Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 4, 2011
Having a set of metrics that you watch & that you feel are the key drivers of your success helps keep clarity. And the more public you can make your goals for these key metrics the better. You will likely have multiple sets of metrics you keep depending on the company’s stage, one’s function in the company and level.
Tech Zulu Event
MAY 9, 2014
As our first time covering a 500 Startups demo day , we could only imagine the stratospheric levels of stress our Batch 8 founders must have gone through to get on stage and present their progress from their last four months of startup bootcamp. In true 500 Startups fashion, Demo Day had an almost cathartic feel. ” Demo Day.
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SoCal CTO
MARCH 11, 2013
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. Investors Really Want Evidence of Traction So you built your MVP; you bring it to the investor; you demo it; and I will guarantee they will ask you: "So how many users do you have?
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 18, 2014
We just had the demo day for our third batch of companies. It''s not a three month program, demo day, and folks move out or move on. We take companies all through the year, and have a demo day once a year with the companies who are ready for demo day, where they present, while other might not.
Tech Zulu Event
JANUARY 30, 2012
We make it trivial to quickly aggregate and monitor your key metrics in real-time! 8:00 – 8:35pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company. This way we keep the questions fresh and up to date with current events. Leftronic is a real-time data visualization platform for startups. SuperDemo: Bill Gross.
Tech Zulu Event
MAY 8, 2014
Chance was recently featured on Fox News for comments on Facebook’s high profile acquisition of wearable VR company, Oculus, for an impressive $2B – and what that meant for early adopters who initially helped the company get off the ground by funding through Kickstarter. As an entrepreneur, this is a terrible and common mistake.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 6, 2010
Imagine the “typical&# deal – somebody comes into a VC’s office, they’ve never met, they’re highly referred by a friend and they’re pitching a product demo and a PPT. So NEVER talk about early exits, quick flips, tuck-in acquisitions, previous interest shown by acquirers, etc., during your meeting.
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