Abstract This paper proposes an alternate approach to startups to estimate the size of software product to be built by them using the Software Product Points (SPP). Dataset from 20 software projects of a startup company in India was used to validate the proposed approach and learn lessons out of it. The estimated software product points and the project efforts were found to have a strong positive correlation, thereby indicating the suitability of the proposed approach for its utility by the managers of future software projects of startups. We also briefly outline the implications for project managers of startups and scope for future research.

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