Business Model Founder Merger Revenue 
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 26, 2020
Provide specifics on the customer business model. All startups, including non-profits, need revenue to thrive, such as such as from subscriptions, retail, online, licensing, or services. They want to see revenue to share in the return. Here I recommend a 5-year projection of revenues, expenses, and funding requirements.
ReadWriteStart
JUNE 1, 2020
Funding might be a need in some cases — but it’s not an absolute necessity. ? The business should be self-sustainable. The primary source of your funds should be your paying customers, i.e., your business should generate enough revenues and profits to fund the growth and expansion. Incubators and Accelerators.
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NZ Entrepreneur
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Startup founders are our ambitious problem solvers. Addressing real world problems, they thrive in uncertainty, generating new jobs and new revenue streams in new markets. experiments to build a product, find customers, test business models and hire amazing people. Underpinning this growth is good governance.
VC Cafe
JANUARY 15, 2024
A billion dollar valuation, the Unicorn status was once the holy grail for many VCs and founders. M&A/ Exits – This situation is compounded by a narrowing window for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and initial public offerings (IPOs).
Austin Startup
NOVEMBER 12, 2017
A frequent metaphor I use in customer acquisition, fundraising, or any kind of deal making is that you as the founder and promoter should present the finished meal on the dining table and not drag your counterparts into the kitchen. Is third-year revenue of $10M good or bad? A price of $2 per share means nothing in itself.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 13, 2016
How does your business model make money? Good causes such as feeding the world’s hungry may help your marketing but may not sustain a business. The business model has to clearly define who is your customer, market penetration expected, how much customers pay versus total costs and the investment required to sustain cash flow.
Steve Blank
MARCH 18, 2011
VC’s worked with entrepreneurs to build profitable and scalable businesses, with increasing revenue and consistent profitability – quarter after quarter. With Netscape’s IPO , there was suddenly a public market for companies with limited revenue and no profit. 1970 – 1995: The Golden Age. The New Exits.
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