David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

An investor had few hard metrics other than the actual financials, and little technology to make the process scaleable. Over the past few decades, better metrics became available, and investors could take a more analytical, data-driven approach. ” Historically, investing was a manual, artisan process.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

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. .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2010

The future is in finding relevance, curating for context, and syndicating this to the right audience at the right place. The value is in how to aggregate, curate, display relevant content, create participation around the conversation, and analyze how it drives real business metrics. That’s exactly the point.

Curation 118

Curation Austin Cofounder Ruby 118

A Crowded Space

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

And yes, AngelList syndicates are trying to kill VC firms. The number of full-timers is an essential metric. Marketplaces do an excellent job at aggregating demand. Contently is killing off some marketing firms. . Wonolo is gearing up to take on staffing firms. They provide on-demand temp labor via mobile devices. .

Reputation 106

Reputation Curation Demand Syndicate 106

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

To be fair, “familiarity” and “Ever listened to” aren’t really great metrics that translate to consumption. In 2013 Mazda started installing Stitcher – the second most popular podcast aggregator – in the actual dashboards of their cars. In 2006 it was a mere 11%, and in 2012 it hit 29%. The reason for including Stitcher?

Software 100

Software eCommerce Audio Hosting 100

entrepreMusings

JANUARY 30, 2011

The future is in finding relevance, curating for context, and syndicating this to the right audience at the right place. The value is in how to aggregate, curate, display relevant content, create participation around the conversation, and analyze how it drives real business metrics. Is there real value in that data?

Social Media 47

Social Media Curation Syndicate Syndication 47

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

4) Unique Reporting of Accounting: Much has been made in the press that Groupon has chosen to report alternative non-GAAP metrics in addition to GAAP accounting. IMO this is much ado about nothing, as any comptentent analyst can look at Groupon’s GAAP and non-GAAP metrics and get a good sense of the business.

North America 100

North America Chicago Boston Silicon Valley 100