The 7 Most Overlooked Startup Metrics

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The 7 Most Overlooked Startup Metrics.



Silicon Valley has cultivated a specious narrative around the archetype of the endlessly self-sacrificing CEO. Such narratives can be intoxicating — whether it’s the energy of accelerating sales or the anxiety of nearing a cash-out date, it's easy to get caught up with the adrenaline of the positive or negative momentum of your business.

In truth, however, subscribing to these ideas is more a sign of inexperience than of strength, and this narrative can make it easier for founders to rationalize and ignore important signals from their body or their community telling them to slow down. slotpg

After all, a company’s early trajectory is largely determined by the first 10,000 decisions of the founding team, and by how well the team executes on those decisions. A healthy and balanced CEO will make better decisions across key areas, including hiring, sales, product, and fundraising, each of which can have a material effect on the success of the business.

In other words, maintaining adequate levels of sleep, exercise, nutrition, and healthy relationships is vital to the long-term health of your company. This is something I’ve seen as an investor and board member, particularly when founders don’t have safeguards to protect their health — they start to get sick all the time, and while the coughs and runny noses might not seem like a big deal at first, they’re usually followed by noticeably poor decision-making.