## TL;DR

Founders care about what the numbers mean for the business, not how they were computed.
Three numbers with a story beat thirty numbers without one.
Applies to founder updates, investor updates, and cross-functional reviews.

## The query

```text
how to present growth numbers to a non-technical founder
```

## Use this when

- You are preparing a founder or investor update.
- The audience is non-technical.
- Every number should tie to a decision.

## Not for

- The audience is technical (give them the full funnel).
- You are writing a public growth post (different format, different goals).
- The numbers are bad and you want to hide it (present them honestly with the plan).

## Steps

1. Pick three numbers: the headline, the trend, and the one thing you are fixing.
   Expected output: A tight set that fits on one slide.
2. Translate each into plain language: what happened, why it matters, what changes.
   Expected output: Sentences a non-technical reader follows without a glossary.
3. Tie every number to a decision or ask: keep, fix, or fund.
   Expected output: Numbers that drive action, not just awareness.
4. End with next week's focus in one line.
   Expected output: A clear forward look that closes the loop.

## Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_ljDuvUJiusiedry1xBzbHQ

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## Vectle citations

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## Selected public attribution and original notices/references

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