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CEO Confidence Falls To Decade Low, But Few Predict Recession

Chief Executive

It is the lowest level it’s been since January 2013, on the heels of the “Fiscal Cliff” drama in Washington and ahead of further debt ceiling negotiations. . CEOs say it’s the uncertainty of the situation more than specific issues that is driving their forecast down, although the list of concerns they shared continues to grow each month. “The

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Consumer startups are awesome, and here’s what I’m looking for at a16z (70 slide deck)

Andrew Chen

Another note is that this is closely related to, and complimentary, to this deck: The red flags and magic numbers that investors look for in your startup’s metrics. If the below deck is the macro view of how I’m looking at markets, industries, and technologies, then the metrics deck gives my POV on how to diligence each company.

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7 More Fascinating Employee Engagement Trends For 2017

15Five

In 2013, engagement for the US workforce was under 30%. This often takes the form of software platforms where employees are asked metrics-based questions. You can scale a department via a hierarchical structure and then have your entire product offering supplanted by a crafty competitor. So why the rise in engagement?

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Hard Problems in Soft Cultures

Ed Batista

Profitability has rapidly replaced growth as a metric of success, and leaders are responding accordingly, with layoffs, hiring freezes and other cost-cutting measures. Harvard Business Review, 2013): Culture is consistent, observable patterns of behavior in organizations. How to Scale: Do Less, Lead More (2017). [7]

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Consumer startups are awesome, and here’s what I’m looking for at a16z (70 slide deck)

Andrew Chen

Another note is that this is closely related to, and complimentary, to this deck: The red flags and magic numbers that investors look for in your startup’s metrics. If the below deck is the macro view of how I’m looking at markets, industries, and technologies, then the metrics deck gives my POV on how to diligence each company.

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Inside the 6 Hypotheses that Doubled Patreon’s Activation Success

Brian Balfour

It covers: How Patreon decided and defined a leading indicator activation metric. The challenges they faced with that metric. Since it was founded in 2013, the company has reached 1 million monthly active Patrons, paying an average of $12 a month , and 50,000 active creators. l hope you enjoy the post.

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10 Best Employee Benefits Platforms to look out for in 2023

Vantage Circle

This includes metrics such as enrollment rates, claims data, and employee feedback. It was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Enhanced Data Analytics Many employee benefits platforms offer advanced data analytics tools to help organizations gain insights into their benefits programs.