SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

In fact, let me provide an important warning: If you create these documents, don't have input from a technical resource, take it to a development shop and they provide you a price. For example, if you are trying to determine viral coefficient (see Startup Metrics ), then the focus should be around those aspects of the MVP.

Develop 354

Develop Development Technical Review CTO Coach 354

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

For a well-funded A or B round company I have recommended “ leveling up ,” which entails many things but in summary I tell people to “act your stage.” They can help you with pricing. The full financial details and metrics were in the deck. Establishing Metrics & Monitoring Success (or Failures).

Outsource Development 150

Outsource Development Metrics Startup Sales 150

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

In the case of MakeSpace we had huge initial successes in New York City as Rahul led the scaling of our drivers, our trucks and our warehouses and we figured out the right price points to beat the local competition. presented pricing challenges when compared to a whole new set of offline competitors we didn’t know well.

Startup 286

Startup Technical Review Customer Custom 286

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

I found a good summary of the most common mistakes in a recent book by Kelly Clifford, “ Profit Rocket ,” written primarily to help you on the other side of the equation – skyrocket your profits. Always use a break-even analysis to measure what volume and price are required to offset total costs.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Entrepreneur Summary Pricing 100

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Exec Summary: Most companies (98+%) in the world (even tech startups) should be very profit focused. When they look at buying your company they often think in terms of “how long will it take until I earn back the profits to pay for my acquisition price?” Revenue is Not Revenue is Not Revenue.

Startup 418

Startup Venture Capital Sales Technical Review 418

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2016

By profit, I simply mean offering a product or service to customers for a price that exceeds the total costs associated with the solution, thus providing some basis for recovering sunk costs and generating a return for stakeholders. Investors look for sales at full price, to people you don’t know, to validate demand, price, and margin.

Entrepreneur 58

Entrepreneur Ideas Pricing Customer 58

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2012

I found a good summary of the most common mistakes in a new book by Kelly Clifford, “ Profit Rocket ,” written primarily to help you on the other side of the equation – skyrocket your profits. Always use a break-even analysis to measure what volume and price are required to offset total costs.

Technical Review 109

Technical Review Startup Entrepreneur Summary 109

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

In fact, a business plan is needed more by you than investors, as the blueprint for your company, team communication, and progress metrics. Describe your market penetration strategy, sales channels, pricing, and strategic partnerships. Financial forecast and metrics. Marketing, sales, and partners. Executive team.

Competition 113

Competition Metrics Startup Invest 113

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2011

In fact, a business plan is needed more by you than investors, as the blueprint for your company, team communication, and progress metrics. Describe your market penetration strategy, sales channels, pricing, and strategic partnerships. Financial forecast and metrics. Marketing, sales, and partners. Executive team.

Competition 116

Competition Metrics Startup Sales 116

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

In fact, a business plan is needed more by you than investors, as the blueprint for your company, team communication, and progress metrics. Describe your market penetration strategy, sales channels, pricing, and strategic partnerships. Financial forecast and metrics. Marketing, sales, and partners. Executive team.

Invest 74

Invest Tips Competition Metrics 74

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 16, 2015

Be careful how you price this. Examples of milestones: traction as measured by user numbers and user engagement; financial metrics such as cash flow and revenue. Build your financial model from the bottom-up showing what your average sale looks like and how it feeds into your top level summary financial picture.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Equity Funding 40

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Summary of Topics. He mentions double and triple bottom-lined companies and tells us investors are starting to require metrics to see measurable social and global value. . Pierce reminds us that even with the closure of Silk Road, the price of Bitcoin didn’t drop, but rose. An audience member brings up education.

Startup 95

Startup Google Education Venture Capital 95

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

What neither group seems to fully comprehend is that retail needs to fundamentally change to succeed, far beyond the addition of an online component, to meet the experience expectations of today’s generation, an oversupplied global marketplace, and technology for instant pricing and distribution.

Customer 52

Customer Custom Technical Review Summary 52