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Meta Levels for Software Engineers Meta (formerly Facebook) has a well-defined structure and levels for software engineers, starting from E2 (IC2) for interns/students. This article will focus on levels E3 (IC3) to E10 (IC10), covering fully qualified engineers and individual contributors. These levels define career progression, responsibilities, and compensation, ensuring clarity and growth opportunities for engineers at Meta. We’ll provide an overview of what to expect at each individual contributor level. Leading tech companies, particularly FAANG (Facebook/Meta, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google), use structured levelling systems to standardize compensation, ensuring fairness and consistency based on job roles, qualifications, and responsibilities. At Meta, entry-level software engineers start at the E3 level and can advance to higher levels like M2 (Software Engineering Manager) or E8 (Principle Software Engineer), depending on their skills and experience. In contrast, Google designates its entry-level software engineers as L3. This article explores Meta’s software engineer levels, looking at career progression, compensation, and professional growth opportunities within the company. Meta Individual Contributor (IC) Levels E3 – Software Engineer || E3 Software Engineers join the company from university or have a couple of years of commercial experience (intern or apprentice). They are expected to have autonomy sufficient to complete individual tasks without much guidance, deliver production-quality code, use tools, implement good tests, and write documentation. Though not critical, people and soft skills are still important. With the expected level of coaching, they should be able to receive constructive feedback, work on it, and improve proactively. At Meta, Software Engineers at Level E3 are expected to be well-rounded engineers who can deliver good-quality code and features and exhibit a strong growth mindset. Engineers at that level are expected to grow to E4 within 24 months. E4 – Software Engineer ||| E4 Software Engineer: As a Software Engineer Level |||, your responsibilities include working on projects to deliver complete features. You will be responsible for the project’s technical specifications and work collaboratively with other teams to ensure successful delivery. While working primarily independently, you should assist your colleagues by conducting code reviews or providing constructive feedback on technical decisions. E5 – Senior Software Engineer **E5 Senior Software Engineer: You own a problem space/project end-**to-end and should create scope for yourself and others in the team. You are driving technical alignment and collaboration across functions and teams. As a Senior Software Engineer, you help other engineers grow through mentoring and coaching. You set and maintain the quality bar for the team. You can drive and deliver through others. E6 – Staff Software Engineer E6 Staff Software Engineer: You play a critical role in setting the direction and goals of the team. As a Staff Software Engineer, you are responsible for driving roadmapping, scoping work, and managing technical problems outside the team while influencing the organization. You are the one that deals with the most complex issues. If needed, you can cover for missing PM or EM in the team and advocate for high quality and engineering excellence. E7 – Senior Staff Software Engineer E7 Senior Staff Software Engineer: Different tracks and Archetypes focusing on breadth or depth regarding technical complexity, working on large programs spanning multiple teams and orgs, and setting the organizational direction of a significant problem. These engineers are involved in building high-performing engineering teams and organizations. E8 – Principal Engineer E8 Principal Engineer: Industry expert/leader. You have an impact beyond Meta into an industry or specific technology area, and you are very passionate about an area and champion it. As Principal Engineer, you drive technical, process and cultural changes to help the company move fast. You are pursuing many complex incremental changes instead of just building new/shiny pieces of technology. You are a great coach, and people follow you. E9 – Distinguished Engineer E9 Distinguished Engineer: In the US, these engineers earn over $2.5M annually. Among thousands of engineers at Meta, fewer than 50 (less than 1%) achieve this level. E9 engineers are known for their exceptional ability to uplift their teams, creating significant projects and clear tasks that help teammates rapidly advance. This leadership and talent development foster loyalty and capability, enabling E9 engineers to achieve substantial impact. They exemplify the importance of scaling one’s influence through others to become effective tech leads. E10 – Engineering Fellow Meta has very few engineers at this level. They are all internally grown and never hired externally. This level is similar to Google’s Fellow level. One example is Mike Schroepfer, Meta’s ex-CTO and currently a Senior Fellow. He organizes the famous (internal) SchrepTech, keeping all staff members connected with the amazing technology teams building across the company. Meta Compensation Structure (inc. Examples) Like many large tech companies, Meta designs its compensation structure for each engineering level to attract and retain top talent by offering a competitive mix of salary, stock options, bonuses, and benefits. This structure typically consists of several key components: 1. Base Salary The employee’s role, level, experience, and market rates for similar positions determine the base salary, the fixed annual compensation paid to an employee, excluding bonuses, equity, or other benefits. 2. Stock Options/Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) Meta, a publicly traded company, offers stock options or Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) as part of the compensation package. These equity components align the interests of the employees with the company’s success. RSUs are company shares given to employees as part of their compensation, but they come with a vesting schedule, typically over four years. This means the employee gains control of the stock over time, encouraging them to stay with the company longer. 3. Bonuses Bonuses are performance-based cash payments. They are tied to individual, team, and company performance. These are typically awarded annually and can significantly increase employee compensation based on their and Meta’s success. 4. Benefits Beyond the monetary compensation, Meta offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement savings plans, parental leave, wellness programs, and more. These benefits contribute to the overall compensation but are not typically quantified in the total compensation figure. These benefits are the same and available for all Engineering Levels at Meta. Example of Compensation Structure Let’s consider a hypothetical example for an E3 Software Engineer Level’s Salary at Meta: Base Salary: $120,000 annually. This is the fixed cash component paid out in monthly salaries.
Stock Options/RSUs: $40,000 annually, vested over four years. This means the employee is granted $160,000 worth of RSUs, which start vesting after one year of employment at a rate of $40,000 per year.
Bonus: $15,000 annually, depending on personal and company performance.
Total Estimated Compensation: $175,000 annually, not including benefits. Meta Stock Options Vesting Schedule Meta offers Stock Options called Restricted Stock Units (RSU); these are treated as cash compensation. For the RSU component, if the vesting schedule is over four years with a one-year cliff, the employee must stay with the company for at least one year to receive the first 25% ($40,000) of their RSUs. After the cliff, the remaining RSUs typically vest monthly or quarterly over the next three years. This compensation structure is designed to be competitive, reward employees for contributing to the company’s success, and incentivize long-term employment. However, the exact figures can vary based on many factors, including negotiation, the company’s stock price, and more. Meta Core Company Values At each Meta engineering level, the person will have to focus and exhibit impact across most or all Meta “Core Values”. These values are fully embedded in the performance evaluation and company processes. Move Fast
Focus on Long-Term Impact
Build Awesome Things
Live in the Future
Be Direct and Respect Your Colleagues
Meta, Metamates, Me Join Me: Follow me on the Engineering Bolt Newsletter, Twitter, and Linkedin for Career, Leadership, and Growth advice. Meta Levels for Software Engineers Meta (formerly Facebook ) has a well-defined structure and levels for software engineers, starting from E2 (IC2) for interns/students. This article will focus on levels E3 ( IC3 ) to E10 ( IC10 ), covering fully qualified engineers and individual contributors. These levels define career progression, responsibilities, and compensation, ensuring clarity and growth opportunities for engineers at Meta. Meta Facebook E3 IC3 E10 IC10 We’ll provide an overview of what to expect at each individual contributor level. Leading tech companies, particularly FAANG ( Facebook/Meta , Amazon , Apple , Netflix , and Google), use structured levelling systems to standardize compensation, ensuring fairness and consistency based on job roles, qualifications, and responsibilities. FAANG Facebook/Meta Amazon Apple Netflix levelling systems At Meta , entry-level software engineers start at the E3 level and can advance to higher levels like M2 (Software Engineering Manager) or E8 (Principle Software Engineer), depending on their skills and experience. In contrast, Google designates its entry-level software engineers as L3. Meta E3 M2 E8 This article explores Meta’s software engineer levels , looking at career progression , compensation , and professional growth opportunities within the company. software engineer levels career progression compensation professional growth Meta Individual Contributor (IC) Levels E3 – Software Engineer || E3 Software Engineers join the company from university or have a couple of years of commercial experience (intern or apprentice). They are expected to have autonomy sufficient to complete individual tasks without much guidance, deliver production-quality code, use tools, implement good tests, and write documentation. E3 Software Engineers Though not critical, people and soft skills are still important. With the expected level of coaching, they should be able to receive constructive feedback, work on it, and improve proactively. At Meta, Software Engineers at Level E3 are expected to be well-rounded engineers who can deliver good-quality code and features and exhibit a strong growth mindset. Engineers at that level are expected to grow to E4 within 24 months. E4 E4 – Software Engineer ||| E4 Software Engineer : As a Software Engineer Level |||, your responsibilities include working on projects to deliver complete features. You will be responsible for the project’s technical specifications and work collaboratively with other teams to ensure successful delivery. While working primarily independently, you should assist your colleagues by conducting code reviews or providing constructive feedback on technical decisions. E4 Software Engineer E5 – Senior Software Engineer **E5 Senior Software Engineer: You own a problem space/project end-**to-end and should create scope for yourself and others in the team. You are driving technical alignment and collaboration across functions and teams. As a Senior Software Engineer, you help other engineers grow through mentoring and coaching. You set and maintain the quality bar for the team. You can drive and deliver through others. E6 – Staff Software Engineer E6 Staff Software Engineer : You play a critical role in setting the direction and goals of the team. As a Staff Software Engineer, you are responsible for driving roadmapping , scoping work, and managing technical problems outside the team while influencing the organization. You are the one that deals with the most complex issues. If needed, you can cover for missing PM or EM in the team and advocate for high quality and engineering excellence. E6 Staff Software Engineer roadmapping E7 – Senior Staff Software Engineer E7 Senior Staff Software Engineer : Different tracks and Archetypes focusing on breadth or depth regarding technical complexity, working on large programs spanning multiple teams and orgs, and setting the organizational direction of a significant problem. These engineers are involved in building high-performing engineering teams and organizations. E7 Senior Staff Software Engineer E8 – Principal Engineer E8 Principal Engineer : Industry expert/leader. You have an impact beyond Meta into an industry or specific technology area, and you are very passionate about an area and champion it. As Principal Engineer, you drive technical, process and cultural changes to help the company move fast. You are pursuing many complex incremental changes instead of just building new/shiny pieces of technology. You are a great coach, and people follow you. E8 Principal Engineer E9 – Distinguished Engineer E9 Distinguished Engineer : In the US, these engineers earn over $2.5M annually. Among thousands of engineers at Meta, fewer than 50 (less than 1%) achieve this level. E9 engineers are known for their exceptional ability to uplift their teams, creating significant projects and clear tasks that help teammates rapidly advance. This leadership and talent development foster loyalty and capability, enabling E9 engineers to achieve substantial impact. They exemplify the importance of scaling one’s influence through others to become effective tech leads. E9 Distinguished Engineer E10 – Engineering Fellow Meta has very few engineers at this level. They are all internally grown and never hired externally. This level is similar to Google’s Fellow level. One example is Mike Schroepfer , Meta’s ex-CTO and currently a Senior Fellow. He organizes the famous (internal) SchrepTech, keeping all staff members connected with the amazing technology teams building across the company. Mike Schroepfer Meta Compensation Structure (inc. Examples) Like many large tech companies, Meta designs its compensation structure for each engineering level to attract and retain top talent by offering a competitive mix of salary, stock options, bonuses, and benefits. This structure typically consists of several key components: 1. Base Salary Base Salary The employee’s role, level, experience, and market rates for similar positions determine the base salary, the fixed annual compensation paid to an employee, excluding bonuses, equity, or other benefits. 2. Stock Options/Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) Stock Options/Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) Meta, a publicly traded company, offers stock options or Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) as part of the compensation package. These equity components align the interests of the employees with the company’s success. RSUs are company shares given to employees as part of their compensation, but they come with a vesting schedule, typically over four years. This means the employee gains control of the stock over time, encouraging them to stay with the company longer. 3. Bonuses Bonuses Bonuses are performance-based cash payments. They are tied to individual, team, and company performance. These are typically awarded annually and can significantly increase employee compensation based on their and Meta’s success. 4. Benefits Benefits Beyond the monetary compensation, Meta offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement savings plans, parental leave, wellness programs, and more. These benefits contribute to the overall compensation but are not typically quantified in the total compensation figure. These benefits are the same and available for all Engineering Levels at Meta. Example of Compensation Structure Let’s consider a hypothetical example for an E3 Software Engineer Level’s Salary at Meta : E3 Software Engineer Level’s Salary at Meta Base Salary: $120,000 annually. This is the fixed cash component paid out in monthly salaries. Stock Options/RSUs: $40,000 annually, vested over four years. This means the employee is granted $160,000 worth of RSUs, which start vesting after one year of employment at a rate of $40,000 per year. Bonus: $15,000 annually, depending on personal and company performance. Total Estimated Compensation: $175,000 annually, not including benefits. Base Salary : $120,000 annually. This is the fixed cash component paid out in monthly salaries. Base Salary Stock Options/RSUs : $40,000 annually, vested over four years. This means the employee is granted $160,000 worth of RSUs, which start vesting after one year of employment at a rate of $40,000 per year. Stock Options/RSUs Bonus : $15,000 annually, depending on personal and company performance. Bonus Total Estimated Compensation : $175,000 annually, not including benefits. Total Estimated Compensation Meta Stock Options Vesting Schedule Meta offers Stock Options called Restricted Stock Units ( RSU ); these are treated as cash compensation. For the RSU component, if the vesting schedule is over four years with a one-year cliff, the employee must stay with the company for at least one year to receive the first 25% ($40,000) of their RSUs. After the cliff, the remaining RSUs typically vest monthly or quarterly over the next three years. Restricted Stock Units RSU This compensation structure is designed to be competitive, reward employees for contributing to the company’s success, and incentivize long-term employment. However, the exact figures can vary based on many factors, including negotiation, the company’s stock price, and more. Meta Core Company Values At each Meta engineering level, the person will have to focus and exhibit impact across most or all Meta “Core Values” . These values are fully embedded in the performance evaluation and company processes. “Core Values” Move Fast Focus on Long-Term Impact Build Awesome Things Live in the Future Be Direct and Respect Your Colleagues Meta, Metamates, Me Move Fast Move Fast Focus on Long-Term Impact Focus on Long-Term Impact Build Awesome Things Build Awesome Things Live in the Future Live in the Future Be Direct and Respect Your Colleagues Be Direct and Respect Your Colleagues Meta, Metamates, Me Meta, Metamates, Me Join Me: Follow me on the Engineering Bolt Newsletter, Twitter, and Linkedin for Career, Leadership, and Growth advice. Join Me: Follow me on the Engineering Bolt Newsletter , Twitter , and Linkedin for Career, Leadership, and Growth advice. Engineering Bolt Newsletter Twitter Linkedin

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This is the reason why Devart is here: the firm has been providing a variety of productivity solutions to Fortune 500 companies, providing them with assistance in enhancing their operations and the communication that occurs within their technology teams. We spoke to Dmytro Nikolaenko, Founder and CEO of Devart, to understand what factors helped the company stay competitive in the exponentially developing technology market for over two decades and how they are preparing for the digital transformation, connected to the arrival of AI and other newest technologies. 1. What is the vision behind Devart? How did you choose the niche for your business? Data is one of the keys to the modern world, no doubt about that. It's a cornerstone of sorts that will never lose any of its relevance. As long as there is software, it has to interact with data. And this is where our solutions come into play. They empower users to manage data with maximum convenience and minimum effort. They provide users with multiple tools that effectively augment their capabilities in daily work. They help reduce manual routine, automate it where possible, and focus on things that really matter. To achieve that, the whole team has to work a lot. We have to evolve our tools non-stop. We have to keep them powerful and intuitive for users of different backgrounds and skill sets. To top it off, we're committed to providing our clients with exceptional, highly responsive support. More or less, this sums up the vision behind Devart. And I was lucky to gather together a team of skilled and talented people who proved capable of making it all work. 2. What is the role of database management in today's fast-paced software development landscape? It's a vital part of that landscape. A database's main functions are information storage, retrieval, and updating. Data about every facet of company operations may be kept in a database, and database administration is essential for creating software that is dependable, strong, and efficient. Imagine that you're in charge of a software product, and you release updates under a standard development cycle. The release of each update is a chance to keep up-to-date with the demands of your customers, to prove the relevance of your product. Basically, it's a chance to sell. Naturally, you want to make the road to each release as short and painless as possible. And when it comes to database development and management, database management tools can offer a true shortcut. For example, dbForge tools for SQL Server can help you unify database development, management, testing, and deployment into a single DevOps cycle, perfectly automated and integrated into your general workflow. And if your workflow changes, these tools are flexible enough to catch up with it. 3. What are the best strategies for the software project teams to adopt to break the cycle of misaligned goals, fragmented tech stack, workflows, or output that come with a siloed team? Proper clarification of goals and well-aligned teamwork is a matter of good management. To avoid teams becoming fixated on increasingly specific, narrow objectives that often lead to misalignment between departments and duplication of efforts, tech leaders should provide a broad, holistic vision for the entire organization to aspire to and set clear priorities. The subject of fragmented tech stacks and workflows is one of the most common problems faced by our clients. In many use cases, a rapidly growing company needed to reshape its database development and management workflows to keep up with the pace of changes. And in each case, our tools helped them make it possible. When performing everyday routine work and coding, users of Devart database administration and development tools consistently report a considerable gain in productivity of 20–30%. We're really proud to be part of their success. 4. How do you plan to accommodate the growing trend for AI, decentralized data, or decentralized database management solutions? The primary incentive for us is the market demand which is why we are focused on the traditional relational databases. This market blooms and doesn't show any signs of decline. In addition, we are very interested in AI utilization in the forthcoming perspective and keep an eye on the rapid developments in this particular area and use cases. As soon as there are proven cases for AI-enabled tools for software or database development, we will expand our offering - our team has enough talent and perseverance to make it happen. Conclusion Tech transformation is one of the most critical parts of business operations in our world. At the end of the day, tech is everywhere - being able to manipulate and control it, while also gaining the right insights from your use of technology, will be one of the areas to focus on as a business looking to grow.

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Let's learn about via these 25 free stories. They are ordered by most time reading created on HackerNoon. Visit the to find the most read stories about any technology. Dating /Learn Repo 1. Online Dating & Cybersecurity: Being Out There and Being Safe Dating has changed a lot over the centuries, and in keeping with the times most people are using technology in their search for The One. Almost 60% of Americans say that online dating is a good way to meet people, up from less than 45% in 2005. Online dating users tend to be younger - 90% are under 40 and 75% are under 30, but even 10% are over the age of 55. Unfortunately with anything online comes scams and the potential to be hacked, but that doesn’t mean you can’t find the love of your life as long as you are careful. 2. How to Avoid Awkward Virtual Events While her pajama set was nice, I was wondering what type of crowd this was. Even before the March shelter-in-place orders, I would have never thought to wear pajamas to an in-person social event. 3. About The Misaligned Incentives of Dating Applications Why It’s Time To Redefine Success 4. Building a Dating App: To Code From Scratch or Use a Script? To start with, you can either use a ready-made dating script or go all out and build custom dating software from scratch, just like Tinder did! 5. The Dangers of Online Dating This article discusses the dangers of online dating, ranks US states according to their safety for online dating, and discusses ways to be safer when dating onl 6. What Are Dating Apps Doing to Protect Their Users? The multibillion-dollar online dating industry has no meaningful standards for responding to reports of offline harm and removing those responsible... 7. The Next Revolution in the Dating Industry: Will AI Help Me Find a Boyfriend? Artificial Intelligence-assisted solutions in the dating world are leveraging large volumes of new and old data to analyze user behavior like never before. 8. AI, Metaverse, and Other Modern Technologies That Impact Online Dating AI algorithms in today’s world are truly amazing and do not just consider specific filters, but also pay attention to your overall behavior to suggest matches. 9. Will Someone Make Attention Apps Cool Again? Tinder, Snapchat, Twitter, and Instagram are just a few of the prominent apps that give users a dopamine high as their content gets traction. But these apps have masked fulfillment of the attention need with other core features, which normalize attention-seeking behavior. Tinder lets you meet cool people. Instagram makes you look cool. And Twitter makes you sound cool. Why doesn’t anonymous attention make you cool? 10. AI Is Changing The Future Of Online Dating Discover how AI-driven dating apps can help users escape information overload, avoid inappropriate content, and find compatible partners faster. 11. Online Dating and Cybercrime: Be Aware of These Potential Dangers While online dating is a lot of fun, it brings various risks to the table. Dating site hackers often target vulnerable communities to accomplish online identity theft and other types of crime. The Ashley Madison hack from 2015 is one of the most prominent examples. 12. Should We Swipe Right for Tinder and Bumble? In this slogging thread, our community discusses their views on dating apps and their future. 13. The Future of Dating, Kim Kardashian and AI? The Coronavirus, technology and social media influencers like Kim Kardashian have transformed our view of dating. So, what exactly is the future of dating? 14. 19 Reasons To Date An Engineer Why date an engineer? He has the right kind of confidence. He is incredibly rational. 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Hearing stories of many friends, I see extremely few people being in a relationship (and later marrying) with only one person whole over their life. 18. How to Add Gamification Into a Dating App Design The design of the dating app should turn the e-space of online dating into a comfort zone for billions of users seeking for a soulmate. 19. The Noonification: State of the Noonion: Green Clock Strikes Noon (10/17/2022) 10/17/2022: Top 5 stories on the Hackernoon homepage! 20. 5 Non-Obvious Business Problems in the Online Dating Market Online dating is still so popular that there are countless new startups in the space. 21. Tech's Impact on Relationship Dynamics In the past, the only way to meet new people was either in person or through someone you knew. This limited the dating and friendship quite a bit, but times are changing. Today, online dating and social media are the new normal. 22. Online Dating From A Data Analysis Perspective: A Deep Dive Love in the time of COVID is a… challenge, to say the least. 23. 3 Companies Show You What Matchmaking on Blockchain Could Look Like Dating is fun. It gets you to know your potential counterpart. But dating is hard in the real world, especially when you don’t know how to approach someone or if someone you clicked with is real. 24. Speed Dating Singles with Filteroff CEO Zach Schleien In this slogging AMA we chat to Filteroff CEO Zach Schleien. Filteroff is a dating app that speed dates singles. It uses video to help bring like-minded people 25. $BMBL: Swipe Left or Right? An Insight Into One of the Hottest Tickers in 2021 Tinder-rival Bumble made its debut on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol ‘BMBL’. It was initially priced at $43 per share. Thank you for checking out the 25 most read stories about Dating on HackerNoon. to find the most read stories about any technology. Visit the /Learn Repo

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Let's learn about via these 59 free stories. They are ordered by most time reading created on HackerNoon. Visit the to find the most read stories about any technology. Customer Rentention /Learn Repo 1. The Retail Evolution: Customers Demand Enhancements to the Shopping Experience Andreas Hassellof, Founder and CEO of Ombori, explores how changing customer behaviors impact retail, and drive retail technology innovation. 2. How to Keep Your Customers Focused and Engaged Know how to keep your SaaS customer engaged and focused in 2021. 3. 5 Ways to Use AI to Improve Customer Success Artificial Intelligence is a powerful set of tools that can be used throughout a business' operations allowing them to achieve better customer success. 4. Make it Sticky, then Acquire: 4 Pricing Lessons From My First 0-100 Users In an ideal world, the goal of any business starting up is to make money. In most cases, the profitability of a product is closely tied to how you as a product manager choose to price your product. Apart from building a product that provides real value to its customers, profitable monetization is the second most important aspect of running a successful business. 5. How Can Companies Use AI for Better Customer Experience? Explore how AI can help businesses to upgrade the experience of new and existing customers. 6. The Top 12 Inbound Marketing Strategies to Adopt Right Away This article will discuss the various Inbound Marketing Strategies required to help your business grow. 7. Retaining SaaS Customers in a Global Economic Downturn In a global economic downturn, retaining current customers is crucial for businesses, especially for SaaS companies facing the growing risk of customer churn. 8. How to Improve Customer Care Today customer care is one of the most popular and widely discussed topics in the IT industry. 9. The Importance Of Data in Sales in 2022 10. Social Features: The Secret to Bridging the Gap Between Apps and Users With a competitive app market and struggle to keep customers engaged, how can app developers ensure that they keep their users for a longer time? 11. How To Honour Your Early Adopters With Promotional Products Hi! My name is Vasily, and I am the co-founder of the Merch38 platform. We created this business to help people and companies create their own merchandise for retail, marketing, gifting or any number of reasons to need branded products. I would like to share how we helped the creators of the MagicKids mobile application to thank their first users, their early adopters. 12. 7 B2B Marketing Tips and Tricks that Work A 2015 press release from Bain & Company stated an interesting piece of truth. Almost 90 percent of sales and marketing executives don’t feel adequately prepared to sell to today’s digital-savvy buyers. Fortunately, this post offers a few B2B marketing tips and tricks so you can skyrocket your revenue. 13. You Need A Tech Loyalty Program: Here Are 5 Efficient Use Cases To Spark New Ideas An efficient retention strategy increases the company's profit up to 95%. Here are the best loyalty programs in the tech sector you can look to for inspiration. 14. Want to Drive Retention? Gamify Your SaaS Product Games are designed to keep us playing as long as possible. By presenting players with challenges and rewards for completing them, apps can generate dopamine hits in their users that can keep them coming back for more. Most people love a challenge, and consciously or not, we love rewards even more, even if they’re largely arbitrary. 15. Without Digital Adoption, Your Enterprise will Struggle It’s clear to everyone that we’re living in a digital age. In a time when people expect to run their lives through their smartphones, competitive enterprises have no choice but to adopt digital tools. 16. How We Increased User Retention in the LoopMessage App Using Free Messaging The LoopMessage app helped increase user retention several times. This was reached by sending free personalized messages via popular instant messengers. 17. How To Improve Customer Retention and Increase LTV Retaining customers is the number one growth strategy for business. Learn how to retain your customer and improve lifetime value (LTV). 18. How to Boost Customer Engagement in Digital Marketing customer engagement is key to keeping customers
happy and loyal. 19. Why Custom-Built Automation Can Be Ideal for Business Growth? Automation is a powerful driving force for business growth. It allows mundane, repeatable tasks, to be dealt with by binary code. That means we can just get on our all-important daily tasks. 20. What Is Average Handle Time (AHT) and How To Reduce It: 20 Tips & Tactics Average handle time is a key metric to focus on when trying to improve your customer support strategy. Read more about its major contributing factors, and what 21. Avoid a Loss in MRR and Make Your Dunning Campaign Really Powerful: Know How If you’re running a subscription or SaaS business, you know that at the end of the day your chief metric is monthly recurring revenue (MRR). 22. How to Drive Early 'Time-To-Value’ through Customer Success Time-To-Value is a Customer Success metric that is undervalued in SaaS but could be an advantage for a business. This article explains TTV and the types of TTV. 23. Your Customers Are Everything In The SaaS Industry Today, I’ll share some of the best lessons I got to learn from that experience. You can use these tips to beautify your SaaS or any other business. 24. What Three Features Should Houseparty Launch Next? “We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts. It’s our job every day to make every important aspect of the customer experience a little bit better.” — Jeff Bezos 25. Customer Education: How to Educate Customers Profitable for Business Customer education is a powerful growth marketing tool for online businesses. I discuss how to create a customer education strategy for your company in 2023. 26. 5 Steps to Master Customer Intelligence in 2021 Customer intelligence is the process of gathering and analyzing customer data. 27. 10 Tips to Develop a Strong B2B Relationship The growth of B2B eCommerce has spiked in the last two years. From $12.2 trillion in 2019, it is predicted to reach $20.9 trillion by 2027. 28. 7 Reasons Why Customer Success Function Fails Ever wondered why most of the SaaS companies have got Customer Success wrong? Check out some pitfalls that caused  the Customer Success effort to fail. 29. Predicting if the Customer is Satisfied by the Resolution Case study to predict if customer is satisfied by the resolution. 30. Welcome to The Zero Friction Future Hello, It’s time to learn something new again. This time, I would like to start a new series as zero friction future and talk about the details and categories in which we see high consumer friction and the areas of improvement. 31. Dealing With Negative Email Replies: To Give It Up or To Work It Out When you consider all outcomes of your email campaigns, don’t be afraid to ask the right questions. Even if they scare you. For example, don’t say “What should I do if I get negative replies?”. Say “What should I do when I get negative replies?”. 32. How to Generate Sales from Inactive Customers and Boost E-commerce What does marketing automation mean? Are activities planned triggered on user-generated events. Simple and clear. 33. 5 Auto-Message Sequences You Can Run Right Now In Dashly, we adore auto messages. It saves us lots of time, as they automatically generate and warm up leads. In this article, we share an easy way for you to create a message chain right now if you have never done this before. Here’s a list of five auto messages sequence which will be beneficial to both you and your clients. 34. What is Data Collection and What are The Most Important Events to Track When your company is client-oriented, one of your priority tasks is understanding your clients’ problems and gathering insights on how people use your product and when exactly they benefit from it. 35. No Brown M&Ms: The Van Halen Growth Hack For Getting Better Customers The Pareto Principle—known also as the 80/20 rule (and the law of the vital few) —states that for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. 36. 9 SaaS Retention Strategies to Reduce Customer Churn Customer retention is the key for any business and for SaaS, it's way too hard without a perfect strategy. Do check our blog to find the best tips! 37. Correlation Between Customer Satisfaction and Retention Is Real So is there a correlation between customer satisfaction and customer retention? Of course, there is! Satisfied customers stay, what’s there to research and analyze? 38. How to Implement a Customer Success Strategy: A Case Study Customer-Centricity is bang on trend; 73% of business leaders recognised customer experience as one of the most important purchase-driving factors. The truth is, there are no conniving, cheeky tricks you can use. Instead, it takes consistency, persistence, and a shared team ethos. 39. Voice of Customer: How to Use VOC Data to Drive Business Growth We all know Customer feedback is always useful for increasing product quality or service. But do you know that by using Customer feedback, you can also increase your company's revenue? 40. Ok Google, Improve My Retention Rate: A Customer-Centric Approach to the Crisis COVID-19 shifted the earth from beneath the business world’s feet. Small, medium, and large businesses alike closed their doors and weren’t sure when they would open them again. As the pandemic dug in, most businesses (I hope!) put the health and safety of their employees first. Only once they could ensure their team’s safety, were they able to start putting a plan in place for recovery. 41. 5 Amazing Ways to Boost Your Customer Retention Rate Improving your customer retention rate matters, and it’s something worth investing in. So here are 5 ways to know how to retain your existing customers easily. 42. 6 Customer Retention Strategies Every Small Business Owner Should Know Generating leads and attracting new customers are keys to ensure initial business success. 43. How To Segment Shopify Customer Base with Google Sheets and Google Data Studio After defining what the RFM analysis is standing for, and how you can apply it to your Customer Base, I want to show you how to apply it on Shopify orders data. 44. The Beginner's Guide to The Google HEART Framework In this post, we will dig into the Google HEART framework: a simple way to ensure you take into consideration every aspect of the user journey. 45. 5 Quick Tips on How to Improve Customer Satisfaction In this article, you'll learn what to do to satisfy your customers and how to build a stable and lucrative relationship. 46. Employee Experience and Customer Experience: Beyond Retention and Loyalty An #IBM research revealed that 70% of brand perception is settled by employees and 41% of customer loyalty comes from positive employee attitude Customers can generally be divided into two, Internal and external customers. Who are your internal customers? Your employees. Forrester defines customer experience as 47. How To Prevent Your Customers From Leaving And Win Back The Ones Who Left We bet you have your own “gone customers’ cemetery” of those who once were with you, but have gone and are not planning to return. It’s sad, but you can’t give up: almost half of them are sure to be returned. 48. How a Customer 360 and Dgraph Cloud Can Help Improve User Retention Successful corporations leverage a customer 360. Check out how Dgraph can provide top-notch analyses quickly and effectively. 49. WOW Your Clients: 5 Golden Rules to Make Your Client Happy How do you imagine a happy client? We believe that happy clients scream “WOW!”. Here are the top 5 rules of delivering WOW service for you. 50. What Happens When You Make Product Decisions to WOW your Customers [A Case Study] Which of you, when you have to buy an airplane ticket, is not looking for the cheapest and more convenient solution from SkyScanner or similar? And which one of you, once aware of the prices of the big airlines, doesn’t try to take a look at EasyJet or Ryanair? Honestly, for flights of less than 3 hours, the price paid plays a decisive role in my personal decision. 51. Why Chatbots Are The Future Of Customer Retention? Customer retention has become a genuinely challenging task for entrepreneurs. In the midst of all this, AI-assisted Chatbots are the real game changers. 52. How Obsessing on Outreach and Marketing Helped Truepush Grow 53. Hunting for Customers With PostgreSQL Now more than ever, you have to hold onto every customer you can. Customers don’t love your product one minute, then fall out of love with it the next. Normally there’s a declining trend in usage of your product over time. 54. How To Create Customer Segmentation using Google Analytics and A Spreadsheet Using Google Analytics, we can analyze our customer behaviors based on their interests, commonly features through clicks, time on page, bounce rate, custom events, etc. and their behaviors as shoppers, such as add to basket, average product quantity basket, LTV, AOV, etc. 55. How To Keep Your Customers Coming Back: 5 Proven Strategies Most businesses focus mainly on how to attract new leads to their website. But they tend to overlook the importance of retaining their existing customers. 56. 30 Powerful Strategies to Optimize Conversion for SaaS Businesses Learn 30 of the most effective strategies and practical tips to Optimize your B2B SaaS Conversion Rate as we get closer to 2023 57. Which Is Better For Your Business: Relationship or Transactional NPS® Surveys? What will be more profitable to the business, a Transactional NPS® Survey or a Relation NPS® Survey? 58. 24 Customer Retention Strategies One is better than two and is equal to six. At least, that’s how we (Dashly.io) think when it comes to comparing your regular customers with your potential customers. 59. Skyrocket your SaaS Retention by Applying Addictive Game UX [A How To Guide] Even if you’re not a gamer, you’ve probably heard of games like Flappy Bird, Fortnite, PUBG and Candy Crush. With user counts in the tens and hundreds of millions and some grossing over a $100 million in monthly revenue, there’s a lot for companies to learn from the gaming world. Gamers spend an average of an hour and 13 minutes day on video games – imagine if your customers spent that amount of time on your SaaS product every day. 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Data is the backbone of your business. Without a clear data structuring methodology, finding those important business documents you need for inventory and social marketing decisions will involve running around in lots of circles. Employees will spend a lot of productive time retrieving data at the expense of operational flow. But that is only the tip of the dark data vulnerability iceberg. As data silos continue to ravage your legacy systems, cybercriminals will exploit loopholes to steal your customer’s personally identifiable information (PII). Tax and data compliance issues will be rampant as well. In this article, I will be showing you how to build a reliable data pipeline for your small business to improve your productivity and data security. Let’s get started. 1. Identify Data Sources and Legacy Systems Do you know all of your business’s data sources? It’s hard to build your data pipeline if you don’t have the full picture of where your data is coming from and the stops it makes along the way. Without this information, it will be difficult to identify all the data streams that will feed your data pipeline. As a result, your pipeline won’t be reliable. In addition to that, legacy systems stand in your way as well because they don’t support integration into new systems. You will consequently be unable to tap into today’s top digital transformation trends to improve customer experiences, productivity, and profitability. The situation of legacy systems is out of hand in today’s business world. According to a Camunda study, over say legacy systems are hampering decision-making and digital transformation efforts. 90% of IT decision-makers So the first step will be to identify data sources and legacy systems. Legacy systems here entail outdated computer software and hardware which no longer receive manufacturer support. That could be anything from your outdated SaaS solution to obsolete storage mechanisms like floppy disks, among others. Moreover, you’ll also need to pick out data sources, both customer and employee-generated. On the customer’s front, you’re looking at submission forms and images of documentation among others. From your insider’s perspective, data sources include sales reports, emails, and other business documents. 2. Structure and Clean Your Data Unstructured data can be a huge thorn in the foot of your business. mostly because of incompatibility issues with many computer systems. Due to the lack of a clear structure, this data is hard to store, process, and manage, Despite that being the case, unstructured data is a problem plaguing many organizations today given that over is unstructured. 80% of enterprise data In this state, it becomes hard for your business to set up a relational database for your data pipeline, which is desirable because such a database makes it easy for you to store and analyze data. So you’ll need to put in place a permanent data structuring platform, and not a one-time-fix solution because your business feeds on unstructured data from your customers and other sources every day. One excellent long-term data structuring option is a content intelligence platform. First, such software can scan your legacy systems to identify unstructured data such as your small business invoices, and other workflow files residing within your silos. It can also digitize your content from various file formats including images, audio, and word documents, and convert this file into a single searchable format, namely PDF. Above all, an intelligent document processing system can use machine learning and natural language processing to eliminate duplicates and classify data. As an example, with content intelligence. a UK bank was able to break down silos It gained access to over 3.6 million legacy client documents left inaccessible by system upgrades, enabling the bank to expand its data pipeline and safely channel sensitive information. 3. Build Your Own Data Warehouse Your data warehouse refers to the storage location for your data. With clean datasets to work with thanks to content intelligence, the next step on how to build a reliable data pipeline for your small business entails choosing a relational database. So why is a relational database (RDB) preferred? According to a Tesora survey, today use a variation of the relational database, and for good reason. 79% of organizations A non-relational database is limited in comparison when it comes to simplicity, robustness, and flexibility. One way to get a relational database for your business is to create one. If you have the underlying SQL knowledge, you can build your own database. If not, then you should consider signing up for SQL classes to learn the ropes of how to create your RDB from scratch. Traditionally, there are multiple relational database options to consider. Some popular examples include: MySQL Oracle Database IBM DB2 MySQL is an excellent option because of its ease of use, depth of important tools, and flexibility in data recovery. As an example, Taxi giant to better manage its ordering system. Uber is using MySQL This RBD has proved an excellent choice because previously the company was running into bugs on its old database. With MySQL, Uber has enjoyed great scalability and success. 4. Identify a Server for Your Database With your database figured out, it’s time to consider hosting solutions. How long have you been using your current server? If it’s anything over four years, then you might need a replacement in order to find a reliable home for your new database. This is because an IDC report finds that old servers increase your by the fourth year, a figure that goes up five times a year later. support costs by about 40% What’s more, without upgrading your server infrastructure, your data pipeline will not be able to perform at peak performance. Temperamental servers aren’t ideal for your small business, especially if your data transactions are growing at an alarming rate. So how do you choose the right server? First, you will need to figure out if you need a dedicated hosting solution. If your workflow traffic isn’t that high and consequently your server capacity needs are fairly low as well, a shared server will do the work just fine. On the other hand, if you’re anticipating rampant growth in the next few weeks, then a dedicated hosting solution is a good idea. That’s especially so if your workflow contains sensitive customer PII that you’d like to better safeguard as well. 5. Create a Disaster Recovery Plan No matter how meticulously crafted, your data pipeline may fail at some point. In that case, you’ll want to have contingency measures in place. Otherwise, you’ll have to contend with long periods of data downtime. a Ponemon Institute study reveals. Data outages are tremendously costly, For every single minute of data downtime, it is estimated that within that time. businesses lose $5,000 The cost of repairs and recovery significantly contribute to this amount, but more importantly, the loss is also largely due to the economic consequences of business disruption. That includes lost business opportunities, customer churn, and reputational damages. To better manage outages, you’ll need a data pipeline recovery plan. The first step to that is creating a data management strategy to document operational procedures, inclusive of staff training, to prevent human error which is among the topmost causes of data downtime. Other times the outage could be due to digital crime, usually a denial-of-service attack, which is why for your small business is important. cyber security awareness Moreover, you should also have a disaster recovery plan that incorporates cloud content intelligence to ensure good backup. This way it’s easier to get your systems back up and running after an incident. Conclusion Is your data chaos running rampant? Then get a hold of it today. There’s no better time to learn how to build a reliable data pipeline for your small business and steer yourself out of the path of cyber risk and off-target marketing. Remember, . As a result, the more expensive it will be to build your own data pipeline when you eventually get to it. the longer you wait before taking action, the bigger your unstructured data problem gets Also published here.

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Entering into strategic partnerships in the early stages of your startup can often do more for your brand than an outright acquisition. Finding the right big-name partner early on can help you build and refine your product much faster, substantially lowering the chances of failure. It also grants your company access to the resources of a major corporation, enhancing your overall market value and giving your brand a competitive edge. It also allows you and your strategic partner to share resources that you wouldn’t generally have access to as a small business, resulting in a win-win collaborative experience because the strategic partner acquires access to technology or intellectual property, and labor resources. A notable of such a partnership is BMA Group, which needed to ensure that new hires were a match with the company culture with the help of a startup TalentTalk. They met through a business accelerator and their partnership was very fruitful, the startup was able to expand its team and branch out into different markets much sooner than if they’d worked alone, while the big corporation improved client retention and satisfaction. example The dream situation is for your company to enter a large corporation’s radar and have them reach out to you through a scouting campaign or accelerator program. Unfortunately, this is not very common, which means startups need alternative plans for finding the best strategic partner for their business. Things to remember when looking for a corporation to partner with . Corporations gain just as many benefits from things like startup innovation, agility and faster time to market. Approach big brands as an equal, and know your worth. You are not a supplicant coming to these brands . There are some cases where a corporation wants to partner with a startup that has already generated revenue, but most are concerned with the near-future potential of your offering. Most companies are only concerned with seeing results that prove your product or service is viable 3. . If your goals aren’t aligned, the partnership won’t be productive. The company needs to believe in your mission and share your ambition 4. , or their own internal agendas might discourage them from partnering with your company. Keep seeking out matches until you find the right one.' Big corporations may see too much risk or competition and decide not to get involved What can startups do to find a partner and scale their product? These are 5 steps that can help you: 1. Find the best product-market fit First, clearly outline the problem your product solves for users, then test your hypothesis to ensure that the problem really does exist and your product solves it better than any other solutions on the market. If you pass these checks, it’s time to move on to a pilot program or beta testers. Assess all aspects of your business and identify areas of growth potential. It is important to establish how a strategic partner can help you. Do you need more exposure on the market, better resources or maybe new equipment? Has there been a product like yours before, and why hasn't it worked? Before engaging with big players, you need to make sure that your product has potential and is worth investing in. For that, you can meet industry experts and your future customers. For example, if you are developing equipment for radiologists, get their feedback on what kind of product they actually need and if there has been anything similar on the market before. 2. Attend industry events and meetups Attending events gives you an opportunity to network and build important connections with potential partners. Firstly, you can look for events that specialize in your niche like local support groups for small businesses. It is beneficial to meet other business owners that you have something in common with. Even if your product is at an early development stage, you can benefit from attending industry meet-ups. They give you insight into the market’s needs and prospects as well as your competitors. Most industries also have a strong presence in accelerators like 500Startups, Plug’n’Play or others. They meet regularly at demo days, so keep up with their local agenda. 3. Stay agile and flexible Remember that initial success doesn’t always mean future success. Stay on top of market analysis and product refinement, collecting feedback and adjusting as the market demands. It’s possible that your partner may suggest alterations or feature integrations that could help you reach a larger portion of your target market. If this happens, it’s wise to pivot your MVP early to maximize your chances of success. 4. Don’t settle for the first corporation to show interest Big companies often have entire teams dedicated to scouting new startups with the potential to form a beneficial alliance. You could be approached by scouts, R&D recruiters, marketers or business development managers who all want to discuss a partnership opportunity. However, it’s important not to jump at the first offer you receive. Even if it sounds ideal, take some time to consider all angles of the partnership first. Remember that what you’re offering is valuable too, so it’s best to wait for a deal that meets all of your requirements. On the other side, if you’re pitching to corporations, you should take just as much care. Research your contact, develop a tailored, compelling pitch, and understand that, even if you don’t agree on a partnership, you’ve still made a potentially valuable connection. Make sure you enter into a with your partner and only then send your product or proposition. nondisclosure agreement 5. Be transparent It is important to be aware of your own potential and resources when exploring new partnerships. Having a clear understanding of the type of partnership you are entering will result in greater trust between companies as well as a stronger sense of accountability. Overall, strategic partnerships are a win-win for both sides. Startups get a helping hand forward, while big corporations get one thing they lack, the freedom to be fast-moving and agile.

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