Tracking OKRs & Milestones

Tracking progress is essential for any accelerator. Cohortly gives you two tools for this: Milestones (key deliverables) and OKRs (Objectives & Key Results).

Milestones

Milestones are specific deliverables or achievements that a startup needs to reach — like "Launch MVP", "First 100 Users", or "Close Seed Round".

From a startup's detail page, you can:

• Add milestones with a title, description, and target date
• Track status — Not Started, In Progress, Completed
• Add notes — Document progress and blockers

OKRs (Objectives & Key Results)

OKRs provide a more structured framework for goal-setting.

How OKRs Work

• Objective — A qualitative goal (e.g., "Achieve product-market fit")
• Key Results — Measurable outcomes that indicate progress (e.g., "Reach 1,000 DAU", "Achieve 40% retention")
• Progress tracking — Update completion percentage over time

Tips

• Set milestones at the program level to define standard checkpoints all startups should hit
• Review OKRs during mentor sessions to keep startups accountable
• Use milestones for hard deliverables and OKRs for growth metrics