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📊🔍 Founders, mastering the distinction between bookings and revenue can significantly impact your startup's financial clarity and investor appeal. 🚀 Discover more in our detailed analysis – link to the article in the first comment of the original Kruze Consulting post. Elevate your financial understanding! #StartupFinance #RevenueRecognition #FinancialClarity #VCAdvice

💡📈 Navigating the complexities of bookings vs. revenue is crucial for startup growth and investor trust. Dive into our comprehensive guide – find the link in the first comment of the original Kruze Consulting post. Knowledge is power in the startup world! #StartupFinance #RevenueRecognition #FinancialClarity #VCAdvice

🚀📝 Understanding bookings and revenue is key for startups preparing for VC funding. Get the full insights in our latest article – link in the original Kruze Consulting post. Prepare your startup for success! Get your numbers right! #StartupFinance #RevenueRecognition

How much time on average does VC spend on a pitch deck? Comment your best guess below! In this edition of Young VC Digest, we dive into: Key Metrics for Early Stage SaaS. Having a good understanding of these metrics will not only allow you to speak ‘VC language’ and be precise and to-the-point when talking to potential investors, but will also guide your thinking when performing internal analysis to get a feel of your business performance. https://lnkd.in/eNbJzFx2

Every time I get into a conversation with a Founder, I always get asked the same question: What does a VC looks at when screening a Pitch Deck? Well, why not getting these insights directly from a VC? My friend and colleague Felix Li penned down in this article the key metrics to evaluate any business absolute fundamentals. What I found particularly insightful is the cohesion of detail and simplicity that's brought to the table. It's not just about the numbers, it's about telling a compelling story that resonates with investors. #venturecapital #startup #pitchdeck

Kennet Partners' strategy of investing in bootstrapped SaaS companies is a unique approach. This method aligns with my view that profitability should come before external capital. Great to see this focus on selfreliance while still facilitating growth. #StartupFunding #TechInvestment #ProfitFirst

Do you have a specific industry in mind for your business ventures? Alec Stern focuses on software or SaaS, given the myriad opportunities in the tech realm. What sector are you eyeing for your next venture? Share below. #AlecStern #TechIndustry #SaaSOpportunities #BusinessVentures"

The Metrics SaaS Investors Care About Most: Understanding the right metrics can make or break your SaaS startup when seeking investment. Investors focus on different metrics depending on the growth stage of your company, but some remain critical throughout. Top Metrics to Focus On: 1) Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) Payback 2) Period 3) Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) 4) Growth Rate 5) Net Revenue Retention Rate 6) Gross Margin 7) Lifetime Value (LTV) to CAC Ratio PS. check out 🔔 for a winning pitch deck the template created by Silicon Valley legend, Peter Thiel https://lnkd.in/ejp-Bhnu

Do you have a specific industry in mind for your business ventures? Alec Stern focuses on software or SaaS, given the myriad opportunities in the tech realm. What sector are you eyeing for your next venture? Share below. #AlecStern #TechIndustry #SaaSOpportunities #BusinessVentures"

I see founders take industry-known benchmarks for SaaS metrics as gospel and dictate how they strive to operate their businesses. However, the rationale behind these benchmarks is rarely dissected and usually only validated by correlating these metrics to “this is what best-in-class companies show.” Capital efficiency has become a critical concern for both investors and operators, with rising interest rates over the past two years. In this article, I discuss what we at Headline see as best-in-class capital efficiency and a framework for how and why founders should care about it by tying it back to founder equity. If you run a venture-backed start-up and care about your founder and team’s equity, you probably want to be aware of this framework as you raise and burn outside capital.