VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

One question that keeps coming up when speaking with early stage entrepreneurs when it comes to funding, is what metrics the company needs to hit to raise seed/series A/B etc: What’s a good conversion rate? Is my churn rate below the category average? 500 Startups created a helpful primer on key B2C metrics.

B2C 141

B2C Technical Review Startup Retention 141

YoungUpstarts

JULY 31, 2019

Instead of looking at traditional metrics such as EBITA (earnings before interest taxes and amortization) and MRR (monthly recurring revenue), early investors are compelled by intangibles such as charismatic leadership, a loyal team, exciting IP, an important name on an executive board, news coverage, etc.

Cofounder 127

Cofounder Burn Rate Technical Cofounder Seed Capital 127

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

They can show the projections on what this does to burn rate. The full financial details and metrics were in the deck. So my time was freed up to call board members in advance and walk them through our metrics and understand any concerns. Legal threats from other IP holders? They can help you with pricing.

Operations 150

Operations Metrics Early Stage Non-Compete 150