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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

Up and Running

Since the term “cloud computing” was coined in 1996—at least as we have come to understand its meaning—the software as a service industry has exploded. The one-page pitch format is also more suitable for SaaS businesses that are constantly testing new ideas. The business model. Your forecast would have been for nothing.

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Recurring Revenue is Magic

Seeing Both Sides

But many years later, I began to appreciate that one of our core flaws was our business model. million in one year, the year we went public at a billion dollar valuation (ok, it was 1996; everyone went public in 1996 with a billion dollar valuation), and then $61 million the following year. million to $22.5

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How to Fine-tune Your Small Business Finances—from Funding to Growth [Webinar Recap]

Up and Running

I have been involved in startups since I graduated from college in 1996. What I did is I learned the art of a pro forma and the value of a pro forma which basically is a forecast. If you don’t know what your cash flow forecast is, you don’t really understand your capital needs. Just to dive into the first.