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. If you employ these nine tips for taking a good pitch and making it great, you’re going to give the kind of pitch that stands out to investors, too. Outline your business model.

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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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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. Here are just a few examples: Creating and revising a business plan (copyright, trade secret). Creating product mock-ups , wireframes, etc.

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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. your ability to scale your sales efforts, future costs in acquisition, product, etc.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Entrepreneurs need to look more broadly into the business-to-business (B2B) space for more lucrative opportunities. Segments that come to mind include product tracking, navigation, safety, security, local business search, and payments. entrepreneur B2B startup smartphones location-based services business'

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2012

Segments mentioned include product tracking, navigation, safety, security, local business search, and payments. 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. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

I’ll skip the basics here, and highlight only key elements that investors focus on: Define the problem. Every plan must start with the problem you are solving, not a description of your company and product. No investor wants to wait that long for his payback, or fund the years of waiting. Explain the business model.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2011

I’ll skip the basics here, and highlight only key elements that investors focus on: Define the problem. Every plan must start with the problem you are solving, not a description of your company and product. No investor wants to wait that long for his payback, or fund the years of waiting. Explain the business model.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2018

Innovative products and business models are the foundations of a promising startup. From jewelry to dog food to SaaS (software as a service) products, startups are popping up in virtually every field around the world, despite the risks. Creating a scalable business model.

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Up and Running

MAY 16, 2016

See Also: 12 Tips for a Wildly Productive Home Office. 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.

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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. The location and the infrastructural factors for the implementation of the business idea.

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Gust

AUGUST 5, 2012

I’ll skip the basics here, and highlight only key elements that investors focus on: Define the problem. Every plan must start with the problem you are solving, not a description of your company and product. No investor wants to wait that long for his payback, or fund the years of waiting. Explain the business model.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Noah has been a key figure in the making of LivePlan, our own SaaS product. Instead of sitting down to write a 40-page business plan, start with a one-page pitch. The one-page pitch format is also more suitable for SaaS businesses that are constantly testing new ideas. The business model.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

I’ll skip the basics here, and highlight only key elements that investors focus on: Define the problem. Every plan must start with the problem you are solving, not a description of your company and product. No investor wants to wait that long for his payback, or fund the years of waiting. Explain the business model.

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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. She needs $4MM to get the product through the normal approval cycle.  « Leaving a Trail | Main. |

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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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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. 

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Up and Running

JANUARY 8, 2019

A sample business plan gives you an idea of how another small business or startup in your industry built their own plan. A good business plan example will have all the elements your bank or angel investor (or venture capitalist) will expect to see when you ask them for funds. What’s the point of a business plan?

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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. Trust but Verify.or Are You Ready to be Quantitative?

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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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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

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

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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Up and Running

APRIL 27, 2016

As you refine your business model, you can quickly update your pitch without wasting a lot of time. You’ll get some great insight into how your competition views its products and services, as well as gather important information on pricing and what they offer. But, if the numbers don’t add up, your business isn’t going to work.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

These products will be distributed to remote yet extremely viable areas, where the market is appreciative of readily-available, good-quality brew. In addition, they will introduce a new product, a traditional German Marzen-style lager. What type of brewery will you be: production brewery or brewpub? Martin Cove Brewing Company.

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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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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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