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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

An investor had few hard metrics other than the actual financials, and little technology to make the process scaleable. Over the past few decades, better metrics became available, and investors could take a more analytical, data-driven approach. Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. Tim Friedman, Founder, PE Stack , said, “If I could offer one piece of advice to today’s managers, it would be to take the time to understand the demands of the modern institutional LP. It sounds simple; however, very few asset managers actually do it.”

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Startups: It’s not Thelma & Louise

Austin Startup

Related: when people say that execution is the most important metric of who will win, keep in mind that executing a fundraise is almost paramount. Where there isn’t consensus is what metrics meet the bar for “early traction” and who qualifies as a “great team”. That’s a metric! especially in a winner-take-all category?—?that

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The Landing Page Optimization Guide You Wish You Always Had

conversionxl.com

Ask Peep about analytics, and he’ll tell you, “Metrics are there to provide actionable insight. You need to look at a metric, ask “so what?” – and have an answer.”. 5 Dimensions of Rockstar B2B explainer videos. So its clear that how important LP’s are. Step 1 – Set Up Actionable Analytics.