Smooth Scaling

Smooth Scaling HOW TO KEEP YOUR STARTUP Start Strong, Scale Smooth Scalability is the cornerstone of your startup. It's all about... Reducing time to solution for Minimizing the impact of higher volumes of business on your Making future expansion easier. critical tasks. contribution margin. 70% startups struggle with scalability. It's vital to have a clear vision of your business' future. However, you must also be willing to evolve... Changing Tides: Startups Willing to Redesign... Raise Enjoy 250% 360% more user more money growth 52% less likely to scale prematurely. Get Your Compass Bearing: Develop a Strong Business Plan - 30% lack of managerial experience unforeseen 1% disasters experience 11% 46% of small businesses lack of specific product experience failures are attributed to poor planning Put The Wind In Your Sails 45% of customers expect 71% assistance within 5 of US consumers will minutes. abandon an online transaction if their questions or concerns 48% are not answered quickly! LIFEBOAY will abandon the site completely if they don't receive that assistance. 33% 17% VS of consumers would of consumers recommend a brand would recommend that provides a quick but ineffective a brand that provides a slow but effective response. response. Only the Mobile Vessels Survive 64% Mobile app users say they view brands with mobile 4 out of 5 consumers Use Smartphones to Shop apps more favorably. So Map Your Apps For Any Language: Countries with the Highest 4G Penetration 19.61% 26.1% 47.17% 16.76% USA Japan South Korea Australia Who's Sailing The Seas (And Who's Your Competition)? Experienced Sailors The average age of of startup founders: 40 74.% of them worked as employees at other companies for more than 6 years before starting their own. Startup Pirates of entrepreneurs indicate desire to build wealth as an important motivation in becoming an entrepreneur. 74.8% Risk Takers said the inability to find traditional 4 5% employment was an important factor in starting a business. Serial Entrepreneurs 2.3 The average number of businesses launched by startup entrepreneurs Sources http://mobithinking.com/mobilemarketingtools/latestmobilestats/b#mob ilebroadbandcountries http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/173488/appsmakeafflue ntfeelconnectedtotheirluxur.html http://onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/10561/12FactsAboutEntrepreneur sThatWillLikelySurpriseYou.aspx AFLOAT