Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 5, 2009

In a startup context, numbers like gross revenue are actually vanity metrics, not actionable metrics. Luckily, we also discovered that certain other metrics, like LTV and CPA were much better than we initially projected. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, June 8, 2009 1:16 AM Colin said.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

I closed down my first business last November and I am bootstrapping the second one currently. Startup Visa update ► February (5) Kiwi lean startup + Australia next Why diversity matters (the meritocracy business) Beware of Vanity Metrics (for Harvard Business Rev. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Cash is tight.

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www.subelsky.com

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Because it has an RSS feed, one could also use "Unresolved Hoptoad Errors" as a metric influencing the continuous deployment system. This isnt Rails-specific, but we use SimpleDB for dumping a lot of important metrics data, like performance measurements, which we then turn into metrics. March 8, 2010 9:25 PM Anonymoussaid.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 18, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, January 18, 2010 Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases non-events The following is a case study of one entrepreneurs transition from a traditional development cycle to continuous deployment. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, Read on to find out.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 18, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, April 18, 2010 Four myths about the Lean Startup Myth: Lean means cheap. Myth: Lean Startups are small bootstrapped startups. Myth: Lean Startups are small bootstrapped startups. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0,

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Bottom Up Market Sizing » January 12, 2010. Please see later version of this post on May 16, 2010 Entrepreneurs are often not experts in the area of term-sheet negotiations and all of the surrounding issues.   For the sake of this discussion it’s the method rather than the specific metric that is important. [2]

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Tim Keane

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

» February 03, 2010.   By this time we anticipate competitive pressure and we will use leads acquired per day and time from conversions to sales as an early warning metric. October 2010. September 2010. Bootstrapping. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Bottom Up Market Sizing.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Hopefully this will get more bootstrapping entrepreneurs focusing on making money instead of raising money. Reply Charlie Crystle , on April 8, 2010 at 12:31 pm Said: brilliant post. Reply Here’s how to create your own reality distortion field | Traders & Markets , on April 28, 2010 at 3:15 pm Said: [.]

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

We will also look at a variety of financing methods including venture capital, angel investing, licensing, franchising, roll-up, venture debt and my old favorite, bootstrapping. ► 2010. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Why I Hate Convertible Debt.Let Me Count the Way. ► February. (1). ► January. (1). ► October. (2).

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 8, 2009

In particular, we would cover customer development, continuous deployment, minimum viable product, and actionable metrics. I continue to work on additional programs and products for bootstrapped and angel-backed startups, as well as for enterprise and future entrepreneurs. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Bring your questions.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

You could bootstrap your startup and do most of the tough legwork on your own, perhaps while you hold down another job. On the one hand, bootstrapping your business gives you much more control over it. Step 8: Track your metrics. For many people, tracking metrics can seem like something scary, boring, or time-consuming.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Its Ok to Exit a Little Early -StubHub was experiencing great growth and hitting its metrics when Ebay acquired the company in early 2007 It is quite possible that Jeff could have gotten a higher price for the company by waiting, but felt there were a number of benefits to exiting when they did. ► 2010. (7). Bootstrapping 101.

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Tim Keane

JUNE 13, 2006

In general, the first part of the discussion runs to whether or not your numbers are tied to metrics with an underlying set of assumptions, or if they are simply a function of a mathematically applied growth rate. October 2010. September 2010. Bootstrapping. What can possibly go wrong; 3. What it costs if it does; 4.

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Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

What are the key drivers and metrics? Byron Deeter has a good blog post on SAAS metrics. I like to have one tab with assumptions and one tab with summary financials and key metrics. I also typically, write a text document summarizing the assumptions, validation for the assumptions and key metrics. ► 2010. (7).

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Tim Keane

MAY 27, 2010

Choosing the right corporate form for your enterprise » May 27, 2010. Remarks to the Visionary Companies Conference, Billings, MT May 27, 2010 It’s a fact that all net job creation since the 1980s has come    with under 100 employees. It was bootstrapped. It was bootstrapped. People are the whole game.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 19, 2010

Take the success of ITWatchDogs , the company I helped bootstrap and eventually sell (before Smart Bear). On the surface, it's yet another "marketing metrics" company. Office 2010 will be the end of Zoho, if we stop innovating, stop being nimble and flexible in our business model. Yes of course I'll share details!).

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Steve Blank

MAY 26, 2009

Bootstrap for years! You can bootstrap without VC money. Reply conversationalistOU812 , on November 9, 2009 at 10:31 am Said: Dmitriy is right – we should ban the use of industry buzzwords like “verticals&# , “metrics&# and “horizontals&# altogether. Yeah, I said.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

With a baby on the way, me and my wife bought our first home in 2010. When I decided to leave my mobile data start-up in 2013, I remembered my mortgage experience from 2010, and found that nothing had changed – the model was broken, antiquated and inefficient. #19 After looking at many extensions, we came up with the word ‘metrics.’

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Let me be the first one to state that fundraising does not equal success – some of the best companies are bootstrapped for a long time and raise money only sparingly, if at all. So I have personal scars from what it means to over-index success using fundraising as the key metric. Success and fundraising are not one and the same.

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market-by-numbers.com

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Reply O modelo Freemium para Startups – parte II » Manual da Startup says: April 14, 2010 at 12:09 pm [.] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Eric Ries and brantcooper, ralxz's Blogs. ralxz's Blogs said: Your Business “Driving Force” [link] [.] Essa é uma discussão polêmica e sem um claro consenso.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

What to Expect in 2010: UX/UI Design Simplicity – [link]. New Photoshop Tutorials : January 2010 - [link]. Fantastic Sci-Fi and Fantasy Movie Poster Inspiration, 1925 to 2010 - [link]. Bootstrapping Your Startup or Small Business - [link]. Bootstrapping Your Startup or Small Business - [link].

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Design/Front End: Twitter Bootstrap : Include this in your website, and you are half finished. Startup Metrics for Pirates â?? SaaS Metrics Tutorial â?? Get Satisfaction. Event platforms. Eventbrite. Women Focus. Girls in Tech. Add a class name to buttons, forms, quotes, etc. and they will instantly look pretty. Troy Carter.

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