Gust

DECEMBER 23, 2011

And if your value proposition is built on providing a secure, dependable long term relationship for the customer… well, you’re going to need a nice looking balance sheet and big backers to convince the buyer that you’ll still be around in a couple of years.

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Intellectual Property Balance Sheet Dilution Bootstrapping 127

BeyondVC

SEPTEMBER 14, 2004

Finance: -Plan vs. budget – income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement. Depending on the stage of company, the time of year, or crisis of the quarter, there will be a much deeper dive into various departments to discuss topics such as product roadmaps, the budget, the sales plan, and partnership strategy.

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Balance Sheet Technical Review Framework Stock Options 99

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Balance sheet : Make sure your assets and liabilities balance out to show financial health. Your balance sheet is a snapshot of your businesses’ financial health. Here’s a balance sheet template you can use to get started. Here’s a cash flow template you can use in Excel. Appendix.

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JULY 24, 2017

Mention your exit strategy. Leave the details for later, but investors want to know that you understand they don’t make money unless you achieve an exit in a few years so they can sell shares to get their return.

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Software Review SBA Due Diligence Business Plan 151

Up and Running

APRIL 28, 2015

Exit strategy. You do this in the form of an “exit strategy” slide that outlines who your potential acquirers might be if you manage to grow your company and be successful. A balance sheet is also often required. Here are a few slides that are often found in investor pitch decks.

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Forecast Hockey Stick Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 60

BeyondVC

DECEMBER 23, 2003

As with any smart executive who cares about the value of equity, the question I am often asked is, “What is your exit strategy.” Besides taking a brief time out to celebrate the Expertcity deal , I have spent a fair amount of time interviewing VP candidates for one of my portfolio companies. That is a losing proposition.

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Exit Strategy Balance Sheet IPO Valuation 68

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OCTOBER 3, 2018

Your funding ask and exit strategy, if applicable. Cash flow statement : Documentation of how much cash the business brought in, how much it paid out, and the amount of its ending cash balance (on a monthly basis). Exit strategy : Needed if you’re seeking investment. Your operations plan. Financial plan.

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El Paso Business Plan Technical Review Forecast 61

Up and Running

MAY 14, 2015

Those complete projections include the three essential financial projections (also called pro-forma statements): profit and loss, balance sheet, and cash flow. Build from your working sales forecast and expense budget to complete financial projections. Every standard business plan needs sales plus these three essentials.

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Business Plan Lean Forecast Balance Sheet 60

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AUGUST 20, 2018

The Lean Business Plan dispenses with the formalities that are needed when presenting a plan externally for a loan or investment and focuses almost exclusively on business strategy, tactics, milestones, metrics, budgets, and forecasts. Balance sheet. A typical financial plan includes: Sales forecast. Personnel plan.

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Business Plan Technical Review Lean Forecast 119

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Doesn’t mean you need to be working every day to make sure it’s sellable but you should have an exit strategy in mind because you’re not going to live there forever. I’m sure a lot of people that you… business owners… I mean, is it just the balance sheet, the P&L, the tax returns?

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MARCH 11, 2015

You should have a good solid executive summary, you should have full financials, and that means a projected balance sheet, P&L and cash flow. Great okay, so now you’ve got your exit strategy. Include some comparables and an estimated timeline to exit. You need to be able to talk about your exit strategy.

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Technical Review Software Review Due Diligence Exit Strategy 60

Up and Running

AUGUST 16, 2017

No exit strategy for firing lazy co-founders. The majority of business plans that I have been asked to edit have conveniently left out the balance sheet, cash flow statement, profit and loss statement, and income statement. Anyone who has started a company knows that team conflicts are inevitable.

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Business Plan Hockey Stick Cofounder Salary 127

Up and Running

OCTOBER 29, 2015

A complete and accurate current and historical view of both the company’s income statement and balance sheet will be necessary. The H-E double L’s of litigation and liability in a business are sadly not the only skeletons in the closet that may require housekeeping; cleaning up the current and past books will be paramount.

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Business Plan Due Diligence Intellectual Property Valuation 60