ConversionXL

JULY 22, 2021

Identifying and merging content targeting the same or similar keywords; Removing duplicate content that dilutes importance, and; Improving metadata so that users see what they’re looking for in search engine results pages (SERPs). This can increase bounce rate and hurt conversions. 302: Temporary redirect.

Technical Review 162

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2017

was originally published in Both Sides of the Table on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. Boards are not appointed to be founder-friendly lapdogs for the 1–3 founders who start companies and usually own the largest equity positions in the company.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

How We Increased Landing Page Conversion by 16%: Lessons Learned from Redesigning the Buffer Home Page? A Great Job Interview Requires a Great Conversation – crowdspring.co/1w2Owuk. The Pernicious Effect of Dilution in SaaS: The Cold, Hard, Bloody numbers | saastr – crowdspring.co/W6Bwqs. – crowdspring.co/1pEnAkK.

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

For starters, the incoming CEO will demand between 4–6% of the company so shareholders will immediately face dilution. was originally published in Both Sides of the Table on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. Who Should be on Your Startup Board?

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

You get dilution sensitive and you start optimizing on price of a financing deal, versus finding the right partners or raising enough money to grow. Wouldn’t it be better to walk into a hiring conversation knowing that you can’t be outbid for the dream hire? Make sure you’ve got sure footing to get to the next level.

Dilution 104

Dilution Equity Hiring Partner 104

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 5, 2010

Brant and Patrick undertook a difficult challenge: to provide a generally accessible introduction to Customer Development, without diluting its impact or dumbing-down its principles. It is written in a conversational tone, doesnt take itself too seriously, and avoids extraneous fluff. I think theyve succeeded. I think theyve succeeded.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

The majority of the non-technical conversations in the API industry seem to be focusing on terms like “API strategy” and “API economy.” The majority of companies that are considering API implementations, based on my conversations and experience in the industry, are more like Netflix than Twilio. The problem: “API Strategy”.

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API Audience Dividend Programming 135

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

This conversation seems to come up very frequently these days both with portfolio companies and with entrepreneurs just looking for mentorship. If you are able to raise money from credible sources at a reasonable dilution percentage then I personally favor getting the round done now and building your business.

Pre-Money Valuation 303

Pre-Money Valuation Dilution Valuation PR 303

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2016

Almost all companies hit those tough moments when customer growth slows down, competitors launch products and dilute your good press coverage, employees start doubting the future and cash reserves start to dwindle. It’s what you do in these moments that often determine success from failure. Read the responses to this story on Medium.

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Up and Running

JULY 1, 2020

Will marketing for the expansion dilute marketing of your brand or other products? It’s much messier than that and requires difficult conversations and compromises. We were committed to the concept but repeatedly pushed back parts of the plan to maintain a return on assets that was acceptable to our board of directors.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 30, 2018

Lead generation sites can expect to double their conversion rates. For conversion optimization, user research is pivotal. Working with multiple departments quickly shifts the conversation from a design- or UX-centric language to the broader goals of user research— customer satisfaction and brand advocacy. Image source ).

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2013

Because at least while the VC spigot is open and flowing for high-potential individuals that fit a pattern that some VCs seem to favor they can access cheap capital that isn’t terribly dilutive and can use the to fund development and swing for the fences with limited focus on monetization. And the dilution that goes with it.

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 2, 2017

Although as small investors we weren’t privy to the specific conversations, here’s my interpretation: “There’s no ‘bottom up’ way to get to the $1b+ figure. It could lower earnings because of continued investment and share dilution. Dollar Shave Club (as best I can figure was.5 5 this and.5

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Pairing conversational data from chatbots with visitor location on a website helps organizations customize their experiences and improve conversion rates. The conversion rate via the messenger bot was 21% compared to just 7% on the main corporate website. Are your customer service conversations complex?

Jamaica 112

Jamaica Database Conversion Cost 112

YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2017

With each task, project, email, drive-by conversation, meeting, etc., individuals dilute their focus and slow their productivity. It’s unsurprising that most teams struggle to meet productivity goals in environments where. team members are encouraged to take on more than their capacity allows.

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VC Adventure

AUGUST 16, 2020

Yet others try to use cash to minimize dilution for early employees and try to rapidly reduce their reliance on options. This will also force good conversations about outliers and, in my experience, tends to be a deterrent to title inflation, which I hate.

Programming 148

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ConversionXL

APRIL 14, 2016

According to Google Trends , the term “conversion rate optimization” is an official “breakout”, meaning “searches for that phrase have jumped by +5,000 percent” over the last few years. Even a mere 1 second delay can result in “11% fewer page views, a 16% decrease in customer satisfaction, and 7% loss in conversions.”. seconds to 2.9

Conversion 48

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

Dilution / valuation. I hate when companies publish too much information about the total stock option allocations, the company valuations, the dilution faced in every round, etc. I wasn’t expecting this much dilution this quickly.” This is a real conversation I have ALL the time even still. ” Yes.

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Startup Dilution San Diego Stock Options 417

Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

He has veered away from angel financing, and has decided to bootstrap with customer money, and preserve equity ownership, foregoing any immediate dilution related to financing. Dan Stewart, President at Happy Grasshopper, has successfully generated a nice revenue stream, and is negotiating large enterprise deals. Numerous lessons.

Programming 116

Programming Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 116

View from Seed

DECEMBER 4, 2014

But delaying or avoiding the conversation often results in it being more awkward than it needs to be. It’s also worth keeping in mind that regardless of how the founders’ common stock is divided, there will be future issuance of stock that will dilute the founders over the lifecycle of the company.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 23, 2010

If you are a reporter for a major tech or business publication, you are probably used to companies and wannabe influencers attempting to accost you for an elevator pitch or quick conversation. And if a more intimate conversation is warranted, it’s easy to break off somewhere less hectic. It comes with the territory.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Elevator Pitch Austin Warrant 78

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2022

They fundamentally become value seekers; they look for value in every experience, in every conversation. Overcoming execution obstacles is combating dilution, not compromising, for these innovators. This discovery mindset searching for new questions drives real innovators away from more of the same.

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Marketing Dilution Social Network Government 313

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 27, 2011

I have discussed at length why revenue sharing channel deals may serve as perfectly fine alternatives to raising equity (or even complements) because of their non-dilutive nature. For a more elaborate explanation of the deal, please read my blog post 1M/1M: Alternative Financing For Startups Using A Sales Channel Partner.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2013

In “ Conversations for Creating Star Performers ,” she offers examples and ten strategies to leverage conversations into game-changing moments for team members and your company: Build awareness of expectations. Conversations about what effective performance looks and sounds like are an obvious strategy, but too often found missing.

Startup 252

Startup Dilution Conversion Developer 252

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2010

Future investors aren’t likely to mind that you had a PBW program because the dilution will be taken before they invest. Every share option you allocate to an employee is dilution both you and your investors face so they shouldn’t be allocated lightly. You obviously also need the consent of any investors you have.

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Warrant Dilution Startup Stock Options 298

Austin Startup

JULY 6, 2018

Re: cash, the more “unbundled” types of accelerators (less formalized, less equity) tend to not provide any cash upfront, but also typically “cost” less in equity, often just 1–2% of your fully diluted capitalization. Anti-Dilution. See: Startup Accelerator Anti-Dilution Provisions; The Fine Print.

Dilution 48

Dilution Startup Technical Review Equity 48

JANUARY 9, 2014

By trying to appeal to everyone and adding features left, right and centre, you will actually dilute your message and could end up with a complex, bloated product. Introducing a solution early on can lead the conversation too much and mean potential missed opportunities. “We People who focus exclusively on efforts that matter, succeed.

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Early Stage Startup Cofounder Design 102

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

So I generally feel right at home in these conversations. And as everyone’s attention starts to focus on those same indicators, their value is being diluted. We’ve learned that data can be used as a reality-check against vision without diluting the mission or reverting to “sum of all features&# focus groups.

San Francisco 113

San Francisco Lean Technical Review Distribution 113

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Anti-dilution protection. This clause attempts to protect the conversion price of stock of angel investors, prior to additional financing, from being reduced to a price equal to the price per share paid in a later “down” round. But some dilution is almost inevitable. Right of first refusal.

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Term Sheet Pre-Money Valuation Due Diligence Post-Money Valuation 227

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

In her new book, “ Conversations for Creating Star Performers ,” she offers examples and ten strategies to leverage conversations into game-changing moments for team members and your company: Build awareness of expectations. Experts say it takes five positive interactions to dilute one negative, if we want the relationship to thrive.

Employee 241

Employee Dilution Conversion Developer 241

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2012

Anti-dilution protection. This clause attempts to protect the conversion price of stock of Angel investors, prior to additional financing, from being reduced to a price equal to the price per share paid in a later “down” round. But some dilution is almost inevitable. Right of first refusal.

Term Sheet 223

Term Sheet Pre-Money Valuation Due Diligence Angel Investor 223

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Or having the tough conversations with their senior leadership to say why you can’t continue to allocate resource? Should we delay raising money even though we might take more dilution because we haven’t hit our milestones?

Dilution 299

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

. ·       Conversion provisions allowing preferred to convert to common if they choose or upon the closing of an IPO at a specified price.   A full ratchet anti-dilution clause is very unfriendly to entrepreneurs; it requires them to make up the entire difference in price from their own holdings.

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Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 23, 2013

Success requires market leadership in your product area, and it’s easy to see that pushing more products and services dilutes your focus and attention. Conversely, focusing on the wrong things will result in a downward business spiral. Innovate to market leadership. Maintaining quality is key.

Bandwidth 256

Bandwidth Startup Dilution Leadership 256

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 18, 2024

This way, you don’t need to worry that I’m trying to vote you out of the CEO role, but we’re both clear that if important conversations are going to be had, I want to be in the room. That’s why I normally ask for a Board Observer seat. Plus, we agree that we should have this type of meeting and try to make it productive for all parties.

.Net 88

.Net Cap Table Startup Technical Review 88

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

That management team might have decided that they wanted to maintain more control of their company, didn’t want new board members and didn’t want to take dilution. Stock option grants dilute your ownership in the company. Stock-option incentives are similar in that they dilute your ownership but you still own the same number of shares.

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Stock Options Startup Dilution Venture Capital 227

betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

1 year later we sat down and had an honest conversation with ourselves and realized that our One Thing, the thing we were most passionate about, that we could realistically be the best in the world at, and that was a huge untapped market opportunity was: Design. Don’t skimp on fundraising because of dilution fears.?. This is tricky.

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Technical Review Technology Software Review Valuation 108