A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

If you like this, go see his Shockwave Innovations blog ) Anyone that has taken an accounting class or learned basic business financials knows the interaction between key elements of a P&L (revenue, cost, expense) and a balance sheet (assets, liabilities, equity). How do you increase your average deal size?

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FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Beyond understanding your business strategy, investors will also want to understand your financial forecasts. They want to know how your business will function from a financial standpoint — what is typically called your “ business model.” In a business plan, this section is often called “sources and uses of investment.”.

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David Teten

AUGUST 6, 2015

A good model needs to factor in cash collections, disbursements, and other working capital considerations with a Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows. While some of your customers may pay via credit card, perhaps some of your largest customers pay on Net 60 or even 90 terms. 17) Include a sensitivity analysis.

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APRIL 23, 2019

Begin the vision process by naming your net financial goals so that they’ll lead you to the follow-up step of identifying the how and the when. Set out to run a profitable business. Key financial metrics include your balance sheet , income statement , and net income. Take a moment to consider your true intentions.

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JULY 22, 2014

But whether you’re thinking of starting a business, expanding your current business, or just want to understand your current business better, there are a few key financial items that you should definitely include: Profit and loss statement. Balance sheet. and maybe some business ratios and/or a break-even analysis.

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Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

If you’ve accomplished some key milestones in the process of building your business, detail them here. Management Team. Your business plan isn’t complete without a financial forecast. If your business model (i.e., “how Metrics are the numbers that you watch on a regular basis to judge the health of your business.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Defining the problem you’re trying to solve is an important part of your business plan because it’s the first place where you’ll demonstrate that idea is viable—that you can actually make money with your business model and idea. Share of the Market (SOM) : Your SOM is who you will reach in your first few years of business.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

I have a standard aphorism I share when I speak with a group of MBA students: “There are two things that need to be explained away in order for me to invest in your startup: An MBA or a background in management consulting.”. The risk-averse argument is that a strong network is a safety net. It’s okay to prepare yourself first.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

I have a standard aphorism I share when I speak with a group of MBA students: “There are two things that need to be explained away in order for me to invest in your startup: An MBA or a background in management consulting.”. The risk-averse argument is that a strong network is a safety net. It’s okay to prepare yourself first.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Do you have other things that pull at your time other than your business and your full-time job that you’re going to have to keep for a while, so you’re going to have to do both. You’ve got to figure out whether or not you have the organization and stamina to manage all of that. What do you need really to start a business?

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OCTOBER 3, 2018

Team: Who is on your management team? Financial Summary: Explain your business model, startup costs, revenues, and liabilities to the company. Maybe you want to transition from being a solo real estate agent flipping houses on the ground to being a manager of a real estate team. Be specific. Mention your funding needs.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Raising capital for any business startup can be a difficult process, and breweries are no exception. In his various roles in the financial industry, Patrick McCarthy has most recently worked as Vice President Commercial Relationship Manager with Bank of the Cascades, which has 35 companies from the craft beverage industry as customers.

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MAY 15, 2019

Raising capital for any business can be a difficult process, and breweries are no exception. In his various roles in the financial industry, Patrick McCarthy has most recently worked as Vice President Commercial Relationship Manager with Bank of the Cascades , which has 35 companies from the craft beverage industry as customers.

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