Ben's Blog

APRIL 1, 2011

By far the most difficult skill for me to learn as CEO was the ability to manage my own psychology. It’s like the fight club of management: The first rule of the CEO psychological meltdown is don’t talk about the psychological meltdown. No training as a manager, general manager or any other job actually prepares you to run a company.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Managing the Business. One of the ways our VC’s kept track of our progress was by taking a monthly look at three financial documents: Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement. To be clear – Income Statements, Balance Sheets and Cash Flow Statements are really important at two points in your startup.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2018

Team: Who is on your management team? Financial summary: Explain your business model, startup costs, revenues, and liabilities to the company. Maintain a positive online reputation for your practice as a key management technique. You will most likely need to partner with a regional lab for medical testing. Be specific.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2017

This description should basically be an elevator pitch for potential partners and business investors to get excited about what you’re offering and your unique location, philosophy, and approach. Like it or not, this will likely affect your revenue and enrollment, especially if you are offering part-time care. Projected costs.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

70–80% of the costs of most startups are employee costs so what you’re really talking about when a company is unprofitable is that they are growing their staff ahead of their revenue. If you don’t have a strong balance sheet and can’t hire more people that’s fine — but understand this may lead to slower growth.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 14, 2018

Marks, founder and managing partner of High Rock Partners and author of “ Middle Market M & A: Handbook for Investment Banking and Business Consulting “ Conventional wisdom says that a company grows by reaching new customers, increasing its workforce, expanding marketing or launching new products or services.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Here’s what they discovered: They found firms that quickly institute formal mechanisms such as operation budgets, cash budgets, and financial monitoring systems (tools that measure profitability, customer acquisition costs, variance from actual budget, and so forth) had higher growth rates in terms of revenues and headcount.

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Berkonomics

JULY 1, 2021

But the CFO dutifully followed the VC command to spend and managed the spending process well – even if it exceeded reasonable standards of control over the ever-increasing inventory, headcount, and fixed expenses as the infrastructure grew. For me this was nuts. How the CFO could have saved the company. The moral is simple. .

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Board Effect

JANUARY 20, 2020

Your donors are aware that it will be difficult to manage your finances without a financial plan. Add reports such as cash flow statements, balance sheets, income statements and your budget. Add reports such as cash flow statements, balance sheets, income statements and your budget. Balance sheets.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 31, 2015

by Aleda Schaffer , a strategic partnerships manager at American Airlines. It shopped around for partners and eventually decided to purchase SoftLayer , a successful cloud infrastructure provider. Startups can be valuable to corporations even if they don’t have huge customer bases or streams of revenue.

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Business Plan Blog

MAY 14, 2013

Balance sheet, profit-loss statement, and cash flow statement are the 3 main parts of financial projections and should be included in any business plan : Balance Sheet. It is a summary of the financial balance of a company. It indicates how revenue, after charging against costs and tax, is transformed into profit.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 18, 2014

The CFO dutifully followed the VC commands to spend, and managed the spending process well – even if it exceeded reasonable standards of control over the ever-increasing inventory, headcount, and fixed expenses as the infrastructure grew. We never saw, and he never mentioned the balance sheet and cash position.

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Ben's Blog

AUGUST 17, 2020

OH in South Park, San Francisco (or on Zoom from Big Sky, Montana): “OMG, crazy – that firm just paid 100x revenue to invest in [insert hot startup here] – what could they be thinking?” Multiples are not only used to value companies today but also to value companies several years down the line.

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Up and Running

MARCH 22, 2012

Maintain a manageable debt load. Debt load is the amount of debt that is carried on your balance sheet. For example, show how the added liquidity will be used, and forecast the additional revenue that will be derived as a result of the infusion of cash. Sustain a positive payment history.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Management plan. This section outlines your legal and management structure. There are three key financial documents of any business that go here: an income statement, a balance sheet, and a cash flow statement. That means you need to prepare for the ups and downs of inconsistent revenue. Financial plan.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Launching a business often involves dips in revenue, and a startup will only survive if it can manage expenses during this fragile time. Salaries are one item on a company’s balance sheet that catches the attention of some investors. Investors Look at Salaries.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 5, 2023

They are a Google Premier Partner and one of only a handful of Australian agencies to be part of Google’s International Growth Program. The agency is a Google Premier partner and only one of a handful of Australian agencies to be part of Google's international growth program. Mike also co-authored The Ultimate Guide to Google Ads.

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Growthink Blog

MARCH 14, 2018

I have been blessed in my business life with very hard-working partners, employees, clients, vendors and suppliers. With your balance sheet? It all starts with just going to work every day , and doing so with enthusiasm, optimism, pride, and a striving toward excellence. Does Your Business Have REAL Competitive Advantage?

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The subscription box industry is growing rapidly thanks to a steady revenue model and tapping into people’s love for surprises. Financial summary : Project your revenue for the first few years. Companies that become a big subset of your revenue are likely strategic alliances, though, which is a later section. Milestones.

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Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

Management Team. In that case, you can dispense with details about the management team, funding requirements, and traction, and instead treat the executive summary as an overview of the strategic direction of the company, to ensure that all team members are on the same page. Management Team. Read more ». Read more ».

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

He is also co-founder and Managing Partner of Deciens Capital, an early stage investment fund. As many of your listeners may know, there was an incredible piece published by a gentleman from Founders Fund, discussing Tiger [Global Management] and how they’re focused on the speed and scale business. On Sushi and VC.

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Small Business Force

AUGUST 10, 2013

You don't have to learn how to be an accountant, but you do have to understand cash flow, cost of goods sold and operating profit.You have to be able to read an income statement and a balance sheet. And you need to understand and manage to the three or four key metrics that drive your business. Don't you be one of them.

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BeyondVC

OCTOBER 31, 2005

Revenue, product, management, both? What is the company’s market cap and how much cash is on their balance sheet? Does the acquirer have an NIH (not invented here) syndrome or is there a history of openly collaborating with partners and looking outside for new technology?

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Team: Who is on your management team? Financial Summary: Explain your business model, startup costs, revenues, and liabilities to the company. Maybe you want to transition from being a solo real estate agent flipping houses on the ground to being a manager of a real estate team. Be specific. Mention your funding needs.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2016

Mark dutifully went to partner meetings, back-channel references began, firms started calling existing VCs to “test prices” and we started debating whom our best partner would be. Here are some stats to give you a sense: • Year over year revenue grew 51% in 2015 and we’re forecasting the same again for 2016.

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Up and Running

APRIL 28, 2015

Slide 5: Revenue model. 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. This can often be in the form of intellectual property licensing from a university or a key distribution partner who will be taking your product to market.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 14, 2019

Maybe you want to be the area expert in short sales, only focus on rental property management, or perhaps you are the go-to resource for landlord/tenant laws for your state. Property management. Management plan. This section outlines your legal and management structure. Resort and vacation homes. Rental Property.

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Altgate

MARCH 8, 2009

I say ecosystem as opposed to industry because it is not just the VC funds themselves that are imploding, instead the collapse includes entrepreneurs and startups that were funded by VCs, angel investors, service providers like lawyers, bankers and accountants as well as limited partner investors in VC funds. So what to do?

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Now we are growing based on the projections our wholesale partners give us annually in sales. When it comes to growth, Jason advises a thorough understanding of the brewery’s production numbers and financials, balanced with an on-the-ground understanding of daily operations. Managing your own distribution is ideal.

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BeyondVC

DECEMBER 23, 2003

The ultimate way to create value is to have a real business with real cash flow and a strong balance sheet where you can show your potential acquirer that you do not need any other sources of funding besides self-sustaining growth. Typically, these types of exits result from already existing, revenue-generating business relationships.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

When it comes to growth, Jason advises a thorough understanding of the brewery’s production numbers and financials , balanced with an on-the-ground understanding of daily operations. And all this must be tied together with ongoing communications with staff, business partners, vendors, and other key people affecting your business.

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Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

Greylock Partners · Brian Chesky | People-First Capitalism. So we have to think of ourselves as partners. Our hosts — we have 4 million hosts — most people would have, you might call them, your suppliers, your developers, your partners. And most companies have a partner, group and then society. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2020

A complete collapse of revenue that simultaneously affects your employees and your customers, your partners, your investors, everyone all at once and all the news is bad. Your customers and your investors like partners? He was the co-founder of Intel and he probably wrote some of the very best books on modern management.

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Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

Greylock Partners · Brian Chesky | People-First Capitalism. So we have to think of ourselves as partners. Our hosts — we have 4 million hosts — most people would have, you might call them, your suppliers, your developers, your partners. And most companies have a partner, group and then society. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 26, 2019

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. Things That Needed Constant Reminders.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

Venture Capitalists typically have partners’ meetings on Mondays. So the industry formed around a day of the week when all partners could avoid having company board meetings or traveling. Companies with less than $2 million in revenue were asking for $50-60 million valuations and getting them. Why is that?

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Ben's Blog

AUGUST 31, 2020

MANAGE MY SUBSCRIPTIONS By clicking the Subscribe button, you agree to the Privacy Policy Fintech products ease more Americans into the stock market The percentage of Americans who own stocks is falling, according to the Wall Street Journal : only 55 percent own stocks today, compared to 67 percent in 2002. Thanks for signing up.

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