TechEmpower

JULY 31, 2023

One way to approach that last question is to use this simple model: Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) How will your business reach prospects? Look at different customer acquisition channels, how they are converting, and the expected lifetime value of customers acquired through those channels. Apply costs to each channel.

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Metrics Startup Retention Acquisition 260

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Disruption today is more than just changes in technology, or channel, or competitors – it’s all of them, all at once. HR processes, legal processes, financial processes, acquisition and contracting processes, security processes, product development and management processes, and types of organizational forms etc.

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Government Technical Review Acquisition Metrics 322

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

For example, when you think about distribution channels, revenue streams, or the relationship with the customer, ask customers what they expect. Don’t forget a viable financial model of costs, margins, customer acquisition, and break-even.

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Angel Investor Technical Review Incubator Business Model 359

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

All startups, including non-profits, need revenue to thrive, such as such as from subscriptions, retail, online, licensing, or services. They want to see revenue to share in the return. Here I recommend a 5-year projection of revenues, expenses, and funding requirements. Provide specifics on the customer business model.

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Business Plan Product Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch 423

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

” He advocates for people who test all channels, use quantitative methods and commit to growth as one’s “true north.” For me growth hacking is not only about the meat & potatoes stuff but about continually testing new channels for growth. I recommend hiring or appointing a growth hacker.”

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Customer acquisition cost (CAC) is an important metric for any ecommerce business. Put simply, you need a healthy customer acquisition cost for your business to succeed. It’s up to every ecommerce business to find the middle ground between investing too little in customer acquisition and spending beyond your means.

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Acquisition eCommerce Cost Customer 22

ConversionXL

APRIL 4, 2017

How you decide to invest in marketing channels can make or break your business. Okay, so it’s important to capitalize on effective channels that are conducive to growth at scale. An Overview of Common Digital Marketing Channels. Paid Acquisition. When Does Paid Acquisition Work for SaaS Startups?

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Channel Marketing Viral SEO 118

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2012

For example, when you think about distribution channels, revenue streams, or the relationship with the customer, ask customers what they expect. Don’t forget a viable financial model of costs, margins, customer acquisition, and break-even.

Startup 296

Startup Angel Investor Technical Review Incubator 296

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2016

Even the best products and solutions won’t go anywhere unless you sell them through the right channels. They usually get chastised and declined for ignoring the realities of the retail channel. The right channel for marketing and distribution is one of the basic “four Ps” of business (product, promotion, price and placement).

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Channel Distribution Partner Acquisition 120

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2010

How much dilution should I take for it?&# My friend’s company was pre-revenue. 500k had come through the last acquisition. For some reason the industry of bankers who try to buy or sell businesses work in what is called the “M&A (mergers & acquisitions) Industry.&# I’ve never understood this.

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Merger Technical Review Early Stage Dilution 276

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Now that you’ve gotten to know your potential channel and customers, regardless of how much money you’re going to make, will you enjoy working with these customers for the next 3 or 4 years? Is it a small business that hits $4 million in revenue in four years and $8 million in ten years? (see 0:30 in the video below).

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Cofounder Technical Cofounder Liquidity Event Lean 330

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

For example, when you think about distribution channels, revenue streams, or the relationship with the customer, ask customers what they expect. Don’t forget a viable financial model of costs, margins, customer acquisition, and break-even.

Startup 286

Startup Angel Investor Technical Review Incubator 286

Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2010

In contrast, in a startup following the Customer Development process, this is when the founders realize that something is wrong with the business model (because revenue is not scaling.) In traditional startups this is when the VP of Sales or Marketing gets fired and the finger-pointing starts.

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Business Model Agile Customer Development Startup 335

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2014

For example, when you think about distribution channels, revenue streams, or the relationship with the customer, ask customers what they expect. Don’t forget a viable financial model of costs, margins, customer acquisition, and break-even.

Entrepreneur 283

Entrepreneur Startup Angel Investor Technical Review 283

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Beardbrand currently has two different YouTube channels, one with 1.6 We launched the larger channel back in 2012 and the smaller channel in 2019. These channels combined are generating hundreds of thousands of views a day, none of which we pay for. Giant channel examples are Smarter EveryDay , Mark Rober , and MKBHD.

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Channel Metrics Algorithm Video 129

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Customer acquisition drives sales and profit margins and it needs to be measured and balanced together with the customers’ lifetime value (LTV). This article explains how businesses can resist one of the top startup killers known as high customer acquisition costs (CAC). We will go through 5 key strategies for lowering CAC.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

Perhaps the most misused terms I see these days from entrepreneurs involve CAC (customer acquisition costs) and LTV (life time value) and a lack of understanding these critical components is driving many companies to premature failure. CAC is often measured incorrectly and doesn’t often doesn’t capture the true costs of acquisition.

Metrics 150

Metrics Cost Acquisition Startup 150

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

— Unremarked and unheralded, the balance of power between startup CEOs and their investors has radically changed: IPOs/M&A without a profit (or at times revenue) have become the norm. Typically, this caliber of bankers wouldn’t talk to you unless your company had five profitable quarters of increasing revenue. The founders.

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Founder Technical Review CTO Hire IPO 281

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

The reason that incumbents can’t react is that their revenue and defensibility are continued by serving the high-end of the market for which it would take too much time & money for any competitors to effectively challenge. new arrivals plus library versus just library) or even create channels (i.e. No time soon.

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Los Angeles Revenue Retention Acquisition 329

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2019

For example, when you think about distribution channels, revenue streams, or the relationship with the customer, ask customers what they expect. Don’t forget a viable financial model of costs, margins, customer acquisition, and break-even.

Startup 245

Startup Angel Investor Technical Review Incubator 245

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Sales people cost money, and when they’re not bringing in revenue, their wandering in the woods is time consuming, cash-draining and demoralizing. Scalable: The goal is not to get one customer but many – and to get those customers so each additional customer adds incremental revenue and profit. Lets see why. Something else?

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ConversionXL

MAY 29, 2019

What does it take to grow a YouTube channel? Is a channel more than the sum of its video parts? Some solutions are simple—you need a consistent visual presentation on your channel page and across videos. If YouTube channel growth has felt unattainable, you’re not alone. Are most companies’ YouTube channels succeeding?

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Channel Video Audience Software Review 106

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Then companies can determine promotional effectiveness by narrowly defined customer segments, by location, or by delivery channel. Companies need the same service on partner and acquisition candidates, even vendors. Predictive advertisement targeting. Online, everyone wants to know which ad each customer is most likely to click.

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Analytics Entrepreneur Retention Social Media 257

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. Acquisitions can quickly increase your market share and bring in new customers. New channels. Building new revenue streams in an untapped channel, like content marketing or email marketing.

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Marketing Framework Metrics Channel 115

ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2022

Stacked Marketer turned a free newsletter into a six-figure revenue generator by staying actionable, convenient, and entertaining. A marketing playbook helps you achieve brand consistency across channels and campaigns. What’s inside will differ depending on the channel or marketing campaign. Content channels.

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Campaign CTO Marketing Social Media 149

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Then companies can determine promotional effectiveness by narrowly defined customer segments, by location, or by delivery channel. Companies need the same service on partner and acquisition candidates, even vendors. Predictive advertisement targeting. Online, everyone wants to know which ad each customer is most likely to click.

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Analytics Retention Social Media Startup 248

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2013

Then companies can determine promotional effectiveness by narrowly defined customer segments, by location, or by delivery channel. Companies need the same service on partner and acquisition candidates, even vendors. Predictive advertisement targeting. Online, everyone wants to know which ad each customer is most likely to click.

Analytics 246

Analytics Retention Startup Social Media 246

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2018

If Elon Musk is an advisor to your transportation startup, that is major traction, even without a product or revenue. If you don’t have revenue, it definitely is valuable to have orders, letter of intents, value testimonials, or even calls returned and email responses. Who you know is still often more important than what you know.

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Advisory Board Technical Review Metrics Business Model 199

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

No changes were made to the customer journey, and it had nothing to do with revenue lift. You’ll also learn how to apply growth marketing to five key channels and how to plan and execute experimentation. It isn’t about finding quick hacks to boost short-term revenue. For example, say you’re trying to improve top-line revenue.

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Framework Marketing Acquisition Retention 102

Steve Blank

APRIL 1, 2020

Your revenue plans are no longer valid. What’s your monthly cash burn at your new low revenue level? The CEO should dial through as many of the largest existing customers to get a firsthand understanding of the magnitude of any revenue shortfall. Ask yourself: Are there now new customers, new services and new channels to pursue?

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South Korea Salary Business Model China 334

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 8, 2021

They want to snowball their customer acquisition, attracting thousands of new people to the brand, and reach diverse new audiences in new locations. They want to open new offices, generate more revenue, and ultimately, secure higher profitability. . And the revenue from your existing customers alone may not be enough to cut it. .

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Startup Retention Acquisition Agile 127

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Everyone has their own definition of momentum (user numbers, revenue, channel partners, biz dev deals, whatever). So NEVER talk about early exits, quick flips, tuck-in acquisitions, previous interest shown by acquirers, etc., But if you identify investors with whom you’d like to work here’s my advice: 1.

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Early Stage Startup Venture Capital Seed Stage 360

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

In SaaS the main benchmarks being measured are revenue growth, sales efficiency (unit economics), churn and burn rate. Example of Baremetrics revenue per user benchmarks. Part of the challenge in deep tech is getting to revenue and scaling it. Rob Go: How Much Traction Do You Really Need to Raise a Seed or Series A Round?

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B2C Technical Review Startup Retention 141

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Channel-level expertise: An understanding of how the channels work (e.g., Where Airbnb recognized the value in another platform, Dropbox doubled down on the strength of its product as a distribution channel. Acquisition. Focus on the channels that offer the best ROI. SEO, email marketing, Facebook advertising).

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Retention Marketing Acquisition Channel 113

ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

Then they increased their revenue from $2M to $6M in six months. In this article, you’ll learn how to build a demand generation funnel that fuels the pipeline, shortens the sale cycle, and generates revenue. Your number one metric for any marketing initiative should be revenue. Pay attention to your close rate per channel.

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Demand B2B Distribution Channel 124

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 11, 2024

Maximizing Organic Traffic and Revenue For large websites, organic traffic serves as a foundation of sustained digital success, driving both visibility and revenue generation. Enterprise SEO equips large websites with the tools and techniques needed to maximize organic traffic and revenue.

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SEO Technical Review Syndicate Syndication 144

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 5, 2024

These include marketing and tenant acquisition, as well as leveraging industry knowledge to attract tenants. They also assist with revenue management by analyzing market trends and optimizing rental rates. Diversify Revenue Streams Think beyond just rental fees. They typically offer a comprehensive suite of services.

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