Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2013

Finance has homes in New York, Hong Kong, and London. Finding talent and financing isn’t the only hurdle to overcome on the road to startup success. But it is an important metric for firms in pursuit of explosive growth. Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world. The list goes on and on.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Finance has homes in New York, Hong Kong, and London. Finding talent and financing isn’t the only hurdle to overcome on the road to startup success. But it is an important metric for firms in pursuit of explosive growth. Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world. The list goes on and on.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 21, 2013

Obviously there’s lots of bias built into the data – those who volunteered might be the better teams, the peer reviewers might be selecting for what we taught, funding is no metric for successful science let alone successful companies, etc. – but the difference in funding success is over 300%.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2012

A closer analysis often indicates the cause to be a lack of diligence in handling common business finances. A required metric is average days to payment compared to expected. But don’t forget that the underlying laws of finance are harder to change, much like the laws of physics, so try not to ignore these basics.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 8, 2024

Equipment Financing: Leveraging Assets for Growth Equipment financing allows businesses to purchase or lease equipment needed for expansion without tying up capital or resorting to large upfront payments. They offer flexibility for short-term expenses or help in unexpected opportunities. Debt can help cash flow at the same time.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. Try charging customers for your product when you have 12 competitors giving the product away free finances by $20 million of VC. The Exit Problem.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

A closer analysis often indicates the cause to be a lack of diligence in handling common business finances. A required metric is average days to payment compared to expectations. But don’t forget that the underlying laws of finance are harder to change, much like the laws of physics, so try not to ignore these basics.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Unlocking the Power of Data: Transforming Metrics into Actionable Insights written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Janstch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interviewed Peter Caputa, CEO of Databox, an innovative player in the realm of marketing analytics.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Very few people turn up with a strong sense of “what we should be doing” or ready to lean into a productive conversation The financials were prepared by the VP of Finance / CFO. Often board members themselves don’t do the work to say “what metrics would we like to see.” There are too many pages. It passes the weight test.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The non-marketing parts of the business (sales, finance, and the CEO) don’t care about more marketing “stuff”; they want more leads, more sales, and more profits. They run the campaign once and then declare it was successful based on vanity metrics. In other words, they want business outcomes. They write a campaign brief.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

In this period (less than 2 years) he has brought on incredibly talented senior execs is sales, marketing, product management, client services, finance, vp engineering and more. By being so metrics driven we can have a lot more quantifiable and objective discussions at board meetings and at mid-point reviews. . Further Reading.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 20, 2020

Payroll processing can be difficult, and financing usually becomes harder as the number of workers in a company gets bigger. This may lead to sour employee’s morale, delay of payments, and more tasks for your finance department. With this record, you can determine the time spent by workers in your business.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

One question that keeps coming up when speaking with early stage entrepreneurs when it comes to funding, is what metrics the company needs to hit to raise seed/series A/B etc: What’s a good conversion rate? Investors look beyond top line metrics to assess other important factors. What should our MRR growth be?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

This financial leader could well have come through the finance org at another startup or at a larger company but they often also can come from strategy consulting (Bain, BCG or McKinsey) or through investment banking (Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, etc.).

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Pre-seed investing should be super simple, so any signs of pro-rata rights, tranched financings, charging the company for value-added services, etc. As an inexperienced founder, you are very likely to take at least two rounds of financing before a series A, so the round to try to skip is any sort of second seed. should be avoided.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 11, 2024

But it's metrics and metrics. So a metric represents a widget. And this allows us to give that connection and the alignment to the team and that word widget and that word metric in regards to a three year highly achievable goal connects your team to where you're going. And that's the difference.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 4, 2019

At the time, I spent most of my time describing the metrics themselves and how VCs and their LPs evaluate performance based on these measurements. If you aren’t familiar with these metrics, I recommend reading the original post to get a sense of the numbers that I’ll be reviewing here. So, is this good or bad?

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2019

By hosting all of this data in one financial dashboard, teams can have a central view of the finances of projects, along with the tools to make informed decisions that help them understand the financial performance of each field. How are team members performing and interacting?

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 16, 2020

Reasons for a business valuation run a gamut from selling the business due to retirement or health reasons to financing expansion efforts to adding shareholders to a buyout situation. A multiple calculates an aspect of a company’s financial value by dividing one performance metric by another performance metric.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 21, 2017

Revenue multiples, profit multiples, premium over the previous financing — these are metrics used by sellers to help determine a minimum acceptable price. Large companies don’t acquire small companies for their financials.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

A-round venture capital firms will almost certainly make it a requirement that they get a board seat upon financing. If you are a super hot commodity then you may possible retain some board control through the B-round of financing with a 3–2 structure where the 2 is one seat for the A investor and one for the B investor.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

While 20th century metrics were revenue and profit, today it’s common for companies to get acquired for their user base. A 20th century VC was likely to have an MBA or finance background. This allows founder(s) to sell part of their stock (~10 to 33%) in a future round of financing. 4. Founder-friendly VCs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2017

Finance has homes in New York, Hong Kong, and London. Finding talent and financing isn’t the only hurdle to overcome on the road to startup success. But it is an important metric for firms in pursuit of explosive growth. Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world. The list goes on and on.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Unfortunately, this practice can be harmful in the long run, as one-time expenses can creep up suddenly, leaving the company’s finances in disarray. When trying to be responsible with your finances, the last thing you want is a missed due date. Avoid surprise expenses by mapping out your bill payments on a calendar.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

A great finance leader is on top of your numbers with such precision that you don’t have to worry about it. But a great finance leader isn’t just budgeting but he or she is an consummate planning and they won’t take s**t from you about why you need to avoid hiring more staff until you close new contracts or raise money.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 14, 2020

The authorities and regulators charged with overseeing the implementation of sustainable plans of actions often evaluate progress on the said metrics by reviewing company’s environmental disclosures and other statements. Besides renewable energy, Tweed’s business interest spans sectors like finance and real estate.

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Haystack

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

venture capital deals, a spike in mega-financings where it’s common to see not only $100M private rounds, but companies that raise two or three types of financings like this in the same calendar year! It’s entirely possible the trend lifts these companies in due time, as well.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2018

This means finance, operations, sales, and marketing departments as well as leadership can all access the same data. Start by identifying every method you currently have of collecting information, including marketing data, website metrics, feedback collection and analysis procedures.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 16, 2019

As your business grows, you may no longer have time or expertise to effectively manage your finances. Make a Decision About Which Accounting Method to Use to Track Your Finances. If keeping up with your finances is overly time-consuming, you can seek help from an accounting professional. Review Your Accounting Tools.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 26, 2020

Connected car devices can help you measure engine performance, fuel efficiency, fluid levels, and other metrics that can give you insights into a vehicle’s condition. 2) Measure Every Metric that Can Be Measured. You really can’t measure too many metrics when it comes to keeping your fleet vehicles in great condition.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

That’s the deal you get when you’re raising in a good market for startup financing. Another firm we saw tried to raise $15 million at a $60 million pre-money with similar metrics. That’s fine. What I caution entrepreneurs from doing is raising money at significantly ABOVE market valuations. Here’s the problem.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 18, 2018

According to data from the National Small Business Association, more than 70 percent of small businesses seek financing. Each bureau uses its own metrics and data points for determining your creditworthiness and have slightly different ways of filing and resolving a dispute. But it can if your debt financing ratio is too high.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2015

Finance has homes in New York, Hong Kong, and London. Finding talent and financing isn’t the only hurdle to overcome on the road to startup success. But it is an important metric for firms in pursuit of explosive growth. Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world. The list goes on and on.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

While it is still recommended to have an accountant to manage your business finances, securing accounting software for your startup makes their job easier. Advanced software even allows entrepreneurs to merge their payroll systems and banking accounts so that all their finances are under one platform for easier access. .

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VC Adventure

AUGUST 31, 2017

If you read my blog regularly you know I love (LOVE) metrics. They took the 92 public SaaS companies and analyzed their key operating metrics. The valuation metrics show this clearly. There are a ton of private SaaS financings. In 2016 there were over 2,000 financing rounds of private SaaS companies ($18.5Bn invested).

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VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

Personal Finance Cross-account visibility and management – Today’s AI products can analyze and move money between accounts – as agents improve, they will make trades across accounts. A lightweight “agent” with access to logs and metrics can, to start, retrieve relevant information (e.g.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 31, 2023

Managing finances is one of the most important aspects of running a successful business. A clear plan makes making informed decisions and managing your finances easier. 4. Monitor finances. When it comes to financial management, it’s crucial to monitor how your company’s financial resources and metrics change over time.

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