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Remind Me Why I Love You? (Why “In Person” is Everything)

Both Sides of the Table

especially about churn rates and your high CACs last quarter relative to the previous year. In our last meeting you asked me about our cohorts and why retention went down. I always tell people that fund raising is a sales process. I developed a list of questions to ask you next time we speak?—?especially Was that a blip?

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Startup Benchmarks

VC Cafe

One question that keeps coming up when speaking with early stage entrepreneurs when it comes to funding, is what metrics the company needs to hit to raise seed/series A/B etc: What’s a good conversion rate? Is my churn rate below the category average? What should our MRR growth be? Software as a Service (Saas) benchmarks.

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Why Misunderstanding Startup Metrics Can Cost You Your Business

Both Sides of the Table

profitable and companies like Amazon who chose to focus on growth > profitability were not losing money on each book sale (ie they were gross margin positive). But often this doesn’t tell the whole story because often companies are also spending money on PR and other marketing activities in order to support the sales process.

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How to Track and Improve Ecommerce Customer Acquisition Effectiveness

ConversionXL

Measuring customer acquisition for peak effectiveness How to calculate ecommerce customer acquisition cost Calculate much your customers are worth: LTV MRR, churn rates, and other factors that affect your LTV/CAC ratios Find and fix customer acquisition funnel leaks 5 customer acquisition strategies to increase sales and loyalty (with examples) 1.

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9 Case Studies That’ll Help You Reduce SaaS Churn

ConversionXL

How Groove Reduced Churn by 71% By Defining “Why” Customers Quit. churn rate meant the company’s growth was unsustainable. Leverage what you learn to intervene with high-risk users and lower your churn rate. How to Improve Mobile App Retention Through Customization. Now to the case studies…. The Research.

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The Essential SaaS Metrics for Growth

ConversionXL

SaaS sales and marketing teams can get overwhelmed by metrics. If growth is the best way to get out alive, marketing metrics do little unless they correlate with sales. Successful SaaS growth means marketing and sales teams work in harmony. But an emphasis on MQLs may hand over too many underqualified leads to sales teams.

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How to Turn First Time Customers Into Repeat Customers in 2021

Up and Running

Earning the first sale from a customer is always considered the hardest. In highly competitive retail industries where sales are rather quick and impulsive, many businesses struggle to gain traction with new customers. However, it’s not just about gaining new customers but continuing to retain them. How to build a loyalty program.

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