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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. And yet, users rave about the service, and spend long durations of time on the site. And the numbers were staggering.

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User Interface Beyond the Web Site

SoCal CTO

My initial conversations normally focus on the core of the business, important Startup Metrics , probably marketing strategy (ex. SEO for Startups and Negative Customer Acquisition Costs ) and, of course, the product itself. Normally the product is defined as a web site. For me, my number one application is email.

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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. You will likely have multiple sets of metrics you keep depending on the company’s stage, one’s function in the company and level.

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Eyeballs aren’t everything.

Berkonomics

Back when we were all trying to figure out the real value of traffic on the web, we investors – and acquiring companies – got a bit crazy with metrics used to value acquisitions and investments. That is the quandary which entrepreneurs face today in building models for new companies around a web presence.

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10 Ways Owners Often Jeopardize Their Business Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

Some chaos is normal in every new business, but many wait far too long before they install metrics based on “best practices,” and fail to attack obvious bottlenecks with a vengeance. The most cost-effective marketing approaches have changed; from catalogs to web sites, and from television commercials to social media.

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Kevin Federline Search Engine

SoCal CTO

talking about Prodeges Search with Kevin Site - [link]. Take a look at other sites: [link] But the overall idea is to provide branded search in order to get merchandise from your artist, star, etc. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

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Marketing The Funniest Site On The Internet With Patrick Starzan of Funny or Die

Tech Zulu Event

Patrick is the man behind all the marketing aspects of what could be called one of the funniest sites on the web. How do you market the Funniest site on the internet? It will really depend on how Facebook manages the acquisition of the up and coming generation. Content is King – Have great content.

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