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.
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.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 4, 2011
Over the past 10 years, I have had the opportunity to see how the process works, several times from the startup side, and more recently from the angel perspective (as a member of an angel group selection committee). If the founders are not experienced, find a couple of advisors from the business sector to fill the gap.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
Over the past 10 years, I have had the opportunity to see how the process works, several times from the startup side, and more recently from the angel perspective (as a member of an angel group selection committee). If the founders are not experienced, find a couple of advisors from the business sector to fill the gap.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 24, 2012
But many entrepreneurs don’t realize that Angels are also extremely discerning in the projects that they will invest in, rejecting approximately 97% of the proposals submitted to them, according to the California Investment Network. Don’t expect the pomp and celebrity of the Angels on Shark Tank , but they do ask a lot of the right questions.
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. Was about a billion dollars on the IPO” and “was one of the first web analytics companies.
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