View from Seed

DECEMBER 4, 2019

At the time, I spent most of my time describing the metrics themselves and how VCs and their LPs evaluate performance based on these measurements. If you aren’t familiar with these metrics, I recommend reading the original post to get a sense of the numbers that I’ll be reviewing here. That 10% might start to look more like 12% or 15%.

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LP IRR Distribution Portfolio 256

The Startup Magazine

JULY 9, 2020

Affiliate marketing can be a great channel for business growth. However, there are some negative parts of affiliate marketing that have become status quo over the years and are considered “just the way it’s been done.” Because of this, I am committed to ensuring that affiliate marketing maintains its strong reputation.

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Affiliate Marketing Technical Review Channel 111

The Startup Magazine

JULY 21, 2021

Kevin Wu, co-founder and CEO of job search optimization program Pathrise , says “Digital marketer roles are some of the most in-demand positions in the tech industry.” According to a recent McKinsey survey, 83% of CEOs said they depend on digital marketing to be the major driver of growth. How do marketers promote a company’s content?

Technical Review 78

Technical Review PPC SEM Marketing 78

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

According to Mark Hauser, the rising costs of healthcare and growth of the aging patient demographic in the region made the company well-positioned for growth within the market, and in researching the company he found that it had a very favorable reputation and was in line with Hauser Private Equity’s mission to invest in stable, quality companies.

Private Equity 129

Private Equity Equity Technical Review Software Review 129

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Market size Team Traction Competition – be honest and knowledgeable about your competitive landscape Business model/ financials The Ask – how much are you raising? I picked my top 4 below: Poorly analyzed market size: The TAM of a product/solution is an important indication of investment worthiness.

Technical Review 166

Technical Review Early Stage Cofounder Portfolio 166

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Meeting growth metrics, achieving profitability, and ensuring a substantial return on investment are now integral parts of the startup journey. The Founder’s Journey To truly succeed, a founder needs resilience , a consistent capacity to innovate, and the agility to adapt to an ever-changing market.

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Technical Review Startup Silicon Valley Agile 137

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Businesses utilize a plethora of information to assess markets, competitors, customer preferences, organizational performance, etc. Knowing the consumers that are more likely to become loyal buyers in the future can help you in directing your marketing investments appropriately. Not every product aims at the entire market.

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Analytics Portfolio Advertising Technical Review 132

VC Adventure

MAY 5, 2022

I’m observing that IRR is a metric that is becoming an increasing focus in venture, replacing fund return multiple as the key metric of success. I understand the draw of IRR, and – as a fund draws to a close – there’s no question it’s an important metric. Just take it with a grain of salt.

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IRR Metrics Valuation LP 116

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

In liquid markets, most of the calories expended on technology and analytics are focused on trade selection, or “ origination ”. I use another live Google doc to maintain my database of companies I’m marketing to other VCs. 2) Market . Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Great post on the most important internet metric of them all – CONVERSION – crowdspring.co/18u6N8Y. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 100

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Think about this; 7 years ago Nokia owned 50% of the handset market. Fast-forward to today—Apple is the most profitable Smartphone company in the world and in Spain Android commands a market share of more than 90%. Its worldwide market share of Smartphones has dwindled to 5%. Apple owned 0%.

Private Equity 325

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

David Teten

JULY 23, 2019

I regularly meet with other VCs, and based on their criteria, I share with them whichever portfolio companies fit their areas of interest. . – 1 sentence with most exciting metric from their growth. – Ideally revenues and other financial metrics if we can include that. Subject line: Relevant Portfolio Companies .

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Portfolio Elevator Pitch Syndicate Syndication 60

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Reading the NY Times article “ Jeffrey Katzenberg Raises $1 Billion for Short-Form Video Venture, ” I realized it was time for a new startup heuristic: the amount of customer discovery and product-market fit you need to find is inversely proportional to the amount and availability of risk capital. ” Fire, Ready, Aim.

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Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

Technological Convergence – The global equity market value associated with disruptive innovation could increase to 60% by 2030. Bitcoin Allocation – Growing the role of bitcoin in investment portfolios. A lightweight “agent” with access to logs and metrics can, to start, retrieve relevant information (e.g.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Software Review Generative AI 176

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 11, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! NEW crowdSPRING Small Biz newsletter: online security threats, marketing trends, persuasion, SEO – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 101

ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

An article on growth and marketing in the middle of a crisis—the current one or any other—can seem tone deaf. This post surveys what people have done in the past—and what marketing leaders are doing now—to make it through tough times and thrive in the post-crisis era. Tim Stewart, trsdigital. But nothing gets better if we stand still.

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Marketing Campaign Non-Compete Lean 121

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Empower Your Small Business: the science of marketing, body language, motivating employees – crowdspring.co/1jApJZ7. Measurable Metrics for Your PR Team – crowdspring.co/1fsgR2k.

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 96

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The Metrics Required for Raising a Series A Round | EquityZen – crowdspring.co/ZEAcxq. 9 Twitter Chats on Marketing | Heroic Search – crowdspring.co/XuWOyO.

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 19, 2022

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners about the pivot they are making as a result of the pandemic and here are the responses: #1- Social media marketing. 8- Shifting our focus on the global market. 11- Paying attention to metrics. Metrics do not lie, and metrics over a longer time period are much more useful to study.

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Entrepreneur Metrics Technical Review North America 119

David Teten

MAY 20, 2016

Our meetup is focused on how to use technology to enhance investing in private markets, including VC, growth, buyout, and distressed. Membership in the Meetup is open exclusively to: Institutional investors in private markets (VC, growth, buyout, distressed, etc.) who use tech solutions in their day-to-day process.

Private Equity 113

Private Equity Equity Cap Table Venture Capital 113

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Is Small Business Marketing On Facebook A Complete Failure? 7 Ways to Make Your Business Card Your Best Marketing Tool – entm.ag/12oQZzW. But a nearly $4 billion valuation?

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

Up and Running

MAY 10, 2021

The mobile app development market is evolving at a rapid speed. To compete in the market, you need to keep up with trends. According to Statista , the market size for AR and VR technology will rise close to 300 billion U.S. It will definitely become a trend in 2021 since the consumer market is promising. dollars by 2024.

Artificial Inteligence 150

Artificial Inteligence Developer Development Team Review United Kingdom 150

The Startup Magazine

APRIL 1, 2018

You’ve taken it to the market and have seen strong sales and rave reviews by customers. Understand which one is right for you by learning about their reputation, taking a look at their website and examining their portfolio. This is where metrics are particularly useful in quantifying the magnitude of the opportunity.

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Startup Portfolio Software Review Technical Review 95

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 25, 2023

In addition to providing customer care and assistance, a virtual assistant may also develop web pages or compose blog entries, administer email newsletters, carry out sales and marketing chores, generate sales leads, and conduct a variety of other jobs. This can be used to either skyrocket a company’s sales or identify market gaps.

Software Review 118

Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur 118

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 23, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! A Dozen Things I’ve Learned About Marketing, Distribution and Sales | 25iq – crowdspring.co/1lD0q6Y. 3 Key PPC Metrics Are Lying To You. Find Out How – crowdspring.co/1j0S8nO.

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

They also want to see that you’ve assembled a collaborative team, capable of delivering your solution to the market. If you can check these boxes and convince venture capitalists that you’ve achieved product fit in a market with plenty of room for growth, you have a real shot at securing funding. Be ready when it counts.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Early Stage Differentiation 140

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 24, 2023

The focus at this level, primarily in companies that have a long history of success, usually in very stable markets, is to continue sustaining and exploiting existing advantages. I see this often in highly regulated markets, and ones driven by bureaucrats. Maturing proficiency with innovation metrics.

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Silicon Valley Government Early Stage Valuation 277

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 10, 2012

I recently spoke at the Blue Glass conference on the topic of marketing. I’ve been spending time looking at marketing conversion metrics at portfolio companies lately. Do vanity metrics matter? I’ll write up some thoughts in a blog post format soon. How well do “sponsored stories” work?

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Marketing Metrics Campaign Portfolio 297

VC Adventure

AUGUST 31, 2017

If you read my blog regularly you know I love (LOVE) metrics. They took the 92 public SaaS companies and analyzed their key operating metrics. The valuation metrics show this clearly. Not surprisingly companies raised well above their revenue level in the earlier stages as they built product and sales and marketing.

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IPO Vertical Balance Sheet Valuation 113

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

However, it is important to check the portfolio of the program and see how many companies from your industry have participated. On the other hand, if the program’s portfolio demonstrates that they worked with quite a few companies in your field, you are good to go. The market strategy made complete sense to me and my team members.

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Programming Chile B2B B2C 124

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

What metrics do we use to see if we learned enough in Customer Discovery ? And without revenue how do we know if we achieved product/market fit to exit Customer Validation?” I gave my boilerplate answer, “I’m a product guy and I tend to invest and look at deals that have measurable revenue metrics. It’s an impressive portfolio.

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Customer Development Web Developer Customer 219

David Teten

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Instead of budget approvals, monitor key metrics and give managers more flexibility. Or executives fail to take advantage of a great marketing opportunity with a December 31 deadline because they do not have budget. . Further, we support this with weekly flash reports that focus on key operating metrics of the company.”.

Agile 60

Agile Management Forecast Silicon Valley 60

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Stroh, which details the principles and metrics to follow for fostering innovation in any organization. Target a portfolio of solutions, not just one product. Sometimes the hardest thing for companies to do is to retire a cash cow product, before its declining market is reinvigorated by a competitor. by Patrick J.

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Metrics Demand Portfolio Customer 257

David Teten

JANUARY 23, 2021

Set up the basic marketing toolkit: deck, website, accurate online databases, and social media accounts. . The less widely marketed your fund is, the more valuable it is perceived to be. Also note, many institutional investors don’t really allocate to VC asset classes directly due to the size of their portfolios.

Private Equity 78

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review 78

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Blog About Log in Register Designing startup metrics to drive successful behavior Great companies are almost always run by great management teams. Good metrics should also be actionable, and drive successful behavior. In a follow up post, I will use this technique to walk through the design of a set of metrics for a SaaS company.

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Metrics Design Entrepreneur Startup 55

Occam's Razor

JULY 24, 2018

work (collection, processing, reporting, analysis), processes, org structure, governance models, last-mile gaps , metrics ladders of awesomeness , and… so… much… more. Remember, tools, work, processes, org structure, governance models, last-mile gaps, metrics ladders of awesomeness, and… so… much… more. The Implications of Complexity.

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Analytics Framework Metrics Algorithm 93

Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 6, 2020

Moreover, the indicators that show founders are ready to take on new capital in order to progress to the next phase of company-building – be it hiring, expanding into a new market, launching a product or more – can vary from company to company. WHAT METRICS SHOULD A FOUNDER SHOW TO RAISE A SERIES A FROM A VC FIRM LIKE GREYLOCK?

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Technical Review Seed Stage Software Review Early Stage 69