Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Three months in, the burn is now at $70k/month. No updates, screen comps, or metrics have been publicly shared yet. A review of the cash position, burn rate, and execution plan would have revealed there was not enough cash on hand to nail the pivot while leaving 3-6 months of time in market before raising again.

Burn Rate 152

Burn Rate Equity Software Review Early Stage 152

ReadWriteStart

JULY 9, 2023

Metrics A business should be measurable. Metrics help you identify if you are on the right path and they help to convince prospective investors to give you money. There are more than a dozen startup metrics that a founder can use. Learn how others do it, listen to experts, and figure out your pricing policy.

Intellectual Property 122

Intellectual Property Startup Burn Rate Metrics 122

Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2011

3) An experienced board brings an extensive network of customers, partners, help in recruiting, follow-on financing, etc. The Wrong Metrics. Traditional startup board meetings spend an insane amount of wasted time using Fortune 100 company metrics like income statements, cash flow, balance sheet, waterfall charts. Not Real-time.

Silicon Valley 295

Silicon Valley Business Model Venture Capital Balance Sheet 295

Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2011

3) An experienced board brings an extensive network of customers, partners, help in recruiting, follow-on financing, etc. The Wrong Metrics. Traditional startup board meetings spend an insane amount of wasted time using Fortune 100 company metrics like income statements, cash flow, balance sheet, waterfall charts. Not Real-time.

Silicon Valley 266

Silicon Valley Business Model Venture Capital Balance Sheet 266

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

One question that keeps coming up when speaking with early stage entrepreneurs when it comes to funding, is what metrics the company needs to hit to raise seed/series A/B etc: What’s a good conversion rate? Is my churn rate below the category average? 500 Startups created a helpful primer on key B2C metrics.

B2C 141

B2C Technical Review Startup Retention 141

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 13, 2011

An experienced board brings an extensive network of customers, partners, help in recruiting, follow-on financing, etc. The Wrong Metrics : Traditional startup board meetings spend an insane amount of wasted time using Fortune 100 company metrics like income statements, cash flow, balance sheet, waterfall charts.

Silicon Valley 117

Silicon Valley Balance Sheet Metrics Early Stage 117

Hippoland

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

At a minimum, include Last month’s revenue OR if you are pure consumer company, DAUs / MAUs Growth Other potential metrics (depending on the nature of your business) may include: Monthly leads Churn / re-engagements / upsales etc… Some companies include a graph of their KPIs, which makes it easier to visualize.

Burn Rate 48

Burn Rate Acquisition Revenue Metrics 48