Feld Thoughts

JULY 20, 2020

I recently was in an email thread where a Black founder had a powerful and clear response to the question from one of her corporate partners. The question was: How can our (the corporate partner’s) team better support diversity in our work, particularly in our sourcing, diligence, and onboarding efforts?

Entrepreneur 221

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Board Effect

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

By looking at data around six months of solicitation emails, a consultant helped the college identify the recipients most likely to open the messages and click on links, and, with a wealth-screening tool, further honed the list to likely donors.

Technical Review 98

Technical Review Technology Software Review Los Angeles 98

Up and Running

DECEMBER 14, 2016

We work with like-minded partners who also want to help your businesses succeed by providing the best tools and content for the job. If our readers choose to learn more or purchase from links to our partners, sometimes we earn affiliate commissions that support Bplans’ mission. See Also: How and Why to Collect Customer Email Addresses.

Email 60

Email Small Business Marketing Campaign 60

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

What are your key Startup Metrics ? Do you need to round trip an email to validate the email? Cloudsponge for email invites to large group? Do they generate emails or other external notifications? Email - are you sending out emails periodically? Are there complex rules for when emails go out?

Developer 396

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Board Effect

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) is encouraging credit unions to evaluate and partner with fintechs so they can remain competitive. Credit unions can partner with fintechs to help transform legacy processes so they can offer new products, services and technologies to current members.

Technical Review 97

Technical Review Technology Software Review Georgia 97

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

What are your key Startup Metrics ? Do you need to round trip an email to validate the email? Cloudsponge for email invites to large group? Do they generate emails or other external notifications? Email - are you sending out emails periodically? Are there complex rules for when emails go out?

Developer 384

Developer Founder Viral Oauth 384

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

Understanding where your VC partner sits in their respective fund and where their fund is in the cycle of its investment lifecycle will help you understand your VCs behavior. Email updates frequently. Key point – if your emails are as long as my blog posts you’re forked. Make your emails actionable.

Advisory Board 365

Advisory Board CTO Hire Fractional CTO Los Angeles 365

View from Seed

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Or, if you can’t skip a round, when should you try to work extra hard to minimize dilution and when should you be prepared to take more dilution for the right partner/situation? Also, the benefit of raising a pre-seed from great partners probably outweighs the cost. Founders with limited experience. Experienced founders: B2B.

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Dilution B2B Burn Rate Early Stage 149

Up and Running

AUGUST 19, 2021

Some of these distractions include emails or text messages, unscheduled phone calls or video chats, news headlines, social media notifications, and caregiver or household responsibilities. Projects are easy to adjust and teams stay notified of all changes without the need for meetings or emails. Clarify goals and expectations.

Product 189

Product Technical Review Employee Software Review 189

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

SEO, email marketing, Facebook advertising). Whenever someone listed their accommodation on Craigslist, Airbnb emailed them to ask if they wanted to also post listings on its platform: Image source. Instead, they could simply click a link and enter an email address. Activation.

Retention 113

Retention Marketing Acquisition Channel 113

View from Seed

MARCH 24, 2021

In this comprehensive template and guide we break down each of the nine core sections in the deck: intro , team , what do you do , is it working , why does it matter (market) , can you be the best in the world (product, growth, financial metrics) , where are you going , what do you want (the ask) , and appendix. ” (Lee Hower).

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

by Lu Zhang, founder and managing partner of Fusion Fund. Before sending an email to potential investors, take a look at their website and see what types of companies they’ve already invested in. If you don’t have connections that can make an introduction, don’t be afraid to send an unsolicited email. Tailor your pitch deck.

Technical Review 140

Technical Review Due Diligence Early Stage Differentiation 140

Board Effect

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

By looking at data around six months of solicitation emails, a consultant helped the college identify the recipients most likely to open the messages and click on links, and, with a wealth-screening tool, further honed the list to likely donors.

Technical Review 59

Technical Review Technology Software Review Los Angeles 59

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 4, 2022

From here, attach valid marketing metrics to each goal. Some goals may be measured by more than one metric. Both of these metrics can be used to measure progress. What do their email campaigns look like? How often do you check your email inbox? Segment and personalize email marketing efforts. What isn’t?

eCommerce 129

eCommerce Marketing Social Media Retention 129

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

For example, in the marketing department, the content and email teams may be siloed. Silos also exist between external partners, such as agencies and consultancies. Or, if the content team is producing awesome content but not distributing it across email and social channels, you’re once again missing an opportunity to maximize the ROI.

Metrics 132

Metrics Campaign Channel Advertising 132

Women Entrepreneurs Can

MARCH 13, 2024

Promote your loyalty program on all your channels – including social media, email, and in-restaurant. Ensure that your website features a dedicated loyalty page and includes information about the program on reservation confirmation emails, tabletop displays, and post-visit follow-up email campaigns.

Programming 52

Programming Retention Software Review Social Media 52

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 26, 2022

How to Scale Unicorns With Partner David Zhang, TVC. Joining us for this episode is our partner David Zhang, Partner at TCV (( Technology Crossover Ventures ). I’m a partner at TCV, which we founded in 1996. If you focus too much on other stuff, you can get the best sales team and efficiency metrics in the world.

Partner 132

Partner Cofounder Retention Acquisition 132

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Cold emailing is a challenge, and anyone’s who’s tried email outreach as part of their marketing strategy knows this well. With that being said, cold emailing can be effective. With that being said, cold emailing can be effective. GMass is an excellent Chrome extension , even if you’re not doing a lot of cold emailing.

Email 133

Email Database Startup Search 133

YoungUpstarts

MAY 29, 2019

Yes, change is daunting, but the right change, partnered with experience of credible suppliers and partners, can help unlock the potential of mobile apps. You could obtain this information by analysing support emails, reviewing live chats or conducting over-the-phone interviews.

Mobile 127

Mobile Retention IP Metrics 127

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Continually add new marketing and distribution partners. There is no magic lever for growth, so several initiatives are required, with metrics to assess value returned. Real growth requires new and innovative ways to find customers, as well as old-fashioned advertising and email blasts. Shorten the close cycle to grow faster.

Startup 335

Startup Social Media Metrics Viral 335

ConversionXL

AUGUST 11, 2021

Open-ended questions embedded on your website or in an email are two ways to collect qualitative data that reveals your audience’s pain points. Next, look at any companies or suppliers you already partner with. The first part of this should include: Company name Contact first name and last name Contact email address.

Audience 139

Audience Social Media Email Ruby 139

Feld Thoughts

MAY 8, 2018

I was an early investor in two of the first email service providers (Email Publishing and Mercury Mail). And yes, they are now called email marketing platforms, which seems much more grown up and sophisticated. Since then, deliverability has remained one of the most important levers for email marketers.

Partner 73

Partner Metrics Portfolio Email 73

Women Entrepreneurs Can

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

By implementing robust processes and partnering with reliable service providers, businesses can streamline their accounts receivable operations, ensuring timely payments and safeguarding their financial well-being. Utilize software solutions or email automation tools to schedule reminders at predefined intervals leading up to the due date.

Software Review 40

Software Review Metrics Analytics Software 40

The Startup Magazine

MAY 18, 2021

Whether it’s time, energy, power, or any number of other metrics, businesses have become wasteful because they adopt a result-oriented approach. Seamless synchronization between Google Calendar and a work email system can ensure that alerts show up on time to particular departments. Require Your Partners’ Transparency.

Artificial Inteligence 101

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Software Review Reputation 101

Board Effect

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Alignment with mission and values: AI should support your organization’s goals and serve its community of volunteers, beneficiaries, vendors, corporate and organizational partners, and funders. Include mechanisms and metrics for evaluation in your framework, as well as goals for impact and effectiveness.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Framework Government Software Review 52

OnlyOnce

OCTOBER 21, 2021

For example, we do Mental Math together where we look at key metrics and test them, improve them, or decide to scrap them. We are always attuned to key metrics and from time to time, we project them forward in our minds. What will happen to a key metric if our business scales 10-fold or if it declines 10-fold, for example.

Metrics 62

Metrics Database Operations Leadership 62

Up and Running

MAY 12, 2020

Establish milestones and metrics for your business plan. To make your business plan work for you, you’ll want to incorporate milestones and metrics from the start. Set up a business email account. Find good business partners and people who will refer you. Track your key metrics and know your numbers. Box address.

Software Review 153

Software Review Exit Strategy Technical Review Business Plan 153

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2014

” It’s a standard line I use at our partners meetings. My email back to him was a version of. I got an email recently from a VC who had invested in a company a small amount in a seed round. He called me 15 months later excited to show me his metrics and wanted to talk about his A round. Fair enough.

Silicon Valley 333

Silicon Valley Early Stage Later Stage Technical Review 333

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Conversely, the things you measure well, with easily understood and visible metrics, tend to improve without much extra push. When I put out that War on the Rocks article, I got emails from very impressive people, with an entrepreneurial bent, who had left the military, but clearly wanted to contribute. More like a surgical strike.

Technical Review 361

Technical Review Taiwan Technology Design 361

ConversionXL

MARCH 31, 2021

Cold email and referrals have often been quite effective. Vendors and partners: Look to existing partners that have access to your audience. For example, if SEO is a priority, some metrics you’d want to focus on may include; Organic search traffic; Impressions on the SERPs; SERP click-through-rate; Avg.

Audience 127

Audience Non-Compete Distribution Channel 127

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Email Campaigns: Engage subscribers with exclusive sneak peeks and early-bird offers. Leverage Influencer Partnerships In today’s digital era, influencers can amplify your reach: Partner with influencers whose audience aligns with your target demographic. Assess and Iterate: Analyze launch metrics. What worked?

Campaign 141

Campaign Audience Social Media Hosting 141

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

What metrics do we use to see if we learned enough in Customer Discovery ? I gave my boilerplate answer, “I’m a product guy and I tend to invest and look at deals that have measurable revenue metrics. Dave McClure has some great metrics…” It was an honest but vaguely unsatisfying answer.

Customer Development 228

Customer Development Web Developer Customer 228

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. 26 Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP), the oldest venture capital practice in the United States, today announced the closing of a $350 million supplement to its current fund family, BVP VII, which closed in June 2007. 2009 Bessemer Venture Partners. Subscribe via email.

Software Review 48

Software Review Partner United States Venture Capital 48

Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2011

In April 2010 I received an email that said, “I’m an incoming Stanford student in the fall and working on a project that a number of people suggested I get in touch with you about.&#. Max and his partners interviewed and analyzed over 650 early-stage Internet startups. Ok, I get a lot of these. Startup Genome Report.

Technical Cofounder 334

Technical Cofounder Early Stage Startup Silicon Valley 334

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2020

Continually add new marketing and distribution partners. There is no magic lever for growth, so several initiatives are required, with metrics to assess value returned. Real growth requires new and innovative ways to find customers, as well as old-fashioned advertising and email blasts. Shorten the close cycle to grow faster.

Social Media 329

Social Media Metrics Viral Channel 329

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Blog About Log in Register Designing startup metrics to drive successful behavior Great companies are almost always run by great management teams. Good metrics should also be actionable, and drive successful behavior. In a follow up post, I will use this technique to walk through the design of a set of metrics for a SaaS company.

Metrics 55

Metrics Design Entrepreneur Startup 55

VC Cafe

JULY 29, 2012

Goleman added a new facet to how humans measure intelligence, which was previously generally viewed as a person’s IQ – a narrow metric revolving around linguistic and math skills. This also applies to partners – whether it means co-founders or other businesses and partners you come in contact with.

Engineer 145

Engineer Technical Review Software Review Startup 145