Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 20, 2010

I am an unabashed segmentation fan: Web Analytics Segmentation: Do Or Die! It helps us get data-gasms, improve ROI for our web efforts and get our bosses promoted. Web Analytics or WebTrends or. It shows the distribution of the pages people see on your site (not the "silly" metric, average page views per session).

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Analytics Web Social Media Search 118

YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2019

The most popular options are: Hostgator ; InMotion Web Hosting; GoDaddy. Even if you truly believe they can, your team needs to include at least one experienced team leader to guide the rest of the engineers through software development specifics. Each plan offers a different package of services and has its own price. Hourly rate.

eCommerce 113

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 1, 2020

But, you need to make sure that the coloring of your main action is at the top of your visual hierarchy (different from the rest of the buttons across your website). If you want your user to enquire or add to the cart, then make sure this button is a different color from the rest of your buttons. Mobile First?

Conversion 90

Conversion Sales Software Review eCommerce 90

Occam's Razor

JULY 24, 2018

work (collection, processing, reporting, analysis), processes, org structure, governance models, last-mile gaps , metrics ladders of awesomeness , and… so… much… more. Remember, tools, work, processes, org structure, governance models, last-mile gaps, metrics ladders of awesomeness, and… so… much… more. The Implications of Complexity.

Analytics 93

Analytics Framework Metrics Algorithm 93

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.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 4, 2019

These people can become toxic to the rest of the team. A successful systems architecture must integrate front and back offices, establish performance metrics and cultivate the progressive culture startups need to thrive. Often, the wrong people are hired for the wrong roles, or early team members can’t evolve in line with the company.

Framework 127

Framework Architecture Cleveland Early Stage 127

Hearpreneur

APRIL 9, 2023

This means that as web designers, we must advance the concept of responsive websites We are also taking a look at the Core Web Vitals, which are expected in 2021, and will examine several crucial elements that affect how users interact with websites. The future of my company rests with them. Thanks to Jeremy Dawes, Jezweb ! #26-

Technical Review 102

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Occam's Razor

MARCH 8, 2010

Is that your web analytics existence? Don't feel too bad, you share that plight with most citizens of the Web Analytics universe. Like good little Reporting Squirrels we collect and stack metrics as if preparing for an imminent ice age. It was a part of my first book, Web Analytics: An Hour A Day. The problem?

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Metrics Web Analytics PPC 117

Occam's Razor

APRIL 8, 2013

To win in business you need to follow this process: Metrics > Hypothesis > Experiment > Act. We are far too enamored with data collection and reporting the standard metrics we love because others love them because someone else said they were nice so many years ago. That metric is tied to a KPI.

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Metrics Analytics Lean Churn Rate 156

YoungUpstarts

MAY 24, 2019

These people can become toxic to the rest of the team. A successful systems architecture must integrate front and back offices, establish performance metrics and cultivate the progressive culture startups need to thrive. Often, the wrong people are hired for the wrong roles, or early team members can’t evolve in line with the company.

Framework 113

Framework Architecture Cleveland Early Stage 113

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

But with the added benefit of having people you trust handling the rest. Focus on your web presence and answering questions related to your industry, customers, and the problem that your products/services solve. Working with the right individuals who complement your skillset will elevate the potential of your business.

Forecast 154

Forecast Software Review Bootstrapping Finance 154

Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

There is no golden metric for everyone, we are all unique snowflakes! :). and tell you what are the best key performance indicators (metrics) for them. In the past I’ve shared a cluster of metrics that small, medium and large businesses can use as a springboard…. If you want to play along. Don’t read what I’ve chosen.

Metrics 141

Metrics Acquisition eCommerce Analytics 141

Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2011

But he left to work on what he told me he came to do - crack the innovation code of Silicon Valley and share it with the rest of the world. Founders that learn are more successful : Startups that have helpful mentors, track metrics effectively, and learn from startup thought leaders raise 7x more money and have 3.5x

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 31, 2014

What follows is a list of resources that can be applied specifically to landing page optimization, found here on ConversionXL & from other great websites around the web. Ask Peep about analytics, and he’ll tell you, “Metrics are there to provide actionable insight. Notable Examples Of Images Effect On Web Viewing.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 2, 2010

Read the rest of The Five Whys for Start-Ups. Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable Beware of Vanity Metrics For Startups, How Much Process Is Too Much? Read the rest of The Five Whys for Start-Ups. Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable Beware of Vanity Metrics For Startups, How Much Process Is Too Much?

Technical Review 132

Technical Review San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 132

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! A Compilation of the Web’s Best Advice for Entrepreneurs – [link]. 10 web start-ups (all mine) … and why they failed – [link]. – [link].

Social Media 91

Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 25, 2010

Read the rest of The Startups Rules of Speed - The Conversation - Harvard Business Review. Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable Beware of Vanity Metrics For Startups, How Much Process Is Too Much? Read the rest of The Startups Rules of Speed - The Conversation - Harvard Business Review. Expo SF (May.

Software Review 141

Software Review San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 141

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Your digital performance dashboard has 16 metrics along 9 dimensions, and you know that the font-size 6 text and sparkline sized charts make them incomprehensible. Focus only on KPIs, eliminate metrics. Here are the definitions you'll find in my books: Metric : A metric is a number. Time on Page is a metric.

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Metrics Analytics Forecast Non-Compete 263

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, February 8, 2010 Beware of Vanity Metrics (for Harvard Business Review) The next article in my series on entrepreneurship for Harvard Business Review is live today. Once again, we revisit the topic of Actionable metrics and their nemesis: Vanity metrics. Remember "metrics are people, too."

Metrics 121

Metrics San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 121

Up and Running

JULY 6, 2016

I get involved in detail when the group is looking at startups in software, web, mobile apps, or financial forecasting. When a business plan involves expertise in software, the web, apps, and technologies related to financial forecasting, I’m curious, and I’ll look for an appendix with interesting details. They’ll thank you.

Technical Review 72

Technical Review Software Review Business Plan Development Team Review 72

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. 2) Manage your skills - building on self-awareness, focus on doing what you’re good at, but invest in developing the rest.

Engineer 145

Engineer Technical Review Software Review Startup 145

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

If you can just be friendly enough and get your users to party with you, the rest is really easy. While Google fights on the edges, Amazon is attacking their core - Chris Dixon , May 22, 2010 Google is fighting battles on almost every front: social networking, mobile operating systems, web browsers, office apps, and so on.

Fractional CTO 248

Fractional CTO Startup Venture Capital Cofounder 248

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Speed is an important metric in determining the worth of an internet service provider. Internet speed refers to the rate at which data travels between your connected devices and the World Wide Web. Rest assured, it is a safe choice if you don’t mind signing contracts. Which Internet Speeds are Available to Cox Customers?

Internet 208

Internet Security America Social Media 208

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

If you segment your A/B test results by browser version, you might discover that customers coming from the Safari web browser are converting much better than the average. In any experiment, some metric within some group usually changes, but whether we’ve invested in the statistical rigor to discover it is another question altogether.”.

Chad 112

Chad Mobile Technical Review Aggregator 112

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 4, 2021

Many are acceptable, some are very good and all the rest leave me extremely frustrated with both the ink and the think. Here’s a blog post with more detail, and examples: In Web Analytics Context Is King Baby! Know the difference between Metrics & KPIs. A metric is a number. To not include a metric.

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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. In terms of pre-purchase, traffic and content metrics. So I’m going to keep going here, “Pre-purchase, the traffic and content metrics.” Peter, anybody have any questions as I go along?

Metrics 84

Metrics Startup Churn Rate Forecast 84

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

There's material on things like page speed and core web vitals or three different metrics and core web vitals. They fell off the core web core vitals threshold and just immediately started seeing results tank when you fix 'em and they come back. Simply tell them what you need and they'll handle the rest hassle-free.

SEO 60

SEO ChatGPT Technical Review Search 60

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 15, 2010

Behind this analysis is a spreadsheet model, complete with detailed metrics for a set of customer behaviors that show just how valuable the new product will be. They are on-schedule and on-budget, but their gross metrics are way off. Read the rest here. They are on-schedule and on-budget, but their gross metrics are way off.

Hockey Stick 105

Hockey Stick San Francisco Entrepreneur Lean 105

ConversionXL

MAY 19, 2020

Throughout the rest of the article, I’ll give you 15 questions to use as brainstorming prompts. But even in these cases, opportunities likely exist to set expectations for new customers via pre-purchase blog, web, or video content. Case studies, for example, can contribute to both the Evaluation and Purchase stages. Show your work.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

While conducting your audit: Start with the homepage – If you find issues on your homepage, odds are you’ll find issues throughout the rest of your website as well. Website Grader – A free online tool that grades your site against key metrics like performance, mobile readiness, SEO, and security. Competitive review.

Software Review 66

Software Review Technical Review SEO Reputation 66

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, May 31, 2010 Thank you The past month has been an incredible roller coaster: #sllconf was a trending topic (briefly topping Justin Bieber before the wifi in the hotel gave out), the Web 2.0 You can read the rest of his posts on his blog : Introduction , Part 1 , Part 2.)

San Francisco 133

San Francisco Lean Technical Review Software Review 133

Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

A chief technology officer (CTO) is a C-suite executive who is focused on scientific and technological issues including web applications, mobile applications, electronic and digital media development. They adopt, measure, and manage key product performance metrics. There are two types of CTO’s: Up-and-Out, and Down-and-In.

Fractional CTO 54

Fractional CTO CTO Hire CTO Technical Review 54

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 7, 2010

Read the rest at The Conversation - Harvard Business Review. Read the rest at The Conversation - Harvard Business Review. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? Expo SF (May.

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San Francisco Management Continuous Deployment Lean 119

Cracking the Code

MARCH 24, 2015

The objective of the conference was to understand how APIs will power the next great web and mobile companies and share some best practises in understanding when to use APIs or not and how can API company best market to developers.

API 48

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thebarefootvc

AUGUST 13, 2013

Larger companies such as IBM and SAP that had enterprise-wide deployments would offer some solutions around these pain points, but entrepreneurs claimed that these were not sufficient, and that the emergence of the Web and server technology made some of the legacy software inefficient, inadequate and obsolete.

Advisory Board 70

Advisory Board Cloud Venture Capital Vertical 70

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Basic metrics like deals completed and revenue generated don’t measure customer acquisition success. The image also contains elements most followers will recognize (a guitar resting on a studio floor with multiple cables). Outlier converts may spend money but are unlikely to become brand advocates or repeat customers. Image source ).

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Acquisition eCommerce Customer Churn Rate 129

ConversionXL

JUNE 8, 2017

In the rest of this article, I will share with you a basic process you can use to build upon. You can check the Web Marketing and Measurement Model by Avinash Kaushik (who is an analytics legend): Image Source. This information is crucial in maintaining scent from the creative to the landing page and rest of the customer journey.

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