When it comes to evaluating startups, much has been written about the 3 most important factors: team, market, and traction. When it comes to how CEOs evaluate how well we’re doing, much has been written about building the right product, hiring the right people, and making sure there’s money in the bank.
Can Mattermark data uncover the most valuable startups – without getting closely held revenue data?
We think so. Check out our first attempt, and how we got there, in“Startup Sucess Indicators: Version 0.1 of the Mattermark 100”SEE THE MATTERMARK 100
From the Investors
Brian Laung Aoaeh of KEC Ventures points to Facebook and Friendster to exemplify why it’s essential to adapt to user misbehavior in “Why Tech Startups Can Gain Competitive Advantage from Operations”
Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures interviews Nanea Reeves of textPlus on product development and running a startup in “Here’s What President of textPlus Nanea Reeves Has to Say on Leadership, Mgmt, Women in Tech”
Tomasz Tunguz of Redpoint Ventures focuses on increasing seed fund sizes and investments in “The Three Most Important Trends in The Seed Fund Raising Market”
Jeff Carter of West Loop Ventures explains why he’s bearish on cannabis startups in “Why It’s Hard to Get Rich Growing Grass”
Jonathan Friedman of LionBird proposes transferable pro-rata rights in “Ways to Improve Angel.co (Part 4)”
Bryan Stolle of Mohr Davidow Ventures throws out the playbook in “The Term Sheet Doesn’t Matter – 13 Things You Should Know Before Accepting Venture Funding”
Jean Case of Case Foundation doesn’t want to see gender equality and entrepreneurship stop at tech in “Let’s Boost the Ranks of Women Founders Beyond Tech”
Angel Investor Mark Cuban kicks off the list with “know how to sell” in “The 6 Things You Need to Know to be Great in Business”
From the Operators
Hilary Scharton of Instructure approaches product management roles as a form of servant leadership in “Balanced Product Management”
Jonathan Montagu of Nimbus reassesses risk in biotech startups by asking five key questions in “Target Practice”
Craig Newmark of Craigslist gives recognition to “Six Inspirational Women in Tech”
Alex Taub of SocialRank protects his startup by stepping back every six months “Offsites”