Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Use metrics to measure results of marketing initiatives. Great team members may take more time to find, and cost you stock options, but a qualified and highly motivated team that stretches your budget is a good calculated risk. Don’t rely on conservative forecasts to reduce risk. Customers like leaders, not followers.

Forecast 304

Forecast Stock Options Technical Review Metrics 304

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Use metrics to measure results of marketing initiatives. Great team members may take more time to find, and cost you stock options, but a qualified and highly motivated team that stretches your budget is a good calculated risk. Don’t rely on conservative forecasts to reduce risk. Customers like leaders, not followers.

Management 322

Management Entrepreneur Forecast Stock Options 322

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2014

Use metrics to measure results of marketing initiatives. Great team members may take more time to find, and cost you stock options, but a qualified and highly motivated team that stretches your budget is a good calculated risk. Don’t rely on conservative forecasts to reduce risk. Customers like leaders, not followers.

Startup 283

Startup Forecast Stock Options Technical Review 283

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Use metrics to measure results of marketing initiatives. Great team members may take more time to find, and cost you stock options, but a qualified and highly motivated team that stretches your budget is a good calculated risk. Don’t rely on conservative forecasts to reduce risk. Customers like leaders, not followers.

Forecast 161

Forecast Stock Options Technical Review Metrics 161

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Use metrics to measure results of marketing initiatives. Great team members may take more time to find, and cost you stock options, but a qualified and highly motivated team that stretches your budget is a good calculated risk. Don’t rely on conservative forecasts to reduce risk. Customers like leaders, not followers.

Startup 120

Startup Forecast Stock Options Technical Review 120

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

Your historical trading information including financials and a “customer file” which shows the history of your transactions so that investors can run “cohort” analyses Customer reference, personal references, key team members, compensation, cap table, stock option plan, etc.

Cap Table 336

Cap Table Due Diligence Forecast Churn Rate 336

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

  In a bottom up approach, the forecast is built from actual user projections.   For the sake of this discussion it’s the method rather than the specific metric that is important. [2]   In a bottom up approach, the forecast is built from actual user projections.

Term Sheet 68

Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68