Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2021

The Wal-Mart home page is customized for each shopper based on location, local weather, and the customer search and purchase history. Simple metrics and your personal knowledge of the industry can’t keep up with all the relevant competitive forces. Short-term earnings per share may be low, even as revenues and cash burned are high.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2020

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues. Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 30, 2015

Google is focused on expanding its already broad reach into the advertising market by increasing the span and coverage of its digital and mobile platforms, and the company’s 4Q14 results highlight how the company’s efforts to buttress its core services is paying off: Google’s revenue and gross profit climbed 15.3% billion and generated $4.1

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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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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

billion in ad revenue in 2020. But you can also accumulate significant exposure and revenue through an organic YouTube strategy. As with most platforms, there are metrics that matter, and vanity metrics. Both metrics represent high engagement. YouTube generated $19.77 Time-to-value is much more important.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

The same lesson applies to our daily life of data and metrics. Revenue from your billing system compared to cash flows from your bank statements. Google Trends on how search-traffic for your keywords is changing). You stick the tank, in case the gas gauge is lying. They all tell a different story.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 17, 2023

Venture Studios are an “idea factory” with their own employees searching for product/market fit and a repeatable and scalable business model. Instead, they search and pivot until product-market fit is found. They do the most to de-risk the early stages of a startup. How Venture Studios Work.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 21, 2021

Kevin Wu, co-founder and CEO of job search optimization program Pathrise , says “Digital marketer roles are some of the most in-demand positions in the tech industry.” Digital marketers promote the company’s product or service to their target audience in order to maximize revenue. How many searches have been guided by promoted content?

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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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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Ego Metrics: What Measurements Matter? The problem is that some of these metrics aren’t meaningful. In fact, some of the most visible metrics are the most misleading. This is possibly the most visible metric in social media, but many of those followers are inactive or even inhuman robots. So what metrics really matter?

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Kevin Federline Search Engine Just saw a post - Sleep with a pop star, get your own branded search engine. talking about Prodeges Search with Kevin Site - [link]. I actually think this is a pretty innovative model. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 21, 2013

In late 2011, Google announced an effort to make search behavior more secure. This encrypted their search queries from any prying eyes, and kept from being passed on to websites the users visits after seeing search results. In this post I want to share four angles on secure search: 1. want to protect user privacy.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

As a reminder, the Dot Com bubble was a five-year period from August 1995 (the Netscape IPO ) when there was a massive wave of experiments on the then-new internet, in commerce, entertainment, nascent social media, and search. Yet while we had plenty of language and tools for execution, we had none for search.

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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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VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

Digital Wallets – Digital wallets could grow select vertical software platforms’ revenues to $27-$50bn in 2030. Generalizable robotics represent a $24 trillion-plus global revenue opportunity. Reusable Rockets – Satellite connectivity revenues could exceed $130bn per year in 2030. trillion by 2030.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

In this article, you’ll learn how to build a marketing growth strategy to increase your market penetration, market share, and revenue. Building new revenue streams in an untapped channel, like content marketing or email marketing. Design a marketing growth strategy that increases market share and revenue. New customer segments.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues. Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Airbnb learned its audience used Craigslist to list and search for accommodation. How to create a growth hacking strategy using the pirate metrics model. Growth hacking in marketing incorporates the five stages of the customer lifecycle into the “ AARRR Framework ,” otherwise known as the “Pirate Metrics model.”. Activation.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 21, 2021

Kevin Wu, co-founder and CEO of job search optimization program Pathrise , says “Digital marketer roles are some of the most in-demand positions in the tech industry.” Digital marketers promote the company’s product or service to their target audience in order to maximize revenue. How many searches have been guided by promoted content?

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ConversionXL

JUNE 8, 2017

Quantitative research with digital analytics tools like Google Analytics , Mixpanel, Amplitude or RJ Metrics will inform you about where your users are coming from, what they are doing during their sessions and where they are dropping off from your conversion funnel or when they churn. Image Source. Image Source. Measure the ROI and iterate.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Where marketing drives brand awareness, customer acquisition drives conversions and sales to generate revenue. Data-driven strategies focused on ROI over revenue win the customer acquisition game. Although the campaign only generated 20 new customers, they each spent an average of $150 on products, generating $3,000 in revenue.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Key metrics: Average View Duration, Click Through Rate, & Views 3. Refine titles, thumbnails, and content to increase those metrics — Eric Bandholz (@bandholz) November 24, 2020. Key metrics (90% of your focus). The wonderful thing about YouTube is that they have specific metrics to help you hit the above strategy.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The expansion of e-commerce should also bring about seeing returns as a strategic lever, similar to how companies used faster delivery to drive customer experience and revenue. While platforms like Instagram offer a great starting point, the key to differentiation lies in the age-old strategy of Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

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ConversionXL

JULY 8, 2021

On the contrary, you’re likely to afford a modest average conversion rate from search traffic. From here, the levers you can pull to increase bottom line are: Increase search traffic Increase conversion rate from organic traffic. Increasing search traffic comes down to creating new landing pages and content.

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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. It should include primary and secondary KPIs and metrics related to marketing goals , as well as the platforms (e.g., How market share and revenue have grown. Marketing strategy. Measurement.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2017

Kristin Zhivago, in her classic book “ Roadmap to Revenue ,” makes the point that the selling system is broken, since sellers no longer sell the way customers are buying. Build and deploy a revenue growth action plan. Include planned measurements and metrics. The Internet and smartphones have changed everything.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2016

If you’re moving slowly or have yet to implement search engine optimization (SEO) strategies as part of your overall marketing efforts, you’re falling behind your competitors. For most businesses, success translates to more revenue (and profits). Tip: Think about what needs to happen for your business to succeed.

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Guy Nirpaz

MAY 29, 2016

I’ve written recently that MAU and DAU are the most important metrics for Customer Success. So what are the metrics for success in this business? I need simple and actionable metrics that my team can act, metrics that I can develop my success programs on. And indeed these metrics are important.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2020

For example, these tools would only show you the mentions of your business profile on the platform, which is searching. Searching for a Brand Name on Search Engines Can Reveal All the Mentions. If you have ever tried to search for your brand on Google, or any other search engine, you must have come up with thousands of results.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Cashflow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues. Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 19, 2022

Although our in-person services were put on hold, our eCommerce products, including virtual services tripled in revenue. Due to that, we decided to widen our client base to increase our revenue. 11- Paying attention to metrics. Metrics do not lie, and metrics over a longer time period are much more useful to study.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 8, 2023

For instance, the research conducted by The Economist revealed that searches for environmental goods have grown by 70% since 2016. million people and generate monthly revenue. Search engine optimization, paid search, social media channels, online stores, and even pop-up spots are examples of practical omnichannel usage.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 31, 2017

by Robbie Kellman Baxter, author of “ The Membership Economy: Find Your Super Users, Master the Forever Transaction, and Build Recurring Revenue “ In today’s competitive market, customer engagement (or lack thereof) could determine whether your company sinks or swims. Customer Success goes beyond Customer Service.

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Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

Between January 2015 and January 2016, we grew our platform Slidebean from $1K to $20K in monthly recurring revenue. Getting the first tracks of revenue is one of the toughest processes of building a startup. This is when metrics come into play. See Also: The Top 10 Tools for Tracking Your Web Metrics.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 10, 2020

Creating a resume is nothing new for someone who is searching for a job. Including metrics will tremendously help in increasing the authenticity of your achievements and claims. You may say a vague statement like “Helped to increase revenue,” but it does not show any exclusivity about it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

Kristin Zhivago, in her book “ Roadmap to Revenue ,” makes the point that the selling system is broken, since sellers no longer sell the way customers are buying. Build and deploy a revenue growth action plan. Include planned measurements and metrics. The Internet and smartphones have changed everything.

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Up and Running

MAY 10, 2021

Your app may cost you money, but the revenue it generates may justify the budget. You can start by researching your competitors to gain an understanding of cost structure, revenue generation, and the business model for your app. What has your revenue been for the last 1-3 years? What metrics are you tracking? 1-2 months?

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