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Ask HN: How should a security company measure KPI?

2 pointsby smartsystemsover 5 years ago
The product that I want to make and sell is a network security device. I am finding it hard to determine how much value it provides to my potential users. It could easily save them from having their identity stolen which would in theory save them a lot of money. But I don&#x27;t know how to translate that into a KPI.<p>So I&#x27;m trying to look at this from other angles. How do related businesses measure KPI.<p>For example, what about companies that manufacture locks. What about companies that manufacture safes. What about back when companies used to sell antivirus software. How would a company like that measure KPI?

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mindcrimeover 5 years ago
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;How-Measure-Anything-Intangibles-Business-ebook&#x2F;dp&#x2F;B00INUYS2U" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;How-Measure-Anything-Intangibles-Busi...</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;How-Measure-Anything-Cybersecurity-Risk-dp-1119085292&#x2F;dp&#x2F;1119085292&#x2F;ref=mt_hardcover?_encoding=UTF8&amp;me=&amp;qid=" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;How-Measure-Anything-Cybersecurity-Ri...</a>
verdvermover 5 years ago
99% of companies should be using revenue as their primary metric.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;lL6GdUHIBsM" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;lL6GdUHIBsM</a> (Startup School lecture about KPIs)