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Startup CEO (OnlyOnce- the book!), Part III – Pre-Order Now

OnlyOnce

Long Live the Business Plan, The Investor Presentation, The Elevator Pitch, The Size of the Opportunity, Your Competitive Advantage, Current Status and Roadmap from Today, The Strength of Your Team, Summary Financials, Investor Presentations for Larger Startups. Budgeting in a Context of Uncertainty, Forecast, Early and Often.

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How Do You Know If You Have a Good Idea for a Business?

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This is true whether you’re a bootstrapped startup that’s funded with credit cards and loans from friends and family, or the next darling of Silicon Valley that’s sitting on a war chest of millions in venture capital funding. At a minimum, at this stage you’ll want to create a sales forecast, an expense budget, and a cash flow forecast.

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How to Start a Business in a Month – #30DayChallenge

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Are you going to be hiring employees? A sales forecast. You could also use personal earnings and do a bit of bootstrapping as well. Day 8: Write a one page pitch. Consider your One Page Pitch (similar to an elevator pitch), the precursor to your business plan. Startup costs. An expense budget.