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

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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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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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 It’s interesting that the question is pitch deck’s being obsolete versus business plans being obsolete. So very few investors want Business Plans any more. If you are outside internet software we are not going to invest. was starting.

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Up and Running

MARCH 18, 2010

I’m actively reviewing more than three dozen submissions as a member of the Willamette Angel Conference. Our group is reviewing companies and will award a six-figure investment in May at an event held May 13 in Eugene, Oregon, my home town. This rules out a lot of good business.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Oregon Venture Capital Software Review 60

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

I wassurprised recently when I realized that all the worst problems wefaced in our startup were due not to competitors, but investors.Dealing with competitors was easy by comparison. Infact, the more prominent the angel, the less likely they are tobelong to a group. Deal terms with angels vary a lot.

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