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My Thoughts on the Current Market: on 20-Minute VC

Both Sides of the Table

Food production and distribution, group collaboration, remote training or education, sensor technology (tracking people movement, temperatures, etc), certain biotech deals. A strong balance sheet will matter in the years ahead. If you’re a clear “market winner” like Stripe, Robinhood or Airbnb. Raise when you can.

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The Evolution of Entrepreneurial Education and Corporate Innovation

Steve Blank

Other classes were on how to prep for VC pitches or develop the five year income statements, balance sheets and cash flows or read case studies. The only hard part about it, is to get well-defined problems from sponsors in the local city or government agency that you offer to students. Distribution channels, brand loyalty, etc.

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A Guide to Crafting Your LLC Operating Agreement

Up and Running

You’ll be able to choose your management structure, lay out who’s responsible for what, and many other important issues. If the rules aren’t written down anywhere, you might find yourself in a never-ending series of financial and management misunderstandings based on verbal agreements made months or years ago.

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How to Write a Business Plan

Up and Running

Management Team. In that case, you can dispense with details about the management team, funding requirements, and traction, and instead treat the executive summary as an overview of the strategic direction of the company, to ensure that all team members are on the same page. Distribution. Retail Distribution.

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Understand the tricks Multinationals use to avoid paying tax

Start Up Blog

Another major trick is basing regional managers in these low cost tax markets to ‘approve strategy’ and ‘brand related’ decisions in order to justify the intellectual property rights payments and revenue shifting. Governments are sovereign and can make whatever decision they want in their market regardless of international trade rule.

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Philosopher Versus MBA

Reid Hoffman

I have a standard aphorism I share when I speak with a group of MBA students: “There are two things that need to be explained away in order for me to invest in your startup: An MBA or a background in management consulting.”. I was still unprepared; I had no idea that I also needed to learn about go-to-market strategy and distribution.

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Philosopher Versus MBA

Reid Hoffman

I have a standard aphorism I share when I speak with a group of MBA students: “There are two things that need to be explained away in order for me to invest in your startup: An MBA or a background in management consulting.”. I was still unprepared; I had no idea that I also needed to learn about go-to-market strategy and distribution.