InAn honest Startup storybyJordi Romero·Aug 7, 2019The value of metrics vs the relevance of what has been doneI was recently discussing the value of metrics in an early stage organization like Factorial, where I found myself defending the value of…
InAn honest Startup storybyJordi Romero·Oct 1, 2018Everything you wanted to know about Factorial’s €2.8M Seed Round but were afraid to askFactorial raised a €2.800.000 Seed Round from three great investors, and I want to tell you how it went and everything we learned
InAn honest Startup storybyJordi Romero·Jun 29, 2017The five SaaS tools our SaaS startup can’t live without (+ full list)List of SaaS tools we use to run Factorial. Intercom, Chartio, Github, Salesforce, Slack and Redbooth. + 40 other tools.A response icon8A response icon8
InAn honest Startup storybyJordi Romero·Jun 15, 2017Factorial’s first outside round: 500.000 € from angels and othersA small group of very talented business angels and two strategic funds joined us on our mission to change the Human Resources landscape…A response icon2A response icon2
InAn honest Startup storybyJordi Romero·May 15, 2017We found the perfect VP of sales, and we didn’t hire himUPDATE: This story has been moved to my own domain:A response icon1A response icon1
InAn honest Startup storybyJordi Romero·Apr 27, 2017Finding our Product Market FitStartups are often measured against certain milestones: pre-revenue, product/market fit, traction, scale... Those are some terms used to…
InAn honest Startup storybyJordi Romero·Apr 6, 2017Why hiring for an early stage startup is hardWhere? Who? And the Zuckerberg testA response icon1A response icon1
InAn honest Startup storybyJordi Romero·Mar 24, 2017My 5 jobs as a startup CEOEach step in my career made it harder and harder to explain “what I do” to my family. “I create websites” was the easiest one. From there I…
InAn honest Startup storybyJordi Romero·Mar 16, 2017Understanding our investors: from business angels to venture capitalistsMany times ambitious expeditions require of outside investment. Christopher Columbus couldn’t have crossed the Atlantic without the funding…A response icon1A response icon1
InAn honest Startup storybyJordi Romero·Mar 9, 2017Getting the first customers into the funnelOne of the most exciting and stressful things of a startup is that everything needs to be done, so our challenge is always to manage when…A response icon1A response icon1