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These simple metrics will tell you if your startup is ready to scale

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But before you scale up your sales and marketing, you should check the metrics to make sure you’re ready. You have to consider three metrics — gross churn rate , the magic number and gross margin. Let’s unpack the three basic metrics: Gross churn rate (GCR) is a measure of product-market fit (PMF).

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Teach yourself growth marketing: Which metrics really matter?

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Deciding which metrics matter most for your startup. In this last part of my five-part series , we’ll cover how to determine which metrics matter for your startup. It’s very easy to get lost if you assume upper-funnel metrics are the most crucial for your startup. Don’t fall into this trap. They would be wrong.

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4 SaaS engagement metrics that attract investors

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Let’s see what engagement metrics gain the most significant interest from investors. Engagement over long periods at the end of a subscription There are many engagement metrics to look at. The obvious metric to review is how often your user opens the app toward the end of the period in question.

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CIO metrics are failing digital transformation; it’s time to radically rethink success

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However, the metrics used to evaluate CIOs are hindering progress. While the CIO role has expanded significantly, the metrics used to evaluate their performance often remain tied to traditional IT values like cost management, operational efficiency, and system uptime. The CIO is no longer the chief of “keeping the lights on.”

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Trusted AI 102: A Guide to Building Fair and Unbiased AI Systems

Numerous high-profile examples demonstrate the reality that AI is not a default “neutral” technology and can come to reflect or exacerbate bias encoded in human data. How to choose the appropriate fairness and bias metrics to prioritize for your machine learning models.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Attention metrics, growth through retention, cold-calling advice

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“Once you get investors, the story doesn’t matter; it’s all about the metrics, the numbers and the performance,” Bamberger said. Track and capture: Getting started with attention metrics. ” Track and capture: Getting started with attention metrics.

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Bottom-up SaaS: A framework for mapping pricing to customer value

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The MAP customer value framework requires deeply understanding your customers in order to clearly identify and articulate their needs across Metrics , Activities and People. What are the key metrics your customers care about? Is there a threshold of value associated with these metrics? For example: Are they creators?

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