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[Interview] Patrick Mackaronis, Director Of Business Development At Brabble

YoungUpstarts

How do you start the business, how much investment of money will it take to get the project off the ground, who will support it, how will you grow it, how will your investors make money? All parts of what is vital in a business plan. Patrick Mackaronis: Yes, depending on the kind of funding you’re looking for.

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Stanford Doctor's Business Plan Diagnosis

Growthink Blog

Harrison's answer: "A poorly written business plan is a mistake, and so is a poorly organized presentation. When you're making a presentation, if you can't convince the potential investor within 10 minutes that you've got something novel or a solution to a problem and you're dedicated to doing it, you're not going to succeed.

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Startup CEO (OnlyOnce- the book!), Part III – Pre-Order Now

OnlyOnce

Chapter 2: Defining and Testing the Story…Start Out By Admitting You’re Wrong, A Lean Business Plan Template, Problem, Solution, Key Metrics, Unique Value Proposition and Unfair Advantages, Channels, Customer Segments, Cost Structure and Revenue Streams. Chapter 3: Telling the Story to Your Investors…The Business Plan is Dead.

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VCs Bet on Mobile App Development

Business Plan Blog

In addition to the increasing popularity of mobile apps and enterprises deploying mobile apps as a result, M&A activity has helped to make investors bullish in the sector. Notable recent exits that have caught the interest from strategic investors include: Facebook’s $85M acquisition of Parse; and.

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This Week in VC: Michael Montgomery (President, Montgomery & Co.)

Both Sides of the Table

Michael argues (and I agreed) that when you’re raising expansion capital it can be particularly helpful for a variety of reasons: At that point you have a real business to run and capital raising can be distracting. Founded by James Reinhart out of Harvard Business School (semi finalist in annual business plan competition).

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