Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

There has been a lot of public debate over the past several weeks about whether it’s a good thing to be “gross margin positive” or not and commentary always reminds me that some people at startups don’t quite understand financial metrics or even how to think about which ones are healthy.

Metrics 150

Metrics Cost Acquisition Startup 150

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

This is a question startup founders ask themselves multiple times a week. Understanding the benchmarks on conversion, retention, and churn for your business is therefore critical. Understanding the benchmarks on conversion, retention, and churn for your business is therefore critical. How are we doing?

Retention 109

Retention Conversion Churn Rate B2C 109

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

by TX Zhuo , managing partner at Karlin Ventures. For most startups, one of the most exciting and frustrating phases is deciding how to price their offering for their first paying customer. Because of these nuances, startups selling to enterprise customers must be even more diligent in tracking the right growth metrics.

Metrics 219

Metrics Churn Rate Startup Acquisition 219

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 20, 2015

We love capital efficiency until we love land grabs until we abhor over funding until we get huge payouts and ring the bell for more funding until we attract every non-VC on the planet to invest in startups until it crashes and we start the cycle all over again none the wiser. the more money you give a startup the faster they grow.

Churn Rate 150

Churn Rate Silicon Valley Brazil Valuation 150

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. (To see the video above, please click the image, and then click on the Play button.). 2) Market .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

There’s another presentation I deliver on the top ten reasons startups fail, and the number one reason startups fail is because of the wrong team, and in my first company, we were not necessarily the right team. Now entrepreneurship is the sexiest word on the planet, so a lot of people have startup weekends.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Software Review Due Diligence Exit Strategy 60

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Effectively measuring and understanding your CAC and CLTV metrics are key to future success. Bessemer SaaS Law #1: Your key monthly business metrics are: CMRR (Committed Monthly Recurring Revenue), Churn, and Cash flow - “Bookings” is for suckers. Brian, Paglo www.paglo.com. Great list! Great list! Philippe Botteri.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48