Startup Metrics Dashboard Design

Create a startup metrics dashboard for [Startup Name] at [Stage: Pre-revenue/Post-revenue/Growth]. Include: 1) North Star Metric — identify the single metric that best captures core value delivery, supporting input metrics. 2) By stage — Pre-revenue: waitlist size, activation rate, engagement frequency, NPS, burn rate, runway. Post-revenue: MRR, MRR growth rate, churn rate, CAC, LTV, LTV:CAC. Growth: ARR, net revenue retention, gross margin, Rule of 40, burn multiple. 3) Acquisition funnel — visitors → signups → activated → paying → retained, conversion rates at each step, cohort views. 4) Engagement metrics — DAU/WAU/MAU, feature adoption, session depth, retention curves (D1/D7/D30). 5) Unit economics — fully-loaded CAC by channel, contribution margin, payback period, LTV projections. 6) Financial overview — monthly burn rate, cash position, runway in months, revenue vs plan. 7) Dashboard design — layout specification, visualization types per metric, drill-down paths, mobile-friendly design. 8) Investor reporting — monthly investor update template that references dashboard data, narrative structure, key asks. 9) Tool selection — for early stage (Google Sheets, Notion), growth stage (Mixpanel, Amplitude, Metabase, Looker).