The Startup Magazine

MARCH 19, 2025

” The impact shows in concrete business growth metrics. A Rhode Island-based general contractor had zero internet presence before partnering with the agency. The new website is wonderful; we couldn’t be happier with it and we have received so much traffic since it went up.”

Rhode Island 88

Rhode Island Ohio Web Development Social Media 88

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2021

For instance, tracking ‘months-of-runway’ combined with the month-over-month change to that metric allows us to rapidly identify companies that may be distressed. John Maeda, formerly Design Partner, KPCB; formerly President of Rhode Island School of Design. Advantages. Disadvantages. In-house, brand-name guru.

Private Equity 78

Private Equity Venture Capital Portfolio Equity 78

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Jonathan: They track a few different metrics, like the ease of starting a business, ease of hiring. All those things are variables that go into this metric. Here’s a surprising, Providence Rhode Island. They are a research company that actually does this survey that … Peter: So Thumbtack did some research.

Texas 60

Texas Small Business San Antonio New Hampshire 60

entrepreMusings

JULY 6, 2013

In contrast, small business owners gave Hawaii, Maine and Rhode Island an “F,” while California and Illinois rounded out the bottom five, both earning a “D” grade. ” Thumbtack.com and the Kauffman Foundation evaluated states and cities against one another along more than a dozen metrics. What is Thumbtack.com ?

Virginia 41

Virginia Rhode Island Austin North Carolina 41

Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

When I was at RISD, I went to Rhode Island School of Design, there was this idea that was emerging called The Green Movement, the sustainability movement. The burden [should] just be that we care; that if we learn something, we improve it, and that we don’t only use single output metrics and its growth at all costs.

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Hosting Rhode Island Design 69

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2020

People, not just metrics. I went to Rhode Island School of Design. And what I mean by that is, almost every metric, every graph, every number, is a person. Eric Ries : Metrics are people too. Brian Chesky : Metrics are people. And so suddenly, your master are your metrics. Broadly shared prosperity.

Silicon Valley 60

Silicon Valley Hosting Cofounder Employee 60

Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

When I was at RISD, I went to Rhode Island School of Design, there was this idea that was emerging called The Green Movement, the sustainability movement. The burden [should] just be that we care; that if we learn something, we improve it, and that we don’t only use single output metrics and its growth at all costs.

Silicon Valley 36

Silicon Valley Hosting Rhode Island Design 36