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How to measure your power in the Internet marketplace.

Berkonomics

But businesses that expose their story to tens of millions of potential customers through the Internet need additional tools. CHURN (% customer cancelling each month). This is calculated by dividing the number of cancellations by the total number of customers before cancellations and multiplying by 100. The lower, the better.

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Measuring your power in the Internet marketplace.

Berkonomics

But businesses that expose their story to tens of millions of potential customers through the Internet need additional tools. CHURN (% customer cancelling each month). CHURN (% customer cancelling each month). A simple statistic which can be derived from a good general ledger using GAAP accounting procedures.

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How TVC Aims At Acquisitions, Not IPOs, with Jeb Spencer

socalTECH

We thought it might be interesting to talk with one of the fund's managing directors, Jeb Spencer about the fund's success in technology investments, plus how it managed to raise another fund in this kind of environment, plus its unique goal of getting companies to an acquisition--and not an IPO. That's what allows you to win in the end.

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Celebrating the Life and Work of Tony Hsieh

Tech.Co

Under Hsieh’s leadership, Zappos revolutionized the apparel industry, and e-commerce in general, by being one of the first to prioritize customer satisfaction and service. To build trust in e-commerce with the greater public, his company came up with innovative ideas and fostered new customer behaviors.

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7 Advantages That Local Small Business Owners Enjoy

Startup Professionals Musings

According to recent statistics from the Small Business Administration (SBA), this approach still accounts for 99 percent the businesses out there today. Growth entrepreneurs quickly find themselves removed from day-to-day operations, and become more and more occupied by transactions with lawyers, investors, and potential acquisition partners.

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Quantitative Micro Software Acquired By IHS For $40M

socalTECH

According to IHS, it will use the acquisition of Quantitative Micro Software (QMS) to give its customers access to a more comprehensive set of solutions. QMS develops a software package used for statistics, forecasting, and modeling by corporates, government agencies, researchers, and academics. in a deal worth $40M.

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7 Keys To An Engaging Framework For Social Media Mktg

Startup Professionals Musings

Start by reviewing current statistics, like the recent Social Media Marketing Benchmark Report 2022 , to learn which social media sites are most popular, which features drive the most impact today, and how other social media marketers have maximized their efforts and seen the greatest ROI. Pick the ones that fit your desired outcome.