OKRs for Startups (Objectives and Key Results)

As a startup, do you feel like you're flying the plane and building it at the same time? OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) can help young businesses achieve audacious goals by helping them set measurable key results. Recently, What Matters Co-Founder Ryan Panchadsaram met with entrepreneurs and startups via a conversation with Blackbird Ventures. Topics covered: 04:12 - OKRs for startups 04:44 - What are Objectives and Key Results? 05:56 - OKR examples 06:10 - Ryan's first experience with OKRs, working on Healthcare.gov 09:40 - Manage with KPIs, Lead with OKRs 10:40 - Types of Objectives: Committed, Aspirational and Learning 13:22 - An example of a startup learning OKR 14:55 - Who's the greatest judge of a great OKR? 15:43 - Types of Key Results: Inputs, outputs and outcomes 17:11 - OKRs for product teams 20:25 - Should OKRs include revenue goals? 24:02 - How many OKR levels should a startup have? 25:45 - Fitting OKRs into startup culture 26:10 - Is changing an objective backsliding? 27:57 - Success tips for young companies Want to learn more about Blackbird Ventures? https://blackbird.vc/ Want to learn more about OKRs? ⮕ Free leadership and goal setting resources: https://whatmatters.com/ ⮕ Get John Doerr's OKR book, "Measure What Matters": https://www.whatmatters.com/the-book/ ⮕ Subscribe to the What Matters email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gbRJpj ⮕ See example OKRs: https://www.whatmatters.com/get-examp... ⮕ Read OKR FAQs: https://www.whatmatters.com/get-examp... 📧 Sign up for Audacious, our weekly newsletter here https://whatmatters.us12.list-manage.... ⮕ For a deeper dive on using OKRs within your organization, earn your OKR Certification in our Coursera course. https://www.coursera.org/learn/okr #Leadership #GoalSetting #Inspiration #OKRs #startups