{"id":1215,"date":"2013-08-12T13:39:23","date_gmt":"2013-08-12T11:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/?p=1215"},"modified":"2025-10-09T13:35:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T11:35:04","slug":"3-tips-for-saas-startups-advisors-math-and-weak-spots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/3-tips-for-saas-startups-advisors-math-and-weak-spots\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Tips for SaaS Startups: Advisors, Math and Blind Spots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are hundreds of SaaS startups advice blog posts. Many of them are based on a couple of experiences the respective founders made which are sometimes being presented as universal truth applicable to every startup. What frequently is missing is the context of the writer. So here\u2019s my context: I\u2019m an entrepreneur, I established a single successful (aka profitable) software boutique with my brother before we started to work on Usersnap (a B2B SaaS product), and we failed with another business idea. I\u2019m older than the <a title=\"a nice infographic by speedinvest\" href=\"http:\/\/speedinvest.com\/blog\/our-first-18-months\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">average startup founders<\/a> and I did not drop out of university. I\u2019m living in Austria, and I prefer the term \u201cstarting a business\u201d instead of \u201crunning a startup\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Disclosing this background, I\u2019d like to share 3 observations I made in the last months.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"acf-cta\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Group-1000004194.svg); width: 100%;\"><h2>Try Usersnap for Product Development<\/h2><a href=\"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/signup\" class=\"cta-button\">Try Usersnap Now<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thoughts about finding Advisors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Limited life experiences + Over-generalization = Advice<br>Paul Buchheit, Founder of FriendFeed and creator of Gmail<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m amazed how many people show the self-confidence to call themselves startup-advisors. At some point, I even got the impression that some failed startup entrepreneurs believe they\u2019ll be able to advise other startups with a rationale that a set of experienced mistakes empowers them to guide fellow startups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To me, that\u2019s a misconceived plan B. Whereas I strongly believe that sharing failure with other entrepreneurs is very valuable I don\u2019t think this is what advising is about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>In the early days of Usersnap, we got a lot of unsolicited advice and we soon realized, that this will get us nowhere. We asked ourselves: What advice are we seeking and what specifically do we want to know? Moreover, we have also asked ourselves: What\u2019s in for our advisors? Why would someone share their experience?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We came up with following profile: Our advisors should be seasoned entrepreneurs, with a proven track-record. Ideally, they are survivors of the first dot-com bubble and are still operating in a similar market segment we are approaching. And last-but-not-least, they should not be self-proclaimed startup-advisors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After some research, we identified three people we wanted to listen to and we were lucky enough that they agreed to meet us. Surprisingly, they spent way more time to listen to us than to share their very own story. All of them wanted to understand every detail of our business before they even started to share their opinion. Despite their own success, they all were humble when they shared the key events of their own success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We heard stories not being told on Twitter or Facebook and go-to-market strategies you\u2019ll not find on any blogs or learn in a business school. These strategies were not directly applicable to our business but they were inspiring and followed a pattern: consistent effort and a pinch of luck will take you a long way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Understanding your business metrics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, I\u2019ve overheard a conversation between to startup entrepreneurs on a so-called startup-event. One of them almost proudly claimed \u201c<em>I\u2019m not good at math<\/em>\u201d and a couple of minutes later: \u201c<em>We at HipsterStartup Inc. are extremely data-driven and track everything.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tumblr_m78nk3UbaX1qmmdsqo1_500.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tumblr_m78nk3UbaX1qmmdsqo1_500.jpg\" alt=\"I don't want to live on this planet anymore\" class=\"wp-image-1216\" title=\"I don't want to live on this planet anymore\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tumblr_m78nk3UbaX1qmmdsqo1_500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tumblr_m78nk3UbaX1qmmdsqo1_500-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tumblr_m78nk3UbaX1qmmdsqo1_500-140x78.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How could one possibly being bad at math and believe to be able to run a business? I\u2019m not saying one needs to enroll in a post-graduate course for advanced mathematics but understanding the basics of statistics and finance is not optional for entrepreneurs, specifically if you are running one of many SaaS startups. If needed, you can even <a href=\"https:\/\/ramp.com\/blog\/finance-as-a-service-faas-top-tools-for-modern-finance-teams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">use financial software<\/a> to help get you on track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The SaaS theory<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/MRR.png\" rel=\"lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/MRR.png\" alt=\"Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) example for SaaS Startups\" class=\"wp-image-1218\" title=\"Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/MRR.png 565w, https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/MRR-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/MRR-140x107.png 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>We are offering our service in a subscription model.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>If this is all you know about SaaS startups, and you believe that\u2019s sufficient to start your SaaS startup, I strongly recommend the following crash course:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read David Skok\u2019s <a title=\"SaaS metrics\" href=\"http:\/\/www.forentrepreneurs.com\/saas-metrics-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blog post about SaaS Metrics<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read <a title=\"Joel York's blog\" href=\"http:\/\/chaotic-flow.com\/saas-metrics-guide-to-saas-financial-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joel Yorks\u2019 blog<\/a>. Fast lane: download at least <a title=\"SaaS cheat sheet\" href=\"http:\/\/chaotic-flow.com\/media\/saas-metrics-guide-to-saas-financial-performance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his SaaS cheat sheet<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"Christoph Janz\" href=\"http:\/\/christophjanz.blogspot.co.at\/2013\/04\/a-kpi-dashboard-for-early-stage-saas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read Christoph Janz\u2019 blog<\/a> and set up a <a title=\"KPI Dashboard\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheet\/ccc?key=0AkJVUDhVuAHldE1kY04wbWpYQUtpdXpMdmgzdjAzbWc#gid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KPI Dashboard similar to his template<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/app.lean-case.com\/leancase\/saleschanneldashboard.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Check out Lean-Case<\/a> which implements David Skok&#8217;s great approach to SaaS Metrics and unit economics<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>I absolutely recommend understanding David Skok\u2019s post, the formulas in Joel Yorks cheat-sheet or Christoph Janz\u2019 simple KPI Dashboard. Do not just skim over it, but try to generate a thorough comprehension of the concepts and the (little) math which is included. Embrace the numbers and match your expectations with reality in your sheet. Lean-Case was developed by Eckhard Ortwein and allows entrepreneurs without any finance background to <a href=\"http:\/\/movetosaas.com\/saas-models-validate-business-case-less-30-minutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">validate their own SaaS Startups Business Model in less than 30 minutes<\/a> and even provides context sensitive benchmarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Analyzing data vs. asking questions for SaaS Startups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Regularly question the significance of your tracked data with regards to your business aims. In your early days, you might not have enough data to really learn what\u2019s working and what\u2019s not. Sometimes you will see nice numbers (\u201c+50% visits!\u201d) &#8211; Start asking yourself: \u201cWhy?\u201d and \u201cWhat has happened?\u201d. These simple questions are a good start to actually learn from your data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The simple conclusion \u201cWe had 50% more new traffic\u201d while looking at Google Analytics dashboard does not translate data into know-how. Rather simply try to find detailed answers: \u201cLast week we had 50% new visitors because we put the latest blog post on Twitter and it got retweeted by @thanks-for-boosting-usersnap and at the same time our sign-up rate has tripled and we believe that there is a correlation\u201d. Now go ahead and proof it.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ga.png\" rel=\"lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"215\" height=\"77\" src=\"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ga.png\" alt=\"new visits graph\" class=\"wp-image-1219\" title=\"new visits graph\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ga.png 215w, https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ga-140x50.png 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Focus on your weak spots<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are a co-founder of a startup with a background in software development, writing code is an excellent method to create satisfaction. It keeps you busy and you will end your day happy as you give yourself the impression that you made progress with your code which is not automatically progress in <em>growing your business<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s very rare that the founding team of a business covers every single aptitude being required to be successful. Identifying the weak spots of a founding team does hurt. It requires honesty and you need to concede that there is maybe something missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the very first prototypes we put live got an amazing amount of attention &#8211; we got a lot of positive feedback &#8211; until we received an email from one of our very early alpha testers:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ui.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ui.jpg\" alt=\"user feedback\" class=\"wp-image-1220\" title=\"user feedback\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ui.jpg 700w, https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ui-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ui-140x105.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First we were annoyed but after we\u2019ve discussed the admittedly harsh feedback we concluded: UX and UI was not our weak spot at this time. And as you can see, this advice is printed on real paper and motivates us to eliminate our weak spot every single day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think it is more difficult to find the weak spots of your team than identifying where your team is strong anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Don\u2019t leave your comfort zone. Just extend it.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Rather than \u201cLeaving your comfort zone\u201d I suggest to try hard to grow your very own comfort zone until the weak spots are covered.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"acf-cta\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/usersnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Group-1000004194.svg); width: 100%;\"><h2>Try Usersnap for Product Development<\/h2><a href=\"https:\/\/usersnap.com\/signup\" class=\"cta-button\">Try Usersnap Now<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The bottom line for SaaS Startups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This post is not a comprehensive <em>how-to start SaaS startup<\/em>&nbsp;&#8211; rather it just covers three lessons I wanted to share. Finding the right advisors can save you quite some time when you start your business. Also, knowing and understanding as much as possible about your business model and your metrics is not optional, specifically if you venture on fresh SaaS startups. 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