Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 10, 2024

And I rooted it in Maslow's hierarchy of needs because just like any human being, we've got some of the basic stuff that needs to happen like process creation and quarterly planning, really hitting those metrics, the habits, like I just said, that's kind of the big foundation of how we want to operate. The third is really driven on metrics.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Warning – this assumes some basic knowledge of VC performance metrics. That’s a bit of a cautionary tale to VC investors today who might think it’s inevitable that the private value they are enjoying in their portfolios will certainly translate to distributions in the near future. US VC versus stocks. Ok, let’s jump in.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Warning – this assumes some basic knowledge of VC performance metrics. That’s a bit of a cautionary tale to VC investors today who might think it’s inevitable that the private value they are enjoying in their portfolios will certainly translate to distributions in the near future. US VC versus stocks. Ok, let’s jump in.

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Occam's Razor

JULY 24, 2018

work (collection, processing, reporting, analysis), processes, org structure, governance models, last-mile gaps , metrics ladders of awesomeness , and… so… much… more. Remember, tools, work, processes, org structure, governance models, last-mile gaps, metrics ladders of awesomeness, and… so… much… more. The Implications of Complexity.

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Gust

JANUARY 31, 2013

Modern theories of economics and finance teach us that in a world of perfect information, the market will decide what a fair price is for any company’s stock at any point in time based on its current financial condition, results of past operations, analysts’ forecasts of future performance, industry conditions and so on.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 25, 2011

The issue was that for the last two weeks in August, there were no VCs around to pitch, no distribution partners to meet with for biz dev deals, and seemingly no one else around actually working for me, the non-technical co-founder to push ahead toward milestones. Second, there was way too much to do. Look ahead to the conference schedule.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 25, 2023

Thanks to Abdul Saboor, The Stock Dork ! #4- With the increased demand for video content, a video marketing agency can offer a wide range of services, from video production to distribution and analysis. The need for virtual assistants is expected to increase in tandem with the number of newly established enterprises.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Posted on September 14, 2009 by steveblank Over the last 30 years Wall Street’s appetite for technology stocks have changed radically – swinging between unbridled enthusiasm to believing they’re all toxic. Your firm worked with an investment banking firm that underwrote and offered stock (typically on the NASDAQ exchange) to the public.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Warning – this assumes some basic knowledge of VC performance metrics. That’s a bit of a cautionary tale to VC investors today who might think it’s inevitable that the private value they are enjoying in their portfolios will certainly translate to distributions in the near future. US VC versus stocks. Ok, let’s jump in.

Valuation 156

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Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

To ensure customer delight was delivered in a timely manner, it was also decided that Average Call Time (ACT) would now be The success metric. The success metric, ACT, did go down. Too much emphasis was on Averages (remember averages suck, distributions are better ). Company did recover, their stock is doing fine.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Begin by taking stock of yourself and your situation: Why do you want to start a business? Milestones and Metrics. Distribution of competitors: Are there many competitors close to you? Every business is unique and you may need to refine this list as you go. Conduct a personal evaluation. This knowledge will make you happier.”.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 12, 2023

And I rooted it in Maslow's hierarchy of needs because just like any human being, we've got some of the basic stuff that needs to happen, process creation and quarterly planning, really hitting those metrics, the habits, like I just said, that's kind of the big foundation of how we want to operate. The third is really driven on metrics.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 26, 2019

Important metrics to track include customer count, average order value (AOV), retention or repeat purchase rate, ad spend, paid CAC, weighted average CAC, rolling LTV estimates, and more. One thing worth considering is that your gross margins will tell you whether certain distribution channels are viable?—?for

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

If you’re working closely with partners who are helping you distribute your product, it’s especially important to make sure they understand who you are, how you speak, and who you serve. Delaware law gives preferred stock investors of a corporation certain voting rights and control over the corporation. Step 8: Track your metrics.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2013

If you can’t know exactly how much inventory you need, it’s a good idea to have some “buffer stock” on hand to mitigate shortfalls. Buffer stock is extra inventory a seller maintains to ensure that they do not run out of an item. If your in-stock items are not on multiple markets, you are missing opportunities for sales.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 6, 2021

Once the product or service has withstood this period of stress testing, your business can put more resources into making it work and distributing it to the broader market. . If your vision is powerful enough, you can make up for this by offering recruits stock options. Many startups recruit employees in this way.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

JANUARY 27, 2022

When companies have accurate information on what items are in stock and where they are located, they can make better production planning and ordering decisions. This leads to fewer out-of-stock situations, which can be costly for a business. In addition, SCM can help businesses manage their inventory more effectively.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The headline , the URL box, the call-to-action (CTA) button copy , the secondary CTA toward the bottom, even the random stock-photo dude. I had just enough data to optimize the main funnel, found a bunch of wins, then hit a hard wall and needed to rebuild the entire distribution strategy from scratch to keep growing. Leads are up.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 9, 2019

Even if you do look at it to see if it supports your suspicions, don’t put too much stock in it. User viewing time was distributed as follows: Above the fold: 80.3% In contrast, visitors completely ignore stock photos of “real” people. This blog post is a perfect example of what may happen when using stock photography.

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www.joelonsoftware.com

MARCH 24, 2010

Its impossible to use hard-and-fast metrics to decide where someone fits in, and these kinds of metrics tend to accidentally incentivize the wrong things. As the company grows, the initial package of stock options offered to new hires will be lower and lower. At any given time, stock option awards are equal based on level.

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www.joelonsoftware.com

JULY 10, 2012

That means on the average day you have 150 metric tons of wheat flour in stock. Have you been wondering about Distributed Version Control? Keeping inventory costs money. Suppose your bakery has six 50-ton silos to store flour. Whenever they empty out, you fill them up. At today’s prices, you’ve tied up $73,000. hours a week.

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Steve Blank

JULY 19, 2010

The customary vesting model has founders vest their stock over 4-years , and when the founding CEO gets in over their head the VC’s bring in professional management. The fallacy is believing that a founders value is evenly distributed over four years. It’s time to rethink how we vest stock for founding CEOs. The New Deal.

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

Create content that your target users will want to read and share, and distribute it among the audience that you have. Make sure you have permission to use the images that you place into your blog, whether you take them from stock image websites or you create and photograph them yourself. Continuously update and hone your message.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Stock photo libraries. Pixabay : Every content producer will need stock photography at some point, it’s just the nature of the game. Write your press release, distribute them via email, and create an easy-to-update press room for your company. You’ll get heatmaps, scrollmaps, and access to key engagement metrics for your site.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Lean Case provides standard business models & metrics, so you can apply a standard approach to business planning, modeling, and profitability tracking. The simplest way to track a company’s performance: have them give you access to their internal metrics dashboard. I used Ipreo heavily at one of my prior VC funds. 11) Exit .

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

. “Growth hackers have a passion for tracking and moving a metric. Without metrics or data, a growth hacker can feel out of place and uncomfortably exposed. This strong bias towards data drives a growth hacker away from vanity metrics towards metrics that will make or break the business.” ” Creativity.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 13, 2018

It refers to the checks, controls and reports that you exercise over anything that involves your stock, whether it be orders, shipments, purchases and adjustments. So, let’s see what you’re missing if you’re not using inventory management software to take control of your stock: Real-time inventory information. Minimise business costs.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Cheesy stock photos. Ignore vanity metrics, segment super deep and don’t just rely on built-in reports. Always compare data between segments and distributions. Also, vanity metrics are not insightful. Whenever you’re looking at a metric, ask yourself: what am I going to do with this?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2015

Of course, these should never be in a customer pitch, but investors expect an overall strategy with specific budgets, milestones and metrics. Partnerships, distribution channels and pricing models should be included. “If Specific elements of your marketing and sales plans. Projected revenues and expenses over the strategic period.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Deal with company admin: 409a valuations, approve stock options, vote on key measures (15%). In my nearly 15 years of attending board meetings I can tell you that the distribution of time actually spent on these activities while you’re in person is more like: 1. Ineffecient Board Meeting. Provide information (40-50%).

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Our Georgia Peach Wheat has been hard to keep in stock. Colleen: Currently it’s all about distribution. We make our money in beer distribution, not so much on the food side. Our biggest short-term goal is local distribution, and we’re increasing our production to facilitate that. We go through it really quickly.

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www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Index vs. Concentrated Investing In the traditional stock market an index is a small sample of the market that represents the stock market as a whole. Dave argues that instead of providing connections you should let founders do 95% of the work and offer support with operational areas of expertise like design, data and distribution.

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Ben's Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

Looking across these nearly 50 companies, the study finds that founding CEOs consistently beat the professional CEOs on a broad range of metrics ranging from capital efficiency (amount of funding raised), time to exit, exit valuations, and return on investment. Total commitment to the long term. The company is their life’s work.

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Occam's Razor

AUGUST 28, 2006

How many metrics can you call adorable? Site abandonment rate is an adorable metric, to me : ), for these reasons: Money, money, money baby. IMHO there isn't a metric out there that can tell you a lot so quickly and any improvement you make to it will directly and immediately impact the bottom-line. My hypothesis is that.

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om.co

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

We recently wrapped up our strategy offsite, an annual event that brings together the members of our very distributed team – 12 different cities in four different countries – to discuss what our aspirations and ambitions are for the coming year. But that is the real metric of success as far as I am concerned.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Term-sheets for preferred stock offerings are designed to protect the investor in case things don’t go as well as planned. A liquidation preference means that the investors receive their investment back (plus dividends) prior to a distribution of the proceeds to stockholders.   Why is this fair?

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

They took on cheesy stock photos and cringey names like Big Spender Billy. running regression analyses against success metrics), but we knew what our “ideal customer profile” looked like for the most part, and we knew which customer profiles were worth the most money to us generally. How are they organized and distributed?

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