TechEmpower
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
This isn’t just our opinion - our startup metrics prove it! Drop-off on the first page of an application is bad news. Profile Blurbs and Writing Prompts Let’s look at our job matching site in more detail. This gives Mark more control over the process, without requiring him to write much, and gives the LLM more to work with.
SoCal CTO
MARCH 11, 2013
Yesterday, I was talking to a startup founder about their MVP and they said something that finally got me to write this post: "I have a few investors interested but they want to see a product." If you do build the MVP and show it to them, they will ask you about your metrics. They really want metrics, not a product.
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TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Start writing down predictions about people, companies, and markets. We get at least a dozen at the TC offices every week, which is why we write about books so often around here these days. 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.
TechEmpower
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
Focusing on the metrics that ultimately drive the business, often the bottom line, has provided a reality check, a counter-weight to the desire to consume all new technologies. Or do we want to play with this new toy simply because playing with new stuff is fun? It's a fun and funny business to be in.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 22, 2015
The good news is that recent big company financial woes and layoffs have generated a flood of candidates with real experience seeking positions at startups. The bad news is that many of these frustrated employees may have already reached their level of incompetence ( The Peter Principle ).
Tech.Co
APRIL 11, 2018
Writing in March, the New York Times’ Kevin Roose had an answer that will hit Bay Area-bound tech workers where it hurts: Their wallets. “In recent months,” Roose writes , “a growing number of tech leaders have been flirting with the idea of leaving Silicon Valley. .”
Steve Reich
AUGUST 15, 2015
” Everyone has a vision that one or two “Super Angels” will write million dollar checks and all will be well. There actually was a tremendous amount of good news, but unless you heard it in context it could be easily misconstrued. The bad news? . ” Well said, Mark. Send that email.
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