Up and Running

JUNE 17, 2019

But the truth is most businesses ignore the most powerful financial tools in the accounting arsenal: the balance sheet and the cash flow statement. The balance sheet. Think of the balance sheet as a window into your business’s financial strength. Owner’s equity: “ What is left over for the owner(s)?”

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Up and Running

AUGUST 13, 2014

A financial plan section with the balance sheet,  cash flow statement, and income statement are must-haves. Here’s the line by line breakdown: Revenue: The top line of your profit and loss statement will be the money that you have coming in, or your revenue from sales.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

It was a stock option incentive related “expense” but I bet you didn’t know that because in an era where we only read the headlines — they must be a train wreck losing billions. The most obvious way to explain this is with sales people. COGS” represents the amount that each sale costs you. Two-f **g-billion!

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NZ Entrepreneur

JANUARY 24, 2022

There are a number of factors that will influence your business’s value and the sale: 1) Have a scalable business model. Look for ways to increase sales and reduce your costs. Buyers love a well-documented business – it reduces the business’ dependence on you and assists in defining exactly what is for sale.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

16:22]What guidelines do you have concerning labor and productivity costs? [17:55] And so typically owners are busy, they look at the p and l, but they don't look at the balance sheet or they don't look at a cashflow statement. 14:37] How do you effectively convey the importance of profitability to small businesses? [16:22]What

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Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2017

Another thing to watch out for with monthly rent is all the added costs. so keep these all in mind when calculating the costs. All percentages of ownership, investor details, stock details, and so on should be listed. Having a solid marketing plan will help you get clear on your sales strategy. Projected costs.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

No doubt you refer to your income statement and your bank account for the basics, but the truth is most businesses ignore the most powerful financial tools in the accounting arsenal: the balance sheet and the cash flow statement. The Balance Sheet. An income statement is usually prepared monthly, quarterly or annually.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Create a sales plan. It includes key players, industry trends, and estimates of industry sales. Sales and marketing plan. There are three key financial documents of any business that go here: an income statement, a balance sheet, and a cash flow statement. Write a business plan. Purchase business insurance.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

A detailed financial model that shows your anticipated revenue, costs and profits (Income Statement) as well as your balance sheet and cashflow statements. For starters you have to realize that fund-raising is a sales process. A brochure is an easy out for you in the sales process without being rude.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 4, 2019

Others worry that we will latch onto individual line items within financial data and engage in inquisitions regarding telephone bills, marketing costs and other tactical line items in detailed financial statements. The answer is that the minimum requirement is to provide an income statement and balance sheet to all shareholders annually.

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VC Adventure

MARCH 19, 2020

They’re still seeing strong sales pipeline (although this is concentrated in deals later in the pipeline – be careful that you’re watching top of funnel metrics as well). You should be adjusting costs now, full stop. Stock exercise. We’re still in the quiet before the storm phase. This feels harsh.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2012

You are either bought for stock or for equity. Just checked their balance sheet. They have $339 million in cash on their balance sheet. ” Getting a term sheet on the table is the second most sure way to get a potential acquirer to move faster. I am not saying all companies should be for sale.

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Up and Running

JULY 22, 2014

Balance sheet. Sales forecast. A typical profit and loss statement should include: your revenue (also called sales), followed by. your “cost of sale” or “cost of goods sold” (COGS)—keep in mind, some types of companies, such as a services firm, may not have COGS. Balance sheet .

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Berkonomics

APRIL 14, 2012

Others worry that investors will latch onto individual line items within financial data and engage in inquisitions regarding telephone bills, marketing costs and other tactical line items in detailed financial statements. That is one of the many costs of becoming a public entity as many CEO’s have found and dealt with over the years.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 2, 2013

By researching average annual revenue in the industry, make educated estimations of future cash flows, asset accumulations (including equipment and fixtures), liabilities (such as loans and lines of credit) and other costs, including rent, payroll, insurance, permits, inventory and operating expenses. Prepare a Balance Sheet.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Like any promissory note, it bears interest (usually at a nominal rate) and has a maturity date on which the loan must be repaid if it hasn’t been converted to stock (typically around 18 months). This adds cost and administrative complexity, especially with multiple closings on different dates. How can this possibly make sense?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

We do this in our consumer lives with everything ranging from housing purchases to public stocks. The smartest companies in the market that I know are working aggressively to lower burn rates through pragmatic cost cutting knowing that the next fund-raising cycle may be unpleasant. Give yourself enough runway but controlling costs.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 27, 2015

They financed their companies, to the extent possible, in a manner minimizing the cost of capital, planning for organic growth in the number of customers served and in associated revenues. The Flipper’s executives usually have significant equity holdings, either actually owned or reflected in stock options.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 14, 2011

These are people with whom you can share some type of value, but not tangible value like stock options or payment. Is your head of sales an asshole but growing your company 2X a year? constantly write it down the value of your exchanges, keep your own private balance sheet on those interactions. Your advisory board?

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2020

Carl was also worldwide head of stores at Home Depot when Hurricane Katrina hit, running sales out of the backs of trucks and accepting IOUs for payment. Because in a recession, the thing that turns a recession into a depression is there's a shock like this, we're all afraid for our business, our balance sheet.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The process works via a “true sale” of a client company’s stock inventory to special purpose vehicles (SPV) incorporated by SYME. Unlike others in the digital monetization space, SYME is a service provider, not a lender, and there is no risk to its own balance sheet. M&A target. and £11.35.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 14, 2019

People looking to start a real estate business often ask: How much does it cost to open a real estate business? Create a sales plan. Take a look at the other realtors and brokerages in the area to determine what your competition is doing in the marketplace, and take stock of how these existing businesses are approaching things.

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Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

Always adapt to what’s most important and sensible for you (and remember that nothing is free, every measurement decision you make has a cost!). B2B / Enterprise Sales: Salesforce. There are multiple points of value from the Trailheads program (lower support costs, higher retention, faster time to value for clients etc.)

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2016

forward sales with some as high as 12x sales. Collectively we chose growth and the market was rewarding high growth rates over any other factor so we felt that we ought to bring in an experienced CEO who had taken companies public, who had led large, international sales organizations and who was poised to take Invoca to the next level.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

The parallels to the music industry are too obvious even though the industry players, the medium and the cost structures are different. So when the market started showing good signs (iPhone, Facebook, Zynga, Twitter, stock market growth) it was happy days again. Risks of these two factors to the stock market. M&A returned.

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Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

The company had a wild year, from the initial crisis management that came in the form of restructuring the company and refunding millions of dollars off their own balance sheet, to lobbying Congress, to provide support to hosts, [and] launching initiatives to provide housing for frontline healthcare workers. It cost us nothing.

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Ben's Blog

AUGUST 31, 2020

IN THIS EDITION Fintech products ease more Americans into the stock market In defense of the IPO, and how to improve it What’s inside your (mobile) bank? Among the most interesting is Stash’s “stock back” program, which is essentially an alternative form of rewards. But that consumer preference comes at a cost.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

My original thinking from Oct ’09 was, while I didn’t (and still don’t) have a crystal ball I worried that: consumers were over-stretched with debt (and make up 77% of the economy), unemployment would continue to rise, which in turn would drive the stock market south and cut the rate of M&A activity and VC investment even further.

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Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

The company had a wild year, from the initial crisis management that came in the form of restructuring the company and refunding millions of dollars off their own balance sheet, to lobbying Congress, to provide support to hosts, [and] launching initiatives to provide housing for frontline healthcare workers. It cost us nothing.

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