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Female Founder Interview: Author and Business Leader Martha Razo

The Startup Magazine

Martha: Business owners measure their growth by their numbers; revenues, profits, number of employees, the number of locations they own, etc. Every business owner, even if they have someone assigned, should review their profit and loss and balance sheet on a monthly basis. in Industrial engineering.

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Eureka! A New Era for Scientists and Engineers

Steve Blank

Silicon Valley was born in an era of applied experimentation driven by scientists and engineers. The cultural tolerance for failure and experimentation, and a financial structure which balanced risk, return and obscene returns, allowed this system flourish in technology clusters in United States, particularly in Silicon Valley.

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Out of the Crisis #4: Carl Liebert, crisis veteran and radical optimist

Startup Lessons Learned

We can't make a 5-year plan or a 10-year forecast right now, but we know there are investments we can make today that will set ourselves up for success in the future. I think about this in customers and protecting your employees and customers, always protect your P&L, your revenue. So, how are you investing in being even better?

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9 Deadliest Start-up Sins

Steve Blank

Traditionally, engineering, sales, and marketing have all focused on the immovable launch date. Financial progress is tracked using metrics like income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow. Yet without direct and continuous customer contact, it’s unknown whether the features will hold any appeal to customers.

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How much of my business do I have to give to an investor?

Berkonomics

If you are a going business with a track record of revenues, then the importance of accurate current financial statements cannot be overstated. If there is no record of revenues, see the “The Berkus Method” available with any search query for valuing the business before revenues. Careful about “hockey stick” forecasts.

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How to Start a Construction Company

Up and Running

Census Bureau, in 2014, the construction industry as a whole generated $960 billion in annual revenue, and according to the U.S. Infrastructure: also known as heavy engineering, heavy/highway, or heavy civil, and usually encompasses large-scale public works projects, highways, roads, bridges, dams, utilities, and water/wastewater systems.

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The Rise of AI in Advertising

Duct Tape Marketing

And then we can start, once the data is right, then we can start to forecast and predict better. What, how much are you spending on ads in total as a percentage of total top line revenue? I love asking businesses, where does data sit on your balance sheet? And the way we use it for images makes it much clearer.