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Intellectual Property for Startups in the Real World

Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Many thanks to David Rose , Ilana Grossman , Justin Stanwix , and the whole Gust team for making the Gust Blog such a valuable platform and resource for entrepreneurs and angel investors. Financial, technical and operational plans and forecasts of all kinds (trade secret).

Intellectual Property

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Post-Crisis Digital Trends That Will Reshape Your Business in 2020

Up and Running

AUGUST 24, 2020

Cutting costs , revisiting forecasts , and stabilizing your business. You’re not forgetting it or avoiding the practices that have saved your business so far. For entrepreneurs looking to start a business or for established businesses looking to pivot their business model , you can use AI to build as-a-service operations.

Technical Review

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7 Team Attributes That Can Make Any Idea Come Alive

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2016

As an angel investor, I’ve learned to believe in this approach, since I have seen great ideas go astray, due to poor execution and I have seen apparently marginal ideas make millions, managed by a savvy entrepreneur. Even social entrepreneurs need milestones, quantifiable results, and revenue to sustain their value.

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How to Write a Business Plan for a Cannabis Company

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Write your business plan and develop your business model with this in mind so you can avoid these issues. . You can choose from a few different types of business plans depending on your needs. If you’re seeking investment, you need a traditional business plan. Remember that a business plan is a living document.

Business Plan

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When Did Profit Become A Bad Word For Entrepreneurs?

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2016

As a startup advisor and investor, I find that more and more entrepreneurs avoid using the term “profit” in pitching their new venture. My view is that the purpose of every business is to make a profit, as fuel for growth, sustainability, and social impact. Without profit there is no business.

Intellectual Property

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How to Write a Business Plan for an Outpatient Medical Practice

Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2018

You should go into this thinking about your business plan as a living document, not something you do once and then file away forever. Revisit and update it regularly by comparing your forecasts to your actuals and adjusting as necessary. First, your business plan laid out the opportunity at hand. Be specific.

Business Plan

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8 Ways An Investor Pitch Differs From A Product Pitch

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2015

When pitching to investors, entrepreneurs always seem to start with a customer pitch, then add a slide or two about the business. In reality, they need a separate pitch about the business, carrying over only a slide or two about the solution. Remember, investors are buying into the business, not the product.

Product

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Eureka! A New Era for Scientists and Engineers

Steve Blank

JULY 28, 2011

The combination of Venture Capital and technology entrepreneurship is one of the great business inventions of the last 50 years. It provides private funds for untested and unproven technology and entrepreneurs. And they’ll do this using the business model / customer development / agile development solution stack.

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These 10 Key Elements Make a Business Plan Fundable

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” Do describe your intellectual property and “secret sauce”. Explain the business model. Financial forecast and metrics. Skip the technical jargon and hyperbole.

Business Plan

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Investors Expect Ten Essentials in a Business Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2011

Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” Do describe your intellectual property and “secret sauce”. Explain the business model. Financial forecast and metrics. Skip the technical jargon and hyperbole.

Business Plan

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8 Key Elements To Make Your Social Venture Profitable

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Without profit, there is no longevity to any business, so I’m always surprised when sincere young entrepreneurs avoid using the term, as if “profit” is a bad word. At the other extreme, I don’t condone greedy and unethical business practices to unjustly shake down customers and employees alike.

Intellectual Property

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These 10 Key Elements Make a Business Plan Fundable

Gust

AUGUST 5, 2012

Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” Do describe your intellectual property and “secret sauce”. Explain the business model. Financial forecast and metrics. Skip the technical jargon and hyperbole.

Business Plan

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Going Global: 8 Things to Consider If You Want to Expand Your Business

Up and Running

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Going global with a startup or business is easier than it has ever been (although it still has its challenges), and for many winning entrepreneurs, their success has been attributed to their consideration toward international expansion right from the very start. Business model. Business analysis and financials.

Global

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Ten Tips for an Investment-Grade Business Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” Do describe your intellectual property and “secret sauce”. Explain the business model. Financial forecast and metrics. Skip the technical jargon and hyperbole.

Business Plan

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Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations - Startups.

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Please see later version of this post on May 16, 2010 Entrepreneurs are often not experts in the area of term-sheet negotiations and all of the surrounding issues. Investors sometimes “present” the terms they’d like and expect the entrepreneurs to react. Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations.

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How to Write a Business Plan

Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

The vast majority of business owners and entrepreneurs aren’t business experts. Just like you, they’re learning as they go and don’t have degrees in business. Writing a business plan may seem like a difficult hurdle, but it doesn’t have to be. Your business plan isn’t complete without a financial forecast.

Business Plan

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What to Include in Your Pitch Deck

Up and Running

APRIL 28, 2015

Your business model has to truly be similar to the company you are referencing. If you aren’t solving some problem in the world, you are going to have a long uphill climb with your business. Investors will expect to see your sales forecast, profit and loss statement, and cash flow forecast for at least three years.

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Eureka! A New Era for Scientists and Engineers

These 10 Key Elements Make a Business Plan Fundable

Investors Expect Ten Essentials in a Business Plan

8 Key Elements To Make Your Social Venture Profitable

These 10 Key Elements Make a Business Plan Fundable

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Ten Tips for an Investment-Grade Business Plan

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