If you are working in software and driving product or growth, then your life is pretty much a combination of metrics, measurement and excel sheets in between zoom calls.I have often wondered with all this data and the obsession around it, how much do we actually use to make actionable decisions?
Which ones actually matter?
After many years of intellectual pontificatory, I think I have a simple collection of 8. These 8 according to me give a very clear idea of the business, growth, profitability, cash flow and red flags that need immediate fixing.