Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
But it will be patiently deployed, waiting for a cohort of founders who aren’t artificially clinging to 2021 valuation metrics. So we largely sat out fundings of NFTs or other areas where we didn’t feel like we were the expert or where the valuation metrics weren’t in line with our funding goals.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 11, 2022
And then in the late 90’s money crept in, swept in to town by public markets, instant wealth and an absurd sky-rocketing of valuations based on no reasonable metrics. I would see Marc Benioff in the line for Starbucks at One Market in San Francisco and probably few could pick him out of a line up then.
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Startup Lessons Learned
DECEMBER 23, 2009
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Why vanity metrics are dangerous In a previous post, I defined two kinds of metrics: vanity metrics and actionable metrics. In this post, Id like to talk about the perils of vanity metrics. My personal favorite vanity metrics is "hits."
Startup Lessons Learned
NOVEMBER 20, 2014
So On December 10 and 11, we’ve booked tables for Lean Startup group dinners at popular San Francisco restaurants. Platinum Passholders will spend December 8 visiting four successful San Francisco startups. We know that meeting other people at conferences can be rewarding--but surprisingly hard to pull off. Office Hours.
YoungUpstarts
DECEMBER 7, 2017
There isn’t a perfect metric for how much you should spend on digital marketing, as it really depends if your goal is building a brand (optimize for impressions on your website), closing sales (optimize on conversion rate), keeping cost low (optimize for cost of acquisition) and much more. Another often large expense is digital marketing.
Startup Lessons Learned
OCTOBER 11, 2017
5 in San Francisco) allows you to experience seven days of interactive innovation training from our experts and true Lean Startup practitioners —in a city that’s known for being the hotbed of high-growth startups and iconic tech companies (not to mention a great place to eat, drink, sightsee, and shop while you’re talking shop).
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
Master of 500 Hats: Startup Metrics for Pirates (SeedCamp 2008, London) This presentation should be required reading for anyone creating a startup with an online service component. He also has a discussion of how your choice of business model determines which of these metric areas you want to focus on. Choose one.
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