You can't improve what you don't measure. Implementing metrics at your startup is a surefire way to bring focus to your entire organization.
In addition to helping your team focus and grow. Metrics are often the first thing a potential investor will ask to see during a fundraise. As your company moves further and further through the venture fundraising lifecycle from Seed to A to Growth rounds the numbers gain importance in the overall story for the fundraise.

How do you know what metrics to track for your startup? We've laid out a few basic metrics to get you headed in the right direction.