Remove Metrics Remove PR Remove Search Remove Valuation
article thumbnail

Why Misunderstanding Startup Metrics Can Cost You Your Business

Both Sides of the Table

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. That is what finances rapid growth.

Metrics 150
article thumbnail

Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

As a reminder, the Dot Com bubble was a five-year period from August 1995 (the Netscape IPO ) when there was a massive wave of experiments on the then-new internet, in commerce, entertainment, nascent social media, and search. Startups with huge burn rates – building leases, staff, PR and advertising – ran out of money.

Lean 335
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Cracking The Code: In search of Europe's next tech stars.

Cracking the Code

In search of Europes next tech stars. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. In search of Europe's next tech stars. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Cracking The Code. at 11:03 AM. software.

article thumbnail

Twitter Link Roundup #215 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

The Essential Email Marketing Metrics You Should Be Tracking | Hubspot blog – crowdspring.co/1gY786G. Does A Billion-Dollar Valuation Buy Employee Happiness? The Essential Email Marketing Metrics You Should Be Tracking | Hubspot blog – crowdspring.co/1gY786G. ReadWrite – crowdspring.co/1ekm5xR.

article thumbnail

Cracking The Code: SaaS business metrics: why are they different?

Cracking the Code

SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Different models require different performance metrics. developed a white paper on performance metrics for Technology service Vendors (TSV) and this post present the key elements of his reflexion adapted for SaaS companies. The MRR is a great metrics, but it can be perfected.

article thumbnail

Lessons Learned: The three drivers of growth for your business.

Startup Lessons Learned

Master of 500 Hats: Startup Metrics for Pirates (SeedCamp 2008, London) This presentation should be required reading for anyone creating a startup with an online service component. He also has a discussion of how your choice of business model determines which of these metric areas you want to focus on. Choose one.

article thumbnail

Cracking The Code: SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble?

Cracking the Code

Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. In search of Europe's next tech stars. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Wednesday, February 23, 2011. SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble? My Investments.