Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Obviously, these companies still need money to get started, or finance growth, just like a for-profit company. Hopefully you can see from this list that the people and processes involved in financing a non-profit have little in common with Angel investors, or the venture capital process. Individual and institutional donations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

Obviously, these companies still need money to get started, or finance growth, just like a for-profit company. Hopefully you can see from this list that the people and processes involved in financing a non-profit have little in common with angel investors, or the venture capital process. Individual and institutional donations.

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Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy Equity 218

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2011

Obviously, these companies still need money to get started, or finance growth, just like a for-profit company. Hopefully you can see from this list that the people and processes involved in financing a non-profit have little in common with angel investors, or the venture capital process. Individual and institutional donations.

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Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy Equity 238

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

Obviously, these companies still need money to get started, or finance growth, just like a for-profit company. Hopefully you can see from this list that the people and processes involved in financing a non-profit have little in common with Angel investors, or the venture capital process. Individual and institutional philanthropy.

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Angel Investor Equity Technical Review Exit Strategy 120

Tim Keane

MARCH 9, 2011

How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan » March 09, 2011. How should I finance my new venture? It’s a deceptively simple question:  what is the optimal way to finance a new startup?   Sometimes, the bonus in bootstrapping is that the venture finds it doesn’t need acceleration financing. 

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations.   I’ve sat down with entrepreneurs and a copy of a term sheet guide I like [ “Term Sheets & Valuations - A Line by Line Look at the Intricacies of Venture Capital Term Sheets & Valuations ” by Alex Wilmerding, Aspatore Press.] The Valuation Question.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2010

Obviously, these companies still need money to get started, or finance growth, just like a for-profit company. Hopefully you can see from this list that the people and processes involved in financing a non-profit have little in common with angel investors, or the venture capital process. Individual and institutional donations.

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Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy Equity 143

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 6, 2014

I like to think that our generation’s digital skills are replacing the startup’s traditional hunt for capital – all we need is a good idea, our team specs it out to make it sell, and we self-finance each company off its own cash flow. Our initial business plans have only the basics: an idea and creative implementation.

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Growthink Blog

APRIL 15, 2015

Now given that the company has yet to even come close to breaking even, this can be viewed as either a great validation of Domo''s business model, or as more evidence of the “Bubble Mania” of the current technology financing landscape and a screaming signal to get out while you still can.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2016

Should they focus on increasing revenues and profitability, or entice more and more users with “free” services, to increase their valuation. A business only achieved critical mass by becoming cash-flow positive. Re-investing profits to grow the business is organic growth. The business plan must reflect both growth phases.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2014

Should they focus on increasing revenues and profitability, or entice more and more users with free services to increase their valuation. A business only achieved critical mass by becoming cash-flow positive. Re-investing profits to grow the business is organic growth. The business plan must reflect both growth phases.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

These firms can provide various services, including financing and business advice. This allows you to skip the complicated valuation calculations. The most important thing to remember is that pre-seed investors are primarily interested in your plan for making money. They may also provide a mentorship network. Seed Rounds.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Entrepreneurs who plan to complete a business plan the first month, find an investor the second, and roll out a product the third month are just kidding themselves. Even a small investor in the early days will take a large equity percentage, due to that pesky valuation challenge.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Small Business Success | Mondays and Thursdays. The Goods: Your Business Toolbox | Thursdays. Finance | Tuesdays. Todays Small Business News | Daily. Writing A Business Plan. Running A Home-Based Business. Naming a Business. Financing a Small Business. Buying a Small Business.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Keep the valuations consistent with company progress. Messy cap tables can come back to haunt you when you do a financing or sell the company. The bottom line is that the pedigree of your investors will have much to do with your ultimate valuation and with your enjoyment of the startup experience. Are the logistics manageable?

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Up and Running

JULY 22, 2019

Engaging investors early on gives companies greater access to the capital funds they need for hiring key staff, developing new technologies, expanding internationally, and accelerating the business plan. . Attracting investors in the early stages helps bring in new partners that are committed to your business. Start early.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2013

Entrepreneurs who plan to complete a business plan the first month, find an investor the second, and roll out a product the third month are just kidding themselves. Even a small investor in the early days will take a large equity percentage, due to that pesky valuation challenge.

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Up and Running

APRIL 11, 2016

While traditional business models provide a more regular income, in the real estate world, it might be three months before you get paid—and it could even be longer. Step 1: Planning. According to real estate investor Eric Bowlin , the purpose of a business plan is twofold. Free Business Plan Template.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2011

billion to work across 738 financing deals with U.S. Here are some key action items that will give you some priority: Create an investment-grade business plan. Be ready with a killer executive summary , investor presentation , and financial model. To make this work, you will need an initial valuation of at least $5M.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 30, 2017

This mission should be considered when developing a business plan, planning to raise capital and implementing a strategy. What is your business model? Social enterprises have unique challenges when building a business model. Generally, investors focus on growth, profits and valuation.

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Gust

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Entrepreneurs who plan to complete a business plan the first month, find an investor the second, and roll out a product the third month are just kidding themselves. Even a small investor in the early days will take a large equity percentage, due to that pesky valuation challenge.

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Growthink Blog

APRIL 22, 2015

Business Planning Entrepreneurship Financing Investing Jay Turo Management Venture Capital' Who Should Attend I have designed the webinar with two main audiences in mind: 1. Participant Limitation To preserve the intimacy of the presentation, we are limiting attendees to the first 35 registrants, so Reserve Your Seat today!

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Transformify

JULY 23, 2018

Detailed 30-page business plan. Business valuation or investor background is among the expert evaluator’s selection criteria. The good news is that startups from all sectors of the economy can apply and leverage on novel combinations of existing business models and technologies. 1-2 years in duration.

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Yesterday, TechCrunch posted a neat slideshow on the nine largest venture capital and private equity financing rounds of the past 24 months. And the emphasis is clearly on the World - as four of the seven companies profiled ( Didi Dache , Flipkart , Meituan , and Xiaomi ) have businesses focused outside of the United States.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 3, 2018

What they don’t usually show on screen on shows like Flip or Flop is that writing a business plan is a must. If you’re thinking about starting a business that buys up homes, fixes them up and then re-sells them at a profit, the first step is to write a business plan. It serves as a mini version of your entire plan.

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Tim Keane

JUNE 22, 2006

Testing to Increase Valuations. If lowered risk translates into higher valuations when the business either attracts investors or is sold, then lowering risk for the lowest possible dollars creates very high returns. For instance, if a business plan with a sound idea is interesting, it may be valued at or below $1MM.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 21, 2017

Revenue multiples, profit multiples, premium over the previous financing — these are metrics used by sellers to help determine a minimum acceptable price. So the shift to mobile meant Facebook’s business model was breaking. Remember this is revenue , not valuation. Zoom out to see the strategic decision.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

A CEO brought in from a large company came with all the big company accoutrements – org charts, HR departments with formal processes and procedure handbooks, formal waterfall engineering methodology, sales compensation plans, etc. — all great things when you are executing and scaling a known business model. Board Control.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 17, 2022

Investors want to have a real shot at growing your valuation when they write you a check. They want your business to be able to scale up. This will be difficult if your business model doesn’t easily scale. If the answer is no, you may need to revisit your business model. Revise your plan.

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Business Plan Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

But, they are also looking at your ability to turn a business concept into a realistic business model. Additionally, if you don’t have the revenue to pay for key hires that are necessary for the business’ current success then you likely are not attractive to investors. ” Avoid this claim at all costs!

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

For example, one of the common tools for teaching entrepreneurship at the business school level is the business plan competition. The problem is that these competitions seldom produce massively successful businesses. In particular, Bill Sahlman’s Entrepreneurial Finance course was excellent.

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Silicon Valley Venture Capital Balance Sheet Cofounder 69

Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

For example, one of the common tools for teaching entrepreneurship at the business school level is the business plan competition. The problem is that these competitions seldom produce massively successful businesses. In particular, Bill Sahlman’s Entrepreneurial Finance course was excellent.

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Silicon Valley Venture Capital Balance Sheet Cofounder 69

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Technographics vendors such as Builtwith , Datanyze , HG Data , Stackshare, and Stacklist help CEOs identify the right tech platform on which to build their business; they’re also helpful for investors to due diligence a company’s tech stack choices. Modano standardizes Excel models to improve comparability and reduce error rates.

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Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

To that last one, there is certainly some truth as the standard time vs. revenue chart in most business plans looks like this: Im not teaching Entrepreneurial Finance this semester for the first time since Fall 2007. Is the model consistent with the business plan? Does the business model make sense?

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Unfortunately in early stage startups the drive for financing hijacks the corporate DNA and becomes the raison d’etre of the company. Chasing funding versus chasing customers and a repeatable and scalable business model, is one reason startups fail. Is there a profitable business model? How many are there?

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

But, the good news is, if all these people could start a brewery, then you can too—as long as you know what you’re getting into and have a solid business plan for your brewery. In part one of this brewery startup guide, we’ll look at planning, location, equipment, and relationships. Still want to start your own brewery?

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Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

Financing, that is.I Now that iControl has raised over $100M, this got me thinking back to our original business plan. One truth of start-up financing is that it generally takes twice as long and twice as much money to accomplish your milestones. As I said up front, I have mixed emotions about the financing.

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