YoungUpstarts
JUNE 4, 2019
Key components of revenue architecture go beyond simply predicting sales to include: the name and attributes of the startup’s category, a messaging matrix, a pricing strategy, a sales strategy and other business model elements. Whatever the product and business model, entrepreneurs must be prepared to build critical momentum.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 22, 2016
That should make you wonder - how do you measure traction in a metric? According to most experts , business traction is evidence that somebody really wants your product. It’s business momentum, independent of whether you have a product delivered, proven the business model, or significantly penetrated the opportunity.
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YoungUpstarts
MAY 24, 2019
Key components of revenue architecture go beyond simply predicting sales to include: the name and attributes of the startup’s category, a messaging matrix, a pricing strategy, a sales strategy and other business model elements. Whatever the product and business model, entrepreneurs must be prepared to build critical momentum.
Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 16, 2009
In it, I got asked a question I often hear: “What if we have a web-based business that doesn’t have revenue or paying customers? What metrics do we use to see if we learned enough in Customer Discovery ? I gave my boilerplate answer, “I’m a product guy and I tend to invest and look at deals that have measurable revenue metrics.
The Startup Magazine
OCTOBER 25, 2017
The business models not only have to have the potential to scale, they also need to have demonstrated product acceptance, be post-revenue, be innovative within their space, and meet timing criteria for broad market acceptance. Led by former Apple project manager Brian Brackeen, Kairos set up an Endeavor-facilitated advisory board.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 10, 2020
Too many employees these days, and even executives, are focused only on doing what they have been told, without regard to impact on the business. You can and must fix this by communicating business goals and objectives, and establishing personal metrics which only reward success.
David Teten
JANUARY 19, 2021
This structure allows for alignment on the front end, and real-time flexibility for performance metrics,” says Samira Salman , a family office investor and advisor. . Flexible VCs have created structures based on other company performance metrics than revenues, such as profits or founder salaries. Typical business stage.
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