Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan. That’s why angel and equity investors are so sought after by entrepreneurs. Pay particular attention to the financials, and have a CPA friend review for reasonableness before presenting.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2012

One of the biggest red flags I see in many Internet-related business plans today is advertising as the initial revenue stream, or a key part of it. Until you get a million page-views per month, your revenue will be negligible, and advertisers won’t be interested in your site. For advertisers, this is called cost per click (CPC).

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2014

Every entrepreneur needs to have a bit of the comptroller in their personality, but relatively few have the skills or patience to learn them. Enter the accounting team: you, your bookkeeper, your CPA, and (sometimes) your tax specialist.Rat. Are you doing your accounting in the most productive and cost-effective way?

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Often entrepreneurs and business owners create their New Year’s Resolutions around their business. It could be more revenue, hiring clients or launching a new product or service, but every new year is an exciting time because it’s ripe with opportunity. 11- Double our revenue. 1- Delegate and expand. 4- Visibility.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The Startup Magazine continues our Founder Interview series with entrepreneur Richard Lavina, Co-Founder and CEO of accounting services platform, Taxfyle. Richard Lavina, CPA, Co-Founder and CEO of Taxfyle. 5000 list , which lists private American companies based on three-year revenue growth between 2016 and 2019.

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Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 3, 2015

Since joining Creditsafe in 2006, Knowles has defined and strengthened Creditsafe’s brand and value proposition as a superior and more cost-effective alternative to the notorious business credit reporting institutions, like Dun & Bradstreet. Fundera – Single source online funding for entrepreneurs. Corporate Partners.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2013

The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan. That’s why Angel investors are so sought after by entrepreneurs. Pay particular attention to the financials, and have a CPA friend review for reasonableness before presenting. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2018

The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan. That’s why angel and equity investors are so sought after by entrepreneurs. Pay particular attention to the financials, and have a CPA friend review for reasonableness before presenting.

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

How They Make Money: Majority of Kayak’s revenue actually comes from advertising on their site (55%), not lead generation or referral fees to travel suppliers as you might think (more on this below). Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $170 million. Revenue growth: 51% YoY (2010), 1% YoY (2009), 131% YoY (2008).

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 11, 2017

Small business owners and entrepreneurs often find themselves dealing with two separate yet related issues: One is the trouble of doing their own books (including navigating the complex tax system) when that’s really not a core competency and takes them away from things they actually got into business to do. But, it gets old really fast.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 31, 2016

There’s a lot of focus these days on teaching entrepreneurs how to do startups right : Validate the market before you build a prototype. The truth is, there are “wrong” mistakes that entrepreneurs can make early in the game, mistakes that will impact a startup’s ability to attract capital investment later on. Conserve cash.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2015

One of the most popular and least successful models I see in new business plans for startups is the so-called Facebook model, providing free services to users while collecting revenue from ads to offset costs and grow the business. This model, called pay per click (PPC), is the one most commonly offered to entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2011

One of the biggest red flags I see in many Internet-related business plans today is advertising as the initial revenue stream, or a key part of it. Until you get a million page-views per month, your revenue will be negligible, and advertisers won’t be interested in your site. For advertisers, this is called cost per click (CPC).

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 12, 2019

Remember, profit is not the same thing as revenue, nor does high revenue equal profitability. Your business needs to have a strong enough infrastructure to increase or decrease production as needed while maintaining or decreasing costs. Get help from advisory professionals (accountant, CFP, CPA, banker, lawyer, etc.).

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 8, 2020

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners how they make bold decisions and here are the responses. #1- This year, I implemented some changes which will mean a dip in short term revenue, but will let us grow and scale faster in 2020. It may come at a significant expense but not having the right advice can often end up costing more.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 31, 2016

The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan. That’s why Angel investors are so sought after by entrepreneurs. Pay particular attention to the financials, and have a CPA friend review for reasonableness before presenting.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 18, 2015

Hire a CPA. Many business owners forego the advice of an expert accountant because they have financial/accounting experience or are cutting costs by taking responsibility into their own hands. First off, a CPA will save you time by doing the same work faster than you while providing a valuable third party perspective.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Are you an entrepreneur or small business owner with questions about funding your small business? I’m the CEO of Executive Speaking Success and I’m a long-time entrepreneur. I’ve been an entrepreneur for almost as long as I can remember. One, I’m an entrepreneur or in the startup stage of a business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2012

The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan. That’s why Angel investors are so sought after by entrepreneurs. Pay particular attention to the financials, and have a CPA friend review for reasonableness before presenting.

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Up and Running

JUNE 11, 2014

We asked 12 founders from the Young Entrepreneur Council: How should startup founders calculate their own salaries versus those of staff members once the company starts to grow? Ask Your CPA or Financial Planner. Calculate the Cost of Your Replacement. Pay yourself whatever your CPA tells you to. - Josh Weiss , Bluegala.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2010

The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan. That’s why angel investors are so sought after by entrepreneurs. Pay particular attention to the financials, and have a CPA friend review for reasonableness before presenting. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2010

In this context, there are many parameters and concepts you need to understand before you buy advertising: Cost per impression (CPI). Cost per click (CPC). Cost per action (CPA). Popular keywords have higher costs. Advertising is all about getting the most results for the least cost. Marty Zwilling.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 6, 2015

Customer Acquisition Cost. The important thing is to understand how much it costs you to acquire a single customer. The result of this simple is your CPA, or Cost per Acquisition and this is the key to understanding whether your marketing tactics are working for you or not. Why, you ask? Life Time Value. Conversion Rate.

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Up and Running

APRIL 13, 2016

If you are one of the many entrepreneurs interested in opening a marijuana dispensary, this article can guide you through the necessary steps. Marijuana Business Daily projects revenue generated by dispensaries and retail stores to reach between $6.5 Consult wholesalers in your area to find out the cost of products. Where is it?

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Macro conversions are the primary goal of your website, to convert user traffic into revenue. On the other side of the coin, micro conversions are actions a user completes that are either on the path to revenue-generating macro conversions or not directly related to revenue-generation at all. 1) Revenue per visitor.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 5, 2009

And so the spreadsheet is built with conservative assumptions, including a final revenue target. No matter how low we make the revenue projections for this new product, it’s extremely unlikely that they are achievable. Just because entrepreneurs tend to forget about these models doesn’t mean their investors do.

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Mike Michalowicz

OCTOBER 19, 2015

CPA’s. Previously, from 1999 to 2001, Seth was a Senior Revenue Accountant for the Veterinary Centers Of America. Fundera – Single source online funding for entrepreneurs. Also offers an adviser program for CPAs, bookkeepers and business coaches. Fundera - Single source online funding for entrepreneurs.

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Mike Michalowicz

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Michael Buzinski, President & CMO of Buzzworthy Website Marketing , is a lifelong entrepreneur, digital marketing thought leader, best-selling author, and US Air Force Veteran. Her team helps lifestyle-driven entrepreneurs take back their freedom through powerful systems and effective delegation. 20+ books sold.

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infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Hands-on startup advice for emerging entrepreneurs. For instance, many a BDC CEO has initiated a consultant to study cost cutting issues before announcing a significant layoff. Tracking such revenue can be a challenge but is possible to approximate the revenue impact of PR activities via the use of unique URLs, customer surveys, etc.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2009

A business that strives for something like this should absolutely be charging money from day one, in order to establish baselines for their two key metrics: CPA (the cost to acquire a new customer) and LTV (the lifetime value of each acquired customer). This is the simplest ecosystem and simplest driver of growth.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

By now we all know that the largest part of the online spend has been SEM (search engine marketing) where people buy CPC (cost per click) links to display alongside the “organic&# search results in the search engine. For starters – the team is exactly what I look for when I’m looking to fund entrepreneurs.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 26, 2011

This is where the subjects of revenue enhancement and customer lifetime value arise. But once you have been successful at converting healthy percentages of your traffic , it is essential that you turn your focus to supplementing revenue, increasing shopping cart value, and maximizing the lifetime value of your new customers.

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Small Business Force

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

In early stage companies (and even some later stage or mature ones), there is no one area where most entrepreneurs and small business owners are lacking in just basic fundamentals, than in dealing with their company's finances and financial management. And this is especially true, if the entrepreneur is not a financial person by training.

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The Next Web

JUNE 15, 2015

As a company that started locally in Canada — and currently making a push to expand into the US market and other countries — we have taken on a number of strategies that will help many entrepreneurs work around the challenges that continue to face small business expansion overseas. Talent-Driven Expansion.

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Software By Rob

JULY 21, 2011

However, over the past several years running my own businesses and working with hundreds of entrepreneurs, I’ve found a fourth ingredient that’s necessary for a company to succeed: Customers must give you more money than what you spend to acquire them. your CPA jumps to $800. your CPA jumps to $800.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 21, 2011

Sunil contacted me asking if he could apply to become a columnist on Entrepreneurs-Journey. I asked him what are the highlights of his “career&# as an entrepreneur so I could be confident in his credibility and he had stories to tell that we could all learn from. It turns out Sunil has done a few things.

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

He is the known guru in business planning, particularly for small businesses, startups and entrepreneurs, although he’s worked with Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies as well. ” and our first instinct as entrepreneurs and business owners is yes, let’s do drive-through. We want to do everything for everybody.

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