TechEmpower
JULY 31, 2023
When talking to startup founders or other innovators, we always ask questions to better understand their business as a core. Next, define what you need from a metrics and reporting standpoint. The metrics, and how they relate, are captured in his slide: Note the relationship between retention/referral efforts and lifetime value.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 24, 2020
As a frequent advisor to new entrepreneurs and startups, I often hear your frustration with being treated differently from other startups by investors, on expectations for valuation , traction, and market size. For many years, startups featuring all-electric vehicles fell into this stage of the business lifecycle.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 6, 2021
It’s important to define your growth strategy, document it, communicate it to your team, and align metrics and employee rewards to target goals. Your focus for momentum could be sales, profitability, or number of customers, but trying to keep all possible parameters growing is simply not practical.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 28, 2020
Who would not want to join the unicorns (recent startups with a current valuation of over $1 billion)? Excellent detailed resources are everywhere, including a classic book, “ The Startup Checklist ,” by serial entrepreneur and founder of the New York Angels, David S. Fundraising through online platforms and crowdfunding.
Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic
Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. He'll also go over metrics we can use to measure the health of our ecosystems as we build more resources for innovators. Tune in on February 26th and get the answers to questions such as: What is an innovation ecosystem?
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Almost any startup can start with Excel, and move to open-source data analysis tools, including Python or RStudio. Use data analysis and metrics to measure for results. Bigger organizations should invest in the new “big data” tools. Subjectively measuring employee engagement. Manually assessing engagement clearly isn’t working.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 6, 2021
Many startups fail before reaching that magic “cash-flow positive” position they have been striving for, despite seemingly reasonable financial projections. Many startups see initial revenue from customers, and love the fast growth, but fail to anticipate the cost of early vendor payments, monthly overhead costs, and later taxes.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
260 
Let's personalize your content