Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2011

As customer and agile development reinvent the Startup, it’s time to ask why startup board governance has not kept up with the pace of innovation. Rather than invent a new form of corporate governance, venture investors adopted the traditional board meeting structure from large corporations. The Wrong Metrics. Jonathan Swift.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2011

As customer and agile development reinvent the Startup, it’s time to ask why startup board governance has not kept up with the pace of innovation. Rather than invent a new form of corporate governance, venture investors adopted the traditional board meeting structure from large corporations. The Wrong Metrics. Jonathan Swift.

Silicon Valley 270

Silicon Valley Business Model Venture Capital Balance Sheet 270

Up and Running

APRIL 27, 2012

Entrepreneurship in Britain continues to remain very much in vogue, ably assisted by heavy backing from most quarters (not least the media and government). So instead they plough on building and coding, without paying attention to the fact that demand may be weak; customer input has been negligible; and cash is dwindling. gives a U.K.

Metrics 68

Metrics Nigeria Ratchet Churn Rate 68

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 26, 2009

What we call “community management&# is actually governance. It is our obligation to govern well, but – as history has repeatedly shown – this is incredibly hard. Customers kept demanding that we add this or that IM feature, and we were routinely refusing. It was absolutely worth it. It was absolutely worth it.

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Growthink Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

IPO by far this year will be the government ward General Motors. A strong results and metrics-focused approach. And an environment that encourages and demands learning and constant improvement of people and processes. 7 Companies in China have raised more than $1 billion in an IPO this year. In the U.S.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 8, 2009

That’s because many of our reports feed us vanity metrics: numbers that make us look good but don’t really help make decisions. Yet even among those who have access to good actionable metrics, I’ve noticed a phenomenon that prevents taking maximum advantage of data. Too much of this data is non- actionable.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

They raised around $350 million to try and sell cars direct over the Internet. Scott left the company, which eventually IPO’d and became Internet Brands. And finally, Scott demonstrated his internal management tool for managing the metrics of his business. Offers two products: Palantir Government and Palantir Finance.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 13, 2011

As customer and agile development reinvent the startup, it's time to ask why startup board governance has not kept up with the pace of innovation. Rather than invent a new form of corporate governance, venture investors adopted the traditional board meeting structure from large corporations. What do those numbers/metrics look like?

Silicon Valley 117

Silicon Valley Balance Sheet Metrics Early Stage 117

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 23, 2013

It provides a basic introduction to analytics as they apply to Lean Startup, including sections on what metrics to use and how to interpret them. For instance, Ben lists out the worst of the “vanity metrics,” a term that describes appealing but meaningless or misleading numbers. Alistair: There are plenty. Consider a restaurant.

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Analytics Lean Widget Metrics 167

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Fifteen CFOs participated - about half of them from Bessemer portfolio SaaS companies (Cornerstone On Demand, Intacct. Is Government a good idea? internet. (6). Cracking The Code. Thursday, November 13, 2008.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Pete Newell and I have spent a lot of time bringing continuous innovation to government organizations. Here are our thoughts about how to confront the Red Queen trap and adapt a government agency to infuse continuous innovation in its culture and practices. These Horizons also apply to government agencies and other large organizations.

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Community Silicon Valley Technical Review Incubator 237

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 22, 2011

" ~ Web Metrics: "What is a KPI? " + Standard Metrics Revisited Series. "Engagement" Is Not A Metric, It's An Excuse. Defining a "Master Metric", + a Framework to Gain a Competitive Advantage in Web Analytics. Web Analytics Success Measurement For Government Websites.

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Analytics Metrics SEM Web 124

Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Because while 10 years ago I only use my cable company for television service, today I pay my cable company for television, internet access and phone service. When a business is in the "break-even" mode, it's only thinking about the immediate demands, never pushing to do more than just what's needed to meet the given threshold.

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Revenue Operations Metrics Government 104

Up and Running

AUGUST 20, 2018

They use a plan to reinforce strategy, establish metrics , manage responsibilities and goals, track results, and manage and plan resources including critical cash flow. For example, if you’re building a plan for a biotech firm, your plan will go into details about government approval processes. Milestones and metrics.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

To an early observer, it would have seemed obvious that Route 128 had all the advantages: a head start, more government and military funding, and far more established companies. Using AdWords to assess demand for your new online. Startup Lessons Learned - the Conference (April 23. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

Far more important is establishing a brand and reputation for quality that will, in turn, drive demand. . The metrics from SumAll show online retailers the real-time metrics that are having the biggest impact on their bottom line. 59% use the Internet on their phones while waiting. Remarketing. Like Tweet. Like Tweet.

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eCommerce Software Review Technical Review Social Media 101

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Written By Dan Martell on February 2nd, 2012 | Category: Hiring LeanStartup Marketing Metrics Startup Life | 6 Comments. Building Metrics / Usage Reports / KPI 3. Product/Metrics (70%/30% time) * Get your product activation (sign-up + meaningful action) to 60% * then, Get your product retention to 20% weekly. Why do I do it?

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Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

There are three parts to a good competitive analysis: (1) defining the metrics and identifying the competitors you’re comparing, (2) gathering the data, and (3) the analysis. You’re going to need some brand health metrics to track. Start by defining what metrics are important. 3) Develop personas for your target customers.

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Marketing Charlotte Naming Design 162

The Startup Magazine

MAY 3, 2024

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concepts have been developing since the advocation of equal rights by the working men parties in the 1830s, and pollution control in the mid-1850s — when Chicago pragmatically built the first US sewage system to improve water supply.

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Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Dandelion’s founders previously started the internet company Plaxo, so I was particularly interested to learn how they were incorporating technology into their business. Prior to Dandelion, my friend, Cameron Ring, and I co-founded an Internet company, Plaxo. In founder Todd Masonis’ words: Q: So, the chocolate business?

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Only after reaching $1M in CMRR should you consider hiring European sales and services execs behind customer demand. Effectively measuring and understanding your CAC and CLTV metrics are key to future success.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

Occam's Razor

JUNE 1, 2010

This year they were joined by senior Canadian government officials. Internet Marketing. " [It is rare that we blame the fact that we have not carried out our duty to demand more from both the channel and offline measurement systems.]. These are not "loser" metrics like visits and pageviews! Solutions. __.

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Marketing Channel Web Metrics 92

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

The same thing happened to many Internet stocks. Anything that hints of a down round brings questions about the success metrics that have already been “booked.” One response from the LP community might be to demand commitments from new funds that prohibit inside-led rounds and cross-fund investing.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 4, 2021

What is the role of public and private organizations in governing our shared civic fabric? Why don't we just put this plan on the internet? I think it was December of 2010, and happened to just be reading that paper on the internet one day and just immediately captivated my attention. This is Out Of the Crisis. I'm curious.

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IPO Cofounder Technical Review Government 113

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Had I known it was going to take the internet by storm I probably would have been a bit more careful with my word choice (especially referring to.NET as a language, doh!). Happy Look Like an Idiot on the Internet Day. If your desire was to make yourself look like an ignorant internet troll … I believe you have succeeded.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

. - Aerotel Medical Systems is a world leading manufacturer of modular, home and mobile telecare and telemedicine solutions designed to transfer essential data over the telephone, mobile phone and the Internet. Flash Networks’ Harmony Content Control enables safer, more productive mobile use of the open Internet for consumer or business use.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

To imagine that this person does so only to get attention, or only to harass others, or only to harass you are to play into the hands of this geek autocracy on the Internet that just isn't viable anymore. However, you have opened yourself onto the internet with some really great points that are so wonderful to see written.

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Community Management Lean Software Review 158

Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 13, 2021

In fact, when you look at it, you say, “Ok, well, what are the early-stage consumer internet investments?” Reid: This is very much not a surprise, probably: with blitzscaling, the first thing to understand is that blitzscaling is a relative speed metric. And, by the way, I think the truth function was breaking well before the internet.

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