2019 Demand Metrics Startup 
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Do you need a board when you first start you company? If you haven’t raised any money or if you raised a small round from angels or friends & family I would suggest you avoid setting up a formal board unless the people who would join your board are deeply experienced at sitting on startup boards.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Innovate In the early years of a startup there is a lot of kinetic energy of enthusiastic innovators looking to launch a product that changes how an industry works.
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Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 1, 2019
With the real data from that surge, you need to take a hard look at business model realities, cost of customer acquisition, inventory costs, and other key metrics. As transaction volume increases, delivery costs go up, returns increase, and quality problems can cost you plenty. Document processes and metrics for economies of scale.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 8, 2019
The biggest challenge these days doesn’t seem to be in starting a new business, but sustaining it against the onslaught of market changes and new competitors that emerge every day. In my other role of business advisor, I see examples often of startups that may have taken success for granted too early.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 8, 2020
They don’t seem to realize that investors can be the most demanding bosses your ever had, since it’s their money you are using and potentially losing. Sure, this may limit the type and scope of your startup, but it’s the only way to get the control and freedom you want. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/18/2019.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 10, 2019
Image via Pixabay After a frustrating meeting with a small business client recently who didn’t “have time” for social media, I was surprised to find evidence on the Internet that up to one quarter of small business owners are still hesitant to invest time, money, and effort into a social media strategy.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 4, 2019
In addition to quantifying the positives of the customer lifetime value metric, they address the mistakes that I see regularly in my business advisory service relative to assessing the value of customers and value, including the following: Failing to account for current customer status and stage.
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