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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. Start your lean business plan today: Download our Free Lean Plan Template one-page-pitch-download.pdf.

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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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JULY 29, 2019

Here are the basics of landing funding from angel investors: 1. Finish your business plan. If you haven’t already written a business plan , start now. We recommend using a Lean Planning approach. You need a business plan for a few reasons: To help you estimate how much money you need.

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MARCH 18, 2010

So this post is my opinion only, not to be taken as expression of the angel group. Without going into detail here, our deal terms lean towards companies that will be getting a larger investment from professional venture capital within a year or so. This is all about a business that can grow fast. Likelihood of exit.

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MARCH 30, 2015

Here’s how I sort through these different terms, in the context of angel investment, business planning, and business plan competitions. The business pitch. When I say pitch or business pitch I mean the short presentation startup founders make for angel investors or venture capitalists.

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