2008 Entrepreneur Finance Metrics 
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 11, 2022
And then in the late 90’s money crept in, swept in to town by public markets, instant wealth and an absurd sky-rocketing of valuations based on no reasonable metrics. Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC. We wanted new things to exist and to solve new problems and to see our creations come to life.
Startup Lessons Learned
DECEMBER 23, 2009
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Why vanity metrics are dangerous In a previous post, I defined two kinds of metrics: vanity metrics and actionable metrics. In this post, Id like to talk about the perils of vanity metrics. My personal favorite vanity metrics is "hits."
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Steve Blank
MARCH 31, 2014
I like the guy because he’s credited with coining the word entrepreneur. Metrics like Return on Net Assets, Return on Capital and Internal Rate of Return are the guiding stars of the board and CEO. To manage these employees companies create metrics to control, measure and reward execution. And if you do you are in luck.
Cracking the Code
JANUARY 28, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008. Happy New Year 2008! The second part of the year has seen a lower flow of blog posts, but part of my 2008 resolutions are to remedy to this shortfall, so be prepared for a strong 2008. 1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00 ▼ 2008. (11). Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends.
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 7, 2013
By Ingrid Vanderveldt, Dell’s Entrepreneur-in-Residence. Startups are hungry for credit, but banks and other financial institutions have never been stricter with their financing parameters. Corporations are also recognizing that filling the needs of entrepreneurs requires insight from entrepreneurs themselves.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 7, 2016
Transitioning a business concept into a company is a difficult process for many entrepreneurs; how do you gauge whether or not your concept will be successful? KPIs are helpful to entrepreneurs in understanding how their business is performing, especially when it is just starting out as a tool to measure growth. Final words on KPIs.
Austin Startup
AUGUST 10, 2017
Although we were studying finance, we were always more interested in tech. Take a look at some of the emails between us from 2010: We were attending NYU from 2008–2012. But we never lost the finance bug. As entrepreneurs, Tushar and I immediately knew that when product-market fit hits you in the head, you jump on it.
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