Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2022

Leaders and investors need to know if you have and are tapping into your key sources of relevant data, including web analytics, sales management data, and customer relationship management (CRM) software. You must have a strong Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) with a clear strategy for spending, and metrics to gauge results.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2013

Maxwell Wessel, in a recent article in the Harvard Business Review on this subject, points out the exception successes of Zappos in Las Vegas, Sendgrid’s massive growth in Colorado, and RightNow’s $1.5 Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world. The list goes on and on.

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ConversionXL

JULY 22, 2021

In this article, you’ll learn how to conduct a technical SEO audit to find and fix issues in your website’s structure. Much like you periodically review your digital marketing campaigns to get the most from them, a technical SEO audit evaluates site performance to identify areas for improvement. . 301: Permanent redirect.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Maxwell Wessel, in a classic article in the Harvard Business Review on this subject, points out the exception successes of Zappos in Las Vegas, Sendgrid’s massive growth in Colorado, and RightNow’s $1.5 Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world. The list goes on and on.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 15, 2020

Instead of trusting our gut experiments use metrics and data to validate our beliefs. Changing the information requested on the form is not an option so the team comes up with a potential solution that could be coded via JavaScript: a progress bar showing how much of the application remains. A mixture of both is needed.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

This article originally ran on PEHub. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. If you prefer the super short version – I’ve summarized the post in the final section.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Thankfully, there are a number of great tools for tracking your web metrics (both free and paid) that can help you get a better understanding of what your users are doing on your site and even how your competitors are faring in their own online efforts. Ahrefs’ Site Explorer reveals insightful SEO metrics and data about any website or URL.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 17, 2014

Sabrina Parsons, CEO of Palo Alto Software. The content of this article is based upon an interview conducted October 2014 with Sabrina Parsons , CEO of Palo Alto Software. For many small business owners – especially those who have turned a passion or hobby into a business – tracking metrics and numbers is a chore.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Marketing metrics are a competitive advantage. You have to track metrics you can act on. In this article, you’ll learn which metrics to measure to understand and improve marketing performance. Table of contents What are digital marketing metrics? KPIs vs. digital marketing metrics 1. – Seth Godin.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2017

A classic article in the Harvard Business Review “ The Truth About Customer Experience ” defines it as your customer’s end-to-end journey with you, not just the key touchpoints or critical moments when customers interact with your organization. One metric now commonly used is called the Net Promoter® Score (NPS).

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 22, 2009

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. For SaaS companies, we found that MRR is the best metric on which to base sales commissions. Excellent article on the actual sales plan and associated incentives. Lluis Faus @ vLex.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Since the term “cloud computing” was coined in 1996—at least as we have come to understand its meaning—the software as a service industry has exploded. If you use software like LivePlan, you can create this initial “lean plan” in under an hour and then spend your time where it really matters—on validating your idea.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 11, 2019

No single article can cover survey analysis for every type of research. Still, for simplicity, this article uses Net Promoter Score as an example. As such, it’s an opportunity to highlight how powerful your analysis can become if you add (and code and analyze) qualitative follow-up questions. Manual coding for small datasets.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 9, 2024

Due to advancements, learning management systems (LMS) have emerged as tools for delivering blended learning experiences. This article will discuss how organizations can enhance engagement and achieve outcomes by utilizing LMS-based blended learning.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 8, 2010

9 Reasons Why Many Smart People Go Nowhere - Life Beyond Code , March 29, 2010 You would have met many smart people who live a mediocre life. The Exit Disconnect - Ask the Angels , March 25, 2010 I’ll admit to having a bias towards exits and focus my review of a potential investment on the exit potential. There are MANY of them.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Use this article to identify when you should seek outside accounting help and how to approach finding the right fit. Review Your Accounting Tools. Excel, for example, is infeasible for companies of a certain size due to the effort and time needed to manually edit the spreadsheet. Choose Your Ideal Accounting Resource.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 14, 2020

Design and construction cost – the enforcement of strict building codes at different levels of governance coupled by the need to reduce building design and construction cost is fueling the development of green buildings across the US and the rest of the world. Overseeing Sustainable Plan Implementation for Commercial Real Estate.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 10, 2020

Don’t worry; this article will help you ensure your resume consist of everything employers want to see in it. If you’re having trouble finding the right organization, this article can help you out. Many organizations have implemented software to weed out weak resumes. Is there something still missing out in this article?

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Up and Running

JULY 6, 2021

An example of a website traffic issue due to an algorithm update would be a case in 2012 when several websites experienced huge drops in traffic. Tracking code errors. Is your tracking code properly implemented and working? Blogger: Search for this article on Blogger 301 Redirects. Then make the necessary adjustments.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 18, 2017

Harvard Business Review recently published an article on how using the same old business metrics can result in missed opportunities for entrepreneurs. Parsons suggests that calculations like Net Promoter Score (NPS) can actually be a much better indicator of product and market fit.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2022

In this article, we’ll explain how to create a marketing playbook to align your teams and boost your sales opportunities. Here’s an example of how Nightwatch uses Asana to organize distribution: The color-coded initials in the right-hand column correspond to different members of the marketing team, so everyone knows their role.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

50 Useful Coding Techniques (CSS Layouts, Visual Effects and Forms) – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Great article about what you can learn from a pizza business’s company culture – [link]. – [link].

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

A version of this article is in the Harvard Business Review. But in the 20th century, dominated by hardware and software, technology swings inside an existing market happened slowly — taking years, not months. It’s hard to think of a hardware/software or life science technology that dominates its space for years.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

Since then, the article stuck with me. It made me realize we were not alone in this approach of fostering independent teams and with this article I want to contribute to the discussion and challenge a few conceptions. They develop a prototype that can be reviewed and most importantly, play tested. Knowledge sharing.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The more well organized your data is the easier it will be to review and uncover specific insights and similarities. As we’ve mentioned throughout this article, one of the core benefits that drive the many uses for CRM software is collaboration. Review CRM features and tools. Collaboration. Identify your business needs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2017

Maxwell Wessel, in a classic article in the Harvard Business Review on this subject, points out the exception successes of Zappos in Las Vegas, Sendgrid’s massive growth in Colorado, and RightNow’s $1.5 Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world. The list goes on and on.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. They read reviews of the products of target investments.

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mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

It would take an article in itself to fully compare the benefits of these (and other popular ecommerce site providers), but suffice it to say they both offer options for businesses that do not wish to manage the technical aspects of their ecommerce storefront. More Stories in Apps & Software. Good article Curt. Remarketing.

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Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 22, 2008

Give them due credit. Our goal is the figure out how to tie your visit to our website due to a stimulus from a offline campaign. How do I know that it was a tv ad that drove you to the site or a magazine article or a banner by the side of a road etc. 2 : Use unique redeemable coupons / offers codes.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The product or website (be it software, e-commerce, or a service) might be awesome , but if it puts itself in front of the wrong market, or packages itself so the right market can’t figure out why it’s awesome, the startup will fail. Most startups fail. Same goes for e-commerce, SaaS or any startup really.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 14, 2010

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Great article, thank you for sharing! Great article, thank you for sharing! Cracking The Code on Facebook. software. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different?

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 28, 2008

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Happy New Year to you, Cracking-the-code reader! and online gaming companies and 2/3 looking at the software and SaaS industry. Intego is the leading Security Software Suite for Mac.

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View from Seed

MARCH 19, 2015

” So I left Google to do another startup, Agitar Software. Our product, a software development and testing tool, was amazingly innovative, worked great, and won a bunch of prestigious awards. Pretotyping evolved as a set of tools, techniques, and metrics to help you make sure that your idea is The (very elusive) Right It.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 20, 2019

In comparison, Facebook Live shows overview metrics like minutes viewed, average percentage completion, and unique viewers.). The recent introduction of their “Channels” feature allows website owners to create a series of related videos and display the collection on their website—no coding required. Implementation is technical (i.e.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

In this article, I show you how to reduce your server response time. 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.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Tim Berry, founder of Palo Alto Software and Bplans, asked, “What’s the best way for entrepreneurs to demonstrate that they’ve thought through the essential aspects of their business, especially the financials?”. Do you regularly review your plan? Keep an eye on these important metrics. This is a metric you just can’t ignore.

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Occam's Razor

JUNE 25, 2012

These server logs can then be used to do basic reporting using off the shelf software. Before we go forward let's set some context and try to get on the same page with some terms that we'll use for the rest of this article. They are more often rejected due to default browser settings, user choices, cookie cleaners, etc.

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