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Revenue Recognition’s Effect On M&A

YoungUpstarts

by Jacqueline Pruscha, Audit Manager at Sensiba San Filippo. A change in revenue recognition means a change in the due diligence process, specifically accounting diligence, modeling, quality of earnings and cost of integration. For other sectors, notably enterprise software, the changes will be very significant.

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5 Ways to Improve Your Business Financial Management

Up and Running

Now, managing and analyzing your business finances doesn’t have to be a frustrating process. In fact, by proactively looking for improvements, you can set yourself up for more effective and fruitful financial management. Here are a few tips to help you better manage your business finances. Consult an accountant.

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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

There were startups and a software industry but barely. SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). There was no money train. It was 1991. We still loved every moment.

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The Value of Paying Down Technical Debt

OnlyOnce

The Value of Paying Down Technical Debt. Our Engineering team has a great term called Technical Debt, which is the accumulation of coding shortcuts and operational inefficiencies over the years in the name of getting product out the door faster that weighs on the company’s code base like debt weighs on a balance sheet.

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Why GE’s Jeff Immelt Lost His Job – Disruption and Activist Investors

Steve Blank

This article first appeared on the Harvard Business Review blog. He sold off slower-growth, low-tech, and nonindustrial businesses — financial services, media, entertainment, plastics, and appliances. They then buy stock in these public companies and attempt to convince management to increase the price of the shares.

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How to Raise Startup Funding from Unlikely Angel Investors

Up and Running

I’m a mom, a full-time sales manager, and recruiter. Angels invest in one out of every forty deals they review (2.5%) versus the one out of 400 by VC’s (0.25%). Your dentist may want to invest in your new software, but she doesn’t know what SaaS is, and Software as a Service doesn’t help her, either. Go for the gut.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

Both Sides of the Table

We want a strong balance sheet (um, ok. but that’s our firm’s money on your balance sheet. This is why investors really like SaaS software companies where you have recurring revenue and your largest customer accounts for < 5% of your revenue and your renewals rates are > 90%.

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