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How to Start a Business in a Month – #30DayChallenge

Up and Running

While our data does apply to a US audience, the reasons for starting a business really aren’t going to be that different, whether you’re in Canada or South Africa. As it integrates with many of the major accounting platforms, you shouldn’t have a hard time drilling down into key metrics to figure out how you’re doing.

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Growth strategies for marketplaces: key takeaways from a fireside chat on growth

Version One Ventures

More than 75 marketplace founders and investors attended the event – coming from as far as South Africa and Nova Scotia. That’s because every company has its own strategy and metrics that mean something to one company won’t necessarily mean anything to another.

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Data Visualization Inspiration: Analysis To Insights To Action, Faster!

Occam's Razor

You can hover over each box to get a sense of the key metrics. They also have an app for Treemaps, and it includes using color, as in the Compete case, to represent a metric (say Conversion Rate)! China, South Africa, Egypt. It shows all the incoming traffic to a site as a Treemap. I like the last option the best.

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Sneak preview, KISSmetrics (and more)

Startup Lessons Learned

Startup Visa update ► February (5) Kiwi lean startup + Australia next Why diversity matters (the meritocracy business) Beware of Vanity Metrics (for Harvard Business Rev. The latest batch, sponsored by First Round, is available here. The latest batch, sponsored by First Round, is available here.

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End of Dumb Tables in Web Analytics Tools! Hello: Weighted Sort

Occam's Razor

As if massive data we have is not enough of a problem, we also rely on Averages, Percentages, Ratios and Compound/Calculated Metrics in a profoundly sub optimal way, as a drunken man uses lamp-posts – for support rather than for illumination. You saw this problem when I sorted descending or ascending for the metric bounce rate above.

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Conference streaming, sponsors, discounted tickets

Startup Lessons Learned

Startup Visa update ► February (5) Kiwi lean startup + Australia next Why diversity matters (the meritocracy business) Beware of Vanity Metrics (for Harvard Business Rev. Most events are free, but they all require that you RSVP in advance. Special thanks to our streaming sponsor Justin.tv for handling the actual broadcasts.

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Best Web Analytics 2.0 Tools: Quantitative, Qualitative, Life Saving!

Occam's Razor

Mongoose Metrics ~ ifbyphone. I know Mongoose Metrics a bit more and have been impressed with their solution and evolution over the last couple of years. Twitter to me is a proxy of how data collection is changing and what the future of relevant metrics might look like. Mongoose Metrics. AnalyzeWords. Google Analytics.

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