View from Seed

MARCH 29, 2016

This desperate need for employees often leads to an equally desperate, ad-hoc approach to recruiting without any relevant recruiting metrics being tracked. The resume-to-interview metric is simply a measurement of how many resumes startups review for each person interviewed. Let’s say you’re looking for a junior level developer.

Metrics 120

Metrics Founder CTO Hire Technical Review 120

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. If you can’t raise — you’re dead. End of story.

Metrics 150

Metrics Cost Acquisition Startup 150

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

Having a set of metrics that you watch & that you feel are the key drivers of your success helps keep clarity. And the more public you can make your goals for these key metrics the better. I was recently talking with a startup company who wanted me to try their product. In our next meeting I asked them how often it crashed.

Metrics 346

Metrics Startup Acquisition SEM 346

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 28, 2016

The outright and abject failure of a software development project is a surprisingly common occurrence, and the reasons for a specific project’s failure tend to revolve around three easily avoidable mistakes. Poorly Defined Project Goals and Performance Metrics. Unreasonable Time Restrictions and Budgetary Limitations.

Software Developers 100

Software Developers Software Development Software Review Software 100

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 2, 2016

New technologies emerge daily and bring ingenious products to the world. It’s generally accepted to praise developers and designers for bringing these products to life but there is usually someone else behind the concepts and ideas. Product managers should also understand the company’s goals. necessary product.

Management 100

Management Product Churn Rate Green 100

Up and Running

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Thankfully, there are a number of great tools for tracking your web metrics (both free and paid) that can help you get a better understanding of what your users are doing on your site and even how your competitors are faring in their own online efforts. Ahrefs’ Site Explorer reveals insightful SEO metrics and data about any website or URL.

Metrics 89

Metrics Web Analytics Advertising 89

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 2, 2023

They poured their hearts and souls into creating an innovative product fueled by the desire to make a difference in the lives of their target audience. Startup X reached out to a product design services provider, and with their help, they were able to turn their fortunes around. The good news is that there’s hope!

Design 105

Design Product Churn Rate Architecture 105

TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

This isn’t just our opinion - our startup metrics prove it! Do you participate in professional development workshops, or perhaps enjoy problem-solving puzzles in your downtime? Product descriptions and listings require tedious editing to make them engaging - especially after the fortieth one.

Generative AI 295

Generative AI Artificial Inteligence Houston America 295

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

Most often at the earliest point in the life of a startup, the dominant need is certainly to produce product to get something in the market, get funding, etc. What worries me a bit is how often I read that startups should hire a developer / hands-on lead developer. How can I control costs but effectively get stuff developed?

CTO 225

CTO Fractional CTO CTO Hire Technical Review 225

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Combining these goals and objectives will give you meaningful metrics to track. Objective Goal Metrics Grow the business Increase awareness and perceived value Followers, fans, shares, retweets, etc. It also gives Benefit the chance to sell the product. According to Facebook , 81% of shoppers research products on Instagram.

Social Media 142

Social Media Media Developer Marketing 142

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2023

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. This could equate to two technical founders (with a minimal salary), funding two developers for a year. Martin Zwilling

Burn Rate 258

Burn Rate Hockey Stick Management Salary 258

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 9, 2009

I just had an all-too common conversation with the founder of a startup who had spent more than a year working with a software development company who had produced a mess. The mess really comes from a developer who was willing to get started on a product that was not fully thought out. What are your key Startup Metrics ?

Software Developers 292

Software Developers Software Development Developer Software 292

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Agile project management and team leadership are best showcased by leading a team of developers in completing software development projects. One of the basic tenets of Agile software development is responsiveness to change and working on what is identified as most important at a given iteration. Agile At A Glance.

Development Team Review 113

Development Team Review Agile Technical Review Software Review 113

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

From start to finish, a company must be able to provide high-quality products and/or services for their customers or clients. Remaining efficient, however, requires that business owners continually dissect each department or task and research effective ways to increase productivity. Accounting. Social Media Management.

Product 147

Product Social Media Software Review Software 147

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

In his classic book, “ The Leadership Capital Index ,” Dave Ulrich, a best-selling author, business consultant, and business school professor, provides some real insights and metrics on what makes up the elements of goodwill in the minds of top valuation experts. Leadership brand development. Focus on talent and people growth.

Technical Review 323

Technical Review Due Diligence Valuation Leadership 323

Up and Running

MAY 17, 2016

Taking steering one step further, let’s suggest that good planning, with milestones and metrics, is something like steering with the aid of a GPS. Metrics are like dials on the dashboard, indicators of how you’re doing, tracking your progress toward goals. Metrics give you tracking and accountability.

Metrics 80

Metrics Social Media Business Plan Advertising 80

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

I was in New York last week with my class at Columbia University and several events made me realize that the Customer Development model needs to better describe its fit with web-based businesses. What metrics do we use to see if we learned enough in Customer Discovery ?

Customer Development 223

Customer Development Web Developer Customer 223

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2019

In the interests of helping you work smarter and last longer, I would like to offer my top ten list of key resource drains to avoid in early businesses and startups, based on my years of advising entrepreneurs and my own business experience: Expanding your product line too quickly for scaling. Use multiple small orders at first.

Technical Review 306

Technical Review Metrics Social Media Channel 306

View from Seed

MARCH 19, 2015

Starting in 2009, Savoia began using an approach as an engineering director at Google that helped the tech giant know whether it was about to build the right product for the market … or a product that would flop. Having The Right It is essential for the following reason: Most new products and innovations fail in the market.

Product 120

Product Technical Review Marketing Lean 120

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Building a minimum viable product, with customer validation. Minimum viable products (MVPs) are recommended for validating the market, with iterative enhancement to quickly meet market feedback. Minimum viable products (MVPs) are recommended for validating the market, with iterative enhancement to quickly meet market feedback.

Intellectual Property 261

Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Angel Groups Social Media 261

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

With business teams now getting back together in the workplace after primarily working remotely during the pandemic , it’s an ideal time to implement change and make sure your team is feeling a renewed sense of satisfaction, high engagement, and maximum productivity. Develop metrics to monitor work intensity.

Metrics 270

Metrics Conversion Global Product 270

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 15, 2019

If they were a commercial company, they figured out product/market fit; or if a government organization, it focused on solution/mission fit. HR processes, legal processes, financial processes, acquisition and contracting processes, security processes, product development and management processes, and types of organizational forms etc.

Government 317

Government Technical Review Acquisition Metrics 317

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

FBe's recommendation was (paraphrasing a 35 min talk): Don't invent new metrics, use online versions of Reach and GRPs to measure success. Client posted a video of a soon to be released product on their Facebook brand page. The new product became the number one selling product in the company's history in that country.

Metrics 165

Metrics Advertising Marketing Social Media 165

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Communicating these changes effectively or providing appropriate training can result in employee resistance, decreased productivity, and a lack of adoption. Another aspect of this is support for the software in general, ideally from the developer of the enterprise tool.

Database 158

Database Software Metrics Operations 158

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."

Metrics 167

Metrics San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 167

YoungUpstarts

JULY 18, 2017

Phillips, PhD, and Patti Phillips, PhD, are coauthors of “ The Business Case for Learning: Using Design Thinking to Deliver Business Results and Increase the Investment in Talent Development “ It’s no secret that learning and development departments are in a tough spot. Okay, prove it!”

Design 127

Design Developer Mexico Italy 127

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2020

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. This could equate to two technical founders (with a minimal salary), funding two developers for a year. Martin Zwilling.

Burn Rate 310

Burn Rate Hockey Stick Salary Angel Investor 310

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Building a minimum viable product, with customer validation. Minimum viable products (MVPs) are recommended for validating the market, with iterative enhancement to quickly meet market feedback. Minimum viable products (MVPs) are recommended for validating the market, with iterative enhancement to quickly meet market feedback.

Intellectual Property 404

Intellectual Property Startup Angel Groups Social Media 404

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2023

For example, only a few people today still think of Amazon as an online provider of books and related goods, now that they have exploded their business world-wide into every product arena, added web services (AWS), television and film production (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), a bricks-and-mortar grocery chain (Whole Foods), and more.

Partner 350

Partner Operations Metrics Leadership 350

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2022

Even after many years mentoring entrepreneurs and advising businesses, I continue to be surprised by the primary focus on products and processes, and the often incidental attention to hiring and nurturing the right people. It’s the same for customers and products, where analytics have long proven their value.

Analytics 303

Analytics Hiring Open Source Employee 303

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 4, 2023

Otherwise, they will (sooner or later) experience the resource drain, high overhead costs & low employee productivity. It’s an important metric for employers & managers because high turnover is often expensive and disruptive for the organization. This leads to higher job satisfaction and work productivity.

Employee 194

Employee Management Software Review Technical Review 194

The Startup Magazine

APRIL 25, 2023

Developing financial projections for HR initiatives: This involves forecasting the financial impact of different scenarios, such as expanding the workforce, investing in training programs, or implementing retention strategies.

Finance 158

Finance Retention Forecast Employee 158

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As an investor in startups, I most often see entrepreneurs who are technologists, or at least have a real passion for a specific product. They rarely highlight their marketing and relationship skills , even though, in my experience, these are more often the key to success in business than product skills.

Silicon Valley 284

Silicon Valley Technical Review Leadership Metrics 284

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

I recommend a trial run with an experiment or MVP (minimum viable product), at full price and cost, before the big bang launch, risking your investment money and a major time commitment. I once met with an entrepreneur who had developed a new algae strain to cure world hunger and make him rich. Needed help can be your biggest burden.

Technical Review 329

Technical Review Merger Software Review Acquisition 329

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

It outlines four major growth strategies: market penetration , market development , product development , and diversification. The goal of market penetration is to leverage new tactics to increase product sales , including existing customers and new customers within existing markets. Market development.

Marketing 115

Marketing Framework Metrics Channel 115

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

(Almost) everything you need to know (but are afraid to ask) before you wistfully ask a product manager to coffee so they will help you find a job. TL;DR Product management is a unique and poorly understood discipline, especially as it applies to software and other tech-related companies.

Management 85

Management Product Technical Review Software Review 85

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 1, 2023

Strategies For Successful Product Launches written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Mary Sheehan In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Mary Sheehan. She is an accomplished product marketing leader who has held marketing leadership roles at Adobe, Google, and many startups.

Product 60

Product Framework Technical Review Cofounder 60