HippoMeter®
To measure and improve scaleup readiness
HippoMeter®
To measure and improve scaleup readiness
To reliably measure scaleup readiness
HippoMeter equips a company’s key people themselves – those with the deepest knowledge of the business case – as responsible evaluators. It underscores the importance of evidence and how unsubstantiated claims will back-fire in Due Diligence and future investor relations.
HippoMeter is based on an award-winning concept and method. The algorithm normalises the definition, rating and scoring of the core strategic assets related to scaling up. Based on pilot cases from over 30 countries, HippoMeter works reliably across industries, technologies, business models and operating concepts.
To efficiently perform demanding evaluations
High-impact propositions are demanding to evaluate. HippoMeter enables all those with relevant knowledge to perform a comprehensive audit efficiently online. The HippoMeter algorithm converts the most relevant professional judgements on each business case into valuable new intel.
To tangibly rate scaleup readiness
HippoMeter rates a company for (i) overall score, which tangibly indicates its current investment readiness level, (ii) 7 thematic element scores, and (iii) 35 key strategic assets.
There are five levels of Hippo scores, from modest level 1 (0-19 points) to extremely promising level 5 (80-100 points). The five levels of Hippo scores are symbolised by a colour scheme of kin to traffic lights.
To proactively define resource needs
Founders are usually trained to pitch on how all they need is money. In Due Diligence, at latest, it becomes painfully evident to both Founders and Financiers that much more than just money is missing.
This enables to proactively address resource needs, make improvements, and provide evidence on key achievements. All to maximise and validate pre-money valuation.
To discreetly improve team alignment
HippoMeter enables efficient learning from each other within a team. It allows for all relevant voices to be discreetly heard. Asking each key person for their independent judgement creates trust and strengthens the sense for shared parenthood.
HippoMeter provides everyone a learning journey on what all scaling up requires. It generates actionable intelligence which concretely enables team alignment on all key strategic topics. Each team’s Lead Respondent is the only person with rights to share team-sensitive and respondent-specific information.
To powerfully communicate results
HippoMeter generates 2 automated online reports: A strictly confidential Internal Report addressed to your team and a Financier Report with no team-sensitive or respondent-specific information, addressed to potentially interested investors. Both reports are highly visualised. Besides the tailored narratives, both reports contain score graphs, bar graphs, spider graphs, spaghetti graphs and heat maps. The Internal Report is sent only to your team’s Lead Respondent and the Financier Report also to your HippoMeter sponsor (if any).
It is possible to have up-to 10 key people respond and the reports generated within 2 hours from start to finish. Alternatively, users can choose to respond in several shorter sessions over a fixed 7-day response time.
The two reports enable powerful communication of scaleup readiness and resource needs separately to external and internal stakeholders.
To reliably measure scaleup readiness
HippoMeter equips a company’s key people themselves – those with the deepest knowledge of the business case – as responsible evaluators. It underscores the importance of evidence and how unsubstantiated claims will back-fire in Due Diligence and future investor relations.
HippoMeter is based on an award-winning concept and method. The algorithm normalises the definition, rating and scoring of the core strategic assets related to scaling up. Based on pilot cases from over 30 countries, HippoMeter works reliably across industries, technologies, business models and operating concepts.
To efficiently evaluate demanding business cases
High-impact propositions are demanding to evaluate. HippoMeter enables all those with relevant knowledge to perform a comprehensive audit efficiently online. The HippoMeter algorithm converts the most relevant professional judgements on each business case into valuable new intel.
To tangibly rate scaleup readiness
HippoMeter rates a company for (i) overall score, which tangibly indicates its current investment readiness level, (ii) 7 thematic element scores, and (iii) 35 key strategic assets.
There are five levels of Hippo scores, from modest level 1 (0-19 points) to extremely promising level 5 (80-100 points). The five levels of Hippo scores are symbolised by a colour scheme of kin to traffic lights.
To proactively define resource needs
Founders are usually trained to pitch on how all they need is money. In Due Diligence, at latest, it becomes painfully evident to both Founders and Financiers that much more than just money is missing.
This enables to proactively address resource needs, make improvements, and provide evidence on key achievements. All to maximise and validate pre-money valuation.
To discreetly improve team alignment
HippoMeter enables efficient learning from each other within a team. It allows for all relevant voices to be discreetly heard. Asking each key person for their independent judgement creates trust and strengthens the sense for shared parenthood.
HippoMeter provides everyone a learning journey on what all scaling up requires. It generates actionable intelligence which concretely enables team alignment on all key strategic topics. Each team’s Lead Respondent is the only person with rights to share team-sensitive and respondent-specific information.
To powerfully communicate results
HippoMeter generates 2 automated online reports: A strictly confidential Internal Report addressed to your team and a Financier Report with no team-sensitive or respondent-specific information, addressed to potentially interested investors. Both reports are highly visualised. Besides the tailored narratives, both reports contain score graphs, bar graphs, spider graphs, spaghetti graphs and heat maps. The Internal Report is sent only to your team’s Lead Respondent and the Financier Report also to your HippoMeter sponsor (if any).
It is possible to have up-to 10 key people respond and the reports generated within 2 hours from start to finish. Alternatively, users can choose to respond in several shorter sessions over a fixed 7-day response time.
The two reports enable powerful communication of scaleup readiness and resource needs separately to external and internal stakeholders.
The Underlying Framework
A journey from Opportunity to Ownership, and back
Our approach to the art and science of business creation, company evaluation and growth financing has its roots in deep discoveries by entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, and it draws from 20 years of action research, experiments, pilots, and pivots. HippoMeter is based on award-winning methods and concepts and rests on a progressive, scientifically rigorous, tested and proven business creation framework.
The HippoMeter framework gears around 7 core elements
Opportunity
Deals with the problem, the nature and level of pain and demand, the size and growth of market, and the solution value being offered.
Scalability
Deals with what is required by the market to satisfy demand, the technical & functional readiness of the solution, and overall technology advantage.
Defensibility
Deals with what all can be done and what has been done to protect the solution and the related value chain.
Capability
Deals with the managerial requirements and capacity of the organization to execute a demanding business creation operation.
Profitability
Deals with the economics of the business case, resources at hand, revenue logic, earning power, financial projections, and funding needs.
Market Entry
Deals with current vs. targeted market position and status of go-to-market measures to successfully reach market acceptance.
Ownership
Deals with Who owns and Why owns, the mindset of controlling owners and who all should be engaged, and How, to seize the Opportunity.
HippoMeter enables to scale up faster
HippoMeter One is available for an individual team and HippoMeter Portfolio for accelerators, venture builders, investors, funding and support programs, and others with an interest to help up-to 100 teams to scale up faster.
HippoMeter One
One use case of HippoMeter
Learning journey
Individual 1-2 hour online learning journey on what all scaling up requires to 3-10 key team members: Co-founders, key staff, advisors, board members. All everyone needs is a personal email address, access to a laptop or pc, and an online connection.
Internal Report
- Strictly confidential intelligence making every relevant voice count. Extensive set of insights and recommendations to improve alignment on all key strategic topics related to scaling up. Online report to be shared with trusted enablers to agree on actions, milestones, and timeline.
- Financier Report
Your scaleup readiness and resource needs comparably rated and illustrated across 7 thematic elements and 35 strategic assets. Contains no team-sensitive or respondent-specific information. Online report to be shared with potential investors to enable a fast track to Due Diligence.
- Debrief on Key Results
Online debrief by Global Enabler on key results.
HippoMeter Portfolio
10 full or 100 light use cases of HippoMeter
10 full use cases of HippoMeter One
10 companies to be engaged at any time during 12 months from order. For service content, see specs for HippoMeter One.
OR
100 light use cases of HippoMeter One
- (allowing for Do-It-Yourself debrief)
100 companies to be engaged at any time during 12 months from order in up-to four batches. Learning Journeys, Internal Reports, and Financial Reports to benefit up-to 1.000 co-founders, key staff, advisors, and board members.
INCLUDED IN BOTH
- Portfolio Report and Debrief on Key Results
- Based on the information contained in the Financier Reports, the scaleup readiness and resource needs of all the engaged companies comparably rated across 7 thematic elements and 35 strategic assets. Intelligence to enable a fast track to Due Diligence for an optimal, needs-based allocation of scaleup funding and support.
“Today startups are judged by busy, ill-informed external experts. HippoMeter turns the game around, saves time, builds trust, and enables a fast track to DD.”
– Dr Marko Seppä, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Global Enabler
