Agile Design Metrics Portfolio 
David Teten
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
Instead of budget approvals, monitor key metrics and give managers more flexibility. So here’s the solution I have recommended to some of my portfolio companies: “ agile budgeting ”, i.e., monitoring a few key variables while giving managers significant flexibility. This agile approach is not restricted to small startups.
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Tech IPO prices exploded and subsequent trading prices rose to dizzying heights as the stock prices became disconnected from the traditional metrics of revenue and profits. Massive liquidity awaited the first movers to the IPO’s, and that’s how they managed their portfolios. Every startup is in a race against time.
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Steve Blank
MARCH 31, 2014
Metrics like Return on Net Assets, Return on Capital and Internal Rate of Return are the guiding stars of the board and CEO. As Harvard professor Clayton Christensen noted, these efficiency metrics provided wise guidance for times when capital was scarce and raising money was hard. Act Like a Startup.
crowdSPRING Blog
FEBRUARY 4, 2010
These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 100+ Truly Stunning Skateboard Designs - [link]. 10 Great Tips for Using Twitter as a Designer - [link]. 10 Great Tips for Using Twitter as a Designer - [link]. – [link].
crowdSPRING Blog
FEBRUARY 10, 2010
These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 50 Free UI and Web Design Wireframing Kits, Resources and Source Files - [link]. Color Theory for Designer, Part 3: Creating Your Own Color Palettes - [link].
Startup Lessons Learned
JULY 28, 2010
kaChing launched a virtual portfolio management game on Facebook in January 2008 and a similar version shortly thereafter on kaChing.com. Because kaChing prefers its portfolio managers to have a long track record, the marketplace launch (i.e., A portfolio manager’s entire track record & holdings had to be disclosed.
View from Seed
FEBRUARY 27, 2019
Recently, I’ve been working with a few of our portfolio companies to help them think about how to recruit and interview their first analytics hire. Analytics is about designing, reporting, and leveraging operating metrics to aid strategic and functional decision-making. When to make your first analytics hire.
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