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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

We had nascent revenues, ridiculous cost structures and unrealistic valuations. I learned to avoid unnecessary conferences, avoid non-essential costs and strive for at least a neutral EBITDA if for no other reason than nobody was interested in giving us any more money. Until we weren’t.

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The Lean LaunchPad Class: It’s the same, but different

Steve Blank

This new class aimed to mimic the uncertainty all startups face as they search for a business model while imparting an understanding of all the components of a business model, not just how to give a pitch or a demo. (It’s

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How to Measure Ecommerce Customer Acquisition Cost (+ Tips to Reduce it)

ConversionXL

Customer acquisition cost (CAC) is an important metric for any ecommerce business. Put simply, you need a healthy customer acquisition cost for your business to succeed. In this article, you’ll learn what ecommerce CAC is, how to calculate it, and how to keep costs down to maintain profit health. Your business is unique.

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How to Write a Business Plan for a Cannabis Company

Up and Running

Financial Summary: Explain your business model, startup costs, revenues, and liabilities to the company. It’s also a nice touch to customize the site with search boxes for recreational products and medical products, respectively, as well as for indicas, sativas, and hybrids. Personnel plan : Costs of employees.

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15 Ways A Brand New Small Business Can Look Established

YoungUpstarts

If Google starts sending people to the wrong places, Google will lose market share to other search engines. Social Media is also important to search engines. It will cost you the price of dinner for two and oftentimes the restaurant will split it with you to use for their own social media. You know what Google wants?

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No Accounting For Startups

Steve Blank

Startups that are searching for a business model need to keep score differently than large companies that are executing a known business model. One of the ways our VC’s kept track of our progress was by taking a monthly look at three financial documents: Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement. Here’s why.

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ESADE Business School Commencement Speech

Steve Blank

Companies horde cash and squeeze the most revenue and margin from the money they use. For example they can reduce component cost, introduce a line extension or create new versions of the existing product. So how does a company act like a startup in search of new business models while still continuing to successfully execute?