Internet Statistics company Compete is set to launch a new site with enhanced features on the 15th of April. The new service is rumoured to have an enhanced interface with dynamic graphs, daily digest and more. Check back to Crenk on the 15th for a complete run down of the new features.
It has been reported by the guys over at Techcrunch that Alexa has changed the algorithm for their ratings. Alexa announced that they are pulling in more sources than just the Alexa toolbar and that they have also improved their methodology.
This has all come as a pleasant change. For a long time Alexa has been criticized because of their ratings and the fact that they are just completely made up and not really relevant. There has been a lot of sites that have take a huge hit, main example is DailyBlogTips.
In the race for providing the most accurate stats of websites for free, I still think Compete and Quantcast are a long way ahead of Alexa, but these changes might make a huge change in how relevant the popularity numbers actually are.
Guy Kawasaki posted a very interesting article on Monday, “Financial Models for Underachievers: Two Years of the Real Numbers of a Startup“.
The post is written by his friend Glenn Kelman who runs Redfin. Glenn decided he wanted to bare his financial soul so that other entrepreneurs could get greater insight into the witchcraft called financial modeling. The article is a two part posting in which he reveals his numbers and his lessons. It is very interesting for a young entrepreneur, so make sure you take a look!
