Due Diligence Entrepreneur Metrics Product Development 
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
I’ve been fortunate enough to be on both sides of the table, as an entrepreneur and a VC, and I’ve observed that most investors look for the same things I do when deciding whether to invest in a company. As an immigrant founder, I didn’t have the industry connections that entrepreneurs often rely on to be successful.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 21, 2021
Yet as a business advisor I am convinced that making the jump from a startup to a the next unicorn takes a different mindset, and actions most entrepreneurs are reluctant to face. In my experience, less than half of founding entrepreneurs even aspire to stay and scale their company. Switch your focus from product development to sales.
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Up and Running
JULY 6, 2016
To explain the difference, let’s take me as an example: I’m a software entrepreneur, and, in recent years, a member of an angel investment group. I’ll join in the due diligence for my angel group, test for myself, and develop my informed opinion. See Also: Use Milestones and Metrics to Turn Planning into Business GPS.
Up and Running
MAY 12, 2015
If you’re an entrepreneur looking for funding, you know how important—and involved—the pitching process can be. You want to vet your metrics with experts in your industry, see if there are any holes in your presentation, and make sure it reads well before you pitch your investors. No, really. Check out #9. Now, you want feedback.
Startup Lessons Learned
JUNE 17, 2010
I was the junior guy on a project team; I was called in to do some technical due diligence for reasons that were obscure to me, because the team already had much more senior engineers assigned to it. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ▼ June (3) What is a startup?
Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
It should go without saying that this post is not advice, nor is it recommendation of what you should do, it’s simply my observation of how companies using Customer Development positioned themselves to successfully raise money from venture investors. The goal of their startup in this stage becomes “getting funded.” Can it scale?”
The Next Web
AUGUST 26, 2012
We are currently in the middle of a restart and would like to share our seven lessons learned in the hopes that other entrepreneurs can benefit from our experiences and increase their chances for success. The metrics that matter the most are returning customers (user retention), turnover per customer and viral growth (k-factor).
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