Up and Running

JANUARY 2, 2013

I’ve raised close to $1 million from angel investors for my previous technology start-ups. Impress the investors with what you and your team have accomplished to date (sales, contracts, key hires, product launches, etc.). Remind the audience why your management team is capable of managing their investment for growth.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2018

If you’ve never written a business plan before, Bplans also offers a library of sample medical business plans that you can review or even download to use as a model. Team: Who is on your management team? Components of this section include: Your marketing and sales plan. Your funding ask and exit strategy, if applicable.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. I’d argue that the same type of technologies that have revolutionized dating can revolutionize our industry. . I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations.

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www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Home ▶ Businesses ▶ Startup Business Advice ▶ Current Page How To Find A Technical Cofounder For Your Online Business Idea. This article should also serve as a starting guide for programmers who are approached about becoming technical co-founders. Before You Pitch To A Technical Cofounder.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 18, 2024

As a former business exit advisor, she crafts exit strategies, adding up to five figures to clients’ net profit monthly so they can focus on growth. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! And that was a frustration just because I had managed another company before this. I can't quite let go of this.

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Up and Running

MAY 17, 2017

Plus, you’ll always be prepared in case an opportunity or desire to sell arises in the future—it’s a smart idea to have an exit strategy. In sales, it is a common practice to take the needs, wants, and desires of your potential customer and to present your product or service as a solution. million in sales revenue.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Yet one of the first things a potential equity investor asks about is your exit strategy. Here are three important reasons for the question: Good investment paybacks normally require an exit event. Investors know that the fun of a startup turns into managing production processes, sales processes, and personnel in a few years.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 25, 2020

Yet one of the first things a potential equity investor asks about is your exit strategy. Here are three important reasons for the question: Good investment paybacks normally require an exit event. Investors know that the fun of a startup turns into managing production processes, sales processes, and personnel in a few years.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Posted on September 14, 2009 by steveblank Over the last 30 years Wall Street’s appetite for technology stocks have changed radically – swinging between unbridled enthusiasm to believing they’re all toxic. billion for a company with less than $50 million in sales. Tech acquisitions went crazy at the same time the IPO market did.

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Up and Running

JUNE 16, 2014

For venture capitalist, Paul Suster , it’s not just the individual; the ‘management team’ is essential. I’m personally 70% management, 30% product […] If I feel a priori that the CEO can’t cut it I’m highly unlikely to invest. Because management is so important, I always tell people to make the bio slide the first in your deck.

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Up and Running

JULY 15, 2016

Moreover, a proposed amendment to the law covering domain name management mandates that the domains of websites hosted in China be registered with a Chinese registrar. Ideally, you should have an exit strategy in place before you even incorporate. For Western entrepreneurs, these rules can cause a headache.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Technology | Thursdays. Leadership & Managing | Tuesdays. Sales & Marketing | Wednesdays. Exit Strategies. LEADERSHIP & MANAGING. Strategy and Planning. SALES & MARKETING. TECHNOLOGY. Technology. Managing Creativity. Leadership and Managing >. Start-up | Mondays.

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BeyondVC

JULY 31, 2008

As an aside, I worked with JEGI two years ago and they did a fantastic job helping us sell Moreover Technologies to Verisign. They understand the media and online world, are well connected, and work diligently to get the job done. Exit Strategy. Companies are bought and not sold.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Yet one of the first things a potential equity investor asks about is your exit strategy. Here are three important reasons for the question: Good investment paybacks normally require an exit event. Investors know that the fun of a startup turns into managing production processes, sales processes, and personnel in a few years.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 20, 2018

You don’t do anything that doesn’t have a business purpose, so you don’t describe your management team (to name one example) unless you need that section for outsiders. Some information about each member of the management team and their role in the company. You start simple, and grow it organically. A company overview.

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Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

You’ve reviewed what a business plan is , and why you need one to start and grow your business. The company overview provides a quick review of the company’s legal structure and location, as well as some background on the company’s history if you’re writing the plan for an existing business. Marketing and Sales Plan.

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BeyondVC

SEPTEMBER 14, 2004

On the flipside, they can be a valuable source of input and guidance for a management team in the pursuit of maximizing shareholder value. What I want to know about is the management team’s priorities and why, how they are tracking against those goals, and what keeps them up at night with respect to meeting their objectives.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2016

Yet one of the first things a potential equity investor asks about is your exit strategy. Here are three important reasons for the question: Good investment paybacks normally require an exit event. Investors know that the fun of a startup turns into managing production processes, sales processes, and personnel in a few years.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2013

I like the work just published by Bob Rice in “ The Alternative Answer ,” which does a great job of summarizing the investment universe, starting with the “conventional” stocks, bonds, and real estate, but moving on through more esoteric alternatives, including hedge funds, private equity, real assets, managed futures, and finally venture funding.

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Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 4, 2009

Applications are due by May 10, 2009. Focus on a high tech or innovative sector, such as biotech, cleantech, and information technology. Jen Shelby – Managing Director, Astia. How to scale from the first sale to the millionth. Exit Strategies. Possess reasonable training or domain expertise.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 16, 2014

All parties need to perform due diligence to ensure that the assumptions are correct, that neither partner has financial issues which could affect the partnership, and that the opposite partner has the skills to contribute to the partnership. Access to new technologies. Review financial statements – up to 3 years if available.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2018

Funding is crucial for improving technology, hiring the right people, and launching a comprehensive marketing strategy to get a foothold in the market. Use a billing software to record the sales and invest in a relationship with a tax professional only when needed. Spend wisely on tech. Finding the right funding option.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Set a specific time each month to review it , comparing forecasts to actuals and revising as necessary. Team: Who is on your management team? Tailor your marketing and sales plan to attract more people like your ideal customer. Components of this section include: Your marketing and sales plan. Marketing and sales plan.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MARCH 10, 2011

This article picks up from that point onward, discussing the challenges we ran into once we went into operation mode, the invaluable lessons that only first-hand experience can teach, the exit strategy which was the $250,000 sale of the website, and finally my overall concluding thoughts on the entire experience.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Marketing and sales plan. The target market section of your subscription box business plan identifies which subset of people you will focus your marketing and sales plan on. Creating a buyer persona puts you in the customer’s shoes to guide marketing and sales decisions. Marketing and sales plan. Operations.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

I wassurprised recently when I realized that all the worst problems wefaced in our startup were due not to competitors, but investors.Dealing with competitors was easy by comparison. And if trouble withinvestors is one of the biggest threats to a startup, managing themis one of the most important skills founders need to learn.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

I went to the University of Queensland and studied for a business management degree. I have a few contractors to do the technical side of my work and a customer support person, but that’s it. I didn’t have a contractor doing technical things for me. The biggest deal I’ve ever done was a sale of a $100,000 website.

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Up and Running

MAY 14, 2015

All businesses can use a lean plan to manage strategy, tactics, dates, deadlines, activities, and cash flow. A lean business plan includes four essential elements, all of them functions of general business management: Set the strategy. These serve as a reminder for owners and managers. One-page business plans.

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Gust

JANUARY 5, 2012

But, this SEC limit has created some problems for these high-tech phenoms, both in raising additional capital and in private sales through secondary markets in which early investors resell shares to a large number of smaller US buyers. Raising $1000 each from 1000 investors would surely seem to violate current SEC regulations.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 20, 2018

Four Mine is a play on words meant to convey both the scientific and technical aspects of crafting the perfect jewelry and the emotional components that are an integral part of purchasing jewelry. Thanks to Jonas Sickler, Reputation Management ! #4- #2- Symbolize uniqueness and the 4 C’s of diamonds. 4- Created a new word.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

I was having trouble managing remote teams and keeping track of their billable hours after working with them for a long, therefore Hubstaff was born. Increased productivity also leads to reduced lead-time and improved due date performance, both of which reduce chaos and foster a great work culture. Photo Credit: Tanner Arnold.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

One of those ventures was the creation, establishment, growth and sale of an e-commerce business. Anyone who has taken an operations management class in business school has learned that a product is marked up by an approximate average of 75% from the time it is manufactured to the time it is purchased by the end consumer.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MARCH 25, 2011

You have to be careful to manage your desire to scale something with your desire to make it passive. In the case of business, I want to ensure that there is a profitable exit strategy. I managed to make spare change selling my cards through these sites. Sometimes less is more because less gives you freedom.

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discuss.joelonsoftware.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Im confident that this business will be able to compensate these two additional principles along the way, after initial risk of investing their time, and will later reward their vesting with an exit strategy. Go to tech (or other relevant industry) events. Make sure you treat people as partners, not as paid help.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 21, 2011

I understand wealth building, management, preservation, protection and estate planning. That said, I have some of my stock portfolio in hedge funds managed by folks I know (I know you are thinking Madoff at this point), and most in vehicles that are on auto-pilot. I understand my profession. I understand numbers. I understand business.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JUNE 20, 2011

I recently helped a friend broker the sale of his small, bootstrapped company. This is a smart guy with experience and a logical approach to such things, but the way he was initially trying to value his company was not only wrong, but the wrong way to think about the entire sale. To stoke an existing sales channel. Actually, no.

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Developers have worn the crown for the last 30 or more years in the technology industry - rightly. But in the world following Jonathan Ive, designers are finally getting their due. It is also true that open source and the commoditization of many technologies has put much more emphasis on experience.

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