TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Focusing on the metrics that ultimately drive the business, often the bottom line, has provided a reality check, a counter-weight to the desire to consume all new technologies. A site with a million users is much easier to manage today than it was in 2000. It's a fun and funny business to be in. Those requests had better be worth it!

Guinea 200

Guinea Application Development Ruby Web Development 200

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

It was early 2000. Another firm we saw tried to raise $15 million at a $60 million pre-money with similar metrics. I’ve been preaching the “don’t get ahead of your inherent valuation&# message for nearly 10 years. I raised my A round at a $31.5 million post-money valuation with no revenue. That was market.

Pre-Money Valuation 336

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Silicon Valley Stock 336

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 15, 2018

David Meyer founded Adopt-a-Pet.com (formerly 1-800-Save-A-Pet.com) in 2000 as a way of ending pet overpopulation. A few years ago Adopt-a-Pet had metrics that included visitors to the site and how many emails were being sent to users. They want us to succeed.”

Lean 146

Lean North America Startup Technical Review 146

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

More recently, Google Search Console rolled out a Core Web Vitals section, which tracks a set of website performance metrics that focus on user experience. Enter your URL on this free tool, and you’ll see an overall score and some useful metrics. Here are the metrics Google Page Insights measures that specifically relate to SRT.

Caching 102

Caching Development Team Review Hosting Software Review 102

Gust

JANUARY 31, 2013

In 2000, the SEC adopted Regulation FD in response to growing concerns regarding “ selective disclosure.” ” Like it sounds, selective disclosure is the practice of supplying material non-public information to securities professionals or major investors before disseminating it to the general public.

SEC 158

SEC Prospectus United States Technical Review 158

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Metrics for Series A – [link]. The Ultimate Photoshop Patterns Collection: 2000+ Patterns – [link]. Why Humility is Essential for Every New Startup Hire – [link]. Venture Math 101 – [link]. Inside Google’s Culture of Success and Employee Happiness | KISSmetrics Blog – [link].

Social Media 107

Social Media Small Business Design Media 107

Ben's Blog

MARCH 24, 2011

In the great bubble of 1998-2000, the boom in public valuations mirrored the boom in private valuations. The inflation-adjusted data from the last bubble tells the story: In the 3-year period from 1998-2000, venture capital firms raised more than $200 billion, which represented about 0.55% of the national GDP. Much better.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Valuation Venture Capital Database 78

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 2, 2011

She was the former CTO of Cisco Systems from 1998-2000, and is on the boards of Disney and Packet Design and was a board member at Sun and FedEx for many years. The point here is that you can have very different and all valid success metrics, but it is important to keep in mind what you are trying to accomplish with your startup venture.

CTO Hire 118

CTO Hire Startup Algorithm Leadership 118

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

He wrote it in 2000, and as far as I know has never updated it. Startup Visa update ► February (5) Kiwi lean startup + Australia next Why diversity matters (the meritocracy business) Beware of Vanity Metrics (for Harvard Business Rev. Startup Lessons Learned - the Conference (April 23.

Software Review 144

Software Review Technical Review San Francisco Continuous Deployment 144

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Both of these are paramount to the running of a business, and while they might seem to have some overlap, they look at two distinct metrics. There are a variety of good cash flow rules to follow for any business, such as keeping an eye on specific metrics that have large impacts on cash flow. Metrics and management.

Balance Sheet 81

Balance Sheet Management .Net Metrics 81

ConversionXL

MAY 16, 2018

Know the difference between leading and lagging metrics. While it’s always necessary to keep track of lagging indicators to evaluate ongoing performance, as marketers we want to understand what causes those metrics to move either up or down. As you can see, leading metrics differ wildly depending on the brand and industry.

Marketing 133

Marketing Metrics Programming Design 133

www.joelonsoftware.com

JULY 10, 2012

That means on the average day you have 150 metric tons of wheat flour in stock. © 2000-2012 Joel Spolsky. Keeping inventory costs money. Suppose your bakery has six 50-ton silos to store flour. Whenever they empty out, you fill them up. At today’s prices, you’ve tied up $73,000. Inventory may have other costs too, like spoilage.

Software Review 85

Software Review Software Database New York City 85

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Moneyball uses rigorous statistical data analysis in player selection and attempts to predict the value of the players by using metrics more granular then batting averages and RBIs. Romer analyzed every fourth down that occurred in every quarter of every NFL game from 1998 to 2000. It’s not just baseball.

Design 100

Design Analytics Software Review Conversion 100

Steve Blank

MARCH 17, 2020

What are the new financial metrics? If you’re selling directly to consumers (a B-to-C market,) were you in a multi-sided market (consumers use the product, but others pay you for their eyeballs/data?) Are those assumptions about payers still correct? How do you know? Receivables – get on top of them. Days of cash left?

Burn Rate 436

Burn Rate Startup Valuation Sales Cycle 436

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

Improving each of these areas might boost your customer retention – BUT it’s only by scrutinizing your customer facing metrics & direct customer feedback that will provide you with your top priorities. Retention, along with many of our usage metrics, have improved as a result of some of these changes. image source.

Retention 115

Retention Customer Developer Programming 115

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

Improving each of these areas might boost your customer retention – BUT it’s only by scrutinizing your customer facing metrics & direct customer feedback that will provide you with your top priorities. Retention, along with many of our usage metrics, have improved as a result of some of these changes. image source.

Retention 112

Retention Developer Customer Programming 112

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

Improving each of these areas might boost your customer retention – BUT it’s only by scrutinizing your customer facing metrics & direct customer feedback that will provide you with your top priorities. Retention, along with many of our usage metrics, have improved as a result of some of these changes. image source.

Retention 105

Retention Customer Developer Programming 105

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2011

Microsoft found this out last year when their market capitalization, once at $560 billion in the year 2000, had fallen to $219 billion, allowing them to be passed by Apple at $222 billion, who grew from $15.6 Metrics are required for ensuring the return to a known good baseline. billion during the same period.

Architecture 250

Architecture Startup Operations Metrics 250

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Since 2000 we have passed a number of laws and regulations that are killing innovation in the US. All three of the pillars have been under attack since 2000. Startup Visa update ► February (5) Kiwi lean startup + Australia next Why diversity matters (the meritocracy business) Beware of Vanity Metrics (for Harvard Business Rev.

DC 90

DC Washington San Francisco SBIR 90

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

Founded in 2000 by Stephen Kaufer and Langley Steinert, Boston-based TripAdvisor is a travel website that provides reviews and other information for consumers about travel destinations around the world. Big Data meets travel…in 2000. Magical, really. TripAdvisor’s History: Two Big Pivots.

Part-Time VPE 54

Part-Time VPE Software Review Costa Rica Technical Review 54

www.joelonsoftware.com

MARCH 24, 2010

Joel on Software Fog Creek Compensation by Joel Spolsky Wednesday, August 30, 2000 At Fog Creek Software, the way we make sure that people are paid fairly and rewarded for excellent work is based on a professional ladder. © 2000-2010 Joel Spolsky. See this and other great job listings on the jobs page.

Software Review 48

Software Review Stock Options Salary Technical Review 48

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

Improving each of these areas might boost your customer retention – BUT it’s only by scrutinizing your customer facing metrics & direct customer feedback that will provide you with your top priorities. Retention, along with many of our usage metrics, have improved as a result of some of these changes. image source.

Retention 98

Retention Customer Developer Programming 98

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

We raised a seed round of capital in 1999 and our first venture capital round was the first week of March 2000 (e.g. But this was early 2000 and our US competitors had already closed rounds North of $45 million. We had a $40 million round lined up to close in the Autumn of 2000. Our first big institutional round was $16.5

Entrepreneur 308

Entrepreneur Silicon Valley San Diego Non-Compete 308

Seeing Both Sides

JULY 11, 2013

The Hubspot folks (who are terrific in this area) estimate that each SDR in their mid-market group needs 150 leads per month to be productive and busy while for the small business team, they target feeding 2000 leads per sales rep per month. To that point, a well-run telesales operation will be super metrics-driven. Related articles.

Sales 50

Sales Technical Review Software Review B2B 50

500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

While a flood of new VCs came into existence during the late 90’s internet boom, many had difficulty raising new funds after the crashes of 2000-2001 and 2008 , and as a result significantly fewer fund managers exist now compared to a decade ago. In the past ten years there have been several dramatic changes in venture capital.

Silicon Valley 74

Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Company grew by more than “400% each year” for past few years [assume growth metric = revenues]. Metrics: 2.5mm members, 1,000 brands, 2,500 sale events to-date. Metrics: 50mm users (up from 40mm in Dec 2009), -Competition includes: Spotify , Last.fm. Founded in 2008 by Mehdi Maghsoodnia.

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Los Angeles Oakland Asia 217

Feld Thoughts

MARCH 12, 2014

We learned this dynamic in the early 2000’s with our investment in ServiceMagic. In 2000, Michael and Rodney cut the business drastically, changed the business model to a lead-fee system, which they pioneered online. Before ignoring vanity metrics became trendy, ServiceMagic ignored them. Some get it; many don’t.

Seattle 150

Seattle Metrics Cofounder Finance 150

alexpoole.info

AUGUST 14, 2012

2000-2001 , Tullis et al., Publications (in German) were: Wendt, Dirk (1970): Zur Lesbarkeit von Druckschriften (On the legibility of print), Umschau in Wissenschaft und Technik 70 (13), p 417-418, and in more detail: Wendt, Dirk (2000): Lesbarkeit von Druckschriften. 2000-2001 , Tullis et al., 1998 , Bernard et al., Bernard, M.,

Technical Review 85

Technical Review Software Review Design Web 85

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Setting clear goals from the start means that you can both design your campaign with these intentions in mind, and know what metrics to monitor on your campaign dashboard. M easurable: the goal needs to be something that can be measured and tracked using metrics. You may have heard of the SMART framework. Impressions.

Campaign 179

Campaign Advertising Media Metrics 179

Cracking the Code

MARCH 28, 2022

We opened our office in London in 2000, followed a few years later by Bangalore. All of the data points to the fact that Europe and Israel are on the path to be as fertile as the US - and potentially even more - in the coming years. vs US’ 2.4x). Accel has been a big believer in cloud since the early days of this shift.

Global 62

Global Israel Europe Software Review 62

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2013

1990s to 2000: Infrastructure, Security, Management, etc. 2000 to 2005: CRM, SFA, ERP, Payroll, Analytics, etc. To gain resonance, IT plans need to consider the goals and metrics of the business and not just technology KPIs alone. 2005 to Today: Retail, Manufacturing, Finance, Government Specific, etc.

Technology 174

Technology Singapore Malaysia Indonesia 174

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. John (04:23): Yeah, we had a 2000 page site that we did just that to 1400 pages and immediately lifted their results. So there's a lot on that. That's a Google innovation that's coming out of Google.

SEO 90

SEO ChatGPT Technical Review Search 90

ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

The HBR study contrasts Office Depot and Staples during the 2000 recession: Office Depot cut 6% of its workforce, but it couldn’t reduce operating costs significantly. The questions that clients ask in the coming months are going to be more focused on business results and less on trends and vanity metrics. Image source ).

Marketing 121

Marketing Campaign Non-Compete Lean 121

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Back when we were all trying to figure out the real value of traffic on the web, investors – and acquiring companies – got a bit crazy with metrics used to value acquisitions and investments. Remembering the insanity before 2000. But, when the bubble burst in 2000, most of us quickly grew up. Microsoft paid $9.00

Revenue 118

Revenue Metrics Advertising Internet 118

The Equity Kicker

MARCH 17, 2014

Tony says that smart companies like Medium, Upworthy, and the Financial Times have figured this out and are starting to focus on engagement metrics to measure their own success and value their advertising products. Here are a couple of highlights: We don’t read what we click on so chasing pageviews is a mistake.

Advertising 124

Advertising .Net Analytics Metrics 124

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2022

One when scale started to kick in, when we hit the, you know, 200 employees at the head office, 2000 employees system wide, it started to get complex and a little bit outside of my sandbox. I knew what to do. Let's just crank through this. What really started to hit me was two things. And then secondly was the text.

CTO 94

CTO Cofounder Networking Operations 94

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Over $2000 value on this amazing tool. If you want to enter to win a full year of this tool … that’s like $2000 value. Certain metrics that you want to be looking for in terms of length of response in certain markets. Check it out. Hello and welcome to another episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast.

Marketing 70

Marketing Audience Technical Review Programming 70