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Thoroughbreds and Roller-Coasters: How a VC Looks at Consumer Startup Growth Rates

“How does my growth rate compare to other companies?”

6 min readMay 21, 2018

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Thoroughbreds and Roller-Coasters: How a VC Looks at Consumer Startup Growth Rates

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Madrona Review

Why Podcasts Should be Your Next Marketing Channel

As a growth advisor to over 70 startups at Madrona Venture Group, I’m involved in discussions like this all the time:

4 min readNov 14, 2017

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Why Podcasts Should be Your Next Marketing Channel

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Startup Grind

A 3-step Process to Test your Startup Idea

Over a Weekend and for Under $1000

8 min readJul 14, 2017

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Madrona Review

Why Sun Basket is the Investment I’m Hungriest for in the Meal Kit Space

Meal Kits are one of the fastest-growing consumer categories lately and one that I have looked at both as a customer and as part of a…

7 min readJun 8, 2017

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Why Sun Basket is the Investment I’m Hungriest for in the Meal Kit Space

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Madrona Review

Data Resource Benchmarks for High-Growth Startups

Most startups understand the importance of customer data, but few believe they have enough people working in data-related roles. I see this…

6 min readMay 16, 2017

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Madrona Review

5 Things I Learned from Studying Facebook Benchmark Data

Through my role at Madrona Venture Group advising startups on growth, I meet a lot of marketers using Facebook to acquire and engage with…

4 min readFeb 16, 2017

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Madrona Review

10 Lessons from 1-Year in a VC Growth Role

One year ago I took advantage of a rare opportunity by accepting a ‘growth role’ at a venture firm. My job is to help our portfolio…

9 min readSep 28, 2016

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Putting Blue Apron to the Test

Food tech is one of the hottest sectors around. Nearly every week, I am reading about a new company getting funding with many of them…

8 min readApr 27, 2015

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Putting Blue Apron to the Test

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Gathered Table: A New Way to Plan Meals and Grocery Shop

Introduction

7 min readDec 10, 2014

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Gathered Table: A New Way to Plan Meals and Grocery Shop

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My Experience Buying a Custom Suit with Indochino

Introduction

6 min readMar 17, 2014

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My Experience Buying a Custom Suit with Indochino

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Ryan Metzger

Ryan Metzger

CEO, co-founder @getridwell. Prev @MadronaVentures, @zulily. Fan of Northwestern, the Seahawks, and any news on the return of the Sonics.

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