Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2017

The first is that we currently have awesome economic conditions: a roaring stock market, low unemployment, and solid consumer and business confidence, all of which make right now as good a time as ever to start, grow, finance, and/or sell a business. This holiday season is the best ever for your business for two simple reasons.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 2, 2022

Having achieved our business goals for the year and now being stocked in Nordstrom Stores have been proud moments. We had a great year from a balance sheet standpoint. 16- Hit $1 million revenue. I'm proud of our business finally hitting the $1 million revenue. Photo Credit: Justin A. Photo Credit: Alina Clark.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

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. What accelerated this was the collapse of the public stock markets. Price MUST be in a certain range.

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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. It breaks down the revenue your business generated and the expenses incurred. The balance sheet. That’s why they’re considered essential components of a business plan.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 13, 2014

An Income Statement, also called a Profit and Loss Statement, is a fundamental tool for understanding how the revenue and expenses of a business stack up. Typically, an Income Statement is a list of revenue and expenses, with the companys net profit listed at the end. A line by line breakdown of an income statement.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2020

And this rapid prototyping thing when your back's against the wall and your revenue model's gone from 100% to 10%, if you're a small business, restaurant owner or you're running a small curbside, even a consignment store, I'm trying to help a leader understand how he can serve. So, how are you investing in being even better?

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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. 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. Two-f **g-billion!

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Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

We opened my balance sheet together, and Dave said “Sherri, it looks like you are running just ahead of your sales. I started this in business part-time, in 2000, loaded with a prayer and a fully stocked min-van. I went from zero dollars in 2000 when I stocked my van with samples, to finishing out 2019 with $3.8

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Companies horde cash and squeeze the most revenue and margin from the money they use. The stock market clearly values companies that can deliver disruptive innovation. Yet in the face of all this change, traditional firms continue to embrace a management ethos that values efficiency over innovation.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Two essential lists: Startup costs normally include startup expenses and startup assets: Startup expenses: These are expenses that happen before you launch and start bringing in any revenue. Inventory purchased after launch will affect cash flow, and the balance sheet; but isn’t considered part of the starting costs.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

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. Fuel your growth, boost revenue and save precious time by upgrading to active campaign today. That's activecampaign.com/duct tape. (08:03): So what are you waiting for?

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 13, 2011

The Balance Sheet. An inability to read the Balance Sheet, P&L, and Cash Flow statements. A lack of understanding of how the Balance Sheet, P&L, and Cash Flow statements fit together. Analyzing Financial Statements. In my experience there are four specific things that people struggle with.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 22, 2018

‘Official’ finance record keeping has to be carried out using specific financial documents, and supporting paperwork has to be undertaken so that an accountant can calculate the company’s tax liability and submit accounts to the IRS (Internal Revenue Service). Balance sheet. The documents. Income and Expenditure statement.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2016

Invoca was raising at the tail end of this market phenomenon at this time doing tens of millions in SaaS recurring revenue and growing at a nice clip. 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. forward revenue for public comps (comparable stocks).

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Steve Blank

JUNE 23, 2016

Here are four reasons: First, companies bought into the false premise that they exist to maximize shareholder value – which said “keep the stock price high.” It’s a lot easier to get these numbers to look great by outsourcing everything, getting assets off the balance sheet and only investing in things that pay off fast.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 27, 2019

With outdated accounting, excessive amounts of time are used up preparing accounts and balance sheets. Managing stock manually could lead to huge errors in holding liability. Internal Optimisation. Outdated accounting makes it a very difficult task to optimise your business , especially when it comes to your inventory.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2017

Like it or not, this will likely affect your revenue and enrollment, especially if you are offering part-time care. All percentages of ownership, investor details, stock details, and so on should be listed. What is your business model? Future potential situations such as a buyout, selling the business, and so on. Projected costs.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 4, 2019

These include election or re-election of board members if required by the bylaws of the corporation, approval of any increases to stock option plans (which would dilute the worth of shares outstanding,) and approve any additions to the capital stock authorized to be issued.

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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. At least for a couple of years until you’ve grown into your new valuation / made enough revenue / captured enough customers / etc. Think about it. Uh… yeah.

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Up and Running

JULY 18, 2014

Typically a C Corporation is a good idea when: You need to raise equity, to maximize medical deductions or you plan on using multiple classes of stock. The new procedure, outlined in Revenue Procedure 2013-13, lets you deduct a flat rate of $5 per square foot, for up to 300 feet of qualifying office space.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 2, 2013

A pro forma statement is a method of calculating financial results of a business over a three- to five-year period that projects revenue and estimates future expenses and profit. Here is how to prepare a pro forma statement for your business: - Calculate Revenue Projections. Prepare a Balance Sheet. Making Payroll.

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VC Adventure

MARCH 19, 2020

Drawing down your debt (as many people have already pointed out) is probably a good idea now as well – you want that cash on your balance sheet (there are some cases where this won’t make sense, which is why I’m avoiding a blanket “you must do this” statement around debt. Stock exercise.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Others, Lee acknowledged, may never see their balance sheets add enough zeros to justify the title. I once was on the board of a company that had generated lifetime revenue of $1.5m and was acquired by a public company for $280m of stock which, by the time the deal closed, was worth around $1.1

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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.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 14, 2012

These include election or re-election of board members if required by the bylaws of the corporation, approval of any increases to stock option plans (which would dilute the worth of shares outstanding), and approve any additions to the capital stock authorized to be issued.

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Haystack

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

price tag squeezed out by BlackBerry represented *over half* of the actual cash reserves it had sitting on its balance sheet. Here’s my quick analysis with respect to two major recent technology exits: BlackBerry Acquires Cylance For $1.4B. 1/ Cash Is King: The $1.4B and Thoma Bravo took over Veracode for $950M.

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

But then again, I’m not a gold bug, I don’t trade stocks, I don’t go to casinos. People talk about businesses that are obviously lending businesses as if they take no balance sheet risk or have no credit exposure. In that regard, I don’t understand crypto. Those are not things that I enjoy at all.

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Up and Running

JULY 20, 2015

Most simply, cash flow statements very quickly tell the story of how much revenue a company has coming in (inflows), and how much it has going out (outflows). Your organization’s operating activities include everything that relates to how you generate revenue. Operating activities. Financing activities.

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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 is true, although interest is generally paid in stock upon conversion. How can this possibly make sense?

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

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. You need to know how much revenue you need to cover the times when things are leaner. Financial plan.

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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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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

In the public markets public SaaS valuations (EV/Revenue) are down 33% since January and 66% since their high in January 2014. Hopefully you took the opportunity in the past few quarters to shore up your balance sheet. As the public markets have fallen, so have the private markets. Flight to Quality.

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Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

Outcomes: Revenue | Ideas Funded Behavior: Path Length | Cart Abandonment Rate Acquisition: Assisted Conversions | Share of Search. Every ecommerce site has to obsess about Revenue. With advertising revenue in a tailspin, it is more important than ever. Stock Photography: Shutterstock.

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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.

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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. You created the longterm stock exchange. But that was $250 million of money on our own balance sheet. So then what? And it wasn't even all their money.

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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.

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