Steve Blank

APRIL 8, 2010

He said, “After we graduated we took our great idea, holed up in my apartment and spent months researching and writing a business plan. We even entered it in the business plan competition. Then they had a five-year P&L statement, balance sheet, cash flow and cap table. It was an exquisitely crafted plan.

Business Model 328

Business Model Business Plan Customer Cap Table 328

Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

Picking the right attorney in your startup is as important as picking the right business partner. You can’t underestimate the importance of selecting an attorney who “gets” your business model, your market opportunity, and most importantly, your fundraising and exit strategy. The deal we made with him was he’d get 33.3%

Technical Review 118

Technical Review Angel Investor Due Diligence Dilution 118

Up and Running

APRIL 25, 2014

Since I’m in the business planning business , it was great to see billionaire investor Peter Gregory ask Richard, the entrepreneur and protagonist of the show, for his business plan. Dejected, Richard goes home and starts reading about business planning on Wikipedia. What do they do? Definitely not.

Silicon Valley 104

Silicon Valley Business Plan Entrepreneur Cap Table 104

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Technographics vendors such as Builtwith , Datanyze , HG Data , Stackshare, and Stacklist help CEOs identify the right tech platform on which to build their business; they’re also helpful for investors to due diligence a company’s tech stack choices. 645 Ventures released a cap table simulator to help level the playing field.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Your Cap Table is something that deserves constant care and attention. Messy cap tables can come back to haunt you when you do a financing or sell the company. Your original business plan will probably go out the window when you land your first customer. Keep the valuations consistent with company progress.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Software Review Cap Table Securities and Exchange Commission 48

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 16, 2012

It's really questionable whether this constant capturing, slicing and sharing of my life has any viable business model whatsoever. The sites that have figured out business models are the ones that built in commercial presences from the beginning, or made the sites more optimal for commercial usage.

Cap Table 100

Cap Table Sales Cycle Venture Capital Curation 100