Up and Running
JANUARY 8, 2019
The basic idea of a sample business plan makes perfect sense. If you haven’t done a business plan before, a sample plan gives you an instant idea of what you should include, how to structure it, and even what to write. Here’s how to get the most of any sample business plan.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 20, 2016
In my angel investor mode, I often find myself flipping to the “management” section of a business plan, even before I read the solution description and opportunity. Business credentials and functional coverage. If your team has a depth of expertise in software, that won’t help you get funding for a new hardware solution.
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Both Sides of the Table
JULY 29, 2010
The A round was done in February 2000 (end of the bull market) and my B round was done in April 2001 (bear market). We told the horror story of the company that originally owned the URL groupon.com and lost it due to not having a trademark. I explain in the video what happened in my first company (e.g. I eventually needed more money.
Up and Running
JULY 7, 2014
In fact, customers are a core part of the success of any business. Not too long ago, Noah Parsons, the COO of Palo Alto Software, wrote about a restaurant business that had failed. For the restaurant this meant lost business and a lost opportunity to learn about what was or wasn’t working.
rapidrollout.wordpress.com
JANUARY 15, 2011
Investors use a consulting CTO for technical due diligence. Why Use a Consulting CTO A consulting CTO can help you complete a business plan by estimating costs and timelines for the company’s technology development and deployment. Though after the dotcom collapse of 2000-2001, there are many more than there were!
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 19, 2009
I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. We have also been very busy with our next release, which is due out by December 11th (but I’ll save that for a different post). Consumer approach to software for business users. Page 4: Business Model. Page 2: What’s unique about Koral. Folksonomy.
Austin Startup
MARCH 2, 2019
I’m a very risk adverse entrepreneur as a result of bootstrapping my first three businesses, almost failing on the fourth (Coremetrics) due to market timing (I was too early and didn’t predict the dot-com bust) and its overcapitalization, and being a mostly customer funded and very capital efficient on the fifth (Bazaarvoice).
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