Data guides
Counting Team Size and Headcount Sensibly
Team size sounds simple until you count. Define employees, contractors and founders, choose ranges, date every figure and avoid misleading comparisons.
- Data quality
- 8 min read
Filtering a Database to Find Comparable Companies
How to use filters in a startup database to build a fair comparison set: choose criteria, combine them, check data quality and avoid selection traps.
- Using data
- 9 min read
Funding Rounds in Plain English
A reference guide to startup funding rounds: what pre-seed, seed, Series A and later rounds mean, who invests and why numbers differ by sector.
- Reference
- 9 min read