10 Marketplace KPIs That Matter (read more) No two marketplaces are created equal, but they all share common characteristics. In this post, Andrei Brasoveanu of Accel highlights some of the KPIs that every entrepreneur intent on building a world-class marketplace should be able to rattle off the top of their head. Editor's Note: scroll down to discover 7 open startup/VC jobs Weekly Digest: Top 10 Featured Posts Joanne Wilson, an angel investor, suggests that some founders may be better off not scaling, but building a business without raising capital with a price tag on it in “Not Everyone Has to Scale” Sammy Abdullah of Blossom Street Ventures looks at 79 tech IPO's to determine the levels of ownership of both founders and investors in "The Median Level of Founder Ownership at Exit" Brad Feld of Foundry Group shares his take on the current state of venture capital investing in a conversation with Michael Platt of Cooley LLP in “Q316 State of Venture Capital Update With Cooley” Leo Polovets of Susa Ventures discusses a variety of startup risks and how to mitigate them in “How to De-Risk a Startup” Martin Giles of Wing VC publishes a 43-slide deck that covers IoT M&A trends, winning and losing categories, growth sectors, platformization, and more in “IoT Startup State Of The Union 2016” Alex Turnbull of Groove describes seven signs that you’re focused on stuff that doesn’t matter, and how to snap out of it in “Too Many Startups Like Playing Startup” Ada Chen Rekhi formerly of SurveyMonkey accepts that the ‘work’ of product marketing varies at different companies and expands on the common pillars in “What Is Product Marketing?” Susan Su of Reforge outlines the questions marketing leads at Atlassian, SurveyMonkey, Gusto and Hubspot ask when interviewing candidates for competitive positions in growth in “Growth Interview Questions” Andy Sparks, Co-Founder of Mattermark announces his decision to leave the company and what he’s working on now in “Leaving Mattermark & What’s Next” Jordan Gonen of Inside details how he began making a conscious effort to internalize advice from others and define a path to accelerate his growth in “How I Went from Being a Stranger to Having a Network in Silicon Valley” Is Flat The New Up? A Look at Valuations Yes, valuations are down. And yes, down rounds are up. But it’s the startups hunting for a Series C that you should really feel sorry for. Ryan Lawler, formerly of TechCrunch and 500 Startups, dives into the numbers. Founders: Don’t Worry About When You Raise When is the best time of year to raise new capital? Is there a ‘prime season’ when you should start ringing doorbells on Sand Hill Road? Not as much as you probably thought, Jason Rowley reports for Mattermark. Startup Job Openings Cota - Content Marketing Manager / Director in New York City. Chai Biotechnologies - Manufacturing Engineer in Santa Clara. Hired - Director of Sales - West in San Francisco. HYP3R - Vice President of Sales in San Francisco. Open Listings - Customer Success Coordinator in Los Angeles. Energy Impact Partners - Venture Capital Associate in New York City. Prehype - Venture Associate in New York City. Want to feature a job next Sunday? Reply or email Nick with a link. |