Make a Cohort Analysis in Excel

Kenji Explains ยท Beginner ยท๐Ÿ“Š Data Analytics & Business Intelligence ยท4mo ago

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Make a dynamic Cohort Analysis Model in Excel to analyze customer retention. ๐Ÿš€ Get the FREE 50 Excel Hacks Template I made with Hubspot: https://clickhubspot.com/e696ab ๐Ÿ†“ DOWNLOAD Free Excel file for this video: https://careerprinciples.myflodesk.com/r64vrbnpod In this video, I show you how to make a cohort analysis in Excel. This model will help you understand how customers behave, how much revenue each cohort generates, and whether your customer acquisition is profitable. Best part is, you just need to set this up once, and you've got it as a template forever. A cohort analysis is very common for startups, especially in the software space, as venture capital funds like to use it to understand your customer retention. Firstly, we'll go over the different assumptions, then we'll set up the model with calculations like the customers by cohort or the customer revenue by cohort. thirdly, we'll calculate some of the key metrics including total revenue, customer lifetime value (CLV), customer acquisition lost (CAC), lifetime value (LTV) etc. Then we'll visualize our findings with conditional formatting, charts, and visuals. Finally, we'll go over some of the limitations of a cohort analysis in Excel. LEARN: ๐Ÿ‘‰ Excel for Business & Finance Course: https://www.careerprinciples.com/courses/excel-for-business-finance ๐Ÿ“ˆ The Complete Finance & Valuation Course: https://www.careerprinciples.com/courses/finance-valuation-course ๐Ÿ”ฅ Power BI for Business Analytics: https://www.careerprinciples.com/courses/power-bi-for-business-analytics ๐Ÿš€ All our courses: https://www.careerprinciples.com/all-courses โ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌ Chapters: 0:00โ€‹ -โ€‹ Intro 0:30โ€‹ - Assumptions 2:50โ€‹ - Modeling 6:35โ€‹ - Key Metrics 10:47โ€‹ - Charts & Visuals 12:54โ€‹ - Limitations

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Make a dynamic Cohort Analysis Model in Excel to analyze customer retention. ๐Ÿš€ Get the FREE 50 Excel Hacks Template I made with Hubspot: https://clickhubspot.com/e696ab ๐Ÿ†“ DOWNLOAD Free Excel file for this video: https://careerprinciples.myflodesk.com/r64vrbnpod In this video, I show you how to make a cohort analysis in Excel. This model will help you understand how customers behave, how much revenue each cohort generates, and whether your customer acquisition is profitable. Best part is, you just need to set this up once, and you've got it as a template forever. A cohort analysis is very common for startups, especially in the software space, as venture capital funds like to use it to understand your customer retention. Firstly, we'll go over the different assumptions, then we'll set up the model with calculations like the customers by cohort or the customer revenue by cohort. thirdly, we'll calculate some of the key metrics including total revenue, customer lifetime value (CLV), customer acquisition lost (CAC), lifetime value (LTV) etc. Then we'll visualize our findings with conditional formatting, charts, and visuals. Finally, we'll go over some of the limitations of a cohort analysis in Excel. LEARN: ๐Ÿ‘‰ Excel for Business & Finance Course: https://www.careerprinciples.com/courses/excel-for-business-finance ๐Ÿ“ˆ The Complete Finance & Valuation Course: https://www.careerprinciples.com/courses/finance-valuation-course ๐Ÿ”ฅ Power BI for Business Analytics: https://www.careerprinciples.com/courses/power-bi-for-business-analytics ๐Ÿš€ All our courses: https://www.careerprinciples.com/all-courses โ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌ Chapters: 0:00โ€‹ -โ€‹ Intro 0:30โ€‹ - Assumptions 2:50โ€‹ - Modeling 6:35โ€‹ - Key Metrics 10:47โ€‹ - Charts & Visuals 12:54โ€‹ - Limitations
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