In the early 2010s, Sean Ellis and the growth hacking movement helped popularize the structure of the North Star. title:: What is the North Star Metric?
A team using the North Star Framework identifies a single, meaningful metric and a handful of contributing Inputs. Product teams work to influence those Inputs, which in turn drive the metric. The North Star is a leading indicator of sustainable growth and acts as a connective tissue between the product and the broader business.
The North Star Framework is a model for managing products by identifying a single, crucial metric (the North Star Metric) that, according to Sean Ellis, “best captures the core value that your product delivers to [its] customers.
Read more about this concept North Star Playbook - Amplitude or you can read my Highlights of North Star Playbook