Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

It isn't always the first introduction, but the friend of a friend that may be the one that pays dividends. Don’t do cold calls or email blasts of your resume and business plan to potential investors. Start with the people you know, who know your work, and would recommend you to others.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2020

Certainly there are many other red flags that will discourage investors, but every entrepreneur will find that it pays big dividends to be proactive on the key items outlined here. Investors pass if they find conflicted team members.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

.   You can vary both valuation and term-sheet assumptions (in the gray boxes) to assess the impact on the values of the business.   Note that this applies only to earl stage Series A-type equity financings and assumes no cash dividends are paid to investors.   First , dividends. Let’s start at the end.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

To help establish firmer boundaries between business and personal finances, pay yourself a regular salary. This amount should be enough to cover your basic personal expenses and can also be factored into your company’s operating expenses as well as your overall business plan. Get creative through crowdfunding campaigns.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Creating a business plan. Of course, the first thing you will want to do is to make a business plan that can be effective in having the success you want. Taking the time to do some research and seeing what you should do when starting a business is sure to be helpful to you. Marketing efforts.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 28, 2020

Have a long-term business plan. A business being run without a 12-month, forward-looking budget is like a car being driven with a windshield covered in mud, and on an unfamiliar road with no particular place to go. And right now there’s an abundance of problems, which is another way to say there’s an abundance of opportunities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2013

It isn''t always the first introduction, but the friend of a friend that may be the one that pays dividends. Don’t do cold calls or email blasts of your resume and business plan to potential investors. Start with the people you know, who know your work, and would recommend you to others.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2012

It isn't always the first introduction, but the friend of a friend that may be the one that pays dividends. Don’t do cold calls or email blasts of your resume and business plan to potential investors. Start with the people you know, who know your work, and would recommend you to others.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2016

It isn't always the first introduction, but the friend of a friend that may be the one that pays dividends. Don’t do cold calls or email blasts of your resume and business plan to potential investors. Start with the people you know, who know your work, and would recommend you to others.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 16, 2011

It is a piece of actionable advice that if you put into practice starting next week will start paying dividends in the near future. Yet most of us resist the coffee meetings seeing them as a distraction from: shipping our release, refining our business plan, working on our new website, etc. 5 / week = 250 / year. Wake up early.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2016

Even if you are no longer a student, or not enrolled now, it can pay big dividends to get to know people there and explore the possibilities, including the following: Potential to get technical work done as a class project. Visit the university library for access to otherwise costly business reports.

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View from Seed

APRIL 21, 2015

million raised, per CrunchBase): It was January of second semester of my second year, and Michelle [Zatlyn, Matt’s co-founder] and I were brainstorming different ideas to enter into the business plan competition. Matt Prince , Co-Founder and CEO, CloudFlare (Web performance and security to protect and accelerate websites; $72.1

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Delivery and cost milestones are missed, which derail marketing and rollout plans, de-motivate the supporting organizations, and drive costs into worst-case scenarios. Even though invention can’t be scheduled, detailed planning does work, both on the product side and the business side.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

It isn't always the first introduction, but the friend of a friend that may be the one that pays dividends. Don’t do cold calls or email blasts of your resume and business plan to potential investors. Start with the people you know, who know your work, and would recommend you to others.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Banks offer commercial loans for businesses but they can be difficult to get for startups. They are for established businesses. You have to have a viable business plan with a good credit score and collateral to qualify. Commercial Loans. Working Capital Loans. Private Investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2016

Trade secrets need to be documented and dated, and business plans labeled as confidential. Actually, the biggest shortcut I see in new entrepreneurs is a lack of planning ahead. Reveal “secret sauce” before filing intellectual property. The alternative is to watch someone else claim first rights of ownership, with no recourse.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 2, 2012

In the dog-eat-dog world of contract manufacturing, paying close attention to competitors can pay dividends. On the other hand, number of employees may be a little easier to find. A former client of mine was interested in the operational activities of a rival that served one of its customers.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

not a business in which you have profits of $1-2 million / year paid in dividends). You’re ready for rocket fuel … if you’re business isn’t pointing in the right direction now – imagine once a VC invests. You can achive revenue of at least $50-100 million within a 5-7 year time horizon. Don’t.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

However, you need to know that your business is viable and setup properly. Entrepreneurs should create at least a simple business plan and get some financial advice. I have seen new businesses with the product or service sold at such a low price that there is no money in it.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MARCH 7, 2011

She has since built up a client base and worked hard to establish an online brand that has paid dividends. I wanted to know that I had a set amount of time to get used to the transition, grow my client base, and get a business plan in place. How much of that was basic living expenses (rent, food, utilities, etc)?

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Up and Running

MARCH 20, 2017

It’s no joke that the number of essential, necessary costs can be enough to make a new business owner’s head spin. Nonetheless, not all business costs are compulsory. However, some expenses are worth shelling out for, and will pay dividends down the road when the investment is made up front. Worthwhile expense #2: Branding.

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Up and Running

MAY 4, 2012

You’ve got a great business idea, so now all you need is a great pitch, right? No need to spend time on a business plan, just put together a few slides and a five to ten minute speech and investors will be throwing money at you. Think again. A great pitch is important, everyone agrees on that.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

JULY 23, 2021

The business itself will continue to run just as it always did, barring any new ideas the newly appointed CEO might have. Even better, you can continue to earn an income either through dividends or through your consultancy role, meaning your retirement is much more comfortable. Voluntary Liquidation.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

This equates to higher dividends for shareholders and more capital to reinvest. If you want to grow your business, for example, reducing your expenditure on office space could be the first step to expanding your company. Any expenditure your company occurs affects your firm’s profitability.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Thanks to Ben Reynolds, Sure Dividend ! #19- I look back at my business plan and remind myself of the incredible opportunity that awaits if I just keep going. This is my motivation every year because once you are mortgage free, you will always have a roof over your head, no matter what happens to your business.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

Jonathan Bragdon , CEO, describes Capacity as “a team of founders-turned-funders making non-dilutive, founder-aligned investments of $50-$300k in post-startup, post-revenue businesses planning to 2X revenues in 12-24 months. Any additional funds they take out of the business are considered dividends.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

MARCH 16, 2021

You’re unlikely to reach the same heights as Amazon, but it’s proof of how diversifying products can pay huge dividends. Many investors will want to see signs of existing growth before they inject funding into your business. Amazon started as a mere online bookstore and now stocks just about everything you can think of.

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The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

Instead, honestly analyze the company’s business plan and finances to determine whether the business needs to secure outside funding in order to achieve its objectives, and if so, how much. Investors might ask for 20 to 30 percent of your company, and perhaps even an 8 to 10 percent dividend on top of that.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 2, 2013

Financial knowledge lends for better understanding of financial documents, statements and reports, which can help to determine the financial health of your business and when to make changes regarding payroll and other expenses when cash flow isn’t where it needs to be. Make a Plan. Prepare a Cash Flow Statement Sheet.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 20, 2014

Businesses can use the cash flow statement to record what has occurred to cash or to project into the future in order to determine future needs for cash. You will need to include a cash flow statement in your business plan document and you will need to keep an eye on cash flow so long as your doors remain open for trading.

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Up and Running

JULY 8, 2015

The classic business plan on a napkin is about selling something for a lot more than it costs you to build it. The interest you pay on your business loans is an expense that reduces profits, but principal repayment isn’t. Paying dividends, draw, or distributions doesn’t affect the Profit and Loss. But it isn’t always.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 2, 2021

So if there is one technology consistent in meeting the dividend demands, it is artificial intelligence. They can provide information that plays a crucial role in business planning. The variety ranges from customer service chatbots to tasks automating your work or detecting fraud for the company. AI for security .

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Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2017

So much of our business day is spent on revenue and costs - i.e. generating the most possible sales at the least possible cost to pay the rent, meet payroll, and keep the lights on, etc. This is all well and good, but in a world where public companies are trading at multiples of 25 times earnings and 2.25

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Up and Running

APRIL 1, 2010

As I delve into my business plan marathon season, and the angel investment group I’m in starts looking in earnest at a flock of new companies, I find myself constantly bumping into several very common myths. Angel investors and venture capitalists don’t want to be long-term partners in stable businesses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In my work with new and aspiring entrepreneurs, I find that most struggle with putting together a written business plan, often pointing out that someone they know started a business without anything written down. It can pay big dividends as this stage to get help from an experienced business advisor.

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Up and Running

JUNE 19, 2012

Planning and preparation, along with competent execution, will pay dividends down the road. Taxis and restaurants became avid users, and the convenience value alone made adopting the service across the globe a no-brainer. Now may be the time to experiment in your own locale.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 19, 2009

By testing each failed hypothesis leads to a new pivot, where we change just one element of the business plan (customer segment, feature set, positioning) – but don’t abandon everything we’ve learned. This is the ultimate startup discipline, the hardest to master, and the one that pays biggest dividends.

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