ConversionXL
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
Airbnb and Dropbox are textbook examples of how growth hacking can transform a business from a niche offering into a household name and market leader. Use this information to optimize for retention with: Transactional messaging. Introduce retention hooks that give users a reason to send notifications to other users.
Mucker Lab
AUGUST 27, 2014
As an entrepreneur himself, founding and operating printed circuit board factories in Taiwan, my father was debating between two places to immigrate to and build his next new venture: Los Angeles (“The Valley” aka San Fernando Valley) and Santa Clara (“Silicon Valley”).
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Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 11, 2014
. ” Sean is somebody widely respected in Silicon Valley (although he now lives in SoCal) for having helped many early-stage companies go through major growth periods by quantitatively testing features with audiences to help diagnose what led to growth. Growth hacking is a mentality that a company needs to be committed to.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 8, 2014
Many people don’t realize that the majority of the monetization of the Internet originated in Los Angeles but was perfected in Silicon Valley. It’s not accident we have so many great startups targeting commerce including Tradesy, DailyLook, NastyGal, Honest Co & JustFab just to name a few. Success begets success.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 10, 2012
SAS Canada “customer champions” helped the firm restore declining customer retention rates—which had fallen as low as the mid-80s percent — back to the firm’s traditional high retention rates of 97-98 percent. Some of the most creative technology coming out of Silicon Valley is designed to do exactly that.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 13, 2013
I know the buyers try the best to believe that [insert well known founder name here. And that is the tension in the acquihire – what is the purchase price for the company, what is the “earn out” if the acquired company hits some performance targets and what is the amount of money set aside for staff retention?
Up and Running
OCTOBER 16, 2014
Companies like Google and some glamorous Silicon Valley startups have built an image of company culture that revolves around (often expensive) perks: on site lounges, brand-new devices, swag- it can feel discouraging to think that you have to spend so much or try so hard to keep employees. Flashy perks? Not necessarily.
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