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How Startups Can Use Metrics to Drive Success

Both Sides of the Table

Having a set of metrics that you watch & that you feel are the key drivers of your success helps keep clarity. And the more public you can make your goals for these key metrics the better. They have a mobile app and I felt like it crashed too much for my liking. Customer Acquisition. On measurement. Is it 4/1,000?

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Have you heard? Eyeballs aren’t everything.

Berkonomics

Back when we were all trying to figure out the real value of traffic on the web, investors – and acquiring companies – got a bit crazy with metrics used to value acquisitions and investments. How about charging by the bite (not byte)?

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CurbStand Buys Curby To Expand Valet Parking Efforts

socalTECH

Curby develops software for valet parking operators, including reporting, metrics, and other enterprise features. CurbStand said the acquisition will help it expand into new customer categories, including lodging chains, healthcare institutions and municipalities. READ MORE>>.

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Google Maps Mobile

SoCal CTO

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Wednesday, February 28, 2007 Google Maps Mobile I recently downloaded Google Maps Mobile for my Treo. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. Its works great. And there was a big surprise. It includes traffic!

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7 Ways To Preclude The Most Common Investor Rejection

Startup Professionals Musings

Obviously this definition is generic, so my first recommendation is that you take the lead in defining traction metrics for your startup, and then selling your results convincingly to investors. I like to see at least 10,000 active users, or a user base, page-views, or mobile downloads that double every three months.

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Burstly Buys TestFlight

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based Burstly , the mobile advertising technology firm headed by Evan Rifkin, said today that it has acquired TestFlight , a developer of a real-time dashboard which provides mobile advertising and revenue analytics for iOS apps. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. funding round in November. READ MORE>>.

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10 Keys To Raising Your New Venture Funding Potential

Startup Professionals Musings

The key elements of leadership in a company, both individual and organizational, are less tangible, but very critical in setting a market value for investment, acquisition, or going public. In the investment community, these leadership elements are often called “goodwill.” Everyone wants leaders who get things done and meet commitments.