Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2022

An effective tool I see used more and more, as a prelude to a more detailed business plan, is the Business Model Canvas , first introduced by Alexander Osterwalder back in 2008. Every business needs revenue to provide investor returns and offset costs. Free” is not an attractive revenue model to investors. Key partners.

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Business Model Intellectual Property Angel Investor Channel 334

Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

In 2011, the valuation of pre-revenue, start-up companies is typically in the range of $1.5–$2.5 Such comparisons can only be made for companies at the same stage of development, in this case, for pre-revenue startup ventures. As can be seen the average (mean) pre-money valuation for recent pre-revenue deals is $2.1

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Intellectual Property Technical Review 146

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2019

An effective tool I see used more and more, as a prelude to a more detailed business plan, is the Business Model Canvas , first introduced by Alexander Osterwalder back in 2008. Every business needs revenue to provide investor returns and offset costs. Free” is not an attractive revenue model to investors. Key partners.

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Intellectual Property Business Model Angel Investor Channel 250

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Companies horde cash and squeeze the most revenue and margin from the money they use. Since the financial crisis of 2008, policy makers have kept interest rates at near zero, flooding the market with cheap money in an attempt to restart growth. But they have also stacked the deck against investment in long-term innovation.

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Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 328

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Summit CPA is now a company with over $5M in annual revenue and our team is fully distributed throughout the United States. In 2008, while growing my employee benefits business, my mom took a fall at work that required shoulder surgery. And I was right. Thanks to Jody Grunden, Summit CPA Group ! #12- Photo Credit: Raffi Jafari.

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Naming CPA Entrepreneur Software Review 149

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2017

An effective tool I see used more and more, as a prelude to a more detailed business plan, is the Business Model Canvas , first introduced by Alexander Osterwalder back in 2008. Every business needs revenue to provide investor returns and offset costs. Free” is not an attractive revenue model to investors. Key partners.

Business Model 143

Business Model Intellectual Property Startup Angel Investor 143

YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2015

Many ESOPs are as small as 12-15 employees with less than $1 MM in annual revenue. Selling to an ESOP can also eliminate the ongoing tax or S-corporation distribution obligations of the company providing significant ongoing tax savings. Myth: ESOPs are only for large companies. Those who adopt an ESOP may become a target.

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Stock Employee Private Equity Valuation 100