I built a free Google Sheet template of KPIs for SaaS founders.
Wrote a quick article about it too..
I'd love to hear what you think is missing. I've been editing it as fast as I can with suggestions. Otherwise, feel free to take it, make a copy, and customize as you see fit.
I also added an API link to the bottom of the article because some folks wanted help doing some basic calculations of some of the metrics listed. Let me know if they're off or should be changed, or if there's something missing.
I hear ya. For me, I don't have a problem with the social skills. I have a networking problem of "the right people." Some people meet the right people earlier than others. Unfortunately, I've never been privy to that, so I hack really hard. :)
I think this is a great essay, but it's missing one very important factor which keeps me from starting a startup (successfully so far) - networking. I don't know the right people, and knowing people is so much of the battle (as I've found recently).... I guess that's not much of a problem if you are Paul Graham, or know Paul Graham. But, it's a problem for average joes like me. Spend all your time hacking on a problem and no time meeting the right people and you'll still have problems with your startup, like getting funded, getting known by the public, etc. That takes people.
Wrote a quick article about it too..
I'd love to hear what you think is missing. I've been editing it as fast as I can with suggestions. Otherwise, feel free to take it, make a copy, and customize as you see fit.
I also added an API link to the bottom of the article because some folks wanted help doing some basic calculations of some of the metrics listed. Let me know if they're off or should be changed, or if there's something missing.