Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

There has been a lot of public debate over the past several weeks about whether it’s a good thing to be “gross margin positive” or not and commentary always reminds me that some people at startups don’t quite understand financial metrics or even how to think about which ones are healthy. That is what finances rapid growth.

Metrics 150

Metrics Cost Acquisition Startup 150

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

There is much talk these days that startup valuations have decreased and may continue to do so and that the amount of time it takes to fund raise may take longer. The earlier the round, the less capital you need and the more reasonable your valuation the less time that is needed generally to raise capital. Only you know.

Burn Rate 150

Burn Rate Cap Table Valuation Software Review 150

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. Modano standardizes Excel models to improve comparability and reduce error rates. Similarly, Corsis uses benchmarking data to understand technology spend patterns. 7) Negotiate .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 20, 2015

But if you don’t – now you have many cynical VCs lining up critiquing your CAC/LTV ratios, your churn rates, your poor performing cohorts. But the smart money I know are already pointing out the huge chasm between private-market late stage valuations and public ones based more on rationality. We’ll see.

Churn Rate 150

Churn Rate Silicon Valley Brazil Valuation 150

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 26, 2022

Do you have other efficiency metrics that you look at when you evaluate businesses to check the quality of growth and the quality of the revenues? . You can break that down into the inverse of that churn. I love how you’re very clear about the centering metrics in your mind with revenues, which reflect scale. . Yeah, yeah.

Partner 132

Partner Cofounder Retention Acquisition 132

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Effectively measuring and understanding your CAC and CLTV metrics are key to future success. Bessemer SaaS Law #1: Your key monthly business metrics are: CMRR (Committed Monthly Recurring Revenue), Churn, and Cash flow - “Bookings” is for suckers. Brian, Paglo www.paglo.com. Great list! Great list! Philippe Botteri.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48