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How to Decide

Reid Hoffman

The metrics from the dashboard are the key inputs for collective decisions. You can always instrument your business and gather metrics, but that doesn’t mean the data you gather will be useful. Just track metrics that help you improve the product. They’re how you understand if you’re making progress or not.

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

David Teten

Lean Case provides standard business models & metrics, so you can apply a standard approach to business planning, modeling, and profitability tracking. The simplest way to track a company’s performance: have them give you access to their internal metrics dashboard. I used Ipreo heavily at one of my prior VC funds. 10) Report.

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The Three Benefits Of Nailing Before Scaling

YoungUpstarts

We created virality in small pockets, such as Venice Beach, California, and the virality spilled over to the next pocket, Santa Monica. When entrepreneurs are selling widely from the start and showing us vanity metrics, it’s clear that they haven’t found PMF and it’s a quick pass for us.