Totally agreed. I've been consulting in this area for the past year now and it's a very common problem. One of the most powerful things you can do with these metrics is pull them on a regular basis and write updates. For example, write about how the week went and send it to the team. Or write about how the month went and send it to investors. Even if no one reads the updates, the exercise of just looking at the data and explaining yourself can really help you focus on what matters.
Tools like BareMetrics and ProfitWell do a nice job pulling revenue data via Stripe. Out of the box, tools like Mixpanel and Amplitude do a good job pulling giving you product and engagement metrics. It's up to you, though, to send all of the data over to those packages correctly and learn how to understand and interpret their reports. Other data, like burn rate, is often calculated back-of-the-napkin.
I'm working on a tool called Growth Report and shipped an MVP a little over a month ago. Hit me up if you want to check it out. aacook@aacook.co.
I do not have a product, and I have not raised any money, but if you have an MVP you should definitely post it here. This solves a real problem both VCs and entrepreneurs currently have. To the point where YC CEO and partners at A16Z (both leaders in their categories) have to write about it.
Tools like BareMetrics and ProfitWell do a nice job pulling revenue data via Stripe. Out of the box, tools like Mixpanel and Amplitude do a good job pulling giving you product and engagement metrics. It's up to you, though, to send all of the data over to those packages correctly and learn how to understand and interpret their reports. Other data, like burn rate, is often calculated back-of-the-napkin.
I'm working on a tool called Growth Report and shipped an MVP a little over a month ago. Hit me up if you want to check it out. aacook@aacook.co.