#50 Decoding Metrics For Early Stage Startups with Gaurav Ranjan VP Investments Prime Venture Partners

On this episode we talk to Gaurav Ranjan, VP Investments at Prime Venture Partners about metrics for early stage startups.

Listen to the podcast to learn about:

01:25 - Why early stage startups need to track metrics
03:30 - From gut based decisions to data driven decisions
05:30 - Two signals of a good metric
07:00 - Operating metrics Vs Fundraising metrics
09:45 - Things to consider when deciding North Star metrics
11:30 - Balancing metrics
13:45 - Speed Vs Velocity? Which one to choose?
16:30 - Leveraging forward looking metrics
17:10 - How to avoid getting fooled by metrics
22:00 - What metrics investors look at the time of fundraise

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