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The Disciplined #Entrepreneurship Toolbox is a 24-step framework and process for #startups created at @MIT.

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💸 Investors look at your MRR and MoM growth to identify whether or not the company is healthy and sustainable. Here are some formulas, definitions and benchmarks you might find useful. #metrics #startup #mrr
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How fast do you burn and for how long can you keep it up? Know your burn rate & runway at all times. 🔥 #burnrate #runway #metrics #startup
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New MRR, Expansion MRR, Contraction MRR, Churn MRR and all that jazz.https://t.co/fQWsWnteMv

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2 out of 3 accelerators mentioned Deal Flow as their main challenge, whether it's related to quality, quantity or both.
As you're probably used ti by now, we have some thoughts on how to tackle this issue: https://t.co/QjvVZZlrX3

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No matter how much startup CEOs and VCs dislike benchmarking, it's mandatory. It helps you understand how well your startup is doing compared to the competition.

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Need to know where your startup stands? Get a free benchmarking report for your key metrics, showing you how you fare: https://t.co/ZfBRM8yb8M

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What is GMV?
GMV (Gross Merchandise Volume or Gross Merchandise Value) is the total dollar value of everything sold through a marketplace in a given time period. Don't mistake this for the platform’s revenue. That is a different and much smaller number. https://t.co/fLVPMZHwtC

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Make your work better and your metrics truly useful with this free template: https://t.co/f1N8AgtCPd

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The beachhead market is an important part of your business's foundation and a strategic move you shouldn't skip.

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It’s not about who has the biggest pockets. It’s about who has the right tools in those pockets.https://t.co/9TZvVLB297

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Now that human interaction is tricky, we must rely on videos and podcasts to refresh our knowledge and ideas base. Here's a list of our favorites: https://t.co/Ct0eWPuzt9

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What defines your beachhead market:
1. The customers buy similar products.
2. They have a similar sales cycle and expect products to provide value in similar ways.
3. They communicate through word of mouth within that market.

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As powerful as marketplaces are in terms of growth, tracking them and measuring their success isn’t always simple. https://t.co/4SMPfj1WQr

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Growth is key for any SaaS startup, but there are more important key SaaS metrics when evaluating such a company.
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Generic problem statement:
When CONTEXT occurs,
CUSTOMER TYPE who has CHARACTERISTIC and CHARACTERISTIC,
have PROBLEM.
Because of this, they feel EMOTION, then experience QUANTIFIABLE IMPACT.
Currently, they use ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS
despite DISADVANTAGES.

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The real talent in all entrepreneurship is finding the right problem, not building the right solution.

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What metrics should you look at when dealing with eCommerce startups? Find out which we see as the four essential ones. https://t.co/MwoqDdwsZY

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What are your methods for identifying successful founders early on? https://t.co/bl1amvS8Yb

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We love data and we love automation. We think we can make you love them too.
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