In the age of data abundance, the most dangerous thing in finance isn’t having too little data — it’s drowning in the wrong metrics. “Metrics That Matter” is the newsletter that brings clarity to chaos, helping finance professionals and business leaders identify the KPIs that genuinely predict performance versus the vanity metrics that look impressive in slide decks but don’t move the needle.
Each edition focuses on one or two specific metrics with surgical depth. Not just what they are, but how to calculate them correctly, what benchmarks to compare against by industry, and what the metric actually tells you about business health. Topics have included: the difference between Gross Margin and Contribution Margin, why NRR (Net Revenue Retention) matters more than ARR growth for SaaS valuations, how to calculate unit economics that hold up under VC scrutiny, and what EBITDA adjustments sophisticated buyers look for in M&A.
The newsletter’s “Benchmark Edition” is its most-shared format — pulling industry-specific performance benchmarks across SaaS, FinTech, healthcare, and manufacturing. Finance leaders use these to calibrate board presentations, benchmark against competitors, and identify operational gaps. These editions consistently generate 2–3x normal open rates.
For startup and scale-up finance teams, “Metrics That Matter” also covers the evolving landscape of investor-preferred metrics: Rule of 40, Burn Multiple, Magic Number, CAC Payback Period, and Net Dollar Retention. These metrics have become the shared language of growth finance — and the newsletter serves as the translation guide for teams not yet fluent.
Regular contributor columns from CFOs at VC-backed companies, Big 4 audit partners, and tech finance operators add practitioner credibility that generic content platforms can’t replicate. Subscribers aren’t just reading theory — they’re learning from people who’ve presented these metrics in Series C board rooms and IPO roadshows.
Primary audience: Finance Directors, FP&A Analysts, Startup CFOs, Business Intelligence Analysts, and Revenue Operations Leaders — the analytical core of any growth-stage business. For BI tools, data platforms, financial modeling software, and analytics vendors, this readership is exactly the technical buyer persona that converts fastest.
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