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North Star Metric Definition

Pick the one metric that measures delivered value, defend it against the runners-up, and name how it could fool you.

It should count value delivered to customers, not value extracted from them.

Someone should be able to write the SQL from this paragraph.

If you didn't seriously consider alternatives, you haven't chosen — you've defaulted.

What must NOT get worse while the north star goes up?

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North Star Metric

The metric


Precise definition

Why it measures value

Rejected alternatives

How it could fool us

Guardrails

Cadence & baseline