SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2013

I'm going to be looking at aspects like: Things to consider before building your MVP Features often overlooked when documenting an MVP for developers Understanding important metrics you want to measure Risks and challenges in developing an MVP. It should be a fun evening with lots of interesting conversation.

CTO Coach 219

CTO Coach Metrics Framework Software Development 219

Berkonomics

JUNE 28, 2018

Start by carefully restating the goal for the process, such as “produce 500 quality units per day” and create metrics to measure the present output and quality (rejects or time lost) with this goal. If internal resources cannot handle the solution, it is time to find an outside resource that can.

Company 226

Company Companies Outsource Resource 226

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2010

But very few are talking about how to measure your results, and the right metrics for optimizing your marketing environment. Jim Sterne, who has written six books on Internet advertising, marketing, and customer service, tackled this complex world of social media metrics in his recent book titled " Social Media Metrics."

Social Media 84

Social Media Metrics Media Satisfaction 84

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The key to accelerating revenue generation in a phased agreement is to document the success metrics of the landing phase. Ensure that such metrics are measurable by you (not solely by your partner) and are to the greatest extent possible, under your control. However, doing so will likely impede progression to the Expansion stage.

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Sales Outsource Development Metrics Resource 215

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

With the latest advances in software technology, it’s no longer cost-prohibitive for business entrepreneurs, who can’t yet afford a human resources department, to take advantage of analytics tools. Use data analysis and metrics to measure for results. Bigger organizations should invest in the new “big data” tools.

Metrics 98

Metrics Tool Statistics Entrepreneur 98

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

Deliverables and the resources you have to achieve them are two sides of the same equation. Define hard (data) and soft (anecdotal) metrics on the change, as well as on the quality of your leadership. That means you have to start with assessing the current state against the same metrics, before you can assess progress or change.

Startup 155

Startup Resource Metrics Technical Review 155

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Soon after, Netflix’s trans employee resource group began organizing a walkout. Pagels-Minor, the organizer of the walkout and global lead of both the Black and Trans employee resource groups, was fired on Friday. Their termination sparked more backlash against Netflix. “We TechCrunch was able to reach B.

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Netflix Demand Content Hollywood 300

Berkonomics

AUGUST 7, 2014

Create, change, throw out, tweak or put more resources behind those efforts or campaigns that are working. Create metrics for customer acquisition, retention, conversion, reach, or anything that helps you to better understand the effects of your changes to the program. Listening does no good without action.

Marketing 176

Marketing Metrics Education Resource 176

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

What metrics are going to be the key startup metrics and how do we get those metrics without too much cost? More on the Role of the Startup CTO I actually had a fairly hard time finding good resources that describe this issue. Eric Ries, a great resource, What Does a Startup CTO actually do?

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Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire CTO Coach 225

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2007

Then, I Review existing materials Business Plan Marketing Plan Marketing Materials Product Plan / Roadmap Current and Projected Financials Business Pipeline Team Member Bios / Resumes Current Metrics Roadmap Normally there are crude documents for each of these areas that can be quickly read / scanned. Then, we come to an agreement on terms.

Startup 231

Startup CTO Hire Technical Advisors Technical Review 231

Berkonomics

JUNE 16, 2022

We can invent lots of metrics to measure progress for a leader, including revenue, profit, employee satisfaction, cost containment, percentage of available market, and more. Yes, if you are a bad leader of people, you will lose human resources and frustrate your attempt to reach to goal. There are many roads to Rio, so they say.

Resource 156

Resource Satisfaction Metrics Course 156

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 8, 2020

It is most often missed assumptions about the market, the competition, the speed of adoption, or other critical metrics you’ve researched, or selected, or even just guessed at to create your plan. That’s likely to be completely unreachable for you with almost any amount of resources. Sources for your data.

Company 156

Company Companies Metrics Resource 156

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Enterprise time, as opposed to personal time management, is defined as the sum total of resources available to a company expressed in terms of time – time to develop, to debug, to produce, to deploy, to respond to issues, and to make changes in plans that are not working. There are many ways to fall into this trap.

Resource 176

Resource Outsource Development Metrics Customer 176

Berkonomics

AUGUST 15, 2013

Earliest warning metrics: What good is information if you can’t act upon it in a timely manner? Find metrics that will be “leading indicators” of trouble to come. Think of labor efficiency (future product or service delivery impairment) or warehouse inventory (sales slowdown, supply chain management problems) as examples.

Metrics 184

Metrics Software Review Technical Review Statistics 184

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Create, change, throw out, tweak or put more resources behind those efforts or campaigns that are working. Create metrics for customer acquisition, retention, conversion, reach, or anything that helps you to better understand the effects of your changes to the program. Listening does no good without action.

Marketing 156

Marketing Metrics Education Resource 156

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2011

This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others. Click around on the various topics to find some amazing resources.

Content 175

Content Startup Social Media IP 175

Berkonomics

JUNE 11, 2011

Start by carefully restating the goal for the process, such as “produce 500 quality units per day” and create metrics to measure the present output and quality (rejects or time lost) with this goal. If internal resources cannot handle the solution, it is time to find an outside resource that can. Email readers continue here.]

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Outsource Resource Metrics Email 149

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

In the media NYC is “hot” right now yet having just spent 6 days in NY I heard many similar stories as I get in LA: not enough VC and hard to get great tech resources. Company grew by more than “400% each year” for past few years [assume growth metric = revenues]. Metrics: 2.5mm members, 1,000 brands, 2,500 sale events to-date.

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 12, 2021

But very few are talking about how to measure your results and return on investment (ROI), and the right metrics for optimizing your marketing environment. Measuring message delivery in social media is a lot like measuring it in classic advertising, so classic metrics apply. Get attention and reach your audience. Project the future.

Social Media 127

Social Media Media Metrics Satisfaction 127

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

The Port of Los Angeles reported late Friday that it has received a preliminary award of $41M, from the California Air Resource Board (CARB), for a high tech hydrogen fuel cell freight project. According to the Port, the project will help reduce 465 metric tons of greenhouse gas and 0.72 READ MORE>>.

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Los Angeles Angel Riverside Technical Review 138

SoCal CTO

MARCH 4, 2010

see When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication?

Technical Review 170

Technical Review Technical Advisors CTO Coach Startup 170

Berkonomics

MAY 20, 2021

Enterprise time, as opposed to personal time management, is the sum total of resources available to a company expressed in terms of time – time to develop, to debug, to produce, to deploy, to respond to issues, and to make changes in plans that are not working. But first, identify what those critical resources are in your company.

Resource 156

Resource Outsource Development Metrics Customer 156

socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2019

According to the company, the project includes 61 wind turbines, and will be TEP's largest renewable energy resource. The project is expected to generate enough energy to meet the needs of nearly 100,000 homes, and will help the utility avoid nearly 688,000 metric tons of carbon (CO2) emissions annually. READ MORE>>.

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San Diego Metrics Resource Report 113

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 23, 2009

The technique, “OST” (objective, strategies and tactics), is a very good way to organize your effort to find guideposts and then develop metrics to measure progress. Email readers continue here.] What is a strategy?

Organization 159

Organization Metrics Demand Resource 159

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2022

As companies grow, they tend to become more structured, to the point of discouraging risk by team members, and using metrics to identify mistakes and allocate bonuses. Internal metrics are great for fixing problems, but industry experts, influencers, and customers are better indicators of future change and trends. Don’t forget these.

Startup 154

Startup Artificial Inteligence Metrics Netflix 154

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

These are risks that can be mitigated with the right resources. A smarter risk is to build a plan, with associated greater resources, that will put you in position to expand your product line and keep one step ahead of competitors. Use metrics to measure results of marketing initiatives. Implement a modern real business model.

Entrepreneur 129

Entrepreneur Resource Metrics Customer 129

Berkonomics

JUNE 30, 2022

More often, you (the leader) set the goal and push for achievement – hopefully establishing a realistic set of strategies and accurate metrics to measure progress along a timeline. Sometimes growth happens without a leader envisioning it, living it daily, evangelizing it to anyone who will listen. But not often.

Education 156

Education Metrics Course Resource 156

Berkonomics

MARCH 31, 2016

We can invent lots of metrics to measure progress for a leader, including revenue, profit, employee satisfaction, cost containment, percentage of available market, and more. Yes, if you are a bad leader of people, you will lose human resources and frustrate your attempt to reach to goal. There are many roads to Rio, so they say.

Resource 120

Resource Satisfaction Metrics Course 120

Berkonomics

JULY 9, 2020

Earliest warning metrics: [Email readers, continue here…] What good is information if you can’t act upon it in a timely manner? Find metrics that will be “leading indicators” of trouble to come. Items in the critical path (bottlenecks): This is one of my focus issues for my workshops, it is so important.

Metrics 156

Metrics Software Review Technical Review Statistics 156

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 25, 2014

Deliverables and the resources you have to achieve them are two sides of the same equation. Define hard (data) and soft (anecdotal) metrics on the change, as well as on the quality of your leadership. That means you have to start with assessing the current state against the same metrics, before you can assess progress or change.

Startup 108

Startup Resource Metrics Technical Review 108

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 17, 2018

" Revenue doesn't pay your bills, GM does  —  @msuster 2/ Founders obsess with revenue as a vanity metric. Founder focus is the single most important resource that needs to be spent wisely  —  @msuster 9/ Don't spend undue time at conferences.

Software Review 242

Software Review Technical Review Pricing Metrics 242

Berkonomics

JULY 6, 2023

The technique, “OST” (objective, strategies, and tactics), is a very good way to organize your effort to find guideposts and then develop metrics to measure progress. What is a strategy?

Organization 156

Organization Metrics Demand Resource 156

Berkonomics

MAY 19, 2022

Experian looked at three hundred brands and 21 billion emails – a few more than you or I have as a resource for our marketing intelligence. Although both metrics vary widely between types of audience, you should work to exceed a six percent open rate and two percent click rate for your emails containing sales or marketing information.

Email 156

Email Web Tips Metrics 156

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 4, 2013

Put simply – you need enough users in a segment who care about what you’re doing to dictate investing further in the product or in sales & marketing resources. The team has stated it and has built metrics around key goals for future success. You need product / market fit.

Startup 401

Startup Customer Custom Technical Review 401

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

These are risks that can be mitigated with the right resources. A smarter risk is to build a plan, with associated greater resources, that will put you in position to expand your product line and keep one step ahead of competitors. Use metrics to measure results of marketing initiatives. Implement a modern real business model.

Resource 121

Resource Metrics Entrepreneur Customer 121

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 24, 2010

Startups consistently identify more ideas and opportunities than they have the time or resources to pursue, such as potential partnerships, new products, entering emerging markets, etc. In addition, an artist’s stature dictated the extent to which promotional resources were applied to particular songs.

Ideas 187

Ideas Resource Technical Review Startup 187

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2013

But very few are talking about how to measure your results, and the right metrics for optimizing your marketing environment. Jim Sterne, who has written many books on Internet advertising, marketing, and customer service, tackled this complex world of social media metrics in his book titled " Social Media Metrics."

Social Media 102

Social Media Media Entrepreneur Metrics 102