]. ” [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 97

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The Metrics Required for Raising a Series A Round | EquityZen – crowdspring.co/ZEAcxq. How To Build A World-Class Design Portfolio | Co.Design – crowdspring.co/1uDPSu7.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 20, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Why Lead Velocity Rate (LVR) Is The Most Important Metric in SaaS | saastr – crowdspring.co/U3ZbaM. Exploring Current Web Design Trends – crowdspring.co/1q1Snrw.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JUNE 13, 2011

We recently underwent a Cinderella-like transformation: A total redesign of the WP Engine website from despicable steaming pile of hideousness to a designed, thematic — dare I say artistic? If our website design was repulsive — literally — the bounce rate should now diminish. Was it the design that gave us that edge?

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 14 metrics marketers use to measure social media ROI in 2010 vs. 2013 - crowdspring.co/1fDCYZw. 10 graphic design cheat sheets | Inspired Magazine - crowdspring.co/18VaYfQ.

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Up and Running

JULY 6, 2021

If you see a significant dip in your web rankings, it could be the cause of an algorithmic update. This update was designed to detect web spam and reduce shady links, in turn, encouraging high-quality content for users. Website and design changes. Design changes affect load times and page speed most of the time.

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Software Review Small Business Algorithm SEO 104

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 23, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Above is her design for the letter T, reflecting the discovery of the rotating magnetic field by Tesla. More examples in the Design section below.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Email Design Best Practices For Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. Measuring What Matters: How To Pick A Good Metric – [link]. Leadership Rule No.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! More optical illusions in the Design section below. How One SaaS Startup Reduced Churn 71% Using Red Flag Metrics – crowdspring.co/JbgG2P.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 7 Incredible Web Design, Branding, Digital Marketing Experiences – [link]. Metrics for Series A – [link]. Will Software Eliminate Physical Retail?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 13, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The design of iOS 7: simply confusing | The Verge – [link]. The design of iOS 7: simply confusing | The Verge – [link]. Great products sell.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Silicon Valley’s New Secret Weapon: Designers Who Found Startups – [link]. 25 New Fonts for Graphic & Web Designers – Download Now - [link].

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Occam's Razor

AUGUST 23, 2010

Every believer in Web Analytics 2.0 Maybe the well meaning but "never met our real customers" HiPPO dictates site design. Allow me to introduce you a User Centric Design that is, I think, the solution you have been waiting for: Heuristic Evaluations. Bottom-line: Your site stinks and you need to fix it.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 9 Metrics to Help You Make Wise Decisions about Your Start-Up – [link]. Long-Term Considerations for Freelance Designers – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! What Does It Mean To Design Websites Responsively? Vanseo Design – crowdspring.co/1k4hVyi. Showcasing The Design Of Startup Websites – crowdspring.co/1eaRtT7.

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