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Startup Metrics

TechEmpower

Start by building just enough of your product to get early CAC and CLV signals (they won’t be perfect). Next, define what you need from a metrics and reporting standpoint. The metrics, and how they relate, are captured in his slide: Note the relationship between retention/referral efforts and lifetime value.

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. Background Questions Let’s start with some background questions about the business and product. What are your key Startup Metrics ? What problem is your product trying to solve?

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5 Keys To A Viable Spending Rate And Cash Management

Startup Professionals Musings

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Don’t wait until you are almost out of cash before managing every dollar spent or looking for the next refueling from investors. The best entrepreneurs manage cash flow ruthlessly and never delegate decisions about spending money. Martin Zwilling

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Effective Management Techniques to Reduce Employee Turnover

The Startup Magazine

Otherwise, they will (sooner or later) experience the resource drain, high overhead costs & low employee productivity. We’ll explore the latest and most effective management techniques and strategies managers can use to retain their best employees and build a stronger, more engaged workforce.

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. He'll also go over metrics we can use to measure the health of our ecosystems as we build more resources for innovators.

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Why You Need Tools And Analytics For Employee Metrics

Startup Professionals Musings

Even after many years mentoring entrepreneurs and advising businesses, I continue to be surprised by the primary focus on products and processes, and the often incidental attention to hiring and nurturing the right people. It’s the same for customers and products, where analytics have long proven their value.

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10 Manageable Risks That An Entrepreneur Should Take

Startup Professionals Musings

Many risks can be managed or calculated to improve growth or provide a competitive edge, while others, like skipping quality checks to save money, are recipes for failure. The challenge is to avoid the bad risks, while actively seeking and managing the smart risks. Plan to deliver a family of products, rather than a one-trick pony.