Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

The one-page pitch format is also more suitable for SaaS businesses that are constantly testing new ideas. Your pitch is going to cover your strategy (what you’re going to do), your tactics (how you’re going to do it), your business model (how you will make money), and your schedule (who is doing what and when).

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Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

This is the home of Jason Cohen, software startup founder, bootstrapper, investor, and mentor. Jason does an excellent job explaining the math behind more complex subscription forecasting, but also touches on topics like marketing and company culture. Follow Jason on Twitter @ASmartBear. Follow Bill on Twitter @billgurley.

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

We’re looking at our lean business planning is about strategy, tactics, concrete specifics including milestones, metrics, tasks and schedule, and essential numbers to run a business, all of which lead to managing cash flow. That’s the sales forecast, the spending forecast and the cash flow.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

I’ve seen hundreds of startups pitch to angel investors and venture capitalists, and most of them—at best— are just okay. Outline your business model. Your business model tells an investor how your idea will (or does) convert into being economically viable. How much do they pay? Talk about yourself.

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Up and Running

MARCH 13, 2019

Whether you are trying to raise money from angel investors or venture capitalists for your business, or just want to perfect your business strategy, a solid elevator pitch is an essential tool for achieving your goals. That’s great if you are tackling such a problem, but for most businesses, that’s not the reality.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

‘Starting a business’ really only comes down to figuring out your business idea ; doing your paperwork; and sorting out the money. Given the number of funding resources available today, you shouldn’t have too much of a problem getting that initial start-up cash, especially if you focus on a lean business model or MVP route to market.

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Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Many thanks to David Rose , Ilana Grossman , Justin Stanwix , and the whole Gust team for making the Gust Blog such a valuable platform and resource for entrepreneurs and angel investors. Financial, technical and operational plans and forecasts of all kinds (trade secret).

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Tim Keane

JUNE 21, 2011

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan. First develop a business model. How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan. Books I Like.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Juniper Research forecasts that by 2014 the global opportunity for LBS will reach $13 billion, and Global Industry Analysts projects that by 2015 the global LBS market could be $21 billion. These numbers and the B2B applications are more than enough to catch the attention of venture capitalists and angel investors.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 30, 2017

This article is part of our “ Business Startup Guide ”—a curated list of our articles that will get you up and running in no time! People often ask us for a list of steps they can use to start their own business. From business type to business model to physical location, there are so many variables!

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2012

Juniper Research forecasts that by 2014 the global opportunity for LBS will reach $13 billion, and Global Industry Analysts projects that by 2015 the global LBS market could be $21 billion. These numbers and the B2B applications are more than enough to catch the attention of venture capitalists and angel investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2011

Juniper forecasts that by 2014 the global opportunity for LBS will reach $13 billion, and Global Industry Analysts projects that by 2015 the global LBS market could be $21 billion. These numbers and the B2B applications are more than enough to catch the attention of venture capitalists and angel investors. Marty Zwilling.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Set your timer for 30 minutes and write a one-page summary of your business idea—a Lean Business Plan. A Lean Plan is actually a better alternative to the Business Model Canvas. You’ll be thinking about the problem your business solves , your target market , and its competition. Start with a Lean Plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

You won’t impress investors by claiming that everyone in China needs one, and nobody else has exactly the right features to compete with you. Explain the business model. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment.

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Up and Running

APRIL 27, 2016

As you refine your business model, you can quickly update your pitch without wasting a lot of time. Probably one of the most intimidating parts of business planning is forecasting and budgeting. But, if the numbers don’t add up, your business isn’t going to work. Get funding.

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Up and Running

JULY 26, 2013

A: Just focus on the market need, your business model, your team, what you’ve accomplished to date that is relevant to the investment, and your funding needs. That said, the Pitch page is a great initial document to share since it provides a clean high-level overview of your business model and market opportunity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2011

You won’t impress investors by claiming that everyone in China needs one, and nobody else has exactly the right features to compete with you. Explain the business model. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment.

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NZ Entrepreneur

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Early stage business investors such as angel investors or venture capital companies are generally only interested in companies with great potential for success and a high return on investment. Opportunities and risks of the business idea should also be carefully weighed against each other in final analyses.

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Up and Running

MAY 16, 2016

Step 1: Formulate your business plan. Home health care is unique in many ways, but the one thing it has in common with every other new business venture is that a lack of adequate planning and forecasting is a sure way to undercut its potential success. Financing and cash flow.

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Up and Running

MAY 22, 2018

Every successful small business goes through four stages during its entire existence: Existence : expanding from pilot production to broad-scale production. Survival : generating enough cash flow to stay in business. Success : business model works and is stable, but there is still untapped potential.

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Gust

AUGUST 5, 2012

You won’t impress investors by claiming that everyone in China needs one, and nobody else has exactly the right features to compete with you. Explain the business model. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

You won’t impress investors by claiming that everyone in China needs one, and nobody else has exactly the right features to compete with you. Explain the business model. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it requires at least 100M users and $50M investment.

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Business Plan Exit Strategy Sweat Equity Intellectual Property 186

Tim Keane

MARCH 9, 2011

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan » March 09, 2011. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money.

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Hippoland

JANUARY 29, 2016

These are some things I wouldn’t include in an email deck include: How many people you are hiring Financial projections / forecasts These are hypothetical – the number of people you hire could change, and if an investor thinks you should hire 5 sales people instead of 4, you shouldn’t let that be what stops you from getting a meeting.

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. « How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan | Main.  "A venture investor who never loses isn't risking enough," said a friend of mine recently.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

Some cities, such as Portland, Oregon also have what Patrick calls “beer angels”—private angel investors who understand the beer business and invest in select breweries and cideries. There’s no one model—or one business plan—for breweries. Do they have access to contingency capital?

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Tim Keane

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. OVP Venture Partners) My own take on this is that a business plan with a bottom up forecast demonstrates an understanding of the potential market that investors love.  Books I Like.

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Tim Keane

APRIL 14, 2008

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. As one example, think about forecasting sales based on market potential and competition, rather than simply on historical results by salesperson. Angel Capital Association website. Books I Like.

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Tim Keane

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. How many software companies died on the way to an SaaS model because they did not have the ability to think through the large scale changes a business model shift would require?

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. « Power of Angel Investing in Milwaukee | Main.   Investors sometimes “present” the terms they’d like and expect the entrepreneurs to react. Angel Capital Association website.

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Tim Keane

AUGUST 21, 2006

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. If, at the end of this process, it is clear to the entrepreneur and the potential investor that the business will not support high risk capital and its expectation of high returns, both parties win.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Valuing any company can be difficult because it requires a degree of forecasting future growth & competition and ultimately the profits of the organization. Can Investors Spook the Market into Falling? “10 angel investors walk into a bar …” Do you remember AngelGate at Bin38 ? In short – no.

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Small Business Force

JUNE 11, 2010

But if you approach it with the right frame of mind, the right business model and the right expectations, your chances of success increase dramatically. Investors Fund Businesses, Not Ideas. I have seen more "business plans" than I can even count that were not plans at all, but an idea surrounded by hopes and dreams.

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Tim Keane

JUNE 13, 2006

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. « How do you present your venture to an investor? When you get to the point in the discussion where projections are relevant, there is a drill-down method here used by virtually every investor.

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Up and Running

JULY 3, 2015

It should have an understanding that some of the components within that larger plan are experiments and the results of those experiments will drive the further stages of those either marketing programs or business models or customer segments. I think that that all works into the idea of sticking to a good plan. I like that outcome.

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