View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

TJ Parker (@tjparker) August 25, 2016. Despite that data, we don’t compete in one of the largest opportunities (in terms of sheer number of people using the product) that the startup and technology world has to offer. “Users” is interesting, but the engagement metrics and value of users is where real success comes into play.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 7, 2019

Regardless of the intent of your membership website, these tips can save time and bring in more dues revenue. without any personalization (from Statista in 2016). According to one study, segmented and targeted emails generate 58% of all revenue. Shopping cart revenue. Photo by kevin laminto on Unsplash.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

It turns out that to build a successful company you ultimately need this strange thing called “revenue” that people don’t just hand you: You need to earn it. And there’s this other thing called “gross margin,” which shows the quality of your revenue. How much ad revenue does TripAdvisor make?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 7, 2016

As a result, Google has become a verb, and the company is a tech giant with record growth rates and a revenue of $74.5 Set business goals and milestones, and use metrics to track performance. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 02/26/2016. billion in 2015. But Google is not unique.

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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. Sustainability is the Queen In 2023, customers have become even more environmentally conscious, as recent statistics prove.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 3, 2018

mobile is ~50% of revenue, shorter form works better. Flip your funnel – only 5% of revenue comes from optimisation but 92% of revenue from retention. Work hard to define meaningful product metrics – enabler of team success. In 2016, they had a huge layoff and had to shift strategy. updated footer.

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Occam's Razor

APRIL 21, 2014

If you can fix that, more revenue will immediately flow into your client's bottom-line. I believe these two posts with a collection of some of my favorite metrics will inspire you: 1. Best Metrics For Digital Marketing: Rock Your Own And Rent Strategies 2. Best Web Metrics / KPIs for a Small, Medium or Large Sized Business.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Using the same playbook that I developed at KISSmetrics, we ran non-stop A/B tests on our email subscription funnel, driving 480,000 leads in 2016 and smashing our lead goals for the year. Two of the teams focused on the two main sources of revenue, one team on inbound leads, and the last team on site conversion rates. Revenue is up.

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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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ConversionXL

MARCH 22, 2017

And while smartphones represented 46% of global ecommerce traffic in Q2 2016, Criteo data shows that only 27% of that traffic converted, which indicates there’s a major mobile optimization problem. Today, ecommerce platforms like BigCommerce are seeing as much as 18% of platform gross business revenue processed through digital wallets.

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ConversionXL

JULY 11, 2016

Elite Camp 2016 had an enviable line-up of heavy hitters and rock stars. Three tactics to maximize revenue from a CRO program: Free test software. As a publisher, content doesn’t make you very much money (with ads at least), so: Think about additional revenue streams. Create Calculated Metrics (CLV, CPS, Non-Bounce, CAC).

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

In fact, SaaS industry revenue is projected to grow from $49 billion in 2015 to $67 billion in 2018, a compound annual growth rate of approximately eight percent. At this stage, simply list your primary revenue streams and your key expenses. At this stage, simply list your primary revenue streams and your key expenses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 22, 2016

That should make you wonder - how do you measure traction in a metric? While thinking about the parameters of traction, and how to measure it, I was impressed with a new book, “ Scaling Lean: Mastering the Key Metrics for Startup Growth ” by Ash Maurya, a serial entrepreneur, and creator of the one-page business modelling tool Lean Canvas.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

Within any model, there are things breweries can focus on to stand out and increase revenue. There are overhead tradeoffs, but I’m seeing it more and more.” “It helps you plan, helps you get a return, and ultimately helps you generate revenue.”. Metrics: Know your numbers. Managing your own distribution is ideal.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 25, 2017

Revenue needs to grow 20x, and margins must expand dramatically. I won’t dive into cost structure in this blog post, but let’s think through how Snap could grow revenue 20x. I won’t dive into cost structure in this blog post, but let’s think through how Snap could grow revenue 20x. Global smartphone revenue is about $420B.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 28, 2022

Back in 2016, Europe and Israel had only four public companies worth less than $9B combined and local cloud companies had raised just $900M throughout 2015. While the average forward revenue multiple has declined slightly since its February 2020 peak (19x), it’s still higher today than last year at 17x vs 15.8x in Sept 2020.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 27, 2016

You’ve made it through the hectic holiday season and it’s now time to start planning for success in 2016. While establishing your 2016 business goals, wouldn’t it be valuable to know how many orders your competitors processed last year? by Brandon Levey, CEO of Stitch Labs. The New Year is here! Laying the Groundwork for Success.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2016

For starters, our 2016 State of the Industry Report found that most respondents run fewer than 5 tests a month. Here’s a look at pirate metrics (AARRR) as designed by Dave McClure of 500 Startups … Image Source. Revenue: Optimizing for actual money. via GrowthHackers.com). 43% only run 1-2 tests per month.

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Up and Running

APRIL 17, 2018

B2B ecommerce sales , (businesses selling directly to other businesses) generate three times as much revenue as B2C, at $7.7 In 2016, mobile search officially overcame desktop search with nearly 60 percent of all searches coming from mobile devices. How will you know if your website is working for you if you never look at your metrics?

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

But in 2016, I had to learn the hard lesson. So for most businesses at scale, let's say you're over 10 million in revenue, you're probably going to have two, maybe three growth engines. What are the metrics that you believe we should track you by? 19:06): Are we achieving the metrics? Okay, here's what does work.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 26, 2017

In IBM Marketing Cloud’s 2016 Email Marketing Metrics Benchmark Study we also see comparable stats. million digital receipts ecommerce stores sent through our all-in-one marketing dashboard during the full 2016 calendar year. The revenue implications of a strategically crafted receipt are huge too. Image Source.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Nonetheless, their 10-barrel brewery came online in December 2015, and they began pouring beer locally and in their tasting room in early 2016. “We A third location, a pub and pizzeria, is scheduled to open on the University of Oregon campus in 2016. Metrics: Know your numbers. Merely making good beer isn’t enough anymore.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2017

They randomly churn for hours a day on a couple of their favorite social media platforms, with little thought given to goals, objectives, or metrics; and ultimately give up and fall back to traditional marketing approaches. Create an action plan with metrics. You spend the months influencing the influencers.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 11, 2016

The State of Video in 2016. Wistia shows which metrics can be used to help you measure various factors (e.g. Which site metrics matter and connect to user experience? But, at the end of the day, three things matter… Play Rate & Watch Rate: These are your engagement metrics. Revenue: Measure close to the money.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2017

At best, you may find a new revenue stream providing a product or service that eliminates a painful problem for both you and your customers. For example, what looks like a sales revenue problem may actually be a new competitor offering, a marketing decline, or a lag in receivables. Look first for positives.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 29, 2017

In our 2016 State of Conversion Optimization Report , which many people in growth roles completed as well, we found that… Only 32% of small companies (less than 500 employees) say they have a documented, structured optimization process. The metrics you’ll be using. We’ll know this by observing revenue per visitor.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 24, 2017

Everyone has railed against these practices ( including us , many times), but it still seems that much of the industry is focused on short term metrics and surface level changes. As we learned in our 2016 State of the Industry report , those who do conversion optimization go by a variety of titles. heterogeneous treatment effects).”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Entrepreneurs don’t realize that Facebook spent over $100 million, before revenues from advertising turned cash positive. You need metrics to show dominant penetration of the relevant customer demographic, added value over existing media, and real customer testimonials of value. Business founders need deep pockets for this model.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2016

For most businesses, success translates to more revenue (and profits). For example, if your revenue model is driven by advertising on your site, one interim goal could be to drive a certain amount of additional traffic to your site. From 2014 to 2016, the number of featured snippets (also known as rich answers), nearly doubled.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2015

What is revenue going to look like? I want to have enough revenue to hire a manager. The big thing about budgeting is that, at the end of the day, putting your revenue forecast together and putting your expense budget together is about one thing, and that’s about cash. Planning makes me sleep better. That’s okay.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2016

In my role as an advisory board member for several startups, I’m always excited to see that initial surge of revenue from a great rollout campaign. An initial revenue surge, or a major cash advance from investors often leads to a mentality of building a large customer base at any cost. That’s a win-win combination for everyone.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 16, 2017

Since bots don’t buy products or services, brands looking to increase revenue through digital advertising campaigns must demand transparency and understand how campaigns are measured. billion lost to ad fraud in 2016 as reported by Advertising Age. .” A recent study from WPP projects that brands will waste $16.4

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2019

These metrics show the progress you’re making to determine if you are on or off track. billion in revenue, with a total revenue of $136.3 But a BHAG shouldn’t focus solely on revenue or growth. But not all goal setting is equal. . Reach $125 billion in sales by 2000.” In 2018, Walmart had $500.3

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2016

There is no magic lever for growth, so several initiatives are required, with metrics to assess value returned. Resist the urge to delegate accounting decisions, under the assumption that incoming revenue takes the pressure off. Marty Zwilling First published on Forbes on 07/22/2016. Ask every employee to focus on sales.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2016

You need to quantify measurable criteria for success, using business metrics. These could include customer penetration, revenue growth, budget guidelines, and industry visibility. Effective progress requires a detailed project plan, milestones, resource assignments, metrics, and status meetings on a regular schedule.

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Version One Ventures

AUGUST 3, 2017

If you’re not familiar with Tophatter, it’s a mobile e-commerce marketplace expecting to make $100 million in revenue this year. It netted nearly $40 million in revenue in 2016. As Jessica explained, you need to choose the right metric. At our Marketplace Meetup, Jessica Zuniga shared Tophatter’s data journey.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2016

Remember you can’t sustain a business or social cause with no revenue or profit. The smart ones identify and budget innovative approaches, and use metrics to tools to monitor effectiveness. Marty Zwilling First published on Forbes on 08/02/2016. Be able to differentiate your offering from competitors.

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