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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

How might our next phase of the journey seem brighter, even with more uncertain days for startups and capital markets? There were startups and a software industry but barely. I would see Marc Benioff in the line for Starbucks at One Market in San Francisco and probably few could pick him out of a line up then. What happened?

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How To Evaluate Your Company’s Value

YoungUpstarts

However, to the market of potential buyers, your business likely has a much more tangible price point. To help you navigate this gap and come to a realistic figure on what your company is worth, there are a number of different steps you can take and numbers to crunch to arrive at fair market value. If your company is worth only $2.5

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5 Ways to Improve Your Business Financial Management

Up and Running

Invest in financial management technology. There is no shortage of accounting and financial technology (fintech) apps on the market. These advanced platforms can help small businesses, startups, and solopreneurs automatically log transactions and monitor account balances.

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How to Raise Startup Funding from Unlikely Angel Investors

Up and Running

Angels invest in one out of every forty deals they review (2.5%) versus the one out of 400 by VC’s (0.25%). Taking a campaign online and encouraging non-accredited investors to use a crowdfunding platform is a great way to show their support, manage the volume, and market your business. Furthermore, according to the IRS, about 3.9

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

Both Sides of the Table

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. We’re going to start aggressively spend money on marketing our product. We want a strong balance sheet (um, ok.

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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. During Jeff Immelt’s tenure GE’s stock-market value fell by about half. Jeff Immelt ran GE for 16 years.

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7 Key Insights You Can Get From Analyzing Your Financial Statements

Up and Running

Start by doing monthly financial statement analysis on your cash flow statement , income statement , and balance sheet. If you’re not sure where to start or what you’re looking for when you do this type of review, check out this guide. . Review your financial statements often. against your current operating needs.