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. We legalized robbing the corporate treasury.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 27, 2013
You may know how much to pay in cash or equity for your new VP Engineering. By being so metrics driven we can have a lot more quantifiable and objective discussions at board meetings and at mid-point reviews. . The Agile Board. Always seek input. You may have an opinion on your market-entry strategy for Europe. Board Meetings.
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ConversionXL
JANUARY 18, 2022
Once you decide your brand strategy, you should stay the course to build brand equity. Every touchpoint is an opportunity to build or subtract brand equity from your brand. Marketers must adjust their expectations and metrics with expanded brand tracking. The brand strategy has some roots. Image source.
Steve Blank
MARCH 4, 2014
These groups are adapting or adopting the practices of startups and accelerators – disruption and innovation rather than direct competition, customer development versus more product features, agility and speed versus lowest cost. They measure their success on metrics that reflect success in execution, and they reward execution.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 8, 2019
For a successful launch and scalable growth, they need to establish many checkpoints, with metrics to assess their progress and alignment with the vision. You may start with prototype products, but you need rock-solid processes for successful growth and agility. Build your brand equity and relationships with customers.
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
Once you build it, they will now ask you about the key metrics that they need proven in order to see if you really are a good investment. The real reason to build an MVP is to do early tests of key Startup Metrics for the business. " Once you have the metrics defined, it focuses your effort. To prove/disprove a hypothesis.
Startup Lessons Learned
MAY 14, 2009
Unlike other incubator-led programs, this workshop is open to anyone who wants to learn, and it does not require companies take investment or give out equity. We changed our model to B2B and adopted Agile around 2002. This shift allowed us to crank out working software quickly as a service. Expo SF (May.
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