Up and Running

JULY 6, 2016

Often, a business plan introduces a new technology that requires some explaining. On one hand, as a reader of business plans for investors, I see way too many business plans that ask a reader to wade neck-deep through technology to get to the business. It’s a business plan, not a term paper or thesis.

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

We recently had Tim Berry, Palo Alto Software founder and business planning expert, present our Bplans audience with his latest advice on lean business planning. It’s all about making your business life easier, doing what works best, getting the best results by tracking what works and always improving.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Get all your ducks in a row with an initial assessment of your business opportunity. This article is part of our Business Planning Guide —a curated list of our articles that will help you with the planning process! Start your business planning with a quick assessment. The Lean Business Plan.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 19, 2010

But, this is not my experience with Angel groups. For example, TCA’s evaluation criteria first bullet is: A market opportunity sufficiently large to create a business that can grow to at least $50 million in annual revenues. I’m a regular reader/listener of the Frank Peters Show that talks about Angel Investing.

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Up and Running

JUNE 25, 2014

Then on the planned side, I know many of you work with Palo Alto and BPlans on new business plans, obviously a startup. For a new business, you’re going through that process, you’re planning and you want to get funding to get your business started. They help businesses with their business plans.

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Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Establish a group of angels who have indicated an interest in investing the opportunity to form an angel group. Ensure that speak with all the angel group members and have guarantees on the amount they want to invest. Nominate one lead angel to lead the group.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

.   For individual angels and others investing their own money, this may be more fluid than for someone with responsibility for a managed fund. For angel groups, the distinction between groups and VCs on this issue is dwindling, especially as angel groups do bigger rounds of financing.

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