Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2010

As a member of the local angel group Selection Committee, I’ve seen a lot of startup presentations to investors, and I’ve never seen one that was too short - maybe short on content, but not short on pages! Every startup needs both a business plan and an investor presentation, completed before you formally approach any investors.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Reforms in each of these areas will strengthen the foreign military sales process. So it’s very different in terms of a lot of real time presentations. And then of course, we are looking at mergers and acquisitions. And increasing industrial capacity. Which isn’t helping us.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 25, 2012

Mergers and acquisitions are a messy part of business and don’t always produce the expected outcome. In this book, you can read about some of the worst mergers ever to happen and hopefully take away some lessons that will help you in your future deal-making. Deals from Hell: M&A Lessons that Rise Above the Ashes by Robert F.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 13, 2020

Public Relations (PR) involves efforts to raise the profile of your company, manage your reputation, and build relationships with key people or organizations to attract customers and increase sales. Anchor Your Sales And Marketing Efforts. Announcement of a new acquisition or merger. Create Clearly Defined Objectives.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

A frequent metaphor I use in customer acquisition, fundraising, or any kind of deal making is that you as the founder and promoter should present the finished meal on the dining table and not drag your counterparts into the kitchen. There’s no baby step analogy to the pilots discussed above for a sales situation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2012

As a member of the local Angel group selection committee, I’ve seen a lot of startup presentations to investors, and I’ve never seen one that was too short - maybe short on content, but not short on pages! Every startup needs both a business plan and an investor presentation, completed before you formally approach any investors.

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Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 247

Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

Jump forward 16-17 years, through numerous mergers, sales, wins and losses, and our current agency, HUB, is going strong, powered and pushed forward by that original desire to do a good job, create sustainable digital products and generally make a difference.

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Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Angels make a return on their investment when the entrepreneur successfully grows the business and exits it, generally through a sale or merger. Group members meet regularly to review business proposals and watch presentations of the selected businesses. The Center for Venture Research estimates that U.S. What is an angel group?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Just focus on protecting yourself now by selecting the structure that makes the most sense for your present circumstances. In addition, many corporations have quarterly filing requirements, or even monthly ones if you have payroll taxes, sales taxes, or state filing requirements. Upgrade your legal business entity to meet growth needs.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 23, 2016

A strong brand can practically guarantee future business and sales—even if the economy is currently in a downturn. The more your focus on presenting your brand in a positive light, the better the odds are that your business will have future value, whether that’s for financial leverage, to enter a merger, or to sell it later.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2011

As a member of the local Angel group selection committee, I’ve seen a lot of startup presentations to investors, and I’ve never seen one that was too short - maybe short on content, but not short on pages! Every startup needs both a business plan and an investor presentation, completed before you formally approach any investors.

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Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 234

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

billion for a company with less than $50 million in sales. The Rise of Mergers and Acquisitions -– March 2003 -2008 After the dot.com bubble collapsed, the IPO market (and most tech M&A deals) shutdown for technology companies. On its first day of trading, Netscape stock closed at $58/share, valuing the company at $2.7

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Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Angels make a return on their investment when the entrepreneur successfully grows the business and exits it, generally through a sale or merger. Group members meet regularly to review business proposals and watch presentations of the selected businesses. The Center for Venture Research estimates that U.S. What is an angel group?

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Gust

AUGUST 19, 2012

As a member of the local Angel group selection committee, I’ve seen a lot of startup presentations to investors, and I’ve never seen one that was too short – maybe short on content, but not short on pages! Every startup needs both a business plan and an investor presentation, completed before you formally approach any investors.

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Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 146

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

Name the three top ones, and present your sustainable advantage as well as barriers to entry for new startups. What are your specific marketing and sales plans? You need to identify pricing details, sales channels, strategic partners and a customized marketing plan consistent with your industry and target segment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

Thus I offer the following outline for how to organize and present your business plan, with specific examples: Start with outlining the customer problem, and your solution. Include marketing, sales, and customer rollout plans. Use non-fuzzy terms to quantify customer value. Most investors don’t want long-term commitments.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

Funding of $250,000-$1 million is available from angels, if you have credentials and have done the homework of a good business plan, financial model, and executive presentation. At this stage, your startup better be selling a commercial offering, have price and cost validated, with significant customer sales and a real revenue stream.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Expanding your marketing, administration, and operations can present some serious challenges, however, if you prepare well in advance, then you will have no problem navigating the competitive business climate. Social media campaigns can be incredibly effective means of boosting sales and increasing reach to targeted markets.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Conventional wisdom in most companies is that “the competition is the enemy&# – it’s the rallying cry to dig deeper, get more features out the door, issue press releases citing differences and attack the competition’s weaknesses in sales presentations. We didn’t collude (e.g.

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David Teten

AUGUST 6, 2015

Make this easy for them by creating a dedicated presentation outputs section and positioning it at the front of the spreadsheet. A model that shows X% growth over time with no embedded correlation to sales/marketing is a huge red flag. How to Present so People Will Hear. once a model has been finalized. 12) Design for printing.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

I trained the Startup Weekend Next Beijing mentors and instructors, presented to several hundred entrepreneurs, and had a great fireside chat with Zhen Fund founding partner Xu Xiaoping in front of another roomful of entrepreneurs. Car sales in China went from 1 million in 2001 to 14 million in 2011. In the U.S. Unlike the U.S.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 267

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Funding of $250,000-$1 million is available from angels, if you have credentials and have done the homework of a good business plan, financial model, and executive presentation. At this stage, your startup better be selling a commercial offering, have price and cost validated, with significant customer sales and a real revenue stream.

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Investment Bankers Venture Capital Startup Initial Public Offering 231

Up and Running

JANUARY 11, 2021

This option is suitable for companies that plan to create minor revisions to the way they present themselves to the public. Total rebrands typically happen in the event of mergers or even new leaders. Personas have to regularly be checked to ensure efficiency in every campaign and, ultimately, sales. Why rebrand?

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. How iPad Magazine Sales Stack Up [REP. All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator.

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

Gust

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Funding of $250,000-$1 million is available from angels, if you have credentials and have done the homework of a good business plan, financial model, and executive presentation. At this stage, your startup better be selling a commercial offering, have price and cost validated, with significant customer sales and a real revenue stream.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. How iPad Magazine Sales Stack Up [REP. All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator.

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2017

And, at a $77 billion purchase price, it is one of the largest mergers in the history of healthcare and will enrich Aetna shareholders to the tune of a 29% percent premium on their stock shares. These kinds of fears are present in the minds of every thoughtful and forward thinking business leader. read more.

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Disintermediation Merger Acquisition Analytics 48

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

I trained the Startup Weekend Next Beijing mentors and instructors, presented to several hundred entrepreneurs, and had a great fireside chat with Zhen Fund founding partner Xu Xiaoping in front of another roomful of entrepreneurs. Car sales in China went from 1 million in 2001 to 14 million in 2011. In the U.S. Unlike the U.S.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 159

Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

All of these medical device manufacturers had greater than ONE BILLION DOLLARS in sales last year. Merger and Acquisition Activity Also Vibrant Are there exits happening in the sector - even in this tough economy? Sector merger and acquisition activity leaped by 154% in the third quarter of 2009 to $5.6 Cardinal Health.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

You have to be selected to present and it is typically reserved for companies that have already raised early-stage capital and are well into revenue growth. How to investment banks help with the M&A (mergers & acquisitions) process? Woot was one of the first one-per-day item sales site with a humorous and not always PC content.

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Up and Running

JULY 22, 2014

Sales forecast. Major corporations use pro forma statements to illustrate projected numbers, like in the case of a merger or acquisition, or to emphasize certain current figures. A typical profit and loss statement should include: your revenue (also called sales), followed by. Cash flow statement. Balance sheet. Personnel plan.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2009

Yet we used the product development model not only to manage product development, but as a road map for finding customers and to time our marketing launch and sales revenue plan. Marketing starts to build a sales demo, writes sales materials (presentations, data sheets), and hires a PR agency. Marketing is at its peak.

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Silicon Valley Product Startup Product Development 260

abovethecrowd.com

AUGUST 23, 2020

Twenty years ago, each investment bank had massive sales teams which were 10X larger than they are today. On an IPO, these commissioned sales executives would “hit the phones” to help make a deal successful (earning commission for each placement). Door #3: The SPAC Merger. So what have they been replaced with?

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Jason Ball

APRIL 21, 2010

Congratulations to Andrew Valentine, CEO at Streetcar on the company’s sale to Zipcar. I’ve known the company for a long time, and have watched it grow since Streetcar presented to the London Business Angels network when I was the “gatekeeper&# there… More info on the exit is available over at Techcrunch.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

They can elect directors for their class of stock, approve mergers and acquisitions; approve increases or changes to the capital structure of the company and other more minor actions. Each corporation when chartered becomes a live person in the eyes of the law, independent and subject to the care of its board of directors.

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www.copelandfirm.com

OCTOBER 21, 2010

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Hearpreneur

JULY 16, 2016

4 – Thoughtful Merger. It is a merger I made up, and could therefore own and brand with my tagline *Culinary Business Excellence*. I had a friend who is a sales coach and trainer and I worked in digital marketing. My advice is trust the ideas that come out of left field, or in your dreams. Photo Credit: Terry Frishman.

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