Gust

AUGUST 5, 2012

In fact, a business plan is needed more by you than investors, as the blueprint for your company, team communication, and progress metrics. Quantify existing skin-in-the-game, by insiders and outsiders, including sweat equity and capital. Financial forecast and metrics. Funding requirements.

Business Plan 182

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 182

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 20, 2010

End of a minor web analytics lesson on going beyond obvious metrics and never, ever, never forgetting context. Of course look at our favorite metric bounce rate by keyword (that tells you if you can get people to give you one solitary click , the most primitive measure of SEO success). Back to our story. I know we look for short cuts.

Analytics 90

Analytics Search SEO Metrics 90

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

In fact, a business plan is needed more by you than investors, as the blueprint for your company, team communication, and progress metrics. Quantify existing skin-in-the-game, by insiders and outsiders, including sweat equity and capital. Financial forecast and metrics. Include a current valuation estimate.

Business Plan 186

Business Plan Exit Strategy Sweat Equity Intellectual Property 186

Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Especially in early rounds — pre-seed and seed— when there are limited sales metrics and only early signs of product-market fit, these advisors help complete “the package” so to speak, providing a useful industry reference to investors and filling in the gaps in domain expertise that are common in disruptive tech-first founding teams.

Advisory Board 48

Advisory Board Sweat Equity Marketing Vertical 48

Gust

AUGUST 7, 2012

In fact, a business plan is needed more by you than investors, as the blueprint for your company, team communication, and progress metrics. Sweat equity can be a problem. Things that make it investment-grade for outside investors will also benefit you, since you are the ultimate investor.

Business Plan 172

Business Plan Sweat Equity Salary Founder 172

Occam's Razor

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Are not just reporting "hits", rather coming up with clever metrics. Quantitative Metrics / Analyses. While on the surface they might seem useful, I am always suspicious of compound metrics. See more here for Compound Metrics: Four Not Useful KPI Measurement Techniques ].

Social Media 124

Social Media Analytics Metrics Media 124

Growthink Blog

MAY 23, 2011

An entrepreneur starts a company in classic " bootstrap " fashion - with a combination of sweat equity and their own financial resources. It is driven by the following: • The Best Metric for the Health of a Company is Cash Flow. The typical wisdom regarding the appropriate financing course for a new company goes as follows: 1.

Angel Investor 112

Angel Investor Venture Capital Sweat Equity Cram Down 112

Women Entrepreneurs Can

MAY 9, 2019

During the early days, these are your key contributors and they must be willing to put as much sweat equity into the organization as you are. You Trust Your Team. Solid choices in co-founders can make or break a company’s success. More and more often, sponsorship decisions are driven by the tangible economic value of that relationship.

Programming 40

Programming Sweat Equity Startup Private Equity 40