Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2020

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. You are now entering the rollout stage , with money required for marketing, hiring a full-time team, and a production process.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. They must amplify your “elevator pitch” to investors, as well as key points from the business plan and the financial model. Prepare an investment-grade business plan. Finalize your financial model. Define some intellectual property.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

People ask me if they really need ANY business plan, unless they are looking for an outside investor. In fact, a business plan is needed more by you than investors, as the blueprint for your company, team communication, and progress metrics. Explain the business model. Include a current valuation estimate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2012

Here are some tips which will signal traction and fundability to investors, as well as to your team: Document your business plan. It’s hard to build a business without a plan, just like it’s hard to build a house without a blueprint. It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support.

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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

MAY 13, 2011

People ask me if they really need ANY business plan, unless they are looking for an outside investor. In fact, a business plan is needed more by you than investors, as the blueprint for your company, team communication, and progress metrics. Explain the business model. Include a current valuation estimate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2011

Here are some tips which will signal traction and fundability to investors, as well as to your team: Document your business plan. It’s hard to build a business without a plan, just like it’s hard to build a house without a blueprint. It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support.

Intellectual Property 253

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Gust

AUGUST 5, 2012

People ask me if they really need ANY business plan, unless they are looking for an outside investor. In fact, a business plan is needed more by you than investors, as the blueprint for your company, team communication, and progress metrics. Explain the business model. Include a current valuation estimate.

Business Plan 182

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 182

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2010

Here are some tips which will signal traction to investors, as well as your team: Document your business plan. It’s hard to build a business without a plan, just like it’s hard to build a house without a blueprint. It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support.

Intellectual Property 222

Intellectual Property Sweat Equity CTO Hire Fractional CTO 222

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

People ask me if they really need ANY business plan, unless they are looking for an outside investor. In fact, a business plan is needed more by you than investors, as the blueprint for your company, team communication, and progress metrics. Explain the business model. Include a current valuation estimate.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 6, 2014

I remain the major shareholder in a number of what we consider “built-to-last” companies, all with strong valuations and ROI potential. Our initial business plans have only the basics: an idea and creative implementation. Challenge the actions of everyone and every plan, and do it often. Execute with the raw ingredients.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2018

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. You are now entering the rollout stage , with money required for marketing, hiring a full-time team, and a production process.

Angel Investor 184

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 184

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

But many entrepreneurs don’t realize that Angels are also extremely discerning in the projects that they will invest in, rejecting approximately 97% of the proposals submitted to them, according to the California Investment Network. Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. Prepare an investment-grade business plan.

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Angel Investor Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Angel Groups 260

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Start With a Business Model, Not a Business Plan | WSJ – [link]. The danger of waiting to long to find a business model? … Checking In on Foursquare’s Valuation – [link]. Facebook makes it official — an external advertising network is coming soon | Gigaom – [link].

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

These firms can provide various services, including financing and business advice. They may also provide a mentorship network. VC funding is best suited for businesses with high growth potential. This allows you to skip the complicated valuation calculations. They can also help you develop your product and sales channels.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2014

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. You are now entering the rollout stage , with money required for marketing, hiring a full-time team, and a production process.

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Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 232

Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Keep the valuations consistent with company progress. 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. Your original business plan will probably go out the window when you land your first customer.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

The signals are loud and clear : seed and late stage valuations are getting frothy and wacky, and hiring talent in Silicon Valley is the toughest it has been since the dot.com bubble. The Business Plan (Concept- Alpha-Beta - FCS ) became the playbook for startups. Carpe Diem. We’re now in the second Internet bubble.

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Tim Keane

MAY 16, 2010

A philosophy of valuations and term-sheets. A Philosophy of Valuation and  Term Sheet Calcs   the accompanying spreadsheet.  Listed below are links to weblogs that reference A philosophy of valuations and term-sheets : Comments. A philosophy of valuations and term-sheets.   Here's a link to.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2016

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. You are now entering the rollout stage , with money required for marketing, hiring a full-time team, and a production process.

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www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Business Model I would like to propose that in addition to team, product, and market, there is actually a fourth, equally important, core element of startups, which is the need for a viable business model. In the model above, this was set to 10 deals per year per team.

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Gust

DECEMBER 16, 2012

But many entrepreneurs don’t realize that Angels are also extremely discerning in the projects that they will invest in, rejecting approximately 97% of the proposals submitted to them, according to the California Investment Network. Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. Prepare an investment-grade business plan.

Angel Investor 179

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Angel Groups 179

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2011

Here are some key action items that will give you some priority: Create an investment-grade business plan. This means build a plan that hits all the hot buttons; problem/solution, executive team, competition, business model, reasonable financial projections, and what’s in it for the investor.

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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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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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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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Intellectual Property Angel Investor Dilution Startup 66

Tim Keane

MARCH 9, 2011

How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan » March 09, 2011. 2] One of the huge mistakes entrepreneurs make at this stage is accepting friends and family money and assigning huge valuations to the company to reduce the size of future payments required.  Startups and angels: Along the way to success.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

It doesn’t mean that you should change your business model because one person suggested it, but listed to the feedback and if you see similar patterns over and over again, make changes. Patents are nice but… in a consumer Internet business, it’s most likely that you aren’t re-inventing the wheel.

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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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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . But in business, you want a lot of partners. This is a great example of why data businesses have substantial moats. That’s why 40 million Americans use online dating sites.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

The Network May Not be as Valuable as It Seems. Even critics of business school will generally acknowledge that attending a top-tier school helps the student build a strong personal network. But how strong is that business school network actually useful for entrepreneurs? THE CASE FOR PURSUING AN MBA.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

The Network May Not be as Valuable as It Seems. Even critics of business school will generally acknowledge that attending a top-tier school helps the student build a strong personal network. But how strong is that business school network actually useful for entrepreneurs? THE CASE FOR PURSUING AN MBA.

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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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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 10, 2013

If you have a startup, ignore the business plan, financial projections, valuations and statistics for now. As the movie “The Social Network” and Facebook’s About Us page attest, Mark Zuckerberg got his initial capital from his then-best friend, Eduardo Saverin to start Facebook. Instead, look at yourself. Let’s face it.

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

I'm just reading a post  from Wisbusiness.com  by Joe Kremer of the Wisconsin Angel Network.   It's inarguable that valuations are lower. And, of course, valuation in a start-up is a measure of risk, not a value of the company.   It's inarguable that valuations are lower. Google Ads.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 5, 2010

Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations » January 05, 2010.   If you have an interest in learning about best practices in angel investing, and network with local angel investors, this is a not to be missed event. . Golden Angels Network. Golden Angels Network. Signup for email updates.

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