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Startup Metrics

TechEmpower

If your numbers work out, then scaling becomes a question of capital. A : Activation - What % have a "happy" initial experience? Start by building just enough of your product to get early CAC and CLV signals (they won’t be perfect). Don’t worry about scaling just yet. Next, define what you need from a metrics and reporting standpoint.

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Aaron Fyke, Thin Line Capital: The Second Wave Of Cleantech Investing

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There's a new opportunity in clean technology investments, according to venture capitalist Aaron Fyke , the head of a new, Pasadena-based venture capital investment fund, Thin Line Capital (www.thinlinecapital.com). This is not a typical, venture capital investment. Those $60M rounds really don't fit the venture capital model.

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Startup Metrics

SoCal CTO

If these numbers work out, then often scaling is more a question of capital. A : Activation - what % have a "happy" initial experience? Often, what we are trying to do initially is show exactly how these numbers play out. You only build what you need to prove that model. In fact, this often becomes the mantra that we live by.

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The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

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I hear from several sources that Sequoia is very active in the market aggressively chasing several deals and even driving up prices on some early-stage deals. And Ron Conway has proclaimed that he wants to do up to 40-50 rapid-fire deals in the next 18 months in what is becoming known as the “real time web” (e.g. Seems an obvious fit.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. prefer instead to divide it according to the mindset of users: whether or not they are actively looking to purchase something (i.e. Tesla is not. It's a great talk. they have purchasing intent ).*.

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

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Yeah, that was when I changed for me…” “…there was so much positive feedback on demystifying this one element of venture capital. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 Brad’s start in Venture Capital. Was about a billion dollars on the IPO” and “was one of the first web analytics companies.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Venture Capital - What's the rush?

Frank Addante

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! ▼ August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? Venture Capital - What's the rush? ► October (1) New Video! Be scrappy.