Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

There has been a lot of public debate over the past several weeks about whether it’s a good thing to be “gross margin positive” or not and commentary always reminds me that some people at startups don’t quite understand financial metrics or even how to think about which ones are healthy. So here are some more details ….

Metrics 150

Metrics Cost Acquisition Startup 150

The Startup Magazine

MAY 22, 2018

Early stage. At this stage, the hiring of employees who are customer focused is paramount. Have well-managed communication channels: the feedback from your customers come in through different channels. But at this stage, you need to have one official channel for the customers to be in contact with you.

Customer 94

Customer Early Stage Churn Rate Startup 94

Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

So most early-stage VCs have started to evaluate investment opportunities with an imaginary benchmark in mind: can this company become a $100 million opportunity? The biggest driver for high LTV is repeat purchase behavior (in an e-commerce business) respectively a low churn rate (in a SaaS company).

Churn Rate 168

Churn Rate Viral Acquisition Cofounder 168

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? What should our MRR growth be?

B2C 141

B2C Technical Review Startup Retention 141

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

A tool like Quuu identifies relevant, shareable content to keep your social media channels active. . Data companies focused on early-stage startups include Aingel , fundsUP , Preseries , PredictLeads , and Sploda. The Pocket Negotiator is very early-stage attempt to aid in the negotiating process itself.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 11, 2015

how many searches are available on Adwords) and what is the quota attainment and churn rate of the sales people as well as their profile SMB online sales (e.g., In other words, there are universal metrics that smart investors require to make investing decisions. 9 Numbers There’s a saying that “ numbers raise dollars.”

San Francisco 48

San Francisco Churn Rate Silicon Valley Engineer 48

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Written By Dan Martell on February 2nd, 2012 | Category: Hiring LeanStartup Marketing Metrics Startup Life | 6 Comments. Building Metrics / Usage Reports / KPI 3. Product/Metrics (70%/30% time) * Get your product activation (sign-up + meaningful action) to 60% * then, Get your product retention to 20% weekly. Why do I do it?

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44