🕰️ Timestamps:
00:42 Success Metrics for Series A Fundraising
01:29 Industry Averages and Market Trends
02:11 Factors Influencing Graduation Rates
04:07 The Importance of Support and Playbooks
05:43 Developing Benchmarks and KPIs
10:54 Case Study: Tecto's Roadmap to Series A
12:46 Challenges and Common Gaps in Planning
17:56 Defining and Achieving Product-Market Fit
28:43 Go-to-Market Strategy Principles
30:05 Exploring Growth Channels
31:04 Key Metrics for Success
32:21 Pricing Strategies
35:53 Building a Strong Team
40:19 Financial Metrics and Burn Rates
42:39 Planning for Series A
45:37 Adapting to Challenges
50:25 Crafting a Compelling Equity Story
54:39 Ideal Metrics for Series A
57:45 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
📍About:
Christian Meermann is a Founding Partner at Cherry Ventures. After some years at The Boston Consulting Group, Christian joined Zalando as their first CMO. Christian was responsible for building up and managing the group’s marketing efforts (i.e. performance marketing, CRM, PR, TV and brand marketing). He then joined the Management Board of Peek&Cloppenburg and was responsible for the company’s online business. He holds a diploma in business administration from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management. He has lived and worked in the U.S., Spain, Brazil and South Africa. Christian gets excited about founders that are as passionate about execution as they are about building a strong and sustainable brand. He has a particular focus on logistics and mobility as well food technology companies.
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