North Star metric
2 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Sep 12, 2018 by Suhail Doshi · across every show →
Everything said about North Star metric, oldest first
Sep 12, 2018 positive
Doshi: Startups should commit to one North Star metric in six-month blocks
“Pick one North Star metric, and I think, and a North Star metric I would choose in this case is like, what is a number that you're willing to bet the company on? Right? Like, if that number goes south, you deserve to die, and if that number goes up, you will, …”
Aug 1, 2019 negative
Adora Cheung: The 'north star metric' concept misleads early-stage founders
“People have referred to the primary metric as a north star metric, and I actually don't like the term north star because it kind of people have interpreted it as something you just focus on this one metric and then ignore everything else.”