A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 12, 2010

Listening to first-time entrepreneurs talk about their competitive advantages is as predictably invalid as the local weatherman's 10-day forecast. Software patents are especially useless for small, bootstrapped startups. Innovative design and intellectual property are no longer long-term competitive advantages.

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Intellectual Property Bootstrapping Software Review Open Source 319

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Step 1: Start with a lean plan. Instead of sitting down to write a 40-page business plan, start with a one-page pitch. It’s the fastest way to get your idea onto paper, and it’s the very first step in the lean planning process, which is much easier and more iterative than traditional business planning methods.

Software Review 74

Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

Up and Running

MAY 15, 2018

Write a business plan. It is not possible to chalk out how you are going to spend the money without having a business plan. In fact, most investors (and zero banks) will fund your venture without a complete business plan. Your business plan also needs to have a realistic financial forecast.

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SBA Angel Investor Technical Review Startup 84

OnlyOnce

JULY 9, 2013

Chapter 2: Defining and Testing the Story…Start Out By Admitting You’re Wrong, A Lean Business Plan Template, Problem, Solution, Key Metrics, Unique Value Proposition and Unfair Advantages, Channels, Customer Segments, Cost Structure and Revenue Streams. Chapter 3: Telling the Story to Your Investors…The Business Plan is Dead.

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Startup Advisory Board Elevator Pitch Forecast 95

Tim Keane

MARCH 9, 2011

How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan » March 09, 2011. Can you bootstrap your way to positive cash flow?   If the answer is relatively soon, then bootstrapping is a very serious consideration.  Startups and angels: Along the way to success. « Leaving a Trail | Main. |

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Finance Bootstrapping Startup Equity 83

Up and Running

DECEMBER 31, 2018

A business plan. If you’re not sure how to write a business plan, you aren’t alone—we talk with entrepreneurs and people who want to start a small business every day who feel this way. Start with a Lean Plan. A Lean Plan is actually a better alternative to the Business Model Canvas.

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Lean Small Business Administration Angel Investor Business Plan 142

www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Entrepreneur Homepage Startups Starting a Business Home How-To Guides Startup Basics Business Ideas Business Planning Startup Financing Success Stories Home-Based Business Starting a Business Play Video How to Take a New Product from Just an Idea to a Business (Video).

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