Feld Thoughts
NOVEMBER 18, 2013
The investors, founders, and “community” are all super excited about ASC. No updates, screen comps, or metrics have been publicly shared yet. Every now and then, investors are told things are going great and the founders are really excited about what they are doing. It’s too early for that s**t. Sound familiar?
Ben's Blog
MAY 15, 2020
In the fallout from the pandemic, most founders and CEOs are in the process of completely revamping their growth models from the bottom up amid new and unpredictable consumer behavior. What are those metrics? Andrew : If you are a travel company right now, I think you’re seeing very specific metrics dropping.
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Berkonomics
JULY 1, 2021
Here’s one that most small company founders and CEO’s miss until it may be too late. That may seem extreme to many a founder or CEO, but it serves a purpose. We members of the board never saw, (never asked) and the CFO never mentioned the balance sheet and cash position. How about co-strategist?
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 30, 2016
Entrepreneurs don’t realize that Facebook spent over $100 million, before revenues from advertising turned cash positive. Business founders need deep pockets for this model. I still hear often the dream of a free service to users, supported by advertising, per the Facebook model.
ReadWriteStart
AUGUST 26, 2022
So, think of the typical two founders with a pitch book in a garage. Instead, that’s the sort of pre-series-A investment where companies or founders have visions of where they think there are underserved market needs, and they’re coming up with something super excited to try to solve that. . We’re a crossover fund.
Berkonomics
DECEMBER 18, 2014
Looking at it that way, there is a check and balance for all departments and individuals ordering materials of any size that affect the cash position and profitability of the company. We never saw, and he never mentioned the balance sheet and cash position. rampant spending or uncoordinated purchasing.
www.joelonsoftware.com
MARCH 24, 2010
Its impossible to use hard-and-fast metrics to decide where someone fits in, and these kinds of metrics tend to accidentally incentivize the wrong things. I should mention that Fog Creek is just starting, were a new company, and we dont have a lot of cash. I’m also the co-founder of Stack Overflow. About the author.
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