VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2022

At Remagine Ventures we invested in Sneaky Panda , a mobile gaming studio founded by serial gaming entrepreneurs pioneering a new genre – Luck Puzzler. The global games and services market is forecast to reach $188 billion in 2022, a 1.2% While mobile game revenue was down 6.6% year-over-year, downloads were up 0.4%

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2014

Entrepreneurs see “no risk” as meaning “no reward.” There are no guarantees in business, but it pays to learn from the experiences of entrepreneurs and business experts who have gone before you. Even non-profits need revenue to cover their costs, and continue to provide services. In reality, all risks are not the same.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 4, 2015

Most aspiring entrepreneurs understand that you can’t build a business if you won’t commit to delivering a product or service, but many are hesitant or refuse to commit to any financial forecasts. Yet every business requires revenue and volumes, as certainly as it requires a product to sell. Forecast sales-volume expectations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Entrepreneurs see “no risk” as meaning “no reward.” There are no guarantees in business, but it pays to learn from the experiences of entrepreneurs and business experts who have gone before you. Even non-profits need revenue to cover their costs, and continue to provide services. In reality, all risks are not the same.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Not to mention the mental and emotional impact of being an entrepreneur. With this information, you can forecast the viability and profitability of the business. While you may be enamored with becoming an entrepreneur and bootstrapping your business, don’t quit your day job. Recommended Reading: How to forecast cash flow.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Secondly, I want other entrepreneurs and women to learn from the authors’ successes and failures in their business journeys. Martha: Business owners measure their growth by their numbers; revenues, profits, number of employees, the number of locations they own, etc. Also, to provide tips and advice to budding women in business.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Most entrepreneurs today don’t remember the Dot-Com bubble of 1995 or the Dot-Com crash that followed in 2000. Tech IPO prices exploded and subsequent trading prices rose to dizzying heights as the stock prices became disconnected from the traditional metrics of revenue and profits. It’s the antithesis of the Lean Startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2016

The good news is that everyone expects entrepreneurs to make mistakes, since founders explore uncharted territory. Forecast revenue growth that defies business principles. Forecasts that exceed 10 percent of a large opportunity in the first five years rarely happen and will likely disappoint you and your investors.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Paul Bianco, CEO of Graphite Financial *, says, “Entrepreneurs are characteristically optimistic by nature, and often present their board best-case-scenario budgets and projections. I encourage entrepreneurs to correct course with a re-forecast early and often. Instead, managing to a rolling forecast/budget is much better.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 31, 2023

Business owners must deeply understand their company’s financial health, track their expenses and revenues, and adjust accordingly. Whether you’re a new entrepreneur or a seasoned business owner, there is always time to start implementing these changes. Another important aspect of financial planning is risk management.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Writing a business plan is an important step for any entrepreneur. For entrepreneurs who just want to dive in and start building something and solving customer problems, a business plan can seem like a waste of time. Because of this, it’s critical to create a plan that includes a solid financial forecast. Churn rate.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Many of these companies are pre-revenue and in the cash burn stage as they try to establish their technology and market. No entrepreneur wants to think that their business won’t last, but as they burn cash in the developing years they need to consider future implications — particularly funding.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 24, 2020

Cutting costs , revisiting forecasts , and stabilizing your business. For entrepreneurs looking to start a business or for established businesses looking to pivot their business model , you can use AI to build as-a-service operations. Revisit your business plan , forecasts, and company goals. Invest in analytics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Entrepreneurs see “no risk” as meaning “no reward.” There are no guarantees in business, but it pays to learn from the experiences of entrepreneurs and business experts who have gone before you. Even non-profits need revenue to cover their costs, and continue to provide services. In reality, all risks are not the same.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2016

As an angel investor, I’ve learned to believe in this approach, since I have seen great ideas go astray, due to poor execution and I have seen apparently marginal ideas make millions, managed by a savvy entrepreneur. Even social entrepreneurs need milestones, quantifiable results, and revenue to sustain their value.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 8, 2023

million people and generate monthly revenue. 2 Brainstorming, Forecasting, and Modeling Brainstorming within an expert team can be as effective as monitoring market trends. As for Metaverse — businesses should keep an eye on it as it is not clear yet whether this is hype or a trend.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

More and more startups are pursuing Revenue-Based VCs , but “RBI” doesn’t fit everyone. Flexible VC 101: Equity Meets Revenue Share. By tying payments to actual revenues, founders and investors remain aligned around the company’s real-time performance, good or bad. Flexible VC: Revenue -based. Of the Inc.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2018

The entrepreneur who founded and grew the largest startup in the world to $10 billion in revenue and got fired is someone you have probably never heard of. Who was the entrepreneur who founded what would become General Motors 16 years earlier, in 1904? A version of this article appeared in the Harvard Business Review.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

You might see forecasting as a waste of time, or something you do when you have absolutely nothing else on your plate (which is, um, never). Or you may have been diligently forecasting each month in the past, and stopped once you found that reality turned out quite differently to your best laid plans. And who can blame you?

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2017

An early example occurred in 2010 when UBS Analyst Neil Currie accessed satellite imagery to monitor activity in Walmart parking lots, running the data thru a mathematical regression to translate it into customer activity for better earnings forecasts. But how much of the story can be traced to overall business conditions?

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Kiwi inventory forecasting software StockTrim achieved international sales in the UK, Australia and US immediately after launching in 2017. The post Completing your first capital raise: ten lessons for startups appeared first on NZ Entrepreneur Magazine. StockTrim came out successful – oversubscribed, in fact.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Does that muddy up the forecasting, the models, or the accounting? [12:31] Jason Blumer (01:29): Yeah, well we serve a community of them and they're, I was saying off, off hair, they're just as weird as normal entrepreneurs and need just as much care. I mean, it almost feels a bit like an oxymoron. A lot of them are trying to maintain.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Set time aside to sit down and revise the plan , comparing forecasts to actuals and revising as necessary. . Financial Summary: Explain your business model, startup costs, revenues, and liabilities to the company. Sales forecast : Projections of what you think you will sell in a given timeframe (1 to 3 years). Be specific.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Entrepreneurs have no trouble focusing on how to build a product, and the good ones know how to find and nurture those first critical customers. For starters, here is my selection of some key metrics that every six-sigma joint like GE tracks without thinking, but that too many small businesses haven’t yet formalized: Sales revenue.

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The Next Web

MAY 13, 2014

“Why should I build a financial forecast for my fundraising presentation? This is one of the most common reactions we get during a pitch when we ask about a financial forecast. Entrepreneur Analysis and Opinion How-To''s' There is no way I can predict what kind of numbers I can hit in the next four years.”

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Besides the general focus on customer and product development, an entrepreneur should foresee the next moves that will serve to guide him on the right path.When an entrepreneur can forecast his next moves, even his/her employees become part of the moves the business makes. 7- Several forecasts. 3- Several Aspirations.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Recently, Barbara Corcoran , entrepreneur and Shark Tank judge, shared some of her insights on small business. Tim Berry, founder of Palo Alto Software and Bplans, asked, “What’s the best way for entrepreneurs to demonstrate that they’ve thought through the essential aspects of their business, especially the financials?”.

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them & entrepreneurs that run them. One of my earliest excursions into market research was working for a research firm doing a 1979 forecast on ATMs. And no life is more of a constant negotiation than that of an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs: Don’t Quit Your Real Job Too Early.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 23, 2010

So to get new divisions launched large optimistic forecasts are the norm. Ironically, one of the greatest risks in large companies is high pressure expectations to make these first pass forecasts that subvert an honest Customer Development process. There’s an Overhead Cost to Being an Entrepreneur in a big, established corporation.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Transportation and IoT – According to IDC Forecast , the worldwide IoT spending on transportation will surpass the mark of $1 trillion in 2022. And, by trusting Gartner’s prediction on Voice Search technology , we can expect a 30% increase in the revenue by Voice search technology by 2021.

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Up and Running

MAY 3, 2012

After all, entrepreneurs can do many good things, not least to create wealth and employment, pay taxes and help the balance of trade through exports. We’re all failing this generation of entrepreneurs by not being tough on them. I work with entrepreneurs and have a pretty good window into their world. Surely we can do better?

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Check out these life-saving financial tips for young entrepreneurs. There are over 25 million entrepreneurs in the US alone and it should be no surprise that this number is continuing to rise every year. This cliche is actually one of the most critical pieces of advice for any entrepreneur because any time you waste is money you lose.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 23, 2020

Revenue models and forecasts are no longer valid. While there’s agreement that companies need to adapt to changing markets, rapidly find new markets, new customers and new revenue models, the question is how ? Accounts receivables are stretching way out. What tools and methods can a C-suite team use to do so? Here’s how.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

I’d say about 80% of the experienced entrepreneurs & VCs I know privately agreed with me. This person can do budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, legal, HR, office moves, etc. Naturally some didn’t. One great solution I see is to hire an outstanding CFO who runs both. But they aren’t the COO.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 14, 2011

a group of entrepreneurs from TiE Chennai gathered at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) Research Park campus, and we spent the next four hours discussing strategy and tactics of early-stage entrepreneurship. As an entrepreneur CEO, she ran three companies: DAIS, Intarka, and Uuma. At 11 a.m., Quantum Arc.

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Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

Between January 2015 and January 2016, we grew our platform Slidebean from $1K to $20K in monthly recurring revenue. Getting the first tracks of revenue is one of the toughest processes of building a startup. See Also: A Complete Guide to Forecasting Sales for Your Monthly Subscription (SaaS) Business. Lean marketing.

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 20, 2020

Drops in sales activity may not show up in your revenue levels. Whatever your business size – if your sales are down, here are five proactive revenue growth key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure that will help you turn sales around. Make a list of your top 20% of clients, who likely deliver 60-80% of your total business revenue.

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