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5 Keys To A Viable Spending Rate And Cash Management

Startup Professionals Musings

Things will cost more than you expect. Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues. Cash flow out equates to burn rate, and the runway depends on your reserves.

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6 Hidden Costs Entrepreneurs Need to Worry About

The Startup Magazine

There are hidden startup costs can quickly surpass available funding, highlighting the importance of careful startup budgeting. In addition to these common outlays, there are several hidden startup costs that entrepreneurs tend to overlook or never know existed. It’s not enough to base your estimates on salaries alone.

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5 Ways To Conserve Investor Cash And Ensure Survival

Startup Professionals Musings

Things will cost more than you expect. Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues. Cash flow out equates to burn rate, and the runway depends on your reserves.

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How to Raise More Money for Your Nonprofit

The Startup Magazine

After all, nonprofits have operational expenses such as rent, energy bills, and salaries. If nonprofits want to attract top executives, then they must also pay competitive salaries and need the nonprofit fundraising to support it. However, nonprofits can’t generate revenue through conventional means due to their nature.

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7 Startup Laws Of Finance That You Dare Not Shortcut

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m sure all you accountants will agree that fixing the mistakes listed here does not require rocket science, but I’ve seen them so often that to be forewarned is to be forearmed: Failing to factor in fixed costs when pricing. Always use a break-even analysis to measure what volume and price are required to offset total costs.

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6 Cost-Cutting Recommendations For New Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

It wasn’t so many years ago that starting a new e-commerce business on the Internet was a complex custom development project, usually costing a million dollars or more. Almost anyone can start a company today on a shoestring budget, following these cost-cutting recommendations: Establish a solid legal structure for your business.

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Who are the Major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

David Teten

So you’re interested in raising capital from a Revenue-Based Investor VC. A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors (“RBI”) are emerging. For background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control. Rational burn profile, up to 50% of revenue at close, scaling down. Bigfoot Capital.

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