The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Heralding a new era of digital transformation, technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) are being infused exponentially into the world around us. Most notably, the ground-breaking development and rapid global distribution of mRNA vaccines highlighted the speed and scale of technological advances to outsmart humanity’s most dire threats.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

Just because your technology is exciting and potentially disruptive doesn’t mean you are ready to build a business. What are your forecasts for revenue, expenses and cash flow? Forecasts are evaluated as a level of commitment and a measure of your business savvy. What is the business problem you are solving?

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www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Money Money Home Financing Taxes Accounting Basics Personal Finance Money Management Payments & Collections IPOs and DPOs Will Crazy Market Moves Kill IPOs and Slash VC Investment? Technology Technology Home Online Business Tools Security Phones & Mobile Gadgets Tech Tips Technology The Future of Facebook -- Streaming Live Now.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

There’s no doubt (at least anecdotally) that the pace of VC investments in early-stage technology companies has picked up in the past few months. IPOs and M&A have returned – and with them the investment bankers have staged a rebound. – IPO-able in any normal market. but I’ll save that for post 3/3).

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

Some Thoughts On The IPO Market For Web Companies (by @fredwilson) – [link]. CEC’s Startup Forecast – “Never been a better time to start a company in Chicago” – [link]. Five Tips To Improve Employee Performance Reviews – [link]. The ideal product manager – [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” Financial forecast and metrics. Going public” (IPO) is another alternative, but not common. No investor wants to wait that long for his payback, or fund the years of waiting.

Business Plan 283

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 283

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

What does your Chief Technology Officer do all day? When Ive asked mentors of mine who have worked in big companies about the role of the CTO, they usually talk about the importance of being the external face of the companys technology platform; an evangelist to developers, customers, and employees. Just what is the CTO supposed to do?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2011

Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” Financial forecast and metrics. Going public” (IPO) is another alternative, but not common. No investor wants to wait that long for his payback, or fund the years of waiting.

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Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 290

Gust

AUGUST 5, 2012

Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” Financial forecast and metrics. Going public” (IPO) is another alternative, but not common. No investor wants to wait that long for his payback, or fund the years of waiting.

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Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 182

abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

Consider the following example from 34 years ago that included the exact same type of prediction error: “In 1980, McKinsey & Company was commissioned by AT&T (whose Bell Labs had invented cellular telephony) to forecast cell phone penetration in the U.S. If you have not read it, I highly recommend that you do.

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Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

Your business plan isn’t complete without a financial forecast. Technology : If you are a technology company, it’s critical for your business plan to describe your technology and what your “secret sauce” is. At a high level, you will want to describe how your technology works. Read more ». Financial Plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” Financial forecast and metrics. IPO as an exit strategy is not recommended these days. Terms like “every customer needs this” and “next generation platform” are far too soft, and should be avoided.

Business Plan 186

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Tim Keane

MARCH 9, 2011

How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan » March 09, 2011. Example four: substantial milestone-based progress that does not generate cash but will attract an acquirer or facilitate an IPO. Example four: substantial milestone-based progress that does not generate cash but will attract an acquirer or facilitate an IPO.

Finance 83

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Up and Running

APRIL 28, 2015

Investors will expect to see your sales forecast, profit and loss statement, and cash flow forecast for at least three years. Having an IPO and going public is a viable option for some high-growth startups, while other businesses are more likely to be bought by larger players in your market. Slide 9: Financials. Partnerships.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Next, they carefully consider the range of multiples being used today to value companies being acquired or doing IPOs in the market that the business is in.   In a bottom up approach, the forecast is built from actual user projections. times the investment.).   As an example, I have used an EBIT multiple [1].

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Ben's Blog

AUGUST 17, 2020

But, accurately forecasting the size, timing, and risk of cash flow over many years can be incredibly challenging, so many investors often rely on valuation multiples as a proxy for determining what a company is worth. cash flows beyond that forecast period). It starts with the complexity involved in valuing companies in general.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2020

For example, every investor I know can tell you about meeting a passionate entrepreneur who is pitching a great technology innovation, but has not done the financial homework on making it a good business. Your challenge is that investors recognize a good business, and they judge your idea by how you translate it into financials.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2009

It was adopted by the consumer packaged goods industry in the 1950s and spread to the technology business in the last quarter of the twentieth century. If it’s a new division inside a larger company, forecasts talk about return on investment. It has become an integral part of startup culture.

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Silicon Valley Product Startup Product Development 267

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2016

Many had started IPO’ing and we started to think about our future. If you want to see what was on my mind – I started foreshadowing change publicly in October 2015 with a forecast of what I expected in 2016 VC funding markets at a presentation I gave at the annual Cendana VC/LP conference hosted by Michael Kim.

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Balance Sheet Burn Rate Valuation Forecast 150

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

I just want to state that up front because while I believe that this post will apply to most startup technology companies out there, I’m sure there will be exceptions. The price points are not as high as your beautiful Excel spreadsheet had forecasted when you raised your seed capital. You need to market your product.

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Channel Startup Sales Partner 293

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 13, 2020

On the IPO front, the one word that comes to mind is “supersize”. While the number of IPOs in 2020 is close to 2019, the average valuation has doubled compared to last year, driven in particular by the massive IPO of Snowflake, which reached a $70 billion market cap on its first trading day. million today.

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Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

IPO market. There are a number of trends concerning IPOs and capital formation to note: First, the raw number of IPOs has declined significantly: From 1980-2000, the US averaged roughly 300 IPOs per year; from 2001-2016, the average fell to 108 per year. In the first quarter of 2021 alone, SPACs raised $87.9

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SEC Accredited Investor IPO Technical Review 36

Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

The Deutsche Bank report has a very interesting chart on the topic presenting the Free Cash Flow margins vs. the revenue growth four years post IPO for select software leaders: As you can see, with 20% Free Cash Flow margin and a 50% growth rate, Salesforce is well positioned in the pack! Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Welcome to the Lost Decade (for Entrepreneurs, IPO’s and VC’s) - Steve Blank , July 15, 2010 If you take funding from a venture capital firm or angel investor and want to build a large, enduring company (rather than sell it to the highest bidder), this isn’t the decade to do it. Here’s why. Take a look at the chart below. 10 Blogging Tips.

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Software Review Startup Venture Capital Technical Review 217

VC Cafe

JULY 20, 2010

38% of venture capitalists believe that their focus should be on updating the technological incubators program. Nearly half of respondents (45%) forecast the Gaza conflict to have negative affects on venture capital fund raising. Only 14% believe that the Treasury should encourage mature Israeli companies to acquire Israeli startups.

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Mezzanine Venture Capital IPO 92

VC Cafe

JUNE 19, 2020

This is a good time as ever to examine whether financial focus is now shifting towards Impact as an opportunity for companies, and how technologies that intentionally tackle social and environmental issues are becoming business models with strong returns. The Forecasted 2016 to 2026 job growth stands at 120%. and big data.

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