YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 16, 2013
Rarely is employee turnover talked about in business schools — and you won’t see it as a line item on a business plan, either — but it has the potential to be one of the biggest costs for your business. Hire people you like, then help them blossom. Don’t treat your employees like commodities.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 30, 2016
It seemed as though venture capitalists were throwing money at any Internet idea they could find – no business plan required. We had no experience in running an Internet filtering software business, but this didn’t concern us. In June of 2005 while on vacation with my wife, I received a call from my brother. We wanted in.
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Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 30, 2021
In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 Amazon's initial business plan was unusual: the company did not expect a profit for four to five years; the strategy was actually more effective than his business plan predicted. He later changed the name to Facebook. Very rare case.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 12, 2019
In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 Amazon's initial business plan was unusual: the company did not expect a profit for four to five years; the strategy was actually more effective than his business plan predicted. He later changed the name to Facebook. Very rare case.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 13, 2011
In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 It’s interesting that the question is pitch deck’s being obsolete versus business plans being obsolete. So very few investors want Business Plans any more. Is that when it became big?
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 6, 2013
In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 Amazon''s initial business plan was unusual: the company did not expect a profit for four to five years; the strategy was actually more effective than his business plan predicted. He later changed the name to Facebook. Very rare case.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 31, 2016
In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 Amazon's initial business plan was unusual: the company did not expect a profit for four to five years; the strategy was actually more effective than his business plan predicted. He later changed the name to Facebook. Very rare case.
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