The Hierarchy of Key Performance Indicators

This article is intended to be the beginning of an ongoing series that unpacks KPIs that matter for early-stage startups.

The tracking and goal setting of key performance indicators (KPIs) is an absolutely critical part of a…

Venture capital looks back to look forward

What is the hottest spring activity of anyone in the startup investor community this…

Startup Key Performance Indicators — Cash Runway

Startup Key Performance Indicators — Customer Retention and Churn

Scaling with Enterprise Partners — Thoughts for Startups

Uncle Sam and startup equity taxation

NOTE: I am not a lawyer, this is not legal or tax advice and you should DEFINITELY hire a…

Alternative funding in an uncertain market

One thing that VC Twitter (and the broader news cycle) hasn’t been dancing around is the need for founders to conserve cash in an uncertain market. Unfortunately, many of the earlier stage businesses I’ve chatted with have grown accustomed to the easy…

Founder Talk

What makes a “good” founder? Is it the ability to see the future? Or perhaps coding skills that rival the most prolific darknet hacker? The start-up world is full of illustrative examples, both good and bad. From blockbuster movies to Twitter threads, we’ve all seen origin stories of college dropouts…