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5 Lessons Learned Launching a Startup With No Plan, No Cash, and No MBA

Up and Running

You might feel like a bit of a wet blanket when you start pushing people to hire a lawyer and write up contracts or an operating agreement. Was it when he handed us a working version, or did it have to operate successfully for a certain number of days? See Also: Creating a Business Partnership Agreement. Did it need be bug-free?

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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

The Social Enterprise Alliance offers this definition: “In its early days, the social enterprise movement was identified mainly with nonprofits that used business models and earned income strategies to pursue their mission. In terms of legal structure, social enterprises have many options. B corp, or Benefit Corporation.

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Who are the Major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

David Teten

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. The average monthly operating expenses is $70,335. 30% have been operated by females, 70% have been operated by males. The average cash balance is $191,164. Growth support.

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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

20 – To Blend A Beautiful Business Model. I started my business with my fiancé because of our combined skills and experiences. When we blended together we were able to create a beautiful business model that has proven to be a success for us and our clients. 44 – To Help Other Business Owners Grow.

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37 Entrepreneurs Share Their Favorite Inspirational Business Quote

Hearpreneur

As an e-commerce entrepreneur, this quote resonates with me greatly and it is has guided many aspects of my business operations, especially the user experience design of my website. What most find with hunting and fishing guides are hundreds of websites with flat, uninteresting listings and outdated business models.

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When Entry Multiples Don’t Matter

Ben's Blog

OH in South Park, San Francisco (or on Zoom from Big Sky, Montana): “OMG, crazy – that firm just paid 100x revenue to invest in [insert hot startup here] – what could they be thinking?” An example of such a business is Salesforce, which defined a new category for SaaS and continues to be a benchmark for SaaS companies to follow.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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Overall, nonventure-backed companies fail more often than venture-backed companies in the first four years of existence, typically because they dont have the capital to keep going if the business model doesnt work, Harvards Mr. Ghosh says. Languishing businesses were counted as survivors. Of the 6,613 U.S.-based Massachusetts.