Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 25, 2016
Lately I’ve been having to say things I thought I’d never have to remind people, like, “getting to positive gross margin in several territories is a very low bar to claim success” or “profitable excluding marketing costs” is not actually a real thing. But not doing basic research makes no sense.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 19, 2014
But before you conclude that your funding problems are solved with grants, you should consider the direct and indirect costs of grant funding: Grant applications are bureaucratic. Professional help costs money. Grants start as small a few thousand dollars, but can provide millions of dollars in capital to new ventures.
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Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 27, 2011
If you hire 6 sales reps in January at $120,000 / year salary then you’ve taken on an extra $60,000 per month in costs yet these sales people might not close new business for 4-6 months. ” If you’re not profitable you’re purely a cost center to them. Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) =. Operating Costs.
Gust
MAY 11, 2014
But before you conclude that your funding problems are solved with grants, you should consider the direct and indirect costs of grant funding: Grant applications are bureaucratic. Professional help costs money. Grants start as small a few thousand dollars, but can provide millions of dollars in capital to new ventures.
Version One Ventures
APRIL 30, 2013
Hardware requires time, money, and inventory. As a result, most venture capitalists are reluctant to touch hardware projects, opting for the lower costs and smaller risks of software. However, there’s a challenge when your investors are also your customers. De-risk your startup as much as possible.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 28, 2015
Startups need to understand how to manage the seed money they receive from investors and VCs. . ” The Cost of Financing. Startups bear the costs of their financing, from the first seed investment to the sale of Series A stock. With direct customers, personally identifiable data is of most concern.
Steve Blank
APRIL 8, 2010
When were done we followed your advice and got out of the building and started talking to potential users and customers.” He replied, “Well the customers are not acting like we predicted in our plan! We thought we’d take our plan and go raise seed money. We can’t raise money knowing our plan is wrong.”. Here’s why.
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