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# Growth Metrics & Benchmarks ## When to Apply - Setting or validating Goal metrics during onboarding - Weekly growth tracking and projections - When growth rate changes significantly - When the founder proposes tracking a new metric - When vanity metrics are suspected ## Core Framework ### YC Weekly Growth Benchmarks | Weekly Growth | Assessment | Agent Behavior | |---|---|---| | < 1% | Critical | "Growth is flat. Fundamental rethink needed. Trigger WHY analysis." | | 1-3% | Weak | "Below YC threshold. Prioritize growth experiments." | | 3-5% | Moderate | "Directionally correct. Look for acceleration levers." | | 5-7% | Good | "Strong growth. Maintain and compound." | | 7%+ | Excellent | "YC-grade growth. Focus on sustainability." | Growth rate auto-calculated from Goal metric history. Decline triggers automatic investigation. ### T2D3 SaaS Trajectory For B2B SaaS from $1M ARR: ``` Year 1: Triple -> $3M Year 2: Triple -> $9M Year 3: Double -> $18M Year 4: Double -> $36M Year 5: Double -> $72M ``` Track actual growth rate against this trajectory. Falling behind T2D3 in early years is a strong signal to investigate product-market fit. ### Compound Projection Formula ``` Goal: 100 Paying Customers (Q2 end) Current: 34 | Last week: 31 | Growth: +9.7%/week Compound projection at current rate: -> 4 weeks: 49 customers -> 8 weeks: 72 customers -> 12 weeks: 104 customers <- Goal achievable Required weekly growth to hit Goal: +7.4%/week Status: ON TRA