TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

What are your key Startup Metrics ? What are some sites or companies in the same space? What functionality would make your company launch-ready? Analytics/Metrics What key startup metrics will you need to track? What metrics will you need for future funding rounds or operations? Ads, Viral/Social, SEO)?

Develop 520

Develop Development Technical Review SEO 520

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

There has been a lot of public debate over the past several weeks about whether it’s a good thing to be “gross margin positive” or not and commentary always reminds me that some people at startups don’t quite understand financial metrics or even how to think about which ones are healthy. Gross margin positive != That bit is easy.

Metrics 150

Metrics Startup SaaS Course 150

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

There were startups and a software industry but barely. And then in the late 90’s money crept in, swept in to town by public markets, instant wealth and an absurd sky-rocketing of valuations based on no reasonable metrics. Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC. There was no money train.

Venture Capital 466

Venture Capital Startup Marketing Pricing 466

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2015

The law of large numbers, platforms that can make your company blow up unexpectedly and the trendy nature of tech markets can be deceiving. I have written about the deceiving nature of early successes before – in particular in the SaaS or B2B world leading to a phenomenon called “shelfware.” Not vanity metrics.

Product 150

Product Startup Metrics Technical Review 150

SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

This leads to a set of questions: What is the role of a CTO in the early stages of a company, and does that role change later on as both the company and that individual matures? It specifically answers the first questions about role and how it changes as the company matures. What’s our purchase, licensing, SaaS strategy?

CTO Coach 231

CTO Coach CTO Hire Outsource Development Develop 231

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

I’ve been having discussions with several people recently about the role of the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in very early stage companies. I used an image from Roger Smith that describes the varying roles of a CTO as the company matures. What’s our purchase, licensing, SaaS strategy? How can we address this risk? Accounting?

Fractional CTO 225

Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire CTO Coach 225

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Jackson: The story behind the company, is we're trying to solve a real world problem. My cofounder and I know how hard it is to get a company up and running, and funded, to keep your investors in the loop. For investors, it gives them a dash board of key metrics, and ensures those investors stay in the loop.

Southern California 243

Southern California Entrepreneur Software Review Yammer 243