Category: EC Column
5 factors that can make or break a startup’s growth journey
Brian Rothenberg Contributor Brian Rothenberg is a partner at Defy, a two-time former founder and growth executive. The “health” of a startup’s growth can be a strong predictor of how large and valuable it can become. Our generation’s most valuable startups have all sustained a high rate of user/revenue growth…
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A founder’s guide to effectively managing your options pool
Allen Miller Contributor Allen Miller is a principal at Oak HC/FT based in San Francisco. He invests in early- and growth-stage companies, with a particular focus on fintech. More posts by this contributor Amid the IPO gold rush, how should we value fintech startups? The last decade in real estate,…
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Use cohort analysis to drive smarter startup growth
Jonathan Metrick Contributor Jonathan Metrick is the chief growth officer at Sagard & Portage Ventures, where he helps build some of the world’s leading fintech companies. Cohort analysis is a way of evaluating your business that involves grouping customers into “cohorts” and observing how they behave over time. A commonly…
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6 tips for establishing your startup’s global supply chain
Jeff Morin Contributor Jeff Morin is the co-founder and CEO of Liteboxer, an at-home fitness company that creates immersive workouts. Startups are hard work, but the complexities of global supply chains can make running hardware companies especially difficult. Instead of existing within a codebase behind a screen, the key components…
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The pre-pitch: 7 ways to build relationships with VCs
Evan Fisher Contributor Founder of Unicorn Capital and Minimal Capital, Evan Fisher‘s pitching and investor strategy has helped startups raise more than $2.5 billion. More posts by this contributor Don’t send VC a cold deck ever again: Start sending video pitches Most founders fall into an extremely common trap: Just…
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3 ways to become a better manager in the work-from-home era
Jeremy Epstein Contributor Jeremy Epstein is the chief marketing officer at Gtmhub, the world’s leading SaaS provider enabling the OKR (objectives and key results) goal-setting methodology. The average employee will prefer to work from home nearly half the time after the pandemic is over. Employees are also demanding flexible schedules…
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