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How 37 Signals Can Run Your Startup

Posted on Feb 26, 2011

In this blog post, learn how 37 extremely effective signals can run your startup and understand its impact on your business and growth....

Off the Charts: An Interview with IMVU: The Startup Dashboard

Posted on Feb 21, 2011

In this edition of Off the Charts, we interviewed Paco Nathan, Engineering Lead at IMVU.com....

Startups Blur the Line: Strategic vs Operational Dashboards

Posted on Feb 14, 2011

Stephen Few's book, "Information Dashboard Design" outlines the taxonomy of dashboards. For startups, many blur the line between strategic and operational dashboards to measure success and growth. Learn more in this blog post....

Complexity in Dashboard Design

Posted on Feb 06, 2011

Some people think that every chart and metric belongs on a single dashboard. We disagree, learn about the complexities in dashboard design. Learn more about the complexity of dashboard design in this Chartio blog post....

Can Data be Dangerous for your Startup

Posted on Feb 03, 2011

In our quest to uncover the role of data and analytics in building a company, we turned to Patrick Vlaskovits and asked if data could be dangerous for your startup business. Learn the answer in this blog post....

Off the Charts: A Smart Bear Knows What to Measure

Posted on Jan 19, 2011

In this edition of Off the Charts, we interviewed Jason Cohen of A Smart Bear to get his insights and experience on data analytics. Read Jason's startup best practices around data collection, analysis and the value of data....