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How to Estimate a “Net Value” for Your A/B Testing Program

ConversionXL

But when you want to deliver a realistic impression of their added value, have a skilled person from your team or agency correct the projected (or “discovered”) uplift to a more accurate “net value.”. The “net profit” calculation is a better way to estimate the impact of the initial results we get from a series of A/B tests.

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7 Ethical Fictions Lead Many New Entrepreneurs Astray

Startup Professionals Musings

New entrepreneurs tend to focus only on getting the product right, and assume that the right culture and ethics will come later simply by hiring good people. Hire only ethical people, so further time on business ethics is not needed. The reality is different. This is usually an excuse for not developing ethical policies and practices.

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How to Wisely Utilize Debt for Business Expansion

The Startup Magazine

You may need funding for new equipment, hiring additional staff, expanding facilities, or investing in marketing and advertising campaigns. It compares a company’s net operating income to its debt payments, providing insight into its repayment capacity.

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Who are the Major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

David Teten

So you’re interested in raising capital from a Revenue-Based Investor VC. A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors (“RBI”) are emerging. For background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control. Rational burn profile, up to 50% of revenue at close, scaling down. Bigfoot Capital.

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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

Both Sides of the Table

If you hire 6 sales reps in January at $120,000 / year salary then you’ve taken on an extra $60,000 per month in costs yet these sales people might not close new business for 4-6 months. So your Q1 results will be $180,000 less profitable than if you hadn’t hired them. Hiring more people isn’t always the right answer.

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The Pros and Cons of Rando Rich People Investing in Your Startup

This is going to be BIG.

They might not understand how a pre-revenue startup could be worth anything, let alone be valued at $5mm. The first thing you need to get straight with a high net worth individual—what is their return expectation? What’s Simply Hired, you ask? Can they lose this money? It will save everyone a lot of cost and time.

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7 Delusions About Business Ethics Limit Future Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

New entrepreneurs tend to focus only on getting the product right, and assume that the right culture and ethics will come later simply by hiring good people. Hire only ethical people, so further time on business ethics is not needed. The reality is different. This is usually an excuse for not developing ethical policies and practices.