How to Set KPIs and Goals (YC)

๐Ÿ“Š Metrics & KPIs
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In this session Adora Cheung delves into the significance of KPIs, the criteria for selecting the right ones, and strategies for establishing metric-based goals.
Published/Updated on Jul 21, 2021

How to Set KPIs and Goals

Session held by Adora Cheung at YC Startup School (Aug 2019):

Transcript and lecture slides here: https://www.ycombinator.com/library/6...

This lecture is part of YC's Startup School, a free online program and global community of founders.

Timestamps
00:00 What is a Key Performance Indicator (KPI)?
00:39 Why do KPIs matter?
1:33 What are the right KPIs to set?
1:46 Setting your primary metric
2:22 What are the characteristics of a good primary metric?
5:32 The two best primary metrics
6:50 When should you consider active users as a metric?
9:20 KPIs for bio and hardtech businesses
11:15 Secondary metrics
12:56 The best KPI for an unlaunched company
13:55 Setting metric-based goals
15:20 How fast should I grow?
17:15 What does success look like for you?
17:40 Guidelines for defining a goal
19:45 How to pick a goal
20:44 Tracking Progress
21:18 Leveraging your primary goal
22:27 Using the Startup School weekly update