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Startup Metrics

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A post by Fred Wilson pointed me to Dave McClure's Startup Metrics presentation. Define what you need from a metrics and reporting standpoint. Startup Metrics for Pirates (SeedCamp, Sept 2009) View more documents from Dave McClure. A : Activation - what % have a "happy" initial experience?

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Surveying SoCal's M&A Landscape, with David Siemer

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We don''t spend a lot of time there, except that we''re active investors and bankers who are affected by what''s happening in the IPO market. That''s true of many Southern California ad-tech companies. That''s fueling lots of the activity we''re seeing now. What''s the current environment for M&A and IPOs, in general?

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Granularity and Consistency of Startup Metrics

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Part of those questions are around Startup Metrics. This aligns with understanding the the core business model: Get Users (= Acquisition, Referral) Drive Usage (= Activation, Retention) Make Money (= Monetize) (and Lifetime Value is a good one) Of course, that’s a big part of what the investor wants as well.

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Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles?

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skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles? Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. in Computer Science.

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Insights and Opinions: Top 10 Board Meetings Do's And Don'ts For CEOs

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Jim is very active helping Southern California's aspiring entrepreneurs, and has been instrumental in helping to promote the technology industry here. Try to reach out to all board members prior to the meeting (or ask them to always reach out to you) so their concerns, if any, are addressed.

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Events and Networking in Los Angeles

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skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, February 23, 2007 Events and Networking in Los Angeles One of the issues I discussed in Innovation and Geography was that the geography and traffic in Los Angeles generally makes it more difficult for networking. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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Online Business Networking Los Angeles

SoCal CTO

Then, face-to-face meetings and activities become much more valuable. I see Visible Networking as a series of conversations around blog posts, and encouraging a group of people to actively participate. For example, I think that looking at Startup Metrics and the implications around that would be a really interesting conversation.