Scalable Startup
APRIL 6, 2015
The frenzy at these higher levels, and the continuous stories of first time entrepreneurs in their early 20s who magically start these amazing companies is creating a demand at the bottom of the funding market, like the pyramid schemes in Southern California in 980 (see below). No business plan, no ROI.
Growthink Blog
AUGUST 9, 2017
Kroc’s curiosity was so piqued that he got in his car and drove 2,000 miles from his Illinois home to Southern California to see for himself how they were doing it. In one of the great business heists of all time, Kroc negotiated with the McDonald brothers to pay them a mere $2.7
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SoCal CTO
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
Sometimes we draft business plans and coach the entrepreneurs on their pitch, and sometimes we even help develop a business model. A few years ago “venture capital” was a revenue model. What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to? I really like the focus of your blog.
Up and Running
JULY 16, 2015
From the beginning and all along the way, careful planning has guided the business from revenues of $35,000 in 2011, to $400,000 in 2014, and estimates of $700,000 for 2015. Increased revenue has gone hand-in-hand with public acclaim. Over the next five years, Red Wagon plans to expand into a “regional national” brand. “We
www.jasonnazar.com
MARCH 22, 2011
When he had the idea for his company, he didn’t write a long business plan or try to raise money to hire an agency to build a website for him. Entrepreneurs that start companies in LA are often focused on revenue and business models. There simply are NOT enough venture capital firms in the Southern California.
Startup Lessons Learned
AUGUST 17, 2020
They found ways to support longterm care facilities, homeless shelters, and other locations serving those most at risk, all while schools, their main source of revenue, were closed. I was talking in one of these conversations with Brian Chesky, who talked about the collapse of revenue and the dramatic effect that this had on Airbnb.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 24, 2020
Some small business owners would rather pretend their landlord doesn’t exist than pick up the phone and look to renegotiate terms. However, if significantly less revenue is being earned in the business, paying the rent on an active lease demands that small-business owners negotiate.
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