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. Update your plan at least once a month.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2016

Trade secrets need to be documented and dated, and business plans labeled as confidential. Remember that all businesses, even non-profits, require revenue to survive and prosper. The fact that your business is “green,” or cures world hunger, does not guarantee you investors, or even customers.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 2, 2013

The best way to ensure financial success for your small business is to make a plan and follow through with it. When writing a business plan, make sure to include pro forma statements, as investors may not consider plans without them. Prepare a Balance Sheet. . Prepare an Income Statement Sheet. Aged Payables.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

You can achive revenue of at least $50-100 million within a 5-7 year time horizon. 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.

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Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

She is regularly invited to participate as a judge for business plan competitions, as well as speak on topics including entrepreneurship, angel investing, social media, and authentic self promotion. Needless to say, the webinar was absolutely packed with great tips on what it takes to pitch your business so that investors take notice.

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discuss.joelonsoftware.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Right now, my business is just myself and a part-time employee who does support, testing, and product usability design. I intend to rewrite my internal 50-page business plan into an investors proposal. " I dont think that a whole business plan is necessary but I suppose that it couldnt hurt.

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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. Permacity , completed the world's largest solar rooftop project and increased revenue by over 35%.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

This business school student made the classic mistake of mistaking an idea for a product for a business plan. This way the investor knows that they can get their money out because they can control the payment of dividends, and can wind down the company and distribute cash if they determine that there is no future in the company.

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Up and Running

JUNE 19, 2012

These companies are primarily focused on services, the backbone of our consumer economy, and have annual revenues below the $5 million mark. Over the past decade or two, the most prominent business model that has yielded positive results in the service sector over time is one that has brought convenience to its client base.

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www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

The situation becomes even worse if there is no marketing plan or budget. If the idea was reliant on ad revenue for profit, it quickly becomes apparent that there will be no incoming money at all. Gather your market research, your business plan, and your prototype and make your presentation to potential CTOs.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 21, 2011

Despite revenues down a good chunk recently due to weak consumption, the business has been a profitable endeavor overall and currently running well with very minimal involvement from me, thanks to a great management team. I had to outlay nearly $30,000 just to replace these. But hey, not every day is a sunny day now is it?

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Up and Running

APRIL 29, 2014

If you have those goals in mind and you understand where you’re going with your business, you have so much more power to plan for them, both on the tax side as well as on the revenue and expense side for your business and cash flow management. That’s one of the areas that most people just, start a business.

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