Both Sides of the Table

JULY 24, 2016

What you Before Sets the Course for How Well the Day Goes Make sure you send your financial and operating metrics no less than 72 hours before the board meeting — even better if it can be a week in advance. Literally stop the meeting, let everybody do their quick emails and then restart with no devices.

Guide 196

Guide Startup Metrics Conference 196

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

It’s obvious that we can be too late to these decisions of course. If — and it’s a big if of course — they can do that on the cheap, then why should an LP care at all? Startups either get three dozen term sheets or none at all, since every firm is walking around with the same frameworks and metrics in their head.

Venture Capital 202

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Invest 202

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

Dell announced years ago that it had earned $3 million in revenue from using Twitter, and other businesses report daily on increases in web traffic up to 800%. Don’t use the same message on Twitter you developed for email blasts and postcard blitzes. Define relevant metrics and measure.

Social Media 106

Social Media Media Startup Social Network 106

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Dell announced years ago that it had earned $3 million in revenue from using Twitter, and other businesses report daily on increases in web traffic up to 800%. Don’t use the same message on Twitter you developed for email blasts and postcard blitzes. Define relevant metrics and measure.

Social Media 115

Social Media Media Startup Social Network 115

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2012

You may have already found several articles, web pages, or books about writing the perfect executive summary. They all offer a list of requirements that might take 50 pages to address, but of course they ask you to write concisely. That’s your metric to see if you have their attention. Marty Zwilling.

Summary 97

Summary Writing Competition Sample 97

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

Dell announced years ago that it had earned $3 million in revenue from using Twitter, and other businesses report daily on increases in web traffic up to 800%. Don’t use the same message on Twitter you developed for email blasts and postcard blitzes. Define relevant metrics and measure.

Social Media 104

Social Media Media Marketing Social Network 104

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

You may have already found several articles, web pages, or books about writing the perfect executive summary. They all offer a list of requirements that might take 50 pages to address, but of course they ask you to write concisely. That’s your metric to see if you have their attention. Marty Zwilling.

Summary 90

Summary Writing Competition Sample 90

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2010

Dell announced over a year ago that it had earned $3 million in revenue from using Twitter, and other businesses report daily on increases in web traffic up to 800%. Don’t use the same message on Twitter you developed for email blasts and postcard blitzes. Define relevant metrics and measure.

Social Media 88

Social Media Media Marketing Startup 88

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

You may have already found several articles, web pages, or books about writing the perfect executive summary. They all offer a list of requirements that might take 50 pages to address, but of course they ask you to write concisely. That’s your metric to see if you have their attention. Marty Zwilling.

Summary 55

Summary Writing Competition Metrics 55

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 13, 2010

Of course, you have to draw the line somewhere. Email Address Almost every startup wants and needs email as a means of notifying users. Take a look at Startup Metrics. In the meantime, I will say that most startups will want to have an email address for users. do not provide access to the email address.

Google 292

Google Startup Yahoo Email 292