InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

Greathouse: One of the things an outside investor brings to the equation, in addition to money, is a set cadence with regard to planning, reporting and honest post-mortems of initiatives. Semick: We’re a very metrics driven company, and we have been from the beginning. Metrics related to customer acquisition, lifetime value and churn.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. The most recent report to weigh in on the troubles of the industry was produced by the esteemed Kauffman Foundation. I can’t help feel a bit of rear-view mirror analysis in all of “VC model is broken” bears in our industry.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2021

In my experience, here are some of the key elements of that “second-stage” of entrepreneurship: Move from small investors to major venture capital. That requires work and risk to comply with reporting requirements of the SEC, including the additional accounting and reporting processes.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2020

Leaseville, the pioneer in the virtual lease-to-own (LTO) space demonstrated strong metrics on its new product this year and is now poised to scale significantly. Two companies stand out: 17Hats, a leader in the freelance CRM space made painful but critical choices and now are very well poised for meaningful 2020 growth.

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2009

The CEO should have some sort of executive report up front that sets the table for what they want to accomplish in the meeting. On key metrics, send (continued). Tags: insights opinions armstrong clearstone venture capital. Here are my TOP 10 BOARD MEETING DOS AND DONTS FOR CEOS. Set the TONE.

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Clearstone Southern California Metrics Venture Capital 100

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

I love the enthusiasm, the boundless energy and the sense of possibility that comes from having an idea that hasn’t yet been beat up in the marketplace of competing ideas, customer contracts, VC skepticism, jaded journalists or fickle consumers who are on the The New, New Thing. The full financial details and metrics were in the deck.

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Outsource Development Metrics Startup Sales 150

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2016

You need metrics to show dominant penetration of the relevant customer demographic, added value over existing media, and real customer testimonials of value. Every business model has to meet local licensing, taxing, and reporting requirements. Local businesses expect proof of value, not promises.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2015

Not only would the proposed law require vendors to determine a customized sales tax rate for every sale, it will create a reporting nightmare. That may sound like a lot, until you consider that the metric is gross revenue, not profit. Many states require online sellers to break down the taxes they've collected in each taxing district.

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Steve Reich

AUGUST 15, 2015

If you can’t raise from a few strong angels, from seed funds or from a VC then raising from a ton (let’s say 20+) angels is a perfectly acceptable strategy. Take the time to shoot them a “what’s up” email monthly, and serious financial reports quarterly. It’s not terrible, it’s just not ideal if you can avoid it.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

As I have pointed out in previous posts , 91% of VCs surveyed believe prices are declining (30% believe substantially) and 77% believe that funding will take longer than it has in the past. I also wrote this primer that is more how to find, target and close VC investment. More Reading. So I have no time to edit or word check.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 14, 2014

MW: The process of configuring reports is much more suited for laptop/desktop situation. MW: We like to think ourselves as a layer above all the other services that you may use that have a report. If its got a reporting interface, we are interested in ‘Cojoining’ it. So mobile is a huge part of it.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

I know that’s obvious but I find that many management teams aren’t disciplined about how they measure success (other than standard financial reporting?—?and Often board members themselves don’t do the work to say “what metrics would we like to see.” and even that can be “seat of the pants” sometimes). Sometimes they don’t even know.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

First, let me recommend reading a previous blog, called omg I’m just a startup, I can’t do those fancy metrics. Once you create a small list of these queries, then you can start to formalize the ideas into specific metrics that you track daily. Step 5: Formal in-house reporting. How many reports should you generate?

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

We make it trivial to quickly aggregate and monitor your key metrics in real-time! and report them to city hall for quick resolution; an opportunity for government to use technology to save time and money plus improve accountability to those they govern; and a positive, collaborative platform for real action. SuperDemo: Bill Gross.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

Still, my wife had seen a report that almost all sun blocks for kids had a chemical known to be dangerous to kids. I was saying that I was happy it was all out in the open because I felt at least everybody could now understand the issues & opportunities from the perspectives of angels, entrepreneurs and VCs. It is additive.

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