Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2012

Trusted partners quit, personal friends become enemies, and staff management becomes a huge burden. Missed milestones de-motivate the team, unrealistic financial projections will put you in crisis with investors, and you find you need to double every product development timeframe when talking to sales and marketing.

Advisory Board 240

Advisory Board Forecast Early Stage Product Development 240

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2011

Trusted partners quit, personal friends become enemies, and staff management becomes a huge burden. Missed milestones de-motivate the team, unrealistic financial projections will put you in crisis with investors, and you find you need to double every product development timeframe when talking to sales and marketing.

Advisory Board 232

Advisory Board Startup Forecast Early Stage 232

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2010

Trusted partners quit, personal friends become enemies, and staff management becomes a huge burden. Missed milestones de-motivate the team, unrealistic financial projections will put you in crisis with investors, and you find you need to double every product development timeframe when talking to sales and marketing.

Advisory Board 125

Advisory Board Startup Forecast Early Stage 125

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. In all these cases, capital is provided to fuel forecasted growth without creating a commitment to a particular vision for future funding rounds, exit goals, and associated blitzscaling. Novel Growth Partners, Lighter Capital, Rev Up, Corl, Flow Capital.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2017

This description should basically be an elevator pitch for potential partners and business investors to get excited about what you’re offering and your unique location, philosophy, and approach. What are the details of your ownership structure, board of directors, investor list, partners, and so on? Have a plan for funding.

Business Plan 93

Business Plan SBA Software Review Advisory Board 93

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

What are your specific marketing and sales plans? You need to identify pricing details, sales channels, strategic partners and a customized marketing plan consistent with your industry and target segment. Include advisory board member qualifications and key industry connections.

Sweat Equity 120

Sweat Equity Advisory Board Liquidity Event Startup 120

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

Marketing, sales, and partners. Describe your market penetration strategy, sales channels, pricing, and strategic partnerships. Convince investors that you have lined up sales channels, strategic partners, and a viable marketing strategy. Include Advisory Board members and key industry people connections.

Business Plan 283

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 283