Startup Metrics Dashboard Skill Skill

Startup Metrics Dashboard Skill

Overview

The Startup Metrics Dashboard skill provides comprehensive capabilities for building and maintaining startup metrics dashboards with key KPIs. It enables startups to track critical performance indicators, generate investor-ready reports, and make data-driven decisions using established frameworks like AARRR (Pirate Metrics) and North Star metrics.

Capabilities

Core Functions

AARRR Pirate Metrics: Calculate and track Acquisition, Activation, Retention, Referral, Revenue metrics
North Star Tracking: Define and track North Star metrics and supporting indicators
MRR/ARR Dashboards: Generate Monthly and Annual Recurring Revenue dashboards
Growth Rate Calculation: Calculate and visualize growth rates (WoW, MoM, YoY)
Runway and Burn Tracking: Track burn rate, runway, and cash position
Cohort Visualizations: Create cohort retention and revenue visualizations
Investor Reports: Generate investor-ready metrics reports
Threshold Alerts: Set up and manage metric threshold alerts

Advanced Features

Predictive metrics modeling
Benchmark comparisons by stage and sector
Metric correlation analysis
Leading vs lagging indicator tracking
Scenario modeling for metrics
Custom metric definitions
Data source integrations
Historical trend analysis

Usage

Input Requirements

Business model type (SaaS, marketplace, etc.)
Stage and funding status
Available data sources
Key business questions
Reporting frequency
Stakeholder requirements

Output Deliverables

Configured metrics dashboard
North Star metric definition
AARRR funnel visualization
MRR/ARR tracking charts
Cohort analysis tables
Runway projections
Investor-ready reports
Alert configurations

Process Integration

This skill integrates with the following processes:

financial-model-development.js - Financial metrics integration
product-market-fit-assessment.js - PMF metrics tracking
investor-update-communication.js - Metrics reporting
growth-experiment-design.js - Experiment metrics

Example Invocation

Skill: startup-metrics
Context: B2B SaaS startup Series A metrics dashboard
Input:
  - Model: B2B SaaS, monthly subscriptions
  - Stage: Series A
  - Data Sources: Stripe, Mixpanel, HubSpot
  - North Star Candidate: Weekly Active Teams
Output:
  - Dashboard configuration
  - Metrics definitions:
    - MRR, ARR, growth rate
    - CAC, LTV, LTV:CAC ratio
    - Churn (logo and revenue)
    - NRR, GRR
    - Activation rate
    - Time to value
  - Cohort retention charts
  - 18-month runway projection
  - Weekly metrics email template

Dependencies

Analytics platform integrations
Visualization libraries
Financial data connections
Alerting systems
Report generation tools

Best Practices

Define a clear North Star metric that aligns with business value
Track both leading indicators (predict future) and lagging indicators (confirm past)
Use cohort analysis to understand true retention patterns
Segment metrics by customer type, plan, or acquisition channel
Compare metrics to stage-appropriate benchmarks
Update dashboards in real-time or at minimum weekly
Make metrics accessible to the whole team
Focus on trends, not single data points
Document metric definitions to ensure consistency
Regularly review and retire metrics that don't drive decisions
Prepare investor-ready metrics views in advance
Track both absolute values and growth rates

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