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Benchmarking Performance: Your Options, Dos, Don'ts and To-Die-Fors!

Occam's Razor

If you've read my first book Web Analytics: An Hour A Day, you know that I've advocated this strategy since 2008! Leaders (company is leaving China, our IPO is next week, 1,800 new stores are being opened in 180 days, our new IRR is 8%). There are four reasons, again from Web Analytics: An Hour A Day, from 2008 (!):

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As Populist as it May Feel, 98% of VCs Aren’t Dumb

Both Sides of the Table

The better way to think about VC returns is, do the firms consistently beat alternative asset clases on an IRR basis to adjust for the increased risk and lack of liquidity? I use analytics. I use social media. You invest across many funds just as VCs invest across many companies. Here the data is not always kind to VCs.

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