Up and Running

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Just don’t invest the time in creating a lengthy version of your business plan with overly detailed metrics and milestones for the next five-plus years. It has less focus on financial forecasting and a greater focus on the big picture. Sometimes trends in a market are pretty clear and your guesses will be well-founded.

Business Plan 83

Business Plan Lean Forecast Exit Strategy 83

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2015

Here are the motivation elements that investors expect to hear: Size and growth potential of the market opportunity. Your customers don’t care if you are targeting a billion-dollar market and growing at double-digit rates, but investors will skip small or shrinking opportunities. First to market” is not sustainable by a startup.

Product 120

Product Intellectual Property Liquidity Event Burn Rate 120

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

An investor had few hard metrics other than the actual financials, and little technology to make the process scaleable. Over the past few decades, better metrics became available, and investors could take a more analytical, data-driven approach. 1) Market fund. .” Historically, investing was a manual, artisan process.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2016

Show an aggressive marketing and sales plan. With today’s rapid pace of change and information overload, word-of-mouth and social media alone is not a viable marketing plan. The smart ones identify and budget innovative approaches, and use metrics to tools to monitor effectiveness.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy 120

Gust

AUGUST 5, 2012

In fact, a business plan is needed more by you than investors, as the blueprint for your company, team communication, and progress metrics. Industry & market sizing. Start with the evolution of the overall industry, market segmentation, market dynamics, and customer landscape. Marketing, sales, and partners.

Business Plan 182

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 182

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

In fact, a business plan is needed more by you than investors, as the blueprint for your company, team communication, and progress metrics. Industry & market sizing. Start with the evolution of the overall industry, market segmentation, market dynamics, and customer landscape. Marketing, sales, and partners.

Business Plan 186

Business Plan Exit Strategy Sweat Equity Intellectual Property 186

Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

What are you actually selling and how are you solving a problem (or “need”) for your market? Target Market. If there are multiple market segments for your business, this is where you flesh out the details. Marketing and Sales Plan. How are you going to reach your target market? Milestones and Metrics.

Business Plan 163

Business Plan Forecast Balance Sheet Distribution 163

Up and Running

AUGUST 20, 2018

Your marketing plan. Existing businesses should have business plans that they maintain and update as market conditions change and as new opportunities arise. Existing businesses use business plans to strategically manage and steer the business, not just to address changes in their markets and to take advantage of new opportunities.

Business Plan 119

Business Plan Technical Review Lean Forecast 119

Up and Running

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Statdragon is a Saas platform that allows businesses to access and analyze metrics about their existing videos and optimize their video marketing strategy. She notes that if you’re considering acquisition as an exit strategy, creating and maintaining relationships is going to be key. Be hyper-focused.

Bootstrapping 107

Bootstrapping Cofounder Portland Burn Rate 107

Up and Running

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Set a specific time each month to review it , comparing forecasts to actuals and revising as necessary. PARE specializes in fixing and flipping residential properties by buying homes in need of repair, renovating them, and then putting them back on the market. Target market: Who is your ideal buyer? Target market.

El Paso 61

El Paso Business Plan Technical Review Forecast 61

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Target market (intended customers). Marketing and sales plan. Target market : What groups of people will want your box? Opportunity: Proving there’s a market for your subscription box. Target market. If you’re writing a Lean Plan, keep it shorter and think about making it easy to revisit and revise often.

Business Plan 63

Business Plan Curation Balance Sheet Intellectual Property 63

The Next Web

MAY 26, 2013

There’s no magic metric in software startups (so don’t let anyone convince you there is). That said, it’s crucial to have a core KPI (key performance indicator) to benchmark your progress, and it’s typically ideal that such a metric be a revenue lever. Ideally, you can provide this cost per marketing channel.

Software 151

Software Forecast Startup Exit Strategy 151

Up and Running

MAY 22, 2018

The ideas that I am talking about here are game-changing, have vast potential and addressable market, and can create a buzz in the industry—if and when they see the light of the day. Growth : stepping into a bigger market opportunity with expanding services or new products while maintaining constant profits. Market research.

Exit Strategy 90

Exit Strategy Angel Investor Search Elevator Pitch 90