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Why GE’s Jeff Immelt Lost His Job – Disruption and Activist Investors

Steve Blank

This article first appeared on the Harvard Business Review blog. He sold off slower-growth, low-tech, and nonindustrial businesses — financial services, media, entertainment, plastics, and appliances. In response to reading Eric Ries’s The Lean Startup , GE adopted Lean and built their Fastworks program around it.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

Both Sides of the Table

We want a strong balance sheet (um, ok. but that’s our firm’s money on your balance sheet. ” Stay lean and only raise a big round if you DO find product / market fit and which point you want to loosen the belt quickly and raise the capital to do so. You really need to subtract the final month.

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Lean Planning Drives Growth For Small Business

Up and Running

This mantra is most true for any business in the technology sector. Lean planning is the answer for anyone who has ever said “I don’t plan because it takes too much time, and a few months down the road my plans change – it’s just not worth the time.” what is Lean Planning? What does a Lean Plan look like?

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How to Write a Business Plan for a Cannabis Company

Up and Running

If you simply want to map out the aspects of your business for internal use, you can consider a Lean Business Plan. The global market for CBD oils is expanding due to their medical efficacy. A number of cannabis tech companies have also begun to take advantage of the opportunity in the marketplace. Technology.

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What’s Really Going on in the VC Industry? What Does it Mean for Startups?

Both Sides of the Table

But VC is an “illiquid asset&# so funds didn’t disappear quickly - In 2000/01 the stock market quickly adjusted punishing investors in the NASDAQ and in individual public technology stocks. It takes less to start a business these days – We all know that it takes less to start a technology company these days.

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Corporate Venture Capital: Obligatory or Oxymoron?

David Teten

Teten: For a large corporate, what are the advantages and disadvantages of a dedicated fund (possibly with external investors) vs. a 100% on-balance sheet investor? A lot of venture investing is done on the balance sheet, meaning there is no dedicated fund and investing is done more opportunistically.

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How to Write a Business Plan: Use This Checklist to Keep Yourself on Task

Up and Running

If you’re creating a plan to manage your business once you’re up and running, a Lean Plan will suit you best. We’ll walk you through creating a One-Page Pitch, a standard business plan (the traditional option), and a lean business plan, with a checklist for each. To complete your Lean Plan, follow the steps below.