Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

reminds us that Customer Development is not just collecting web metrics and it’s not about focus groups. Reply Treat Your Customers Like Children (or your Children like Customers) | Market By Numbers | Marketing Help , on January 9, 2010 at 2:02 pm Said: [.] gerais para o produto, mas sim provar a visão inicial do empreendedor.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 2, 2009

Metrics – Mine is Bigger Than Yours The first thing SuperMac needed to do was to change how our potential color desktop publishing customers viewed our products versus our competitors’ products. As hokey as it is, when confronted with uncertainty or unknowns, human beings like to be reassured by comparative metrics.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 25, 2009

When we looked at the color graphics board market, our competitors had defined the market as one measured by technical metrics: screen resolution, number of bits of color, screen refresh rates, acceleration, etc. It didn’t take much imagination to realize that what we had to do was to tell our story around one key metric performance ?

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Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

We'll start with digital at the highest strategic level, which leads us into content marketing, from there it is a quick hop over to the challenge of metrics and silos, followed by a recommendation to optimize for the global maxima, and we end with the last two visuals that cover social investment and social content strategy.

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leananalyticsbook.com

AUGUST 19, 2012

The One Metric That Matters. One of the things Ben and I have been discussing a lot is the concept of the One Metric That Matters (OMTM) and how to focus on it. That doesn’t mean there’s only one metric you care about from the day you wake up with an idea to the day you sell your company. Lean Analytics Book.

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Occam's Razor

MARCH 26, 2008

Social Media Metrics / Blog Success: Social media sites are tricky because many traditional analytics tools and mindset fail at identify first what to measure and then at data capture. For blogs I have made an attempt at creating metrics to measure holistic success. Thanks to my good friend Joost for the Blog Metrics plugin !).

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Steve Blank

MAY 26, 2009

Reply conversationalistOU812 , on November 9, 2009 at 10:31 am Said: Dmitriy is right – we should ban the use of industry buzzwords like “verticals&# , “metrics&# and “horizontals&# altogether. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Steve Blank

JULY 30, 2009

The notion of “Market Type&# is there so startups have a metric of when to spend marketing and sales dollars. In this case you spend every sales and marketing dollar you can get your hands on to take market share. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Great article youre now in my rss feeds :) October 2, 2008 4:37 AM kamilski81 said. Hi Eric, Great article - Ive added you to my regular RSS reads. Startup Visa update ► February (5) Kiwi lean startup + Australia next Why diversity matters (the meritocracy business) Beware of Vanity Metrics (for Harvard Business Rev.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 30, 2009

And the final lesson was that we were keeping score on our packaging with the wrong metrics – it wasn’t about awards, it was about sales in the retail channel. We had been outsourcing an important part of our demand creation strategy – packaging – to an outside agency without having the expertise to judge or manage the results.

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mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

The metrics from SumAll show online retailers the real-time metrics that are having the biggest impact on their bottom line. RSS Feed 604,100+ Subscribers. There are even a few companies catering to the moms and pops of the web, giving them the tools to compete with the big guys. Remarketing. July 10, 2012 11:36:32. Top Stories.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Metrics for Series A – [link]. What The Shift From RSS to Social Media Means for Marketers | John Doherty – [link]. Why Humility is Essential for Every New Startup Hire – [link]. Venture Math 101 – [link]. Inside Google’s Culture of Success and Employee Happiness | KISSmetrics Blog – [link].

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

You can listen by subscribing to my podcast on iTunes , or it’s enclosed in this blog’s RSS feed , or you can just download the mp3 of the first hour. First of all, it’s not fair to say that how much capital you’ve raised is a vanity metric, because it is real, right? Just take it out of the RSS reader.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Add RSS feed. SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Very good Diagrammatic Presentation. Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Subscribe in a reader. Subscribe via email. Cracking The Code on Facebook. SaaS 13 Index*. Started on Jan.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 16, 2012

Add RSS feed. SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Labels: Europe Consumer , internet. No comments: Post a Comment. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Subscribe in a reader. Subscribe via email. Cracking The Code on Facebook. SaaS 13 Index*. Started on Jan.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

While the aforementioned example may not fit every startup, regardless, you need to have an actionable, scalable business model with measurable metrics (downloads, customers, etc.) They may also contribute code to the community that comprises the backbone of their technology. in place before you expand. Give it some thought!

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mashable.com

MAY 24, 2011

May 23, 2011 17:45:54 Reply 0 Flag this comment HD1080i Follow +1 DITTO ON THAT … counting app downloads vs use-case metrics shows that the native app gets lost in its own sea of icons. Discovery by social and webapp html5 is more agile and less icon-find-item-search. Richard Rabins Co-Chairman Alpha Software, Inc.

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Cracking the Code

JULY 10, 2009

Great website, adding you to my RSS !! Add RSS feed. SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Have you seen this video on Irvin Leroux - [link]. Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Subscribe in a reader. Subscribe via email.

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. The Third Leg With sales funnels, the key metrics that you control are your traffic (how many people you send into the top of your funnel) and you conversion rate (how many people make it to the next step in the funnel). Subscribe via RSS On Twitter?

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Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

Add RSS feed. SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Source: Staples interview questions Best regards Jonathan. Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Subscribe in a reader. Subscribe via email. Cracking The Code on Facebook. SaaS 13 Index*.

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Occam's Razor

JANUARY 7, 2007

9: Don’t forget Flash, Flex, RIA, RSS, Videos etc. 9: Don’t forget Flash, Flex, RIA, RSS, Videos etc. # 5: Use cookies intelligently (they are delicious). # 6: Javascript wrapped links might be a issue. # 7: Redirects, be aware of them. # 8: Validate data is being captured correctly. #

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www.jonsamsel.com

MAY 12, 2011

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Free Strategy Consultation » Tungle.me « samsel@heardable.com Search Feeds Jons Twitter Updates Follow me on Twitter Entries (RSS) | Comments (RSS) © Jon Samsel. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. All rights reserved.

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Overall, Dharmesh’s talk was filled with behind the scenes metrics from his company, HubSpot , and actionable points for SEO, Twitter, and social media. Subscribe via RSS On Twitter? Kathy Sierra “Don’t build a better [X].

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Work Less, Get More Done: Analytics for Maximizing Productivity – Patrick McKenzie is the embodiment of Micropreneurship; his focus on marketing, metrics and outsourcing is nothing short of impressive. Subscribe via RSS On Twitter?

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 14, 2012

Bonus: Add paid options like Radian6 or Trackur for deeper listening metrics. Bonus: Look into tools that allow you to create content funnels such as Survey Funnel, Spring Metrics or Get Smart Content. Subscribe to the RSS feeds of your profiles on Google Reader so you can get notice with a new review appears.

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eranki.tumblr.com

JULY 13, 2012

RSS Archive. App-specific metrics. RSS feed: [link]. Rajivs blog. July 12, 2012. Scaling lessons learned at Dropbox, part 1. Rajiv Eranki. I was in charge of scaling Dropbox for a while, from roughly 4,000 to 40,000,000 users. For most of that time we had one to three people working on the backend. URL: [link]. Notes: 89 ).

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Add RSS feed. SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Reminds me of Colors. Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Subscribe in a reader. Subscribe via email. Cracking The Code on Facebook. SaaS 13 Index*. Started on Jan. Happy New Year 2008!

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Occam's Razor

APRIL 19, 2010

"What is the difference between a metric and a key performance indicator (KPI)?" " "Are goals metrics?" There seems to be genuine confusion about the simplest, most foundational, parts of web metrics / analytics. Metric: A metric is a number. But not normal metrics. Dimensions.

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Occam's Razor

AUGUST 6, 2007

So what is this mysterious metric? In Adobe's Site Catalyst bounce rate is not a standard metric, but you are able to create a special custom metric. If you don't fall into those two categories you need to pay very careful attention to this metric. Relevant blog post: Standard Metrics Revisited: #2: Top Exit Pages ].

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Add RSS feed. SaaS business metrics: why are they different? No comments: Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Subscribe in a reader. Subscribe via email. Cracking The Code on Facebook. SaaS 13 Index*. Started on Jan. ► 01/27 - 02/03. (1).

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Add RSS feed. SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Subscribe in a reader. Subscribe via email. Cracking The Code on Facebook. SaaS 13 Index*. Started on Jan. 1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Feedburner said there were 50 RSS subscribers, but at least 40 of them were directories or scrapers. 2,700 days ago, and 40,000 subscribers ago, I published my 13th blog post. It was: “ You’re a real company when… ” An existential question of when a startup becomes “real.”

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conversionxl.com

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Ask Peep about analytics, and he’ll tell you, “Metrics are there to provide actionable insight. You need to look at a metric, ask “so what?” – and have an answer.”. Extra Lucrative Conversion Advice. Conversion Optimization Services. 1:1 Consultations. Conversion Research. Complete Guide to A/B Testing.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 22, 2009

Having a valid metric of when corner cases become truly important is a great way of avoiding people destroying ideas before they have a chance to come to fruition, simply because of corner cases that may or may not have major impact. The problem is that it takes experience to know what is exceptional and what is probable. Now In Print!

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Cracking the Code

MAY 25, 2010

Add RSS feed. SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Free Software Download. Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Subscribe in a reader. Subscribe via email. Cracking The Code on Facebook. SaaS 13 Index*. Started on Jan. ► 2007. (10).

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Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Remember: Engagement is not a metric, its an excuse. ]. The ideal metrics for this desired outcome are Visitor Loyalty & Visitor Recency. You can compute two important metrics: Likelihood to Recommend / Brand Lift. There are a number of wonderful metrics you can use to measure online success of such marketing campaigns.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 22, 2009

For SaaS companies, we found that MRR is the best metric on which to base sales commissions. Add RSS feed. SaaS business metrics: why are they different? While it may make sense to offer very slight adjustments for favorable payment terms and one time revenue, net additions to MRR should dominate the sales rep’s thoughts.

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