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The Lean LaunchPad Class: It’s the same, but different

Steve Blank

My original vision for the class was to use the business model canvas as a framework to teach engineering students all the nine elements of the business model: customer, distribution channel, revenue, get/keep/grow, value proposition, activities, resources, partners and costs.

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Accel 2021 Euroscape: On the path to global dominance?

Cracking the Code

Today, Europe and Israel have generated 23 public companies worth $231B and private cloud financing reached c. The $900M of SaaS VC funding in 2015 now represents less than Europe's largest financing round, with Celonis raising $1B in June this year. Private cloud companies in the US, Europe and Israel have raised a whopping $78B YTD.

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Introducing the Cap Table and Hiring the CTO

Feld Thoughts

As Finance Fridays continues, we are introducing the concept of the Cap Table. It is not in the three primary financial statements (the Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss, and Cash Flow Statement.) Hopefully you are staying with us and finding this useful – feedback welcome!

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Supply@ME Capital: Blockchain, But Not As You Know It

YoungUpstarts

As the parlance goes, it’s the quiet ones you need to watch; Supply@ME Capital PLC (LSE: SYME) has done the unthinkable and produced a blockchain-powered offering that could truly upend capital financing. 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.

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Essential Financial Templates For Your Small Business

YoungUpstarts

Balance Sheet. The balance sheet, or the statement of financial position, provides you an overall and detailed snapshot of the small business that you’re running. As the name suggests in itself, both the parts of this equation should balance out and one shouldn’t exceed the other. Cash Flow Statement.

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How to Write a Business Plan for a Cannabis Company

Up and Running

Distribution. Some companies, such as TransCanna , are pioneering transportation and distribution methods from cannabis manufacturers to consumers. Your financial plan helps you track your finances so you can accurately gauge your business’s performance. Successful dispensaries tend to go on to open more than one location.

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ESADE Business School Commencement Speech

Steve Blank

Cheered on by finance professors, Wall Street analysts, investors and hedge funds, companies have learned how to make metrics like Internal Rate of Return look great by one; outsourcing everything, two, getting assets off their balance sheet, and three only investing in things that pay off fast.