Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2023

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Waiting until you have something to sell before bringing on a sales and operations staff. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. Social media is not rocket science.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 17, 2023

But these look for founders who have a technical or business model insight and a team. Accelerators provide these teams with technical and business expertise and connect them to a network of other founders and advisors. That’s because unlike accelerators, which operate on a six- to 12-week cadence, studios don’t have a set timeframe.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. What are your key Startup Metrics ? Who are the other stakeholders involved? Other types of users?

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Paul Graham’s recent essay, Founder Mode , describes the mindset that founders need to adopt to navigate the early stages of building a startup, and how they’re different than ‘manager mode’ which is traditional management/corporate best practices.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Some chaos is normal in every new business, but many wait far too long before they install metrics based on “best practices,” and fail to attack obvious bottlenecks with a vengeance. As the business operation and the team grows, regular and effective communication from key personnel is critical. Excessive support and return activities.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

As part of The Startup Magazine’s Female Founder Interview series , we interviewed Adriana Rozo-Angulo, founder of international consulting firm MAS Connections and author of The Buoyant Business: How Simplicity Can Keep Organizations Afloat in a Stormy Economy. Adriana Rozo-Angulo, President & Co-Founder, MAS Connections.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2020

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Waiting until you have something to sell before bringing on a sales and operations staff. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. Social media is not rocket science.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Here’s another from The Startup Magazine Founder Interview Series. In addition, we consult visionaries achieve clarity by creating vision, mission values, 5-year and 10-year business plans, processes and operational manuals and implement them even on a remote level. Best of luck for more future successes.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

But have you ever had the opportunity to pick the brains of founders who created amazingly successful startups and companies like Envato , Backblaze , Simple , or Treehouse ? Few people like talking about their mistakes, but thankfully nine founders took some time to share some of their hard-earned knowledge with you. Find your niche.

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Mucker Lab

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In navigating the transition from founder-led sales to a structured approach, the pivotal question arises: when to hire a Sales Development Representative (SDR) or an Account Executive (AE) ? Career Advancement: SDRs may seek roles beyond AE positions, such as in marketing, operations, or enablement.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 7, 2019

However, as a founder of a small business or startup, you’re juggling many things. You need to use your time and resources productively by focusing on the right metrics so you can use data to help you implement improvements that matter. The first step is to formulate a KPI strategy by selecting the right metrics to track.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

They want to see that a business is operating on all six cylinders. Processes refers to operating procedures and employee handbooks. EBITDA is the most important profitability metric to consider as many valuations are based on a multiple of this metric. At Seiler Tucker, we call these cylinders the ST 6 P’s®.

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View from Seed

MARCH 1, 2016

As an adult, I know the world operates on story first and logic second. Tiny Speck decided to sunset Glitch and began winding down its operations. Trying to recruit a co-founder or key-employee? You need to clearly frame your core hypothesis, and you need to frame the metrics and indicators that would confirm its deeper truth.

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Founder Technical Review Cofounder Non-Compete 120

View from Seed

OCTOBER 24, 2019

As seed rounds have atomized, it’s not uncommon for founders to raise 3 or even 4 rounds prior to a series A. The reality is that if a founder raised every one of these rounds, and lead investors always got their “target” ownership, the level of dilution would be ridiculous. Founders with limited experience. should be avoided.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2016

Due to founder visibility, the team is so tuned in to the visionary and current direction that every turn to the right to pursue a new idea turns the whole team to the right. Balance here comes again from the operational expert, who is very good at leading, managing, and holding people accountable. Cause organizational whiplash.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. control the timing and tempo of military competition and operations. And we buy new things more regularly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2023

Due to founder visibility, the team is so tuned in to the visionary and current direction that every turn to the right to pursue a new idea turns the whole team to the right. Balance here comes again from the operational expert, who is very good at leading, managing, and holding people accountable. Cause organizational whiplash.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Waiting until you have something to sell before bringing on a sales and operations staff. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. Social media is not rocket science.

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Burn Rate Hockey Stick Startup Salary 223

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Sets goals and milestones, with metrics to track progress. They define metrics for each goal, and diligently track themselves against these metrics. Execute processes and metrics around customer requirements, loyalty, satisfaction, and service. Founder and key partners are role models for results.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 16, 2015

I review a lot of board decks with a beautifully hand-crafted page with metrics for the company. Good metrics are comparable across industries; comparative ; readily understandable; and help drive decisions. Comparative means that you can compare a metric across time periods, groups of users, or competitors. So how do you do it?

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2018

by Humberto Farias, CEO and co-founder at Concepta. The problem, is historically, the investment in time and resources required for traditional digital solutions can feel out of reach, and the type of programs used by corporations aren’t practical for SMBs for daily operations like reporting, inventory, or accounting. Automation.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

and co-founder Dr. Paolo Coppola, and two years later the company was sold to CityMD––the leading urgent care provider in the New York metro area––after its rapid growth saw the company receive a compelling acquisition offer even sooner than anticipated. with whom they co-invested in the data integrity software company Precisely.

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Private Equity Equity Technical Review Software Review 126

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 10, 2018

Few buyers will get excited about a company currently operating at a loss. You’ll find exceptions to this rule, like Snapchat, which was operating at a loss at its IPO, when it experienced high initial trading prices due to its huge popularity and untapped monetization capabilities. Another important metric is churn.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Cashflow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Waiting until you have something to sell before bringing on a sales and operations staff. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. Social media is not rocket science.

Burn Rate 262

Burn Rate Hockey Stick Entrepreneur Salary 262

View from Seed

MARCH 24, 2021

In this comprehensive template and guide we break down each of the nine core sections in the deck: intro , team , what do you do , is it working , why does it matter (market) , can you be the best in the world (product, growth, financial metrics) , where are you going , what do you want (the ask) , and appendix. This is not always easy to do.

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Seed Stage Hiring IPO Analytics 177

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Jeff Katzenberg has a great track record – head of the studio at Paramount, chairman of Disney Studios, co-founder of DreamWorks and now chairman of NewTV. Tech IPO prices exploded and subsequent trading prices rose to dizzying heights as the stock prices became disconnected from the traditional metrics of revenue and profits.

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Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 1, 2019

In two of these three phases – the first and third – volumes of helpful information and numerous organizations are readily available to help guide and support founders of startups. These are the consultants and books that offer founders the tools and insights needed to “cross the chasm” ( as Geoffrey Moore put it ) and begin to scale.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 11, 2013

Yesterday, I was talking to a startup founder about their MVP and they said something that finally got me to write this post: "I have a few investors interested but they want to see a product." If you do build the MVP and show it to them, they will ask you about your metrics. They really want metrics, not a product.

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Algorithm Metrics Viral Venture Capital 264

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

John Borchers, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Decathlon Capital, claims to be the largest revenue-based financing investor in the US. As a result, we carefully choose to invest in good brands and operators that we believe can execute on their plan with the help of a reliable and flexible capital partner.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2023

Jeff Bezos now manages Amazon, which encompasses over 40 subsidiaries and operates worldwide. Rather than a focus on salary and perks, your focus is on customers, revenue, and operations. Use metrics and data to quantify progress and return. Your personal goal is to succeed in business.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Founders almost never have a real strategy. Founders explain failures with things like “our two main competitors did [thing] to us” or “customers didn’t understand [our point of view].” The 10,000th biggest company in the world is a very successful company, as is the two-person company where the founders each take home $300k/year.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 29, 2011

Founders that learn are more successful. Startups that have helpful mentors, track metrics effectively, and learn from startup thought leaders raise 7x more money and have 3.5x Investors who provide hands-on help have little or no effect on the company’s operational performance. Solo founders take 3.6x

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Many of these businesses operated on shoestring budgets and tiny margins, which the pandemic’s challenges all but obliterated. Founders Institute defines pivoting as shifting the business to encompass a new strategy that may entail changing how the entire company functions. Adaptability goes hand in hand with speed.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. Every Flexible VC structure allows founders to access immediate risk capital while preserving exit, growth trajectory, and ownership optionality. . Payments are commonly delayed for a grace period of 12-36 months.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

by Zvi Band, founder and CEO of Contactually. It’s how your company operates internally, but it has no allegiance to the core of your business: making money and growing at a steady pace. Set aside time to review metrics, evaluate clientele, or whittle down precise goals for the future. Culture, after all, is inward.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 29, 2019

by Sam Furr, founder & Head of Product Strategy of Tappable. From offering a better customer experience to streamlining internal operations, they have never been more crucial to satisfying the mobile-first customer and workforce. Businesses, no matter the shape and size, flourish by spotting new opportunities to solve problems.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Most startup founders don’t relish the thought of managing repeatable processes, greedy stockholders, and endless regulation reports. New startup founders keep all the operating metrics they need in their head. Running a mature company is totally different from running a startup. Listen carefully and act accordingly.

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